|
Brain scientist vs novelist: what use is an afterlife?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 20:45)
|
Last night David Eagleman talked to Will Self about possibilianism, death, and what comes after it. Julian Richards was there to hear them
|
|
Insulation nation: Cutting the cost of cosy
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 17:00)
|
Turning draughty old houses into snug eco homes seems impossibly expensive, but governments from California to China are finding ways to help us pay
|
|
Prizewinning math could reveal hidden patterns in primes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 6:36)
|
A $1 million prize has been awarded for work that keeps the internet secure and could help solve the fiendishly difficult Riemann hypothesis
|
|
Will Google help breach the great firewall of China?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 3:00)
|
The search giant has the technical expertise to shed light on China's internet censoring tools
|
|
Today on New Scientist: 25 March 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 3:00)
|
All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: why hot water freezes faster than cold, the perils of unethical lab coats, and why the Templeton prize is bad news for religion
|
|
Strewth mate, T. rex has family down under
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 3:00)
|
A fossil found in Victoria, Australia, is the first piece of evidence showing that Tyrannosaurus rex 's ancestors once lived in the southern hemisphere
|
|
For a trimmer figure, add an extra helping of gut bugs
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 2:26)
|
Supplementing the diets of overweight people with one type of human gut microbe makes them lose weight
|
|
Unethical lab coats: Who makes the tools of science?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 1:43)
|
When researchers in the wealthy west buy the tools of their trade, they should spare a thought for how they were made, argues Mahmood Bhutta
|
|
Templeton prize is bad news for religion, not science
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 0:46)
|
The£1 million prize is meant to reconcile the two– but if you listen to the Templeton Foundation itself that's impossible, says Michael Brooks
|
|
Rankings cut guesswork in sustainable fish farming
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 0:38)
|
A league table of sustainable fishmeal sources will help fish farms be eco-friendly, but questions remain over the environmental impact of aquaculture
|
