2015年1月30日 星期五

2015-01-31 Ireland Science


Irish Examiner
   
My job: Dr Michael Murphy, UCC president   
Irish Examiner
AROUND the UCC campus this year, the word 'genius' adorns everything from notice boards to pamphlets and t-shirts. As the college celebrates the life and legacy of George Boole throughout 2015, a diverse range of high-profile projects and events are ...

It's logical: Prof Muffy Calder to celebrate Boole bicentenary in Cork   Siliconrepublic.com

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TechCentral.ie
   
Increased Funding for STEM Projects   
CareersPortal
New funding of €1.6m for science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) educational and public engagement projects in Ireland has been announced. It will support 39 initiatives aimed at encouraging people of all ages to develop an active and ...

SFI confirms €1.6m investment in STEM awareness   TechCentral.ie

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Belfast Telegraph
   
Professor: UK must aspire to be best place in world to do science   
ECNmag.com
Science needs to have a higher cultural and political profile, if the UK is to really capitalise on its world leading position according to Professor Brian Cox OBE, the Royal Society's newly appointed Professor for Public Engagement in Science at The University ...

Brian Cox says science can be great leveller for society   Times Higher Education
Cox vows to change view of science   Isle of Man Today
Can Brian Cox make the public love science even more?   Hereford Times

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Southern Star Newspaper
   
Spectacular drone footage of the Wild Atlantic Way   
Southern Star Newspaper
When land meets sea and nature and beauty collide, the result is a varied and majestic coastline, unique to the West of Ireland. Witness the Wild Atlantic Way's sweeping sandy beaches, sheer cliffs, ancient forts and rocky outcrops from a bird's eye view in this ...

See the gorgeous Wild Atlantic Way from a bird's eye perspective (VIDEO)   IrishCentral

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Irish Times
   
Watch: Ever wondered what lightning looks like from space?   
Irish Times
Have you ever wondered what a lightning strike looks like from above? No need to wonder anymore as an astronaut on board the International Space Station has photographed the phenomenon. A high-resolution photograph, taken from 400 km above the ...

Dramatic video shows lightning strikes from space   CNET
Check Out this Amazing Time Lapse Video of Lightning Strikes from Space   Full-Time Whistle
This is what lightning looks like from space   The Independent
Daily Mail   
BreakingNews.ie   
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Irish Mirror
   
Horse-shaped 'UFO' spotted next to erupting volcano - is it an alien spaceship?   
Irish Mirror
Mexican authorities are investigating after a 'UFO' was caught on camera close to an erupting volcano. In the footage, the dark object, which appears to have two legs, is seen suddenly appearing out of nowhere as Volcano Colima spews out plumes of smoke ...

'Horse Shaped' UFO Captured Hovering Over Mexico's Volcano Colima   The Inquisitr

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Los Angeles Times
   
Baby chicks think small numbers belong on the left, just like us   
Los Angeles Times
A new study found that chicks associate the left side with smaller numbers and the right side with higher numbers. To see how this relates to you, let's begin with our own, short experiment. Imagine the numbers 1-10 in a horizontal line. If you are like most of us ...

Study Suggests Baby Chicks Can Count ... From Left to Right!   NBCNews.com
Think That Chicks Are Just Plain Cute? Well It Turns Out That They Have a ...   Science Times
Chicks count numbers like humans: from left to right   ZME Science
Full-Time Whistle   
New York Times   
BBC News   
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New York Times
   
Speck of Interstellar Dust Obscures Glimpse of Big Bang   
New York Times
Scientists will have to wait a while longer to find out what kicked off the Big Bang. Last spring, a team of astronomers who go by the name of Bicep announced that they had detected ripples in space-time, or gravitational waves, reverberating from the first ...

Dazzling 'discovery' of gravitational waves from the Big Bang goes poof with new ...   Washington Post
Scientists recant claim about universe   U-T San Diego
Scientists overturn widely-publicized Big Bang claim   The Globe and Mail
SFGate   
Christian Science Monitor   
Science Now   
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io9
   
"Dragon" Dinosaur Was 50 Feet Long, Had Most Epic Neck Ever   
io9
Before you get too excited on the heels of today's Game of Thrones news items, we're not talking actual fire-breathing monsters here. However, it's possible this newly discovered dinosaur species could have inspired the dragons that populate Chinese ...

Paleontologists discover long-necked 'dragon' dinosaur discovered in China   Maine News
Is it a Dragon Or A Dinosaur?   Pioneer News
New species of long-necked 'dragon' dinosaur discovered in China   Full-Time Whistle
The Weather Network   
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AsiaOne
   
Yes, it's hot in the city and getting hotter   
New Zealand Herald
From 1973 to 2012, the number of heatwaves per urban area rose by 0.3 of an event. Photo / Thinkstock. Urban heatwaves have become more frequent over the past 40 years, scientists report. A weather database of cities across the world reveals "significant" ...

Heat Waves Rising in Urban Areas   Nature World News
An urban climate double whammy: more heat, less wind   Washington Post
Cities sizzle with more heat waves, hotter nights   Los Angeles Times
Newsroom America   
Economic Times   
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