Science Education & Policy

Sage: Open Source Tool Takes On Mathematica And MatLab

Until recently, a student solving a calculus problem, a physicist modeling a galaxy or a mathematician studying a complex equation had to use powerful computer programs that cost hundreds or thousands of dollars. But an open-source tool based at the Univer ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 7 2007 - 1:11am

Study: Anti-Drinking Campaigns May Be “Catastrophically Misconceived”

Some anti-drinking advertising campaigns may be “catastrophically misconceived” because they play on the entertaining ‘drinking stories’ that young people use to mark their social identity, say researchers who have just completed a three year study of the ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 9 2007 - 10:52pm

The Strange State Of European Food Imports

Last year, Britain imported 14,000 tons of chocolate covered waffles- and exported 15,000 tons. Doesn't make sense? It's not just bizarre waffle travels; Europeans are importing more food from overseas than ever before, even while exporting thing ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 7 2007 - 2:39pm

Environmental Exodus

Climate change is the largest environmental change expected this century. It is likely to intensify droughts, storms and floods, which will undoubtedly lead to environmental migrations and potential conflicts in the areas migrated to. In the aftermath of e ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 7 2007 - 9:43pm

Fire, Ice And Invasion

The November 2007 Special Issue of Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment focuses on paleoecology, which uses fossilized remains and soil and sediment cores to reconstruct past ecosystems. Some scientists argue that the pre-Columbian Amazon was pristine, ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 7 2007 - 9:48pm

A Really Inconvenient Truth: Divorce Is Not Green

The data are in. Divorce is bad for the environment. A novel study that links divorce with the environment shows a global trend of soaring divorce rates has created more households with fewer people, has taken up more space and has gobbled up more energy a ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 7 2007 - 10:13pm

Study Of Blacks, Hispanics Finds Older Children More Likely To Develop Vision Disorders

In a study of more than 6,000 Los Angeles-area children – the largest study of its kind – researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) found that both strabismus (commonly known as cross-eyed or wall-eyed) and a ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 9 2007 - 6:30am

Behavioral Economics- Getting The Right Thing Without Limiting Choices

Policy makers, employers and others can use the science of behavioral economics to steer people toward wiser choices — and dramatically improve their health — without limiting their freedom to do as they please, according to an article in the Journal of th ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 9 2007 - 8:30am

Fortent Launches Next Generation Anti-Money Laundering Solution

NEW YORK, and DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, December 9 /PRNewswire/--- New Fortent AML 6.0 release enhances investigation and correspondent banking features Fortent has released a new version of the company's market-leading anti-money laundering techn ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 9 2007 - 12:30am

Wowza Reaffirms Streaming Market Price Leadership With US$995 Fully Interactive Flash(R) Streaming Server

SAN JOSE, California, December 10 /PRNewswire/--- Full Featured, Extensible Wowza Media Server(TM) Pro Unlimited is Already Proclaimed 'the Smart Choice' by Customers Worldwide Wowza Media Systems, emerging leader in media streaming server softw ...

Article - Anna Ohlden - Dec 10 2007 - 5:30am