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Book: Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process

John McPhee’s Levels of the Game was published when I was three. I’ve read many books about tennis, but it’s still my favorite, with String Theory: David Foster Wallace on Tennis coming in a close second. Both books share extraordin.....»»

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Opinion: The peer review system no longer works to guarantee academic rigor—a different approach is needed

Peer review is a central feature of academic work. It's the process through which research ends up published in an academic journal: independent experts scrutinize the work of another researcher in order to recommend if it should be accepted by a pub.....»»

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Caste differentiation in ants: How a specific hormone regulates the process

Scientists from the University of Copenhagen have revealed how a specific hormone regulates ant caste differentiation by phenotypic measurements of organ-level developmental changes and matching transcriptome analyses. Published in the Proceedings of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 23rd, 2024

‘Give our film a chance:’ Kraven the Hunter director addresses Sony’s Spider-Man Universe failures

Kraven the Hunter's director pleads with fans to give his upcoming comic book movie starring the popular Spider-Man villain a chance......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 23rd, 2024

Smarter city planning: Researchers use brain activity to predict visits to urban areas

Urbanization, the process by which cities and towns expand in size and population, is rapidly advancing globally, and the percentage of people living in urban environments has increased from 33% in 1960 to 57% in 2023......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

New structure gives insight into mRNA export and cancers, and how viruses hijack the process to infect their host

The central dogma of biology defines the flow of genetic information: It describes how proteins are made from mRNA templates, which are in turn made from DNA. Exporting the mRNA from inside the nucleus to the site of protein translation in the cytopl.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Engineering nature"s blueprint: Dendron-based assemblies for chlorophyll"s materials

Researchers often look to photosynthesis—a process that turns sunlight into chemical energy in plants and bacteria—as a model for innovation. Photosynthesis is in turn linked to chlorophyll pigments, tiny green molecules that play a key role in h.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

ChatGPT just improved its creative writing chops

OpenAI's latest GPT-4o model is getting a handful of upgrades, including "more natural, engaging, and tailored writing to improve relevance & readability.".....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 21st, 2024

Oceanographic expedition provides evidence on the "atlantification" of the Arctic Ocean

The international BIOCAL expedition, led by the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB), provided new evidence on the phenomenon of "atlantification" of the Arctic Ocean, a process relate.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Oldest known alphabet unearthed in ancient Syrian city

What appears to be evidence of the oldest alphabetic writing in human history is etched onto finger-length, clay cylinders excavated from a tomb in Syria by a team of Johns Hopkins University researchers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

I"ve studied organizational failure for decades—the Church of England needs more than a new leader

In a book I wrote with a colleague on organizational failures (The Apology Impulse) the inability of many of them to confront their failures, except to say a meaningless "we're sorry," is legend......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

New tool to map protease specificity may pave the way for improved treatments

FMI researchers have developed a new tool that maps how proteases—enzymes that process proteins—cut their targets. This innovation offers new insight into the highly selective nature of proteases, which were previously seen as indiscriminate degr.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Curiosity, images, and scientific exploration: New book by physicist explores remarkable phenomena

When we gaze at nature's remarkable phenomena, we might feel a mix of awe, curiosity, and determination to understand what we are looking at. That is certainly a common response for MIT's Alan Lightman, a trained physicist and prolific author of book.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Astronauts found to process some tasks slower in space, but no signs of permanent cognitive decline

A stay in space exerts extreme pressures on the human body. Astronauts' bodies and brains are impacted by radiation, altered gravity, challenging working conditions, and sleep loss—all of which could compromise cognitive functioning. At the same ti.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Overreliance on GenAI to develop software compromises security

GenAI is quickly changing the software development process by automating tasks that once took developers hours, if not days, to complete, bolstering efficiency and productivity, according to Legit Security. “As GenAI transforms software development.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Cross-IdP impersonation bypasses SSO protections

Cross-IdP impersonation – a technique that enables attackers to hijack the single sign-on (SSO) process to gain unauthorized access to downstream software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications without compromising a company’s primary identity.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Book Review: How Oak Trees Warn Us about the Limits of Adapting to Climate Change

Oak trees have genetic flexibility that allows them to solve ecological problems. But even they will need our help to survive climate change.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Book Review: An Expansive New Translation of a Haruki Murakami Classic

In End of the World and Hard-Boiled Wonderland, the title is flipped, but cyberpunk pleasures remain.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Book Bans Harm Kids

Censoring what children read deprives them of reality and the chance to feed their curiosity and develop empathy.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Latest edition of book offers guidance on monitoring and managing ranaviruses in amphibians, reptiles and fish

Researchers are providing new information and guidance on monitoring and managing viruses that cause life-threatening diseases in amphibians, reptiles and fish, as detailed in the second edition of Ranaviruses: Emerging Pathogens of Ectothermic Verte.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Philadelphia students have a new reading and writing curriculum. A literacy expert explains what"s changing

Philadelphia's K-8 public school students are being taught a new literacy curriculum starting in the 2024-2025 school year. It's called Expeditionary Learning, and it conforms with what literacy experts call the science of reading, which are research.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024