Scientists have determined the temperature near the Earth’s centre to be 6000 degrees Celsius, 1000 degrees hotter than in a previous experiment run 20 years ago. These measurements confirm geophysical models that the temperature difference between the solid core and the mantle above, must be at least… Original post on phys.org Comments on reddit.com
Officials considered ban on foreign artists without university degrees, after star dedicated gig to Ai Weiwei, say sources Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
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A severe weather warning has been issued for Sydney, just hours after the city registered its hottest day on record. Original post on smh.com.au Comments on reddit.com
Australia’s ‘dome of heat’ has become so intense that the temperatures are rising off the charts – literally. Original post on theage.com.au Comments on reddit.com
A four degree Celsius increase would result in a very different world economy. Original post on usnews.com Comments on reddit.com
A 30-year-old Arizona man with two degrees in engineering is among the first in the nation to receive a work permit under Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Original post on mamiverse.com Comments on reddit.com
In rats with completely severed spinal cords, it produced an ‘astonishing degree’ of nerve growth, scientists from the University Of California at San Diego said. Original post on dailymail.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Female students in Iran have been barred from more than 70 university degree courses in an officially-approved act of sex-discrimination which critics say is aimed at defeating the fight for equal women’s rights. Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Soaring student debt loads and high levels of unemployment even among college graduates have led some people to question whether college is worth the money. New research provides the latest evidence that the answer is “yes” — but with a couple caveats. Original post on wsj.com Comments on reddit.com
It is a forbidding place where temperatures reach a million degrees, and violent storms can cause havoc on Earth. Astronomers have now revealed the unprecedented high resolution pictures which reveal what really goes on in the atmosphere of our sun. Original post on dailymail.co.uk Comments on digg.com
If the pictures of those towering wildfires in Colorado haven’t convinced you, or the size of your AC bill this summer, here are some hard numbers abo Original post on rollingstone.com Comments on digg.com
Conventional university teaching is way too costly, inefficient and ineffective to survive for long, says Sebastian Thrun. He wants to foment a teaching revolution in which the world’s best instructors conduct highly interactive online classes that let them reach 100,000 students simultaneously and globally. Original post on forbes.com Comments on digg.com
Physicists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory have produced what Guinness World Records says is the highest man-made temperature ever, 7.2 trillion degrees. Original post on latimes.com Comments on reddit.com
A side mirror that eliminates the dangerous ‘blind spot’ for drivers has now received a U.S. patent. The subtly curved mirror, invented by Drexel University mathematics professor Dr. R. Andrew Hicks, dramatically increases the field of view with minimal distortion. Original post on phys.org Comments on reddit.com
Melissa Bruninga Matteau has a PhD in medieval history, and a job as an adjunct professor, but she’s still relying on food stamps and Medicaid to get by. Original post on newser.com Comments on reddit.com
Seems small, but it’s fatal. Original post on businessinsider.com Comments on reddit.com
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By Allen Tellis Acting is about being someone you’re not and being believable. Most of what we know about actors in their real lives is the scandal: who they just broke up with, who they’re cheating on their spouse with, what kind of drugs they take, what they did on their latest drunken binge,… Original post on nationalgeographic.com Comments on digg.com
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According to a study by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, health and education graduates fare best in the job market. More