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In 1814, Pierre-Simon Laplace declared that if it were possible to know the velocity and position of every particle in the universe at one particular moment — and all the forces that were acting on them. Laplace’s dream remains unfulfilled because we can’t measure things with infinite precision, and so tiny errors propagate and accumulate over time, leading to ever more uncertainty. By way of comparison, the universe is 14 billion years old and the solar system is about five billion years.
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1 year ago Read more at The New York Times

Edward Tyson Morton, former College of Science assistant dean for student affairs and health professions advisor, died March 1 at a hospital in Mansfield. Mr. Morton served as pre-med curriculum coordinator and as chair of the College’s grade appeals committee.
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1 year ago Read more at uta.edu

Liberal Arts & Science Academy - Austin put the hurt on the Eastside Early College Panthers with a sharp 18-2 victory on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for them as they're now sitting on six straight. Harrelson looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
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1 year ago Read more at MaxPreps

Kecia Bajaj made this her science fair project this year. As a result, she made it to the State Science Fair at Texas A&M on Saturday. Let’s just say Kecia’s project was one of the talks of the school.
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1 year ago Read more at NewsWest9.com

Inaugural health science journal launches William Liu / Thresher by James Cancelarich 3/26/24 10:40pm The inaugural issue of the Rice Remedy journal was released online Jan 7. Santra said she felt a need for the journal because health sciences is often poorly understood by the larger student body.
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1 year ago Read more at The Rice Thresher

Wharton professor Daniel Rock was named to Schmidt Sciences' second cohort of early career fellows who will pursue multidisciplinary research in artificial intelligence for societal benefits. The AI2050 initiative aims to address the potential risks and challenges associated with artificial intelligence and has developed a working list of these problems.
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1 year ago Read more at The Daily Pennsylvanian

Aston University researchers have sent data at a speed that is 4.5 million times faster than the average home broadband. The rate is the fastest ever sent by opening up specific new wavelength bands that are not yet used in fibre optic systems. This is compared to Ofcom’s UK home broadband performance report.
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1 year ago Read more at EurekAlert

How and whether to respond to online reviews is a critical consideration that may very well make or break a company’s success. In research published last year, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s T. Ravichandran and Chaoqun Deng formulated strategies for firms to address negative reviews. They found that by and large, it is best to custom-tailor responses to address criticisms and explain actions taken to communicate care, concern, and attempts at remedying any problem.
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Peter Thornton, second from right, is director of ORNL’s Climate Change Science Institute. He shares insights on the regional impacts of changing weather patterns during the Second Annual Appalachian Carbon Forum in Lexington, Kentucky. ORNL and University of Kentucky’s Center for Applied Energy Research scientists led discussions with representatives from industry, government and academia to discuss ways to transition to clean energy.
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scientists at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca have published the first-ever mineral-based treatment for hyperkalemia. Reported in the journal PLOS One, the study by Dr. Aaron Celestian, Curator of Mineral Sciences at NHM, and pharmaceutical chemist Dr. Jason Lively. The study describes how crystals have been used as a new treatment for a widespread disease that affects roughly 350 million people across the planet. Hyperkalemia strikes when a
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1 year ago Read more at EurekAlert