Study: No gender differences in math performance 22 hours ago | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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We've all heard it. Many of us in fact believe it. Girls just aren't as good at math as boys. But is it true? After sifting through mountains of data - including SAT results and math scores from 7 million students who were ... | |
How a simple mathematic formula is starting to explain the bizarre prevalence of altruism in society July 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 56 vote(s)
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Why do humans cooperate in things as diverse as environment conservation or the creation of fairer societies, even when they don’t receive anything in exchange or, worst, they might even be penalized? | |
 The Best Way to Board a Plane February 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 121 vote(s)
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Most airlines board passengers the same way, first filling the seats in the back of the plane, and then moving to the front. After a recent experience boarding a plane in this manner, Fermilab physicist Jason ... | |
 Mathematicians solve E8 structure (Update) March 19, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 156 vote(s)
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A transatlantic team of number-crunchers announced they had built a theoretical structure in 248 dimensions, resolving a 120-year puzzle that could be used to test theories about the structure of the cosmos. | |
 Model of Easter Island Collapse Might Reveal Message for Today February 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 82 vote(s)
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When a thriving civilization suddenly collapses, it’s often a mystery – and an ominous one, at that. For Easter Island circa 1000-1400 AD, experts believe it was a case of humans overexploiting their natural ... | |
 Animal communication plays important role in pattern formation May 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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The way that a flock of birds flies or a school of fish swims may involve more than individuals simply judging the distance between themselves in the group. Recently, scientists from the University of Alberta ... | |
 The new shape of music: Music has its own geometry, researchers find April 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 134 vote(s)
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The connection between music and mathematics has fascinated scholars for centuries. More than 200 years ago Pythagoras reportedly discovered that pleasing musical intervals could be described using simple ... | |
 Where mathematics and astrophysics meet June 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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The mathematicians were trying to extend an illustrious result in their field, the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra. The astrophysicists were working on a fundamental problem in their field, the problem of gravitational ... | |
The mathematics of cloaking December 26, 2006 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 103 vote(s)
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The theorists who first created the mathematics that describe the behavior of the recently announced "invisibility cloak" have revealed a new analysis ... | |
Mathematicians unlock major number theory puzzle February 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 176 vote(s)
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Mathematicians have finally laid to rest the legendary mystery surrounding an elusive group of numerical expressions known as the "mock theta functions." Number theorists have struggled to understand the functions ever since ... | |
A mighty number falls May 21, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 107 vote(s)
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Mathematicians and number buffs have their records. And today, an international team has broken a long-standing one in an impressive feat of calculation. | |
Scientists one more step closer to realising invisible technology May 09, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 93 vote(s)
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A unique computer model designed by a mathematician at the University of Liverpool has shown that it is possible to make objects, such as aeroplanes and submarines, appear invisible at close range. | |
Pitt receives $2.5 million to simulate and analyze brain, immune system activity June 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Models of how systems evolve and function under certain conditions could lead to better medical understanding of when and how to treat patients
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Mathematicians find new solutions to an ancient puzzle March 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 80 vote(s)
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Many people find complex math puzzling, including some mathematicians. Recently, mathematician Daniel J. Madden and retired physicist, Lee W. Jacobi, found solutions to a puzzle that has been around for centuries. | |
 Northeastern University researchers solve Rubik's Cube in 26 moves May 31, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 71 vote(s)
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It’s a toy that most kids have played with at one time or another, but the findings of Northeastern University Computer Science professor Gene Cooperman and graduate student Dan Kunkle are not child’s play. ... | |
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