PITTSBURGH—There has been ongoing public discussion about the need to educate and recruit more young Americans for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). Original post on pitt.edu Comments on reddit.com
Indian maths genius Srinivasa Ramanujan’s cryptic deathbed theory—which he claimed was conceived in his dreams—has finally been proven correct, almost 100 years after he died. Original post on firstpost.com Comments on reddit.com
It’s mid-October, and Jeffrey Gundlach is giving a stump speech to a luncheon crowd of about 200 financial advisers and investors at Los Angeles’s City Club. The renowned money manager’s theme: the financial catastrophe on the horizon. Original post on bloomberg.com Comments on reddit.com
CHICAGO (Reuters) – By just about any definition, Walter H. Dyett High School has failed.Just 10 percent can pass the state math exam; barely one in six is proficient in reading. The technology lab is Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Fox News Sunday’s Chris Wallace turned on the Romney campaign today, called out their bogus 6 studies statistic and criticized their tax cut math that doesn’t add up. Original post on politicususa.com Comments on reddit.com
GM losing as much as $49,000 per Volt sold* Cheap leases likely only exacerbate the losses* GM still years away from break even on the car* New plug-in competitors soon from Ford, HondaBy Bernie Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
Note: This article was updated on Aug. 3 with additional information. The HiRISE camera crew on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will attempt an audacious repeat performance of the image above, where the team was able to capture an amazing shot Original post on universetoday.com Comments on reddit.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
This is your brain on shopping, and it’s not very smart Original post on theatlantic.com Comments on reddit.com
In the latest victory for an eccentric young activist, the Canadian Transportation Agency has ordered three of the country’s largest airlines to grant passengers greater recourse if their flights are delayed or cancelled, or they are bumped to a later flight for issues within the carriers’ contr… Original post on financialpost.com Comments on reddit.com
We’ve got billions of dollars worth of songs on our iPods. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on digg.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
The 16-year-old boy said he Original post on discovery.com Comments on digg.com
Chances are you’ve seen this symbol before, because it’s one of the most well-known Egyptian symbols. It’s called the Eye of Horus. It’s been in the background of plenty of mummy movies, and been turned into a lot of necklace charms. Original post on io9.com Comments on digg.com
In October, AT&T announced that they would start throttling data usage amongst mobile Unlimited Data Plan users. While AT&T no longer… Original post on macrumors.com Comments on reddit.com
