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By sciencebase, Section News Posted on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 09:00:53 AM PST
The Olympic Games are approaching, but can the anti-doping agencies ensure, through testing, that sporting events will be drug-free? Science is the answer according to an article in today's Nature with the strapline - "The processes used to charge athletes with cheating are often based on flawed statistics
and flawed logic."
By sciencebase, Section News Posted on Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 12:59:22 AM PST
Google PageRank (PR) is apparently an important measure of a website's worth, how the Google algorithm actually calculates PR is open to debate and how it impacts on a particular website varies. Now, physicists have turned to quantum mechanics to help them figure out a Schroedinger type pagerank equation for search engines.
Why Sports and Career are Matters of Life and Death
By adriaan, Section News Posted on Sun Aug 03, 2008 at 12:22:55 PM PST
Why do men care more about sports and career then women? Sure women care too, but for many men it seems they can't live without it. Why do so many men watch and compete in sporting games every day? Why do they pursue earning money long after they have satisfied every basic need?
By sciencebase, Section News Posted on Fri Aug 01, 2008 at 12:08:47 AM PST
Solar power is set to come out of the dark and enter the mainstream as an alternative energy source, according to US researchers. They have overcome the last major obstacle to large-scale solar power - how to store energy when the sun don't shine.
GE shows a glimpse into the future of lighting [OLEDs]
By mertero, Section News Posted on Tue Jul 29, 2008 at 10:54:05 PM PST
Check out this nice presentation from GE about the future of lighting. It talks about OLEDs - why they are great (environmental, no mercury, innovative) and shows several interesting new designs, one of which is an OLED chandelier - and also lighting for airplanes and bikes.
By alarus, Section News Posted on Tue Jul 29, 2008 at 12:51:14 AM PST
Canadian biologist Anthony Pawson has been awarded the 'Japanese Nobel Prize' for research that lead to new cancer treatments. Molecular biologist Dr. Anthony Pawson is among this year's winners of the Kyoto Prize, an international award given annually by Japan's Inamori Foundation to "honor those who have made significant contributions to the scientific, cultural and spiritual development of humanity."
By adriaan, Section News Posted on Tue Jul 22, 2008 at 09:25:30 AM PST
Why do women find it important to be in on the latest fashion trends? It couldn't be just to look nice for the opposite sex, because most men hardly notice it.
Maybe evolution can explain why fashion is such a typical female obsession. Find out why getting the latest handbag, dress, shoes or sunglasses really is a matter of life and death..
By sciencebase, Section News Posted on Mon Jul 21, 2008 at 06:20:10 AM PST
A quite sensitive press release landed on the virtual doormat today proclaiming that: "Fit women are twice as likey to have an orgasm!" Well, who could resist reading on? And, as it turns out, resistance is key to being fit. Survey results timed to coincide loosely with National Orgasm Day (coming soon) reveal some insider details of the female orgasm.
By adriaan, Section News Posted on Fri Jul 11, 2008 at 11:51:57 PM PST
Why is laughing out loud, cheering and booing such a group activity? And why do we spend hours watching almost the same stories on TV again and again? Maybe it is our social brain that makes us do it..
The Olympic Games are approaching, but can the anti-doping agencies ensure, through testing, that sporting events will be drug-free? Science is the answer according to an article in today's Nature with the strapline - "The processes used to charge athletes with cheating are often based on flawed statistics
and flawed logic."
Canadian biologist Anthony Pawson has been awarded the 'Japanese Nobel Prize' for research that lead to new cancer treatments. Molecular biologist Dr. Anthony Pawson is among this year's winners of the Kyoto Prize, an international award given annually by Japan's Inamori Foundation to "honor those who have made significant contributions to the scientific, cultural and spiritual development of humanity."
A quite sensitive press release landed on the virtual doormat today proclaiming that: "Fit women are twice as likey to have an orgasm!" Well, who could resist reading on? And, as it turns out, resistance is key to being fit. Survey results timed to coincide loosely with National Orgasm Day (coming soon) reveal some insider details of the female orgasm.
