Cracking chimpanzee culture
Chimpanzees don't automatically know what to do when they come across nuts and stones. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now used field experiments to show that chimpanzees thus do not simply invent nut cracking with tools, but need to lea.....»»
Scientific approach to testing ideas helps startups fail and scale faster
Tech culture often sees failure as essential. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg famously described the mindset as "move fast and break things.".....»»
Blizzard"s President is Stepping Down Amid Culture Scandal
Activision Blizzard President J. Allen Brack is stepping down from the company after Blizzard was sued by the state of California last week for discriminating against women and fostering a "frat boy" culture that entailed sexual harassment and discri.....»»
Cracking one more layer of genetic code will finally enable personalized medicine, researcher says
When the Human Genome Project reached its ambitious goal of mapping the entire human genome, it seemed the world was entering an era of personalized medicine, where evidence from our own specific genetic material would guide our care......»»
New DNA study provides critical information on conserving rainforest lizards
A study published June 16 in Biotropica by a team of researchers at the University of Washington, the UW Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, WWF Hong Kong and the University of Colombo has provided an important road map to conserving rough-n.....»»
Rocket Report: Ariane V returns after long layoff, Rocket Lab’s tough culture
"Pete told us that key contributors would be driving Ferraris to work in a year." Enlarge / China's iSpace releases renderings of a 1-, 2-, and 3-core Hyperbola-3 rocket. (credit: iSpace/Andrew Jones/Twitter) Welcome to Edition 4.09 of the Roc.....»»
Format the Currency for a Culture in C#
Language: .NET, Expertise: Intermediate - See how to use the CultureInfo class in C# to format values based on a culture......»»
Facing an employee walkout, Activision Blizzard CEO says his company"s response to lawsuit was "tone deaf"
Activision Blizzard's CEO Bobby Kotick admitted that the gaming company's response to a California discrimination lawsuit was "tone deaf" amid a growing employee backlash and accusations of a "frat boy" work culture......»»
50 Years Ago, NASA Put a Car on the Moon
The lunar rovers of Apollo 15, 16 and 17 parked American automotive culture on the lunar surface, and expanded the scientific range of the missions' astronaut explorers. From a report: Dave Scott was not about to pass by an interesting rock without s.....»»
Study finds that princess culture can heal toxic masculinity over time
In the longest study to date on the impact of princess media on consumers, new research from BYU professor Sarah Coyne found that children who engaged with princess culture were more likely to later hold progressive views about women and subscribe le.....»»
Check out Omega’s extraordinarily creative ad for the Tokyo Games
Take a moment to enjoy this wonderfully creative ad from Omega that celebrates Japanese culture and Olympic excellence......»»
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk is a ‘street culture symphony,’ says director
Bomb Rush Cyberfunk's director gave us some insight on how the game is a Jet Set Radio successor and a whole lot more......»»
Google"s latest doodle celebrates the Tokyo Summer Olympics with a 16-bit JRPG
Since Japan was appointed as the host for the 2020 Summer Olympics, it's been clear that video games would feature a major role in the event's theme. The Land of the Rising Sun has always had a close relationship with gaming culture, creating some of.....»»
Amazon hires outside investigators after employee petition alleges discrimination and harassment
Amazon has hired outside investigators to probe the internal culture of part of its cloud computing operations after employees circulated a petition alleging "systemic discrimination, harassment, bullying and bias against women and under-represented.....»»
Characterized drugs show unexpected effects
When Alexander Flemming discovered a mold on a culture plate overgrown with bacteria in 1928, he did not expect to find one of the most widely used active substances: penicillin. Accidental discoveries and the identification of active ingredients fro.....»»
California sues Activision Blizzard, alleging culture of sexual harassment
California's Department of Fair Employment and Housing filed a civil lawsuit Tuesday against one of America's largest video game developers Activision Blizzard, alleging multiple female employees were subjected to gender discrimination, sexual harass.....»»
Activision Blizzard sued by state agency over alleged widespread discrimination
"Frat boy culture" cited as serious factor for pay disparity, sexual harassment. Enlarge / Sign on facade of Activision's Los Angeles offices. (credit: Getty Images) On Wednesday, a California State agency filed a lawsuit against the game publ.....»»
A new non-invasive technique for parchment diagnosis
The conservation state of parchments is typically assessed using invasive and sometimes destructive investigation techniques. Scientists from Université Paris-Saclay, the CNRS, École Polytechnique, and the French Ministry of Culture have developed.....»»
The delicate balance of protecting river deltas and society
Hundreds of millions of people live on river deltas around the world, making them central to rich diversity in culture and thriving economies. As deltas face environmental degradation and ongoing climate change, governments have sought ever more dras.....»»
Covid 19 Impacts on WFH with Security Era
Covid 19 Impacts on WFH with Security Era manjushreemashal Tue, 07/13/2021 – 11:22 Log in or register to post comments The Pandemicsituation shift work culture from working in the office to work from office created major challenges for business.....»»
New framework highlights dual role of genetics and culture in inheritance
A new framework which reconciles the roles of behavioral genetics and cultural evolution in inheritance—and cuts through the nature/nurture debate—has been put forward by researchers at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)......»»