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PsychologyAboriginal time runs east to west
Some indigenous Australians envision time moving westward, suggesting that culture shapes how people think about this basic concept.
By Bruce Bower -
Science Future for November 20, 2010
November 20 New York’s American Museum of Natural History opens its interactive brain exhibit. Go to www.amnh.org/exhibitions/brain December 2 San Francisco’s Exploratorium considers sugar, from its bodily functions to art. With cocktails. See www.exploratorium.edu December 2–3 Howard Hughes Medical Institute airs live classroom webcasts on infectious diseases. See www.holidaylectures.org
By Science News -
Science Past from the issue of November 19, 1960
MERCURY CAPSULE FAILS — Failure of the test shot of the Mercury space capsule and its pilot escape system will not “necessarily” delay putting a man in space, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration reported.