Latest science news in Mathematics & Economics
How to protect yourself from media manipulation on energy issues and other contentious matters
When my kids were little, we would play a game during the TV commercials.
Partnerships with bankrupt companies could be double-edged sword for investors
The list of companies that have filed for bankruptcy during the first half of 2020 reads like a "who's who" of major retailers and recognized brands. Consumers may know J.C....
It pays to major in fields with close ties to jobs, study shows
College graduates make more money if they major in fields with close ties to jobs, according to a new study from the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), part of Rice...
Watch live: Funeral for Rep. John Lewis in Atlanta
A private funeral service for civil rights leader and longtime Georgia congressman John Lewis will be held in Atlanta Thursday and will be attended by three of the four living...
Having clients from many industries can hurt the effectiveness of auditing firms
A recent study finds that when an accounting firm has an industry diversified client portfolio, the quality of the firm's audits suffers—and the more industry sectors it audits, the worse...
America has corn and Asia has rice. It's time Australia had a native staple food
Most countries have a staple food: native, fast-growing and easy-to-store plants high in carbohydrates.
Commerce Dept.: U.S. economy declined in 2nd quarter by largest margin ever
The U.S. economy had its worst second-quarter performance in history this year, government figures showed Thursday.
10 email alerts you’ll actually want in your inbox
Email is that old dog you can still teach new tricks. (Yogas Design/Unsplash/)Say what you want about email, but it has done a lot for us over the last 50 years or...
Ibrahimovic scores twice, AC Milan continues soccer streak
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice to power AC Milan to a win against Sampdoria and continue the Italian soccer club's 12-game unbeaten streak.
Trust in data privacy increases during pandemic
COVID-19 has seen Australians become more trusting of organizations and governments when it comes to their personal data and privacy, according to new research.
The varnishing point: Where science meets art
In 2014, the art conservation world was thrown into chaos when the company producing MS2A varnish shut down. No one else had the technical knowledge to continue making the go-to...
2020 Emmys will be a virtual ceremony
This year's Emmy Awards ceremony will be a virtual event due to the coronavirus pandemic, host Jimmy Kimmel and the broadcast's producers wrote in a letter to nominees.
Column: Trump taps Kodak (yes, that Kodak) to bring stability to the drug market
The Trump administration is loaning Kodak $765 million to produce ingredients for prescription drugs -- something Kodak has never done before.
Democrats unveil schedule for national convention in Milwaukee
The Democratic Party has unveiled a preliminary schedule for its presidential nominating convention in Milwaukee, which includes an acceptance speech by presumptive nominee Joe Biden on the final night.
FDA opens path for quicker, cheaper COVID-19 tests at home
The Food and Drug Administration for the first time has opened the possibility for at-home and over-the-counter COVID-19 tests outside a lab setting, which could make testing quicker and less...
New imaging system creates pictures by measuring time
A radical new method of imaging that harnesses artificial intelligence to turn time into visions of 3-D space could help cars, mobile devices and health monitors develop 360-degree awareness.
CFIA investigating mysterious shipments of seeds landing in mailboxes
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning gardeners not to plant "unauthorized seeds" from packages they weren't expecting to arrive in the mail.
LifeLabs goes to court to block privacy watchdogs from probing 2019 data breach
Two of Canada's provincial privacy officers say that they're still unable to release a full report about last year's security breach at LifeLabs because the company has gone to court...
Government's effort to publicize Big 3 cell service prices isn't driving them down, advocates say
This week, the federal government released its first cellphone price tracker report, which shows there has been little movement in prices since the Liberals promised to reduce those costs by...
On This Day, July 30: Lyndon B. Johnson signs Medicare into law
In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Medicare into law, dedicating it to former President Harry Truman, who "planted the seeds of compassion."
Harvard technology to be commercialized by Vesigen Therapeutics
Harvard University’s Office of Technology Development (OTD) and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health today announced the launch of Vesigen Therapeutics, a startup company that aims to overcome the challenge of...
At 30, Americans with Disabilities Act continues to grow
This Sunday marks the 30th anniversary of the day the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law, making it illegal to discriminate against people living with disabilities in regard to employment and...
Student-developed device predicts avocado ripeness
Each year, about 40 percent of all food in the U.S. goes uneaten. That means Americans throw away $165 billion worth of food that could been used to make more than 58...
Agonizing over school-reopening plans? Think Marie Kondo
Her advice has helped millions declutter their lives. Now organizing expert Marie Kondo’s philosophy of letting go of nonessentials can help K-12 educators scrambling to design creative back-to-school plans in the age of...
Harvard-MIT’s edX initiative offers guidance as others prepare
Online learning is decades old, but few students, teachers, or administrators had personal experience with it before the rise of the pandemic in March, when the entire American education system was forced to...
Reflecting on Supreme Court ruling and NFL team name change
After a narrow 5-4 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling this month declaring that a large portion of eastern Oklahoma remains Native American land. The McGirt v. Oklahoma decision, written...
U.S. imposes sweeping sanctions targeting Assad regime
The United States has imposed a new series of sweeping sanctions targeting those the Trump administration accuses of aiding the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Hong Kong arrests 4 student activists under new security law
Hong Kong Police on Wednesday arrested four student protesters for creating a new organization promoting Hong Kong independence, becoming some of the first people to be arrested under a new...