New factory jobs may come to Wisconsin
In terms of career-readiness, the government can play a role. Let's start with building manufacturing capacity and talent in the US, if we can.
Academics
Some people are just so sure they’re right
It is important to consider the perspective of other people, even as we maintain faith in our own religious beliefs, new research suggests.
Obit: Isaiah Gonzalez; Blue Whale suicide challenge
An online game, Blue Whale suicide challenge, makes its way around the US on social media; some kids have killed themselves while playing.
Living in poverty adversely affects education
The Great Recession brought poverty to many families that were not living in poverty prior to 2008, a new study has shown.
An astrophysicist asks why we ask, Why?
Scientists are curious people indeed, but all humans are naturally curious about <em>something</em>. What about us makes us that way?
An observatory needs volunteers
How big the mirror is makes all the difference when it comes to the ability an optical telescope has of pulling in faint objects in deep space.
Chocolate can mitigate some cognitive impairment
Chocolate can affect cognitive performance; the effect is stronger in sleep-deprived or slightly cognitively impaired people.
Upcoming eclipse sparks interest in astronomy
The Very Large Array in New Mexico showed signs of a slight uptick in interest in astronomy on the part of US children and families.
Supreme Court scuttles a church-state schooner
SCOTUS today said Missouri couldn't discriminate against a church in providing playground maintenance funds just b/c it's a church.
For early math, let kids count on their fingers
Should kids be taught to count on their fingers when figuring out simple arithmetic? New research suggests the pedagogical tool may be good after all.