High textbook costs & the US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled that US copyright law supports legally purchasing a textbook in a foreign country, where prices are usually cheaper, importing it to the US, and selling it for a profit.
Academics
Voxitatis to pilot reading challenge this summer
The Voxitatis Research Foundation will conduct an initial pilot test of a Web-based application that will promote reading over the summer months.
Brain’s prefrontal cortex suppressed, creativity spikes
Inhibiting the filter for irrelevant information in the brain's left prefrontal cortex can boost performance on tasks that require creative thinking, researchers at the Univ. of Pennsylvania have found.
From bedrock analysis, the possibility of life on Mars
An analysis of gases in a Martian rock sample picked up by Curiosity shows chemicals were present that could have made spots of the planet wet and supported life.
New York Times tells the story of the Higgs boson
One of the greatest science stories a newspaper has ever told is the inside look at the pursuit of a subatomic particle, the Higgs boson, and the perfect demonstration of the methods of science.
Snowstorm from Illinois aims for the northeast
It's a snow day for many schools in Illinois, as many parts of the state got 8-10 inches of snow. The storm is heading east and looks to touch many parts of Maryland before it's done.
Putting Heisenberg’s uncertainty to the test
Recent investigations into the polarization of light have revealed that it may not be as impossible as we thought to look at two complementary (or conjugate) properties of a quantum system.
Annual 'Read Across America' Day with Dr Seuss
The annual Read-Across-America Day, in honor of the birthday of Dr Seuss, kicked off a month that brings children of all ages together to celebrate the joy of reading.
Two standards govern student free speech
The Second Circuit recently found that schools could bar certain religious references at school-sponsored ceremonies and assemblies.
Court upholds dismissal of counselor over book
A federal district court in Illinois has ruled that Rich Twp HS Dist 227 didn't violate a guidance counselor's free speech rights when they fired him based on a "self-help" book he wrote about relationships.