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(05/04/05 6:00am)
When I mention the word \science"" to people, I sometimes notice
their eyes glaze over. I can imagine what they might be thinking:
""Aw, geez, I don't want to talk about science. Science is
difficult, science is boring, science is for people smarter than I
am. Let's change the subject.""
(04/27/05 6:00am)
Challenging the notion that science periodicals target only a
scientific audience, the executive editor of Scientific American
said magazines like hers help the general public appreciate new
discoveries. Mariette DiChristina told a crowd of approximately 50
in Memorial Union Tuesday that science is not simply the realm of
the educated elite.
(04/26/05 6:00am)
After the Boston Red Sox won the World Series last October, a
Boston friend told me he rode an emotional high for weeks, and even
now feels a rush of exhilaration when he recalls the
victory.
(04/25/05 6:00am)
Mozart's creativity led him to compose magnificent symphonies.
Shakespeare's creativity inspired him to write timeless plays.
Einstein's creativity helped him formulate a revolutionary vision
of the universe.
(04/19/05 6:00am)
If Monica Lewinsky had been this resourceful, President Clinton
might be paying child support to her right now.
(04/13/05 6:00am)
Student activist groups generally hope to compel change but they
may not always know effective ways to do it.
(04/12/05 6:00am)
Tracing the history of the Onion from a \wacky campus rag"" to a
national phenomenon that has spawned numerous books and a movie
script, former Onion Editor in Chief Robert Siegel shared his
favorite headlines with a small but enthusiastic crowd Monday.
Siegel spoke as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series in the
Wisconsin Union Theater.
(04/12/05 6:00am)
From the dawn of life, it has tugged our oceans to create the
tides. It has shone like a beacon for wanderers in the night. It
has inspired the hearts of poets and stirred the souls of
romantics. It is a metaphor for something unattainable, yet
something that can be attained nonetheless with human ingenuity and
desire.
(04/11/05 6:00am)
From manipulating objects several atoms thick to using physics
to find a cure for brain cancer, some of the most revolutionary
research on campus is being conducted by women. As part of the
\Celebrating Women of Science"" program, five female UW-Madison
scientists summarized their research in a public discussion
Saturday.
(03/31/05 6:00am)
Coming up with an idea for a company can be difficult-unless
coming up with ideas is the company.
(03/30/05 6:00am)
In a world where kids have 64 Crayola crayons in the box and
Home Depot offers 3,000 shades of paint, it is easy to overlook the
difficulty in producing such a wide array of hues. Tracing the
science behind color development can help us understand the growth
and maturity of art history, said scientist and art aficionado
Philip Ball Tuesday.
(03/29/05 6:00am)
The Terri Schiavo controversy centered on two conflicting
observations. Physicians said neurological tests indicated she was
in a persistent vegetative state, or PVS, in which the higher
functions of her brain had clinically ceased. Opponents argued that
video clips of Schiavo smiling at her mother with recognition,
clearly proved otherwise. But doctors say even a brain-dead person
can exhibit reactions normally associated with sentient
people.
(03/15/05 6:00am)
During the Wake Forest-North Carolina State game March 7, there
was a skirmish--one that left every guy who witnessed it cringing.
(03/09/05 6:00am)
The truth is out there, and it may be closer than you
think.
(03/08/05 6:00am)
In \The Da Vinci Code,"" author Dan Brown described the number
phi, which he claimed occurs in countless occasions in nature.
Because of its ubiquity, Brown wrote, phi was dubbed the Divine
Proportion by ancient scholars who believed the number was ""God's
building block for the world."" But is the number really all around
us? And is it as magical as Brown would have us believe?
(03/08/05 6:00am)
Sometimes humorous, sometimes serious, but always impassioned,
the Rev. Al Sharpton ignited a capacity crowd yesterday in the
Memorial Union Theater as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
Discussing issues from the 2004 presidential election to gay
marriage, Sharpton encouraged students to never succumb to
apathy.
(03/01/05 6:00am)
Officials at UW-Madison's School of Medicine are nearing
acceptance into a late-stage clinical trial that would allow them
to test a promising new drug for stroke victims.
(02/22/05 6:00am)
A stellar flare that originated before the dawn of recorded
human history delivered a mighty burst of energy to the Earth last
December, astronomers announced Friday.
(02/17/05 6:00am)
For almost a century, fingerprinting has been the \gold
standard"" for identifying people. But in the last decade,
scientists have begun to question the technique and the aura of
infallibility it has encountered in legal proceedings for so
long.
(02/15/05 6:00am)
The annual Polar Plunge makes its way to Madison's Lake Monona
Saturday. The cold-water dive raises money for Special Olympics and
also lets participants face their fears and test their limits in a
challenging-but eminently harmless-environment.