More top corporate executives expect to hire workers and boost spending on their companies over…
Month: December 2010
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Jeopardy! To Pit Humans Against IBM Machine
The game show “Jeopardy!” will pit man versus machine this winter in a competition that…
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Time Names Facebook’s Zuckerberg Person of the Year
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has taken another step toward becoming a cultural god. On Wednesday,…
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Power and corruption may be good for society
An evolutionary biology professor found that power and corruption may play a role in maintaining…
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Satellite data provide a new way to monitor groundwater in agricultural regions
Much of the agriculture in the American West depends on underground water systems that need…
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US EPA removes saccharin from hazardous substances listing
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has removed saccharin, a common artificial sweetener, and its salts…
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Satellites pinpoint drivers of urban heat islands in northeastern U.S.
The size, background ecology, and development patterns of major northeastern cities combine to make them…
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High levels of ‘good’ cholesterol may be associated with lower risk of Alzheimer’s disease
High levels of high-density lipoprotein, also known as “good” cholesterol, appear to be associated with…
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Vaccine boosts immune system, helps prevent chronic inflammation
Researchers have discovered for the first time a protein normally found in the body that…
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People who believe in justice also see a victim’s life as more meaningful after tragedy
Seeing bad things happen to other people is scary. One way to respond to this…