Scientists at the University of Michigan have recently released a new research, detailing their belief on how college major options influence religious belief, and vice versa. Broadly, they have determined that those majoring in humanities and social sciences tend to become less religious than the average, whereas th... |
3 August 2009
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It's no secret to anyone that professions such as engineering were never too much pursued by women, but a new statistical research shows that the trend is still diminishing to this day, despite the fact that they have long since begun to succeed in professions that were until a century ago considered to be exclu... |
22 May 2009
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Assessing weather patterns in Antarctica is crucial for the development of science, especially given the fact that the Southern Continent is one of two areas where global warming is becoming increasingly present. For this reason, an international scientific consortium has managed to set up a number of “space we... |
10 April 2009
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Universities and higher learning centers are falling behind in the race for information, a University of Illinois expert cautions. Michael A. Peters, a professor of educational policy studies at the university's College of Education, says that, in today's hyper-connected world, universities and similar inst... |
10 April 2009
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On Saturday, April 4th, the University of Oklahoma has inaugurated its newest and most capable radar system, entitled OU-PRIME (Polarimetric Radar for Innovations in Meteorology and Engineering), a machine that is expected to allow the learning institution to continue its role as a leader in the area of weather-relat... |
6 April 2009
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One of the main problems facing the scientific communities in the Western world today is one that shouldn't even exist in any civilized nation – how do we get more young people interested in science? While some argue that talking directly to children in their classrooms may seem like the best idea, others ... |
31 March 2009
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A new yet-unpublished scientific study, conducted by researcher Bruce Western, the director of the Multidisciplinary Program in Inequality and Social Policy at the Harvard University, shows that college education is still the key to wealth and prosperity in the United States, despite the fact that, over the years, th... |
22 January 2009
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Representatives of the Green Party in the United Kingdom drew attention to the fact that the seal populations, an iconic symbol of the North Sea, are declining at an alarming rate. According to the statistics they supplied, between 3,000 and 5,000 seals are shot by licensed hunters each year, as these are the people ... |
29 December 2008
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Ufologists in Hong Kong harshly criticized the Hong Kong University (HKU) for dropping a proposed UFO course, to be provided as an optional subject for those willing to learn about alleged alien sightings and space crafts. Sources inside the University told AFP that pressure from faculty members made the management c... |
29 December 2008
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It's common knowledge that large groups of people drive innovation. Large cities become think tanks over time, as the possibility of people with similar ideas and interests meeting increases with the number of inhabitants. Academies and universities become cultural centers and "create" scientists and researchers... |
19 November 2008
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