Pi Makes a Stop in Homer, Alaska During His Trip Around the Globe in Honor of Pi Week
pi, one of the most important mathematical constants, who can trace his recent lineage to Greece, made a visit to Alaska on his way around the world this week.
Engineer Discovers Spider Silk Conducts Heat as Well as Metals
AMES, Iowa – Xinwei Wang had a hunch that spider webs were worth a much closer look.
Genetics, Spanking May Increase Childhood Aggression
A study co-authored by UT Dallas criminologist Dr. J.C. Barnes shows that the risk of problem behavior during childhood — particularly for boys — is greatly increased if children have genetic predispositions for these behaviors and if they are spanked by their parents.
Women Happier in Relationships When Men Feel Their Pain
Believing Your Partner is Trying to Be Empathetic More Important to Relationship than Actual Empathy, According to New Study
Women Happier in Relationships When Men Feel Their Pain
Believing Your Partner is Trying to Be Empathetic More Important to Relationship than Actual Empathy, According to New Study
School Bullies More Likely to Be Substance Users
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Middle- and high-school students who bully their classmates are more likely than others to use substances such as cigarettes, alcohol and marijuana, a new study found.
Recent WikiLeaks Release Renews Focus on Balancing Internet Freedom
Stephen B. Wicker, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cornell University, conducts research in wireless information networks and how regulation can affect privacy and speech rights.
Bioethicist Calls Jon Stewart Our Greatest Public Intellectual
MAYWOOD, Ill. — In an article in the American Journal of Bioethics, a Loyola bioethicist is calling political satirist Jon Stewart "our greatest public intellectual. This is no joke."
Fallout Continues Over Limbaugh Remarks about Georgetown Student Sandra Fluke
Advertisers continue to drop their spots on Rush Limbaugh's Conservative radio show in response to very off-color remarks made about the Georgetown student who spoke at a congressional hearing last week.