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2018 Military Strength Ranking 05-31
The complete Global Firepower list for 2018 puts the military powers of the world into full perspective. The finalized Global Firepower ranking relies on over 55 individual factors to determine a given...
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The 3 Types of Diversity That Shape Our Identities.06-03
Diversity means different things to different people. In a study of 180 Spanish corporate managers, we explored perceptions of diversity and found that depending on who is answering, diversity usually...
View ArticleIndia's Biotech Queen Kiran Mazumdar Elected As MIT Board Member 07-03
A first-generation entrepreneur and a thought leader, Ms Shaw is ranked among the world's most influential people in bio-pharma. s Shaw is also on the board of directors of the US-India Business...
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Why diagnosing Alzheimer’s today is so difficult—and how we can do better 07-17
Shyam's take.... Bill Gates's next investment in Alzheimer’s research is in a new fund called Diagnostics Accelerator. This project of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) aims to...
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These Indian fishermen take plastic out of the sea and use it to build roads...
Every one of India’s 1.3 billion people uses an average 11kg of plastic each year. After being used, much of this plastic finds its way to the Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean, where it can maim and kill...
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Rewiring STEM education 08-09
The idea that science skills are innate and great discoveries are made only by “lone geniuses” is losing traction in STEM. Before Lauren Aguilar began her freshman year of college, she had dreams of...
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Arctic river turns red again - two years after ‘pollution problem' supposedly...
Shocking : Water turns red,as nearby nickel processing plant says cause is decades of contamination in Soviet times which company is working to overcome.The ‘river of blood’ has appeared again, two...
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New technique can reconstruct history of every mature cell’s development 08-11
All humans begin life as a single cell that divides repeatedly to form two, then four, then eight cells, all the way up to the 26 billion or so that make up a newborn. Tracing how and when those 26...
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The 5 types of mentors you need in your life 09-24
Here’s how to assemble your personal dream team, with tips from business expert Anthony Tjan.Everyone can use a mentor. Scratch that — as it turns out, we could all use five mentors. “The best mentors...
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Researchers discover epigenetic mechanism underlying ischemic cardiomyopathy...
Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham have shed light on an epigenetic reprogramming mechanism that underlies the development of ischemic cardiomyopathy.The finding, which has recently...
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Scientists Are Developing New Ways to Treat Disease With Cells, Not Drugs 09-27
When Nichelle Obar learned she was pregnant with her second child last year, she never expected that her pregnancy, or her baby, would make history.But when the 40-year-old food-and-beverage...
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Tiny Human Esophagus Grown in the Lab—Here's Why 09-27
Here’s something to digest: Scientists in Cincinnati have grown miniature versions of an esophagus, the organ responsible for guiding your food to your stomach. And in a first, they did it entirely...
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Gut Branches of Vagus Nerve Essential Components of Brain’s Reward and...
Summary: Researchers report a gut-brain neural circuit establishes the vagus nerve as an essential component of the brain system that regulates reward and motivation. A novel gut-to-brain neural...
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The 4 Brain Superpowers You Need to Be a Successful Leader, According to...
Leaders who understand how brains work can make themselves and their teams more nimble, innovative, and resilient.Kevin Chin wants his executives to limber up their brains.Chin's investment company,...
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Daylight Saving Time May Cost America $434 Million From Lost Sleep, Index...
Changing the clocks an hour ahead for daylight saving time doesn't just cost us sleep -- it might also be costing the American economy as much as $434 million, according to a new index."The hour of...
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Indian Women Are Voting More Than Ever. Will They Change Indian Society? 11-11
In India’s patriarchal society, many more women are voting. Will their newfound clout reshape the country’s politics? Are Indian women voting at higher rates than before?Women in India are casting...
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The world has its first fully organic state - and it’s in India 11-12
The UN ‘Oscar for the Best Policy’ was awarded to the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim.This makes Sikkim the 1st fully organic state in the world with its sustainable agricultural policies that are...
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Seeing the glass as half full: Taking a new look at cognition and aging 11-12
Image credit : Shyam's Imagination LibraryFrom a cognitive perspective, aging is typically associated with decline. As we age, it may get harder to remember names and dates, and it may take us longer...
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How to Teach Engineering to a 5-Year-Old 08-27
Here’s a neat (and short) lesson from Washington state’s latest Teacher of the Year, Camille Jones. Camille teaches science and engineering to students as young as 5 years old. When she visited my...
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Switzerland leads the 5th consecutive edition of the IMD World Talent Ranking...
Image credit : Shyam's Imagination Library.The 2018 edition of one of the world’s foremost reports on the quality of international workforces has been released, with Western Europe dominating the...
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