With climate change forecasts calling for tough times in tropical climates, scientists in Americas tropical paradise of Hawaii are carefully monitoring nature for signs of change, and citizen scientists are helping them find those signs in the oceans coral reefs.
http://www.sciencent ral.com/video In "Street Corner Science," a ScienCentral original Web Show, pedestrians are given the chance to sit down with a world-class scientist and him or her any question they like about science, or anything else on their minds. In this episode, renowned chemist: Dr. Stephen Benkovik answers a varied and astute array of questions from some lucky passersby.
The 2009 Bower Award for Business Leadership is presented to T. Boone Pickens for more than 50 years of creative and visionary leadership in energy production and delivery, and his recent focus on domestic renewable energy. Pickens' philanthropic leadership has contributed to advances in education, medical research, and wildlife conservation.
The 2009 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Electrical Engineering is presented to Lotfi Zadeh for his invention and development of the field of fuzzy logic, a mathematical system that captures aspects of the ambiguity of human language and thought, which has solved problems in areas such as artificial intelligence and the automated control of machines. http://www.sciencent ral.com/video
Telling your boss you need a nap might not be the smartest thing to do at work, but scientific evidence is now on your side. As this ScienCentral News video explains, sleep researchers just released a new study that says naps over an hour long may boost creative problem solving. http://www.sciencent ral.com/video/
The 2009 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Life Science is presented to Stephen Benkovic for his groundbreaking contributions to our mechanistic understanding of enzymes, and for helping to unravel the complexities of the enzymes involved in DNA replication.
Are men naturally better at math than women or is that just an out-dated stereotype? A couple of women scientists decided to research it. http://www.sciencent ral.com/video/
It's well known that depression in your family puts you at high risk of depression. Now researchers have found a structural difference in the brain that could explain why. http://www.sciencent ral.com/video/
