Science Etcetera, Mercuryday 20090128

Posted on 28th January 2009 by ideonexus in Science Etcetera
  • Oranchak has a fantastic post up about his work developing algorithms using natural selection.

    • Genetic Algorithm Structure

    Genetic Algorithm Structure
    Credit: Smartest
  • Video games linked to poor relationships with friends and family. Interestingly, the student co-author, who plays Madden NFL, was disappointed at his own findings.
  • Americans can thank cleaner air in 51 U.S. cities for a five month increase in life expectancy.
  • Google’s PageRanking of scientific papers predicts Nobel Prize winners.
  • Symmetry found in the sizes of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars hints that they may have formed from the same debris ring.

    • Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars

    Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  • Teaching Caucasians how to distinguish between African American faces, associating African American faces with positive words, and carefully structured social mixing may be scientific steps towards curing racism.
  • Example of biomimicry, as researchers develop a surgical brain-boring robot based on a wood-boring adaptation of the wood wasp.
  • GAO cites the EPA for not doing its job in assessing toxic chemicals for regulation.
  • New historical research indicates Darwin’s theory may have been motivated by a desire to end slavery.
  • International Space Station Tour (Part III)



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