The Wisdom Of Crowds - Now With Even More Wisdom

The Wisdom Of Crowds - Now With Even More Wisdom

In 1907,Francis Galton recorded the entries from a competition where people guessed the weight of an ox. After analyzing hundreds of estimates the statistician found that while individual guesses…
Chasing Evidence Of A Black Hole's Shadow

Chasing Evidence Of A Black Hole's Shadow

One of the most fundamental predictions of Einstein's theory of relativity is the existence of black holes. Although gravitational waves from binary black holes have been detected, direct evidence…
Aggressive Moths More Resilient To Climate Change

Aggressive Moths More Resilient To Climate Change

More competitive animal species, with males that compete intensively for mates, might be more resilient to the effects of climate change, according to a paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society…
Predicting Who Will Be The Next Director Of IARC

Predicting Who Will Be The Next Director Of IARC

The Christopher Wild, Ph.D., regime as director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is coming to an end and the epidemiology community that would like to be regarded as more…
Another Day, Another Organic Milk Recall

Another Day, Another Organic Milk Recall

Pelleh Farms of Swan Lake, New York has recalled its Pasteurized Whole Organic Milk Non-Homogenized products due to improper pasteurization. At least it was almost pasteurized. In the demographic…