Scientists Confirm Pair of Skeletons are from Same Early Hominin Species
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Separate skeletons suggested to be from different early hominin species are, in fact, from the same species, a team of anthropologists has concluded.
“Inequality: Ancient and Modern” Focus of Ranieri Colloquium—March 7-8
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NYU's Center for Ancient Studies will host “Inequality: Ancient and Modern,” the annual Ranieri Colloquium on Ancient Studies, on Thurs., March 7 and Fri., March 8.
Analyzing Genomic Data, Researchers Unlock History of the North African Date Palm
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Genome analysis reveals that North African date palms are a hybrid between cultivated date palms from the Middle East and a different, wild species of palm that grows on the island of Crete and in small areas of Southern Turkey.
Fake News Shared by Very Few, But Those Over 65 More Likely to Pass on Such Stories
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A small percentage of Americans, less than 9 percent, shared links to so-called “fake news” sites on Facebook during the 2016 presidential election campaign, but this behavior was disproportionately common among people over the age of 65.
Terrance Hayes, Eileen Myles, and Sam Lipsyte Among Those Featured at NYU’s Creative Writing Program Events
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The Creative Writing Program’s Spring 2019 Reading Series commences with events featuring Terrance Hayes (Jan. 31), Eileen Myles (Feb. 14), and Sam Lipsyte (Feb. 21).
Princeton’s Weber on the Irrationality of Decision Making and What We Can Do About It—Feb. 4 Neuroscience Lecture
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Princeton University Professor Elke Weber will deliver “ ‘Risk as Feelings’ and ‘Perception Matters’: Assembling Human Preferences One Psychological Process at a Time,” on Mon., Feb. 4.
Scientists Develop Method to Visualize a Genetic Mutation
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A team of scientists has developed a method that yields, for the first time, visualization of a gene amplifications and deletions known as copy number variants in single cells.
How to Diminish Collusion in Public Procurement Auctions? Impose a Price Floor, Economists Argue
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A pair of economists suggest a new way to alleviate the problem of collusion in public procurement auctions: establish price floors for the contracted work.
Graphene’s Magic is in the Defects
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A team of NYU researchers has solved a longstanding puzzle of how to build ultra-sensitive, ultra-small electrochemical sensors with homogenous and predictable properties by discovering how to engineer graphene structure on an atomic level.
New Study Finds Bias against Women & Girls When Intellectual Ability is Sought
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A new study finds bias against both women and girls for jobs or activities requiring intellectual ability. The research underscores the pervasiveness of gender bias, held even among females, in both adults and young children.