EDITORIAL: The college debt problem isn’t as bad as advertised
Contrary to the popular narrative, most millennials aren’t drowning in student loans. That’s because most millennials don’t even have college debt.
Contrary to the popular narrative, most millennials aren’t drowning in student loans. That’s because most millennials don’t even have college debt.
California Sen. Kamala Harris and Donald Trump should have criminal justice reform in common, but she doesn’t want to give him credit for passing a good law.
Veterans will tell you to avoid the government health plan if your life depends on it.
How many people carpool at the Nevada Department of Transportation — or, for that matter, at any state of local government agency.
The Beavers spotted the Rams three points before rolling to a 54-3 Metro League crossover win.
If you’re trying to find out how you can watch Real Madrid vs. Leganes on US TV in LaLiga, you’ve come to the right place. With Comcast Xfinity and DIRECTV dropping beIN SPORTS, be sure...
K. Hartnett, Quanta
If you have two flat paper shapes and a pair of scissors, can you cut up one shape and rearrange it as the other? If you can, the shapes are scissors congruent.But, mathematicians wonder, can you tell if two shapes share this relationship even without using scissors? In other words, are there characteristics of each shape you could measure ahead of time to determine whether they're scissors congruent?
Diana Gitig, Ars Technica
John Capra, a research scientist at Vanderbilt University, wants to know how evolution has shaped our genomes and how differences in genetics can account for differences in species. In his latest work, he tries to get a better sense of what ancient humansNeanderthals and Denisovansmay have been like.
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A research scientist in Hawaii says she found a message in a bottle written by a 1998 kindergarten class in Washington State. It's only one of several recently reported "message in a bottle" discoveries.
David Cyranoski, Nature News
They are the longest lived primate embryos to thrive outside the body. Two groups working in China have succeeded in growing monkey embryos in a dish for 20 days. The work sheds light on a crucial but little-understood phase of early development, and will probably reignite the debate about how long human embryos should be permitted to develop in the lab.
Steve Smith almost courted trouble on Friday during Australia's 3rd T20I against Sri Lanka in Melbourne. Smith, who was in communication with the on-air commentators via microphone, relayed the commentator's input to captain Aaron Finch during the 17th over that was being bowled by Pat Cummins.
The woman in the next chair goes on and on gleefully about her friend’s infertility struggles.
Mark L. Ruffalo, PsychToday
The rich and fascinating history of psychiatry is marked not only by dramatic shifts in theoretical conceptualization but also by the vast personalities who have contributed to the development of the field. In this sense, a thorough reading of psychiatric history requires not only an appreciation of theory but also of the distinctive figures behind the ideas that have come to shape our understanding of mental illness.
Taylor & Shepherd, The Conv
Bones are amazing. People are often surprised to learn that bone is a living tissue. It is widely understood that our bones have the ability to repair themselves after breaks and fractures. But they are also constantly removing and rebuilding themselves in response to everyday activity, in a cellular process that we call remodelling.
Bee Wilson, 1843
We live in an age of upgrades. We expect our broadband to be lightning fast, our TV to be high definition and our food to be super. Search for the word super when doing an online grocery shop and you'll be faced with an array of super berries, super seeds and super grains.
George Dvorsky, Gizmodo
A new paper claiming that modern humans originated in northern Botswana some 200,000 years ago is being criticized by experts, who say the researchers relied on unproven and outdated techniques while also excluding competing lines of evidence. Alarmingly, the paper is also being criticized for its colonial undertones.
Layal Liverpool, NewScientist
As you sleep, slow waves of electrical activity in your brain seem to help rinse away harmful waste products that could otherwise damage your brain cells. The process may play a role in preventing neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer's disease.
Virginia Gewin, Nature News
Most applications to academic institutions around the world include a box to check if a student has a criminal history, but a ban the box' movement is now under way. Last year, the UK Universities and Colleges Admissions Services (UCAS) which manages application to all British universities dropped its criminal-history question.
Neuroskeptic, Discover
Last month, I blogged about the famous Libet experiment and how this 1983 study, which was once heralded as undermining the concept of free conscious will, has now been reinterpreted in a less radical way.Libet et al. found an electrical potential, the Readiness Potential (RP), that emerged in the brain about 1 second before the onset of voluntary movement.
