New Scientist Friday Illusion: Star Trek effect beams triple trick No, it’s not science fiction: a new illusion that looks like a flight through space simultaneously tricks your brain in three different ways.
Trend Iran announces bogus data to cover up its loss production capabilities – expert The reason for Iran’s Oil Ministry announcing bogus data regarding its natural gas and oil production is to cover up its loss of production capabilities, U.S. Northeastern University Professor Kamran Dadkhah told Trend.
Boston’s public schools shelve pink slime Hamburgers, taco meat, meatballs, and Salisbury steak – all products made with ground beef – have been temporarily stricken from lunch menus in Boston’s public schools as the district awaits word from the federal government about the presence of pink slime.
Study: Young people not so ‘green’ after all They have a reputation for being environmentally minded do-gooders. But an academic analysis of surveys spanning more than 40 years has found that today’s young Americans are less interested in the environment and in conserving resources - and often less civic-minded overall â than their elders were when they were young.
Mass High Tech Biogen Idec and MAKScientific team up on MS drug candidates MAKScientific, LLC, a privately held company in Boston focused on the discovery of novel therapeutics modulating cannabinoid pathways, today announced that it has entered into an exclusive option and collaboration agreement with Biogen Idec (NASDAQ: BIIB) to develop and commercialize drug candidates for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurodegenerative diseases.
Network World Next up for DLP: The cloud? Traditionally there have been two ways to host a data loss prevention security service: An on-premise application managed by the customer, or an on-premise application managed by the DLP supplier. BEW Global, a managed security service provider, has a third way: Through the cloud.
Now Is the Time for More Republican Presidential Debates Can it really be the end of the line for the 2012 Republican debates, just as the presidential primary season kicks into its final, crucial months? A long-scheduled March 19 joint appearance in Oregon now appears unlikely to materialize, and no further debates loom on the horizon.
NPR's Radio Boston Report Warns Of Threat Income Inequality May Pose For Massachusetts Economy A new report from the Boston Foundation warns that growing economic inequality remains the greatest threat to the region’s long-term prosperity. According to the report, released Wednesday, Bostonâs richest 20 percent earned more than half of the region’s income in 2010. The poorest 20 percent made just over 2 percent of the income.
Delegate System Gives Small States Outsize Clout at Convention One person, one vote is not a concept that either party pays much heed to when it comes to nominating candidates for president – as was vividly underscored Tuesday by the seemingly outsize number of delegates that were at stake in the Alabama and Mississippi Republican primaries.
The New Bird Flu Virus The confused and partisan attempts to evaluate the risks of the recently constructed influenza strains - and what to do about them once defined - reflect the complete absence of a strategy for dealing with a rapidly growing threat: the technology underlying these viral constructs is fast approaching a stage where pathogens capable of killing […]
U.S. News & World Report 7 Goofs to Avoid on a Thank-You Email Writing a well-crafted thank-you email following a job interview can give you a positive boost. It shows you’re an organized, courteous, eager, and savvy professional.
Examiner Avatars: the lactation consultants of the future? Though the very basic skills and science of breastfeeding have remained quite unchanged throughout history, other aspects of breastfeeding change throughout generations.