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We are currently living in the "learning decade," according to entrepreneur Sam Herring. Here are some of the most exciting startups that are trying to capitalize on the new currency of ideas.
A brief update today on the activity at Taal in the Philippines. There has not been a significant change in the behavior of the caldera, with the latest PHIVOLCS update […]
With tuition spiraling upwards as the cost of learning paradoxically plummets, higher education is on an unsustainable course.
Like most people, I hate paying taxes. I'd love to keep all the money I earn, and receive government services for free. But I nevertheless have argued that if anything […]
More than ever, the resources for autodidacts are out there and accessible to anyone, but you have to have the wherewithal to take advantage of these opportunities.
In this scene from the 2004 Stephen Hawking biopic entitled "Hawking," the young physicist uses Einstein's theory of relativity to get a girl to fall in love with him.
Physicists have proposed that there could be dozens of dimensions in addition to the normal three we experience in daily life. But where are they?
The Earth has 657 more barrier islands than previously thought, according to a new global survey by researchers from Duke University and Meredith College in Raleigh, N.C.
The Earth has a long shelf life, but it is, alas, temporary. Before the Sun explodes in 5 billion years, there are a number of extraterrestrial threats to our planet, from rogue black holes to magnetars.
Environmental groups spend more money on climate-change and clean-energy activities and campaigns than sceptical right-wing groups, according to a report by U.S. social scientist Matthew Nisbet.
UPDATE: Read the Nature editorial which dubs Climate Shift "essential reading for anyone with a passing interest in the climate debate." Nature magazine has posted a news story about the […]
For humans, life around the Gulf has largely returned to normal one years after the B.P. oil spill. Questions linger about the health of wildlife, however, as several species continue to suffer.
N.A.S.A. is turning to private companies to replace the space shuttles, and it will give four proposals from the likes of Boeing and SpaceX $269 million this year to develop space taxis.
In a country referred to as “the worst place to be a child”, for five years now, Abraham “Abramz” Tekya has been using hip hop and breakdance to empower, rehabilitate, […]
Perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised. Some of the most enthusiastic about the upcoming Royal Wedding between Kate Middleton and Prince William are American friends of mine. We have already despatched […]
So the most honest and penetrating book I've read about American higher education in a long time is HIGHER EDUCATION: HOW COLLEGES ARE WASTING OUR MONEY AND FAILING OUR KIDS--AND […]
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Because of relativity, time moves faster the farther away you are from the center of the earth, meaning that your head ages slightly quicker than your feet.
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Every Wednesday, Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below […]
Every Wednesday, Michio Kaku will be answering reader questions about physics and futuristic science. If you have a question for Dr. Kaku, just post it in the comments section below […]
The more educated you are the more likely your marriage will be a happy one.