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With iPhone And Siri, Who Needs College?
The Hartford CourantWhat does it take to get us excited anymore? I mean, we have a remote-controlled craft roaming the surface of Mars — Mars! — and it's tooling around scooping up soil and looking for evidence of life, and our reaction is: ZZZZZZZZ. And in the...Tags: Google Inc., Pies and Tarts, Dalai Lama, Bill Murray, Apple iPhone
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An air of creative writing
How do you write Lin's Bin? Lin's Bin starts with a question. Is it OK to compliment a woman on her breasts? Where does the time go? Why are teenagers so cranky? The questions come from clueless frat boys, from wistful mothers, from grade school kids...
Tags: Chicago Tribune, Entertainment, Motley Crue (music group), U.S. Navy, Semiconductors and Active Components
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The God Squad: The real question is, who created the God Particle?
Question: Reportedly, scientists in Switzerland have announced the key discovery to authenticate the theory of all matter: the "God Particle." New discoveries, in turn, create new analysis of the intelligent design of creation, and so the wheel of science...Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Religion and Belief, Judaism
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Review: Jim Holt's compelling 'Why Does the World Exist?'
-------------------- Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story Jim Holt Liveright: 310 pp., $27.95 -------------------- "How old is the Universe?" Kurt Vonnegut asked in his 1973 novel "Breakfast of Champions." "It is one half-second...
Tags: Belief and Faith, Applied Physics, Human Interest, Steven Weinberg, John Updike
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What college tuition buys
Along with many of the nation's million and a half professors, I saw the recent apparent discovery of the Higgs boson particle as a great moment not only for science but for American education as well. Somehow, lost in the discussion of the discovery...
Tags: Invention and Innovation, Financial Aid, Teaching and Learning, Global Expansion, Loyola University Maryland
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Allan Powell: Introducing Higgs boson as latest wonder of science
On July 4, a large assembly of scientists in Geneva, Switzerland announced that, after spending $10 billion, employing 6,000 researchers and directing tiny subatomic particles on a collision course of 17 miles, they had found what they were looking for....Tags: Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., Science and Technology, Science, Philosophy
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Physicists say they've found evidence of 'God particle'
To cheers and standing ovations from scientists, the world's biggest atom smasher claimed the discovery of a new subatomic particle Wednesday, calling it "consistent" with the long-sought Higgs boson -- popularly known as the "God particle" -- that...
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ND researchers part of 'God particle' find
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- They have the right clues. Even the suspect is in hand. But just as with all good detective stories, a University of Notre Dame physicist says, there are bound to be twists and turns as the details eventually unfold. Kevin Lannon, an...Tags: Applied Physics, Teaching and Learning, Geneva (Swiss Confederation), Fiction, Science and Technology
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Prodigy! Natomas 9-Year-Old Working On College Degree
FOX40 NewsAs Tanishq Abraham explains the Higgs Boson to me, what's surprising me most is how natural it seems coming from his mouth. At 9 years old, Tanishq is already well on his way to completing a college degree. It will be the first, I'm certain, of many. "A...Tags: Public Schools, Schools, Colleges and Universities, Education
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Scientists May Have Found 'God Particle'
CNNScientists said Wednesday that they had discovered a new particle whose characteristics match those of the Higgs boson, the most sought-after particle in physics, which could help unlock some of the universe's deepest secrets. "We have reached a...Tags: Research, Batavia, Geneva (Kane, Illinois), Applied Physics, Geneva (Swiss Confederation)
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Notre Dame researchers help find 'God Particle'
WSBT TV Reporter(WATCH! Video shows WSBT-TV Reporter Kelli Stopczynski's pingpong balls/sugar/tray demonstration.) Scientists say they've made a huge discovery that could explain how and why the universe was formed, and researchers at Notre Dame played a role. The big...Tags: Applied Physics, Swiss Confederation, Europe, Science, Science and Technology
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