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Disaster Defense: Balancing Costs and Benefits
November 2, 2012 — Do costly seawalls provide a false sense of security in efforts to control nature? Would it be better to focus on far less expensive warning systems and improved evacuation procedures? A father-son ... > full story -
Privacy Vs. Protection: Study Considers How to Manage Epidemics in Information Blackouts
November 1, 2012 — When foot-and-mouth disease swept through the British countryside in early 2001, more than 10 million sheep, cattle and pigs were slaughtered to control the disease. Despite the devastation, the ... > full story -
Music in Our Ears: The Science of Timbre
November 1, 2012 — A new study offers insight into the neural underpinnings of musical timbre. Researchers have used mathematical models based on experiments in both animals and humans to accurately predict sound ... > full story -
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Computational Medicine Enhances Way Doctors Detect, Treat Disease
November 1, 2012 — Computational medicine, a fast-growing method of using computer models and sophisticated software to figure out how disease develops -- and how to thwart it -- has begun to leap off the drawing board ... > full story -
When People Worry About Math, the Brain Feels the Pain
October 31, 2012 — Mathematics anxiety can prompt a response in the brain similar to when a person experiences physical pain. Using brain scans, scholars determined that the brain areas active when highly math-anxious ... > full story -
Higher-Math Skills Entwined With Lower-Order Magnitude Sense
October 28, 2012 — The ability to learn complex, symbolic math is a uniquely human trait, but it is intricately connected to a primitive sense of magnitude that is shared by many animals, finds a new ... > full story -
'Grassroots' Neurons Wire and Fire Together for Dominance in the Brain
October 24, 2012 — Inside the brain, an unpredictable race -- like a political campaign -- is being run. Multiple candidates, each with a network of supporters, have organized themselves into various left- and ... > full story -
Formula Unlocks Secrets of Cauliflower's Geometry
October 23, 2012 — The laws that govern how intricate surface patterns, such as those found in the cauliflower, develop over time have been described, for the first time. Researchers have now provided a mathematical ... > full story -
Math Professor Calls Detroit Tigers a Favorite to Win World Series
October 23, 2012 — Since the Major League Baseball Division Series and League Championship Series have determined which teams will compete in the World Series, mathematics professor Bruce Bukiet has again analyzed the ... > full story -
A Little Science Goes a Long Way: Engaging Kids Improves Math, Language Scores
October 18, 2012 — A researcher has found that engaging elementary school students in science for as little as 10 hours a year can lead to improved test scores in math and language ... > full story
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