EIN Science News Today. 18 November 2018.
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Published on 01:42 GMT
Are you a data scientist? Nashville needs you. | Opinion
Amazon chooses Nashville to bring 5,000 jobs to downtown Nashville Tennessean The Middle Tennessee region is a fast-growing tech economy, but there aren’t enough data scientists to keep up. Middle Tennessee is experiencing a shortage of data scientists …Source: Tennessean -
Published on 02:53 GMT
Dissident Soviet scientist who was arrested and then exiled dies at 93
Zhores Medvedev, a scientist and one of the most prominent political dissidents in the former Soviet Union, whose writings exposed quackery and fraud in Soviet scientific programs and led to his arrest and eventual exile from his homeland, died Nov. 15 in …Source: The Washington Post -
Published on Nov 17, 2018
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Scientists investigate ruptures along high-risk Alpine Fault
Scientists will investigate intriguing “barriers” capable of influencing earthquakes along one of New Zealand’s most dangerous faults. The fault, which runs about 500km up the western side of the South Island between Milford Sound and …Source: The New Zeland Herald -
Published on Nov 17, 2018
SHU in partnership to provide computer science education to K-12 students
Members of Sacred Heart’s code.org.Preparing students for a career in computer science may be an ongoing concern dating back a few decades, but there is still a considerable gap in such education when it comes to grades K-12. A new partnership between …Source: Fairfield County Business Journal -
Published on Nov 17, 2018
Scientists find first-ever Oregon dinosaur bone
Click here for updates on this story Eugene, OR (KPTV) — University of Oregon scientists have found the first confirmed dinosaur bone in Oregon. The scientists found it in eastern Oregon near Mitchell. The University says it’s a rare find because the …Source: KBZK Bozeman News -
Published on Nov 17, 2018
Redbridge pupils learn about science and aviation at London City Airport event
PUBLISHED: 12:00 17 November 2018 Sophie Morton Aysha Patel from Ursuline Girls School in Ilford tries out a virtual reality headset. Picture: Ken Mears Archant The 14 to 16-year-olds were among 400 pupils from 25 schools across east London to visit the …Source: Ilford Recorder -
Published on Nov 17, 2018
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Holly Richardson: Resilience is both an art and a science
In Anne Lamott’s latest book, “Almost Everything: Notes on Hope,” she shares the story of one of her cousins’ Aunt Janet who lost one of her sons at age 12. Many years later, Janet was diagnosed with an aggressive type of breast cancer and given a year — …Source: Now Salt Lake -
Published on 01:44 GMT
Living with Ash Dieback: Scientists concede eradication of disease wreaking havoc on our ash…
The ash trees on another 10 sites where trees from the same batch of imported plants were planted out (approximately 33,000 plants in total) were also destroyed. In the Department of Agriculture’s latest survey on the disease have been confirmed in a …Source: Irish Independent -
Published on Nov 17, 2018
Separated by circumstance, sisters are reunited by science
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Soon after Christmas, one year apart, Barbara Dameron and Lundy Maxwell spat into tubes and mailed them to a genetic testing company. Maxwell, who sent her test in February 2017, wanted to know more about her medical history. …Source: NewsAdvance.com -
Published on Nov 17, 2018
Silent Mentors’ donate their bodies to medical science
“I voluntarily donate my body for the good of others.” – This is the great wish of an i.Silent Mentor, who is described as a good person who holds good thoughts and does good deeds for the public good, with no borders. The Silent Mentor programme was …Source: The Malaysian Star -
Published on 03:51 GMT
Instabakers ‘elevate cake decorating to a level of science’
A Woodstock-based online pâtisserie studio is proving that you can have your cake and feed it too 18 November 2018 – 00:05 By Allison Foat A Woodstock-based online pâtisserie studio is proving that you can have your cake and feed it too قالب وردپرس …Source: Ghana MMA -
Published on Nov 17, 2018
Scientists identify silica in remnants of two supernovae
An international team of scientists on Friday said that they had detected silica — the main component of glass — in the remnants of two supernovae that are billions of light-years from Earth. Researchers used NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope to analyze …Source: Taipei Times -
Published on Nov 17, 2018
Scientists discover 11 million-year-old human ancestor fossil in Kutch
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Published on Nov 17, 2018
Scientists caution over calls for labelling of GMOs
Some scientists are urging caution on calls for the labelling of Genetically Modified Organism (GMO) products in the country. Plant Breeders at the Savanah Accelerated Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research have indicated …Source: Joy FM -
Published on Nov 17, 2018
How Can Science Help Reverse Blindness?
The human eye is an incredibly complex organ, and researchers continue to actively investigate how the eye functions and, in some cases, why it does not. An estimated 36 million people worldwide are blind, and an additional 217 million people have moderate …Source: Science & Technology -
Published on Nov 17, 2018
Scientists want to make holes in Norwegian fjords
British and South Korean researchers will also participate in the project, along with researchers from the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), the Norwegian Polar Institute, the University of Bergen and UiT — The Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø, …Source: Iran Daily -
Published on Nov 17, 2018
Dalai lama urges scientists to research on ‘inner science’
By Tenzin Dharpo The Dalai lama and Japanese neuroscientist Ari Atsushi during the dialouge on meodern science and Buddhist science in Yokohama on Nov. 16, 2018. Photo- Tenzin Choejor_OHHDL DHARAMSHALA, Nov. 17: Exiled Tibetan leader His Holiness the Dalai …Source: Phayul.com -
Published on Nov 17, 2018
Young Irish pupils get a taste of third-level science with fast-track tech study
By the time they finish school, participating students will have not only their Leaving Cert, but the equivalent of a Post-Leaving Certificate (PLC) qualification as well, independent.ie reported. The program, known as P-Tech, already operates in more than …Source: Iran Daily -
Published on Nov 17, 2018
Fast Talk podcast: Rethinking the science of trainers
In today’s episode we discuss how to improve your trainer experience and get unique training benefits. The VeloNews Fast Talk podcast is your source for the best training advice and most compelling insight on what it takes to become a better cyclist. …
