New statistical methods would let researchers deal with data in better, more robust ways
Apr 30, 2017 14:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
No matter the field, if a researcher is collecting data of any kind, at some point he is going to have to analyze it. And odds are hell turn to statistics to figure out what the data can tell him. A wide range of...
Study of one-handed people reveals how the brain adapts after losing a body part
Apr 30, 2017 14:16 pm UTC| Science
Understanding how the human brain works is one of the most important goals of science. And one of the first steps to uncovering its secrets lies in working out how the brain is actually organised. Our current view goes...
The internet is enabling scientists to understand how 'collective memory' works
Apr 30, 2017 14:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science Technology
The internet has brought change to almost everything in our lives. In particular, the ways we acquire knowledge have significantly changed, partly due to online knowledge repositories such as Wikipedia. In fact, it has...
How to fix India's burning issue: turn unwanted straw into bio-energy pellets
Apr 30, 2017 14:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Each year, fires rage across northern India, as farmers burn off their unwanted straw. The impact is enormous. From October into November, massive clouds of smoke streak across Punjab and neighbouring states, blown by the...
How many people actually believe in astrology?
Apr 30, 2017 14:06 pm UTC| Insights & Views Science
Astrology and horoscope columns are a familiar feature of tabloid newspapers, womens magazines and the web. They claim, controversially for some, that there is a meaningful relationship between celestial and terrestrial...
Earth Day Protest Highlights Desperate Situation Of Science And Existing Hope
Apr 24, 2017 07:02 am UTC| Science
A few days ago, the world celebrated Earth Day. It was meant to be a time when humanity recognized the importance of Mother Nature, highlighting its plight in some form of solidarity. However, what ended up happening is...
Degrees of separation: companies shed degree requirements to promote merit over qualifications
Apr 18, 2017 06:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Science
At the end of 2016, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that close to two-thirds of all Australians had completed a degree or apprenticeship. The growth in the number of people attending a university or...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight