NASA Pushes for Nuclear-Powered Space Missions
The space agency’s Kilopower project could end a half-century hiatus for U.S. reactors in space
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Source: Scientific American - January 23, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Harrison Tasoff SPACE.com Tags: Tech Energy The Sciences Space Source Type: research
The Soul of My Pedagogy
A biologist teaches students to believe they can be better than they ever imagined.
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Source: Scientific American - January 23, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Bryan Dewsbury Tags: The Sciences Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
Ask the Experts: Does Rising CO2 Benefit Plants?
Climate change’s negative effects on plants will likely outweigh any gains from elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
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Source: Scientific American - January 23, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Annie Sneed Tags: Sustainability Climate Environment Biology Source Type: research
Ask the Expert: Does Rising CO2 Benefit Plants?
Climate change’s negative effects on plants will likely outweigh any gains from elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide levels
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Source: Scientific American - January 23, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Annie Sneed Tags: Sustainability Climate Environment Biology Source Type: research
Canada Geese Taking a Winter Staycation
The geese are wintering further and further north, in urban areas like Chicago—which may help them avoid hunters. Emily Schwing reports.
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Source: Scientific American - January 23, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Emily Schwing Tags: Sustainability Conservation The Sciences Biology Evolution Source Type: research
In the Search for Alien Life, "Everyone Is an Astrobiologist"
Scientists are plotting new directions in the quest for cosmic company
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Source: Scientific American - January 22, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Calla Cofield SPACE.com Tags: The Sciences Biology Space Source Type: research
Cleaning Up Air Pollution May Strengthen Global Warming
New research is helping quantify just how big that effect might be
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Source: Scientific American - January 22, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Chelsea Harvey ClimateWire Tags: Sustainability Climate Environment Source Type: research
"Dark Matter" DNA Influences Brain Development
Researchers are finally figuring out the purpose behind some genome sequences that are nearly identical across vertebrates
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Source: Scientific American - January 22, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Amy Maxmen Nature magazine Tags: Mind Neuroscience Biology Source Type: research
When Scientists Preach to the Choir
It doesn't directly change the minds of those who mistrust science, but the indirect effect can be powerful
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Source: Scientific American - January 22, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Mark Henderson Tags: The Sciences Policy & Ethics Source Type: research
Is the Golden Age of Astronomy Nearly Over?
The high cost of"flagship" missions like the James Webb Space Telescope are keeping other crucial missions stuck on the drawing boards
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Source: Scientific American - January 22, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Martin Elvis Tags: The Sciences Space Source Type: research
How to Hack an Intelligent Machine
AI scientists try to trick smart systems into making dumb gaffes
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Source: Scientific American - January 22, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Gary Stix Tags: Mind Cognition Tech Computing Engineering Source Type: research
Our Understanding of the Labor Experience Is Overdue for Change
Labor interventions are largely driven by standards set in the 1950s. A growing body of research suggests it may be time for a change
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Source: Scientific American - January 22, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Krystal D'Costa Tags: Health The Body Source Type: research
Okay, So Some Dogs Eat Poop
Study provides new information about what's going on
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Source: Scientific American - January 21, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Julie Hecht Tags: Mind Cognition Source Type: research
Using Pop Culture to Practice Productive Disagreement
From supervillains to Sunday book club, books and movies provide low-stakes chances to build the constructive conversational skills we need for more important debates later on.
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Source: Scientific American - January 21, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Amanda Baker Tags: The Sciences Arts & Culture Source Type: research
Raptors Once More (Raptors, Part 2)
In which we look at the remaining (accipitriform) raptors...
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Source: Scientific American - January 21, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Darren Naish Tags: The Sciences Biology Source Type: research
