The project included more than 200 researchers around the world, about 40 of them women, including Dr. Bouman. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/11/science/katie-bouman-black-hole.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
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Testing Small Scale Scrum in the real world
Scrum is built on the three pillars of inspection, adaptation, and transparency. Our empirical research is really the starting point in bringing scrum, one of the most popular agile implementations, to smaller teams. As presented in the diagram below, we are now taking time to inspect this framework and principles by testing them in real-world… Continue reading Testing Small Scale Scrum in the real world
Trilobites: How Beetles That Live Underwater Breathe Without a Scuba Tank
When an insect is this small, it seems to be able to get away with an unusual technique for taking in oxygen. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/09/science/underwater-beetles-breathe-skin.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
It’s not your imagination. Allergy season gets worse every year.
Pollen allergy seasons continue to get longer and more intense as temperatures rise. The weather is warming. The flowers are blooming. Noses are running. Eyes are watering. It’s allergy season yet again, and it’s already severe in states like Georgia and Tennessee. It’s shaping up to be brutal in cities like Chicago, where the frigid… Continue reading It’s not your imagination. Allergy season gets worse every year.
From “Level 0” to Working at Google: How Penn Grad Theresa Breiner Started a Software Development Career
With the rise of big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, computer science has become relevant for virtually every type of career. Professionals in fields like medicine, public policy, history, and even the arts are using computer science skills to develop innovative ideas and solutions. The Online Master of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT) program […]
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The New Health Care: Can Doctors Talk Teenagers Out of Risky Drinking?
The answer is worth knowing. The research is lacking. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/upshot/teenagers-risky-drinking-doctors-counseling.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Trilobites: Watch a Great White Shark Hunt Through a Kelp Forest for Its Next Meal
The video collected by researchers revealed a surprising hunting behavior in the ocean predators that had never been documented. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/05/science/shark-kelp-video.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Trilobites: How Seals Took to the Seas
By comparing the bones of ancient and contemporary seals, researchers say a particular biting style helped the marine mammals’ landlubber ancestors move into the oceans. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/science/seals-evolution-biting.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Eat Your Veggies: Study Finds Poor Diets Linked to One in Five Deaths
A study in The Lancet found that in 2017, 11 million premature deaths were linked to diets short on fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/science/diet-disease-deaths.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
‘Predatory’ Scientific Publisher Is Hit With a $50 Million Judgment
The Federal Trade Commission accused Omics International, a publisher in India, of operating hundreds of fake research journals with deceptive business practices. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/03/science/predatory-journals-ftc-omics.html?partner=rss&emc=rss