Competition
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On Competitive Collaboration
November 26, 2010
Hundreds of multinational collaborators, thousands of scientists, and a $10 billion particle accelerator at CERN have produced a new working model for science—and for globalization.
competition, global reset, innovation, lhc, physical science
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The Second-Place Sex
November 19, 2010
Why chess may be an ideal laboratory for investigating gender gaps in science and beyond.
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Fitness for Survival
October 06, 2010
Regular exercise can help us live longer. But what exercises are the most effective, and how much do we need? New research suggests that more is better, and variety is best.
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Blogging out of Balance
September 22, 2010
Several independent assessments have reached identical conclusions: In the science blogosphere, men significantly outnumber women. Is this evidence of discrimination?
bias, communication, competition, identity, public perception
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Football’s Confounding Physics
September 16, 2010
Why is it that soccer goalkeepers sometimes have more trouble stopping long-range shots than shots from up close? Physics and the limits of human perception provide the answers.
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An Embarrassment of Riches
June 18, 2010
Kepler’s planetary gold rush, a Japanese spacecraft that rides sunlight, a virtual Cambrian explosion, and the problem of performance metrics.
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The Evolution of Illumination
February 17, 2010
Researchers are now uncovering how—and why—bioluminescent organisms evolved the ability to glow.
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Nature’s Bizarre Bedfellows
January 27, 2010
Evolutionary theory predicts that species must compete to survive. But often the best chances for survival come when different species work together for the benefit of both.
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Pushing a Power Portfolio
October 30, 2009
As alternative energy funding plans are rolled out, a long-running debate over nuclear rages on Earth and in space.
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Our Shifting Urban Landscape
October 06, 2009
Urban ecologist James Danoff-Burg takes us into the field to demonstrate the tools of analyzing the biodiversity of human-altered ecosystems.
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Altruism vs. Selfishness
September 26, 2009
The idea that evolution explains selfishness well and altruism poorly is starting to stink. Can we please bury it now?
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The One that Got Away
September 25, 2009
A dead fish has caused a stink over false positives in fMRI studies, and while gloom and doom reign at UN climate talks, renting a movie you actually like has never been easier.
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Survival of the Kindest
September 24, 2009
In his new book, The Age of Empathy, Frans de Waal outlines an alternative to “Nature, red in tooth and claw.” Can a vision of a more empathic world change the way we behave toward each other?
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Molecular Mimicry
September 09, 2009
New biological research has revealed mimicry at the molecular scale that could have profound implications for medicine and industry.
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The Dymaxion Tomorrow
May 07, 2009
A city-wide vehicle sharing program, a latrine block that treats sewage on-site, and bicycles that double as ambulances take top honors in the Buckminster Fuller Design Challenge.
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Growing the Tangled Bank
April 10, 2009
Darwin is best known for natural selection, but he saw the power of chance and development, too.
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Be Fruitful and Multiply
February 12, 2009
Agriculture and civilization have sped up the evolution of humanity. From this simple thesis grows an argument aimed at the heart of how we think about history.
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Research at Badwater
January 01, 2009
The most extreme running race in the world attracts researchers looking for physiological data that can't, or shouldn't, be reproduced.
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Yeast Gone Wild
December 18, 2008
Feral yeast shed light on one of Darwin's greatest evolutionary puzzles, by getting drunk and socializing.
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The US Versus God Particles
November 24, 2008
The Atom Smashers splits open the US's problematic relationship with scientific research.
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Bacterial Foresight
October 09, 2008
Can bacteria anticipate changes in their environment?
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How We Evolve
October 07, 2008
A growing number of scientists argue that human culture itself has become the foremost agent of biological change.
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The Trouble with Biodiversity
October 07, 2008
Life is more varied near the equator. But making sense of that has confounded biologists for 200 years.
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I Can’t Believe It’s Science (for May 21, 2007)
May 21, 2007
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On Extravagant Proportions
May 15, 2007
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Ideas
I Tried Almost Everything Else
John Rinn, snowboarder, skateboarder, and “genomic origamist,” on why we should dumpster-dive in our genomes and the inspiration of a middle-distance runner.
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Ideas
Going, Going, Gone
The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
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Ideas
Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare
Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.
