In October, the organization launched a similar project to peel back the curtain on anti-vaccine activism online. With funding from the New York State Health Foundation, PGP purchases data from Zignal Labs—petabytes of public posts on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, blogs, web forums, and other websites. PGP’s team of social network analysts parse the data and […]
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The world is facing a crisis that will be written about in history books. Our lives have been disrupted, and a cloud of uncertainty looms over us all. While we are all in this together, I couldn’t help but think about my students. I miss them. As a professor at a major university, I enjoy
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Thanksgiving is the the time of year that we reflect on what we are thankful for. I personally am thankful for my family, relatively good health, and the ability to teach students (and public). Upon further reflection, I am also thankful for science. Science is probably not likely to dominate your turkey and dressing (stuffing
Women make up half of the total U.S. college-educated workforce today but hold only a quarter of the science and engineering jobs. With careers of the future heavily concentrated in STEM fields, it’s unacceptable for women to be left out of the space. Not only do employers need to have the largest possible pool of
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The Maths Week Ireland co-founder was recognised for her contributions to the promotion of STEM in Ireland. On Monday (30 September), it was announced that Maths Week Ireland co-founder Dr Sheila Donegan has been honoured with the Network Ireland National Businesswoman of the Year Award in STEM. Donegan, who is also the director of Calmast
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Vancouver, BC – Just as the stem cell industry is making waves in the medical field, Regen SEO is helping stem cell clinics grow and reach clients in this emerging, and booming industry. While the FDA and Health Canada have placed several restrictions on stem cell therapy, clinics are still opening and many patients are
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Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education is a priority for governments around the world. For example, the UK’s current commitment to increasing investment in research and development to 2.4 percent of GDP by 2027 means that we need to train 260,000 more researchers to carry out this work. There has long been a perceived
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It’s not science fiction anymore: 3D-printing a human heart is now a reality. A company called Biolife4D has developed the technology to print human cardiac tissue by collecting blood cells from a patient and converting these cells to a type of stem cell called Induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells. The technology could eventually be used
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Sphero knows how to make STEM programming fun, and the company’s latest robotics kits are no exception. Kids can find their STEM inspiration through sports using the new soccer-themed robotic kit, which contains a mini robotic ball that looks just like a soccer ball. Sphero also is releasing a comprehensive mini kit with a variety
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Only two or three decades ago, the trend in both primary and secondary schools was to offer boys metal shop, and girls home economics. It was assumed that the boys would need to know how to fix a car engine as adults, and the girls would need to maybe sew something. If you were a
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