October is a good time to fight and fight, but in November, it’s time to gather acorns. That’s some of the timely advice from medieval astrologers featured in a new exhibit at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles called Rising Signs: The Medieval Science of Astrology. For centuries, astrology was taught in major European universities … Read more
BWhether it’s a short squeeze or a bone-crushing bear hug, few can deny the comfort of a goodbye hug from a loved one. However, in a bid to keep traffic flowing at Dunedin International Airport on New Zealand’s South Island, bosses have decided to introduce a three-minute limit on hugs in the airport area. Passengers … Read more
The Wisconsin Science Festival celebrates the curiosity and wonder of science all around us. by Mariel Mohns | October 25, 2024 The 14th annual Wisconsin Science Festival offered more than 650 events virtually and in person at 200 unique locations across the state. Thousands of participants – from the young to the young at heart … Read more
Saying the upcoming US presidential election could be the most important ever for the future of science, a group of 82 Nobel laureates in medicine, physics, chemistry and economics signed an open letter endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and warned against allowing former President Donald Trump to return to the Oval Office. Letter, received from … Read more
Nearly 200 participants from the Florida State University System and the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) gathered at UCF on October 17-18 for the first Florida Defense Science and Technology Symposium (FDSTS) to learn from each other and to strengthen research partnerships. UCF hosted the symposium on its main campus and co-hosted the event with … Read more
If you’ve ever gone to look up a quick fact and just kept scrolling from one article (or page, video), to another, to another – then you know the feeling of “going down the rabbit hole”. This experience of curiosity-driven web browsing has become synonymous with the free, user-generated encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Founded in 2001, Wikipedia … Read more