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Scientists reveal a mathematical principle underlying the arrangement of leaf veins in plant species.Published: 06/30/2008Found in: Life and Mathematics
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During the whole of a dull, cramped and wearisome flight from Israel to New York, as the night pressed heavily against the airplane windows, Ariel Rubinstein had been toiling through a singularly dreary article on game theory; and at length the economist found himself, as the sharpness of his focus waned, seeking respite from the tedium in Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Purloined Letter.” But the economist’s work, it seemed, wouldn’t let him rest. For in the middle of the detective story, Poe launched into an analysis of game theory! Rubinstein read: “I ...Published: 06/20/2008Found in: Mathematics
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Finding videos on the web can still be a hit-or-miss proposition.Published: 06/18/2008Found in: Computers and Science & Society
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MATH TREK: The mathematicians thought they'd just extended a fundamental result in algebra, but it turns out that they'd also proven a conjecture in astrophysics.Published: 06/13/2008Found in: Astronomy and Mathematics -
A European astronomy group beamed a video of a Doritos sacrifice to the god of salsa at a possible alien race in a star system associated with the Big Dipper.Published: 06/13/2008Found in: Anthropology, Astronomy, Atom & Cosmos, Other Topics, Planetary Science and Science & Society -
Today, a huge European radar-transmitter system sent an ad for a cheesy snack radiating out into space.Published: 06/12/2008Found in: Astronomy, Other Topics and Science & Society
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The lesson in all of these food-poisoning outbreaks is that we must not expect a risk-free food-supply chain.Published: 06/11/2008Found in: Agriculture, Ecology, Environment, Food Science and Science & Society -
The mathematics of soapy water yields some clues to the origin of the genetic code.Published: 06/11/2008Found in: Genes & Cells, Mathematics and Physics
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Research shows that the greater the gender equality in a country, the more equal the math scores between boys and girls.Published: 06/05/2008Found in: Mathematics and Science & Society
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A new approach to network theory focusing on the subcommunities within networks may shed light on everything from food webs to terrorist cells. It may even act as an oracle, helping scientists identify connections within a network they haven’t yet seen.Published: 06/02/2008Found in: Mathematics -
How Star Wars' robots catalyzed an MIT program to build companionable robots.Published: 05/30/2008Found in: Science & Society and Technology -
By analyzing brain activity, computers can tell what word is on your mind.Published: 05/29/2008Found in: Body & Brain and Computers
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Norwegian Academy awards three novel and hefty prizes to three teams of scientists.Published: 05/28/2008Found in: Astronomy, Body & Brain, Chemistry, Matter & Energy, Molecules, Science & Society and Technology -
Deep inside our cells, the DNA that encodes the mysteries of our individuality twines into tidy little spiral staircases neatly side by side — or so we might imagine. Consider, though, that if you scale up the nucleus of a cell to the size of a basketball, each molecule of DNA inside it would resemble fishing line more than four miles long. And now consider what happens to your iPod headphones when you cram them into a pocket: Invariably, it seems, they tangle. And they’re only a foot long! Now you have a picture of the gargantuan task your cells face in managing the ...Published: 05/23/2008Found in: Genes & Cells and Mathematics -
Read the main feature story on insects here. Would you fancy grasshopper gumbo? Perhaps mushroom hors d’oeuvres topped with a batter-dipped and lightly fried dragonfly—in season, of course—drizzled with a sauce of Dijon mustard, soy and butter? These are among recipes that self-taught insect chef Zack Lemann has whipped up as possible menu items for Bug Appétit. This restaurant offering bugged dining will be a permanent feature of the Audubon Nature Institute’s Insectarium. Celebrating insects and other arthropods, the 23,000-square-foot museum will open June 13 in Ne...Published: 05/23/2008Found in: Environment, Food Science, Humans, Life and Nutrition