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General Science
Thinking of Nothing Can Be So Tiring!
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010 - 12:04:11 - Ehud Rattner
Ever wonder why it's such an effort to forget about work while on vacation or to silence that annoying song that's playing over and over in your...

General Science
The Importance of the Equal Sign
The Importance of the Equal Sign
Monday, September 13th, 2010
Researchers from Texas A&M University have discovered new evidence regarding mathematics education. Their study suggests...

General Science
Understanding the Equal Sign
Understanding the Equal Sign
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Taken very literally, not all students are created equal -- especially in their math learning skills, say Texas A&M...

General Science
Million-dollar Problem Cracked?
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010 - 10:05:29 - Ehud Rattner
A US-based researcher has claimed to solve the sexiest problem in computer science. On the line are a million-dollar prize, a host of scientific...

General Science
Mathematicians Take Aim at Traffic Jams
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 - 10:47:05 - Anuradha Menon
Countless hours are lost in traffic jams every year. Most frustrating of all are those jams with no apparent cause -- no accident, no stalled...

Biology
Snakes Use Scales to Slither
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 - 17:58:27 - Ehud Rattner
Snakes rely on the frictional properties of their scales to slither, a new study suggests. The work could explain how snakes move across bare terrain...

Physics
Chaos Theory
Chaos Theory
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009
In mathematics, chaos theory describes the behavior of certain dynamical systems – that is, systems whose states...

General Science
Hidden Riddle of Shapes Solved
Sunday, May 3rd, 2009 - 14:08:49 - Ehud Rattner
A team of three has solved a 45-year-old problem in the mathematics of topology. The Kervaire invariant problem is "one of the major outstanding...

Concepts
Rubik's Cube Solved in 100 Moves
Rubik's Cube Solved in 100 Moves
Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
Invented in 1974 by the Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Erno Rubik, “Rubik’s Cube”, or as...

General Science
Turning a Sphere Inside Out
Turning a Sphere Inside Out
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Since its discovery by Stephen Smale in 1958, Smale’s paradox has baffled more than a few mathematicians’ minds...

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