String Theory Turns 30, The Limits of Forensics, and Deadly Airbag Chemistry

Can You Guess the Animal From its Eye? featured articles Forensic Evidence Is No Guarantee Of Justice How One Ingredient In Airbags Can Become Explosive 30 Years Ago, String Theory Made It To The Big Time Quick: What's 78,269 X 78,269?

Special Section: Science of Social   Reading interactions         Facebook science         Social neurons       This week in science Lakes On Mars, A Formula For Skipping Stones, And Rat Lingerie The 96-mile-wide crater that NASA's Curiosity rover has been exploring probably once held a vast lake. Researchers created some of the most realistic synthetic skin yet, a stretchy substance with integrated sensors that can detect pressure, temperature, and humidity. Comets probably did not bring water to Earth, according to the first analysis of data from the Rosetta mission—though not all scientists are convinced yet...[Read More] from the archive Raising Seafood On Land All The World's Secret Numbers Astronaut Diary: Life In Space What's The Relationship Between Madness And Creativity? About World Science Festival   |   About World Science U   |   Terms of Use   |   Privacy Policy   |   Contact Us © 2014 Science Festival Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

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Making Math Funny, Animal Plagues, And Turing's Everything

Turing's Proof There's No 'Theory of Everything' For Math featured articles How Climate Change Is Undoing the Benefits of Camouflage A Mathematical Comedian's Guide To Numbers Animal Plagues: Melting Starfish, Vanishing Bees, and More Watch These Vast Himalayan Glaciers Disappear

Special Section: Sounds   Seeing echoes         Good vibrations         Hearing gravity       This week in science Seeing Infrared, Earth's Shield, And A Bug Smorgasbord The first test flight of the Orion capsule—NASA's Apollo-like module designed to be the next thing in manned space exploration—was beset by weather-related delays and glitches but successfully lifted off on Friday. Zig-zag marks scratched into a shell about 500,000 years ago, likely by a member of Homo erectus, may be the earliest example of hominid carving. You can probably see infrared light, to some degree. Geckos still stick to surfaces after they die...[Read More] from the archive All Creatures Great And Smart Time: The Familiar Stranger Cool Job: High-Flying Engineer Finding God In The Brain About World Science Festival   |   About World Science U   |   Terms of Use   |   Privacy Policy   |   Contact Us © 2014 Science Festival Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

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