Science Education & Policy

Psychology Of Poverty: Why Poor People Buy Lottery Tickets

Although state lotteries, on average, return just 53 cents for every dollar spent on a ticket, people continue to pour money into them — especially low-income people, who spend a larger percentage of their incomes on lottery tickets than do the wealthier s ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 24 2008 - 9:51am

Spiralling Obesity: Weight Peer Pressure Explains Why Americans Keep Getting Fatter

If you walk down a US city street and don't think a lot of people are overweight, you probably are. Likewise, thin people will increasingly be regarded as an anomaly to be eliminated out of concern as people get heavier. In a culture of obesity, thin ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 24 2008 - 9:56am

No Gender Difference In Math Any More: Did No Child Left Behind Get This One Right?

Somewhere, people got the idea that girls were not as good at math as boys and that was a cultural issue- discrimination on one side or favoritism on the other- and it had to be fixed, usually with legislation and money for social activists. Is there any t ...

Article - News Staff - May 30 2012 - 9:55pm

Europe Sets Its Eyes On Next-Generation Broadband

An enormous research effort by Europe’s leading broadband players has helped accelerate dramatically the rollout of next-generation broadband services reaching speeds in the 10s of Mbit/s in many European countries. That is just the start. The deployment o ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 25 2008 - 10:19am

Gulf Stream: An Untapped Source Of Renewable Energy

Officials from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and FAU’s Center for Ocean Energy Technology (COET) in the College of Engineering and Computer Science accompanied Florida Governor Charlie Crist on a recent visit to several universities and organizations i ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 25 2008 - 10:26am

In The Works: A Sunscreen That Can Even Reverse Skin Damage

Exposure to ultraviolet light can contribute to skin cancer and, despite increased education about sunscreens, farmers, construction workers and others who spend long hours exposed to sunlight are among those most at risk. Plus, sunscreens are not alway ef ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 25 2008 - 3:02pm

Do You Drive To Work On One Of America's Deadliest Roads?

Almost every metropolitan area in America has a "dead man's curve", a road notorious for fatalities. If you've moved to a new location, you may not know of it. Using the interactive maps on www.saferoadmaps.org developed by University o ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 28 2008 - 11:16am

Future Forecasts- The Price Of Oil And Peak Oil

  Regular readers know that I have long predicted the current price of oil and that we are now moving through Peak Oil These subjects were included in my “Forecast for 2008” To quote from that January 9, 2008 column: “In 2008, gas will, for a period of ti ...

Article - David Houle - Jul 28 2008 - 9:27am

Africa's Newly Discovered 'Kipunji' Monkey Already Threatened With Extinction

If you're a pessimist, the primate known as the "Kipunji'"discovered just three years ago, is already bordering on extinction. If you're more of an optimist, you may think that its small numbers are why it was never discovered unti ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 28 2008 - 11:38am

Women Fulfill Fewer Goals, End Up Less Happy As They Age, Says Study

Less able to achieve their life goals, women end up unhappier than men later in life – even though they start out happier, reveals new research by Anke Plagnol of the University of Cambridge, and University of Southern California economist Richard Easterli ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 29 2008 - 4:10pm