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High school students from across Texas are spending the weekend launching rockets near Fredericksburg as a part of an aeroscience engineering program…
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From Texas Standard:Have you ever wondered what happened to the dinosaurs? Well, you’re not the only one.That’s why an international group of scientists,…
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March 14, 2015 is National Pi Day – as in 3.1415. And, at 9:26:53 a.m., the date and time will align with the first ten digits of pi: 3.141592653.From…
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The University of Texas at Austin made international news in recent weeks over confusion about what happened to hundreds of donated human brains. Now the…
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UPDATE 12/03/14: After this story received national media attention, UT Austin now says the 100 brains that were unaccounted for are not missing. In fact,…
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The human brain is perhaps the most complicated machine in the known universe, and the way we sometimes try to understand it’s capacity is to liken it to…
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We value brains. We hold test scores in high esteem. We spend money and hours on brain training games and ginseng. But what does intelligence really mean?…
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Halloween will soon be upon us, and among the ghouls and goblins walking the streets, you might see someone dressed up an Ebola patient out asking for…
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Procrastination is the all-too-familiar foe of productivity, but why do some wait until the last minute to even get a project started?In this episode of…
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Shark Week is winding down on the Discovery Channel, and with the annual televised ritual comes an uptick of interest in sharks. But with many scientists…