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Einstein Dissertation: A Joke or A Fight?17 comments

kofegeek wrote 2 weeks ago: Although I don’t like Einstein too much, there is some view of his life I always be remembered … more →

Tags: Silly Life, Science, cute picture, Unique, einstein, Research, joke, Funny, academic

Getting technological in Switzerland

The Lu Life wrote 3 weeks ago: Cell phones and internet are essential pretty much everywhere these days.  Yes, it is relaxing to li … more →

Tags: switzerland, Zürich, Travel, Living Abroad, Passport, Irchel, technology, cell phone, Internet

Flying Swiss

The Lu Life wrote 3 weeks ago: My flight to Zurich came with some expectations since it was, after all, Swiss Air.  Last time I fle … more →

Tags: switzerland, Zürich, Travel, Transportation, Ticket, Buttons, Dinner, food, flight

Eccerobot Engineered Robot2 comments

bangladesh18plus wrote 1 month ago: We may not be able to build a human-like replicant just yet, but robotics engineers have managed to … more →

Tags: technology, ECCEROBOT, Eccerobot Engineered Robot, artificial bones, c-3po, University of Sussex, Will Eccerobot, Science, Research

State of Himalayan Glaciers Less Alarming Than Feared

Deborah wrote 1 month ago: Himalayas (Photo credit: little byte of luck)  http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/12041914 … more →

Tags: climate change, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Himalaya, glaciology, Glacier, Geneva, Southeast Asia

University of Zurich: Forced retirement for Bruno Frey 3 comments

Olaf Storbeck wrote 1 month ago: After all, the University of Zurich gets tough against Bruno Frey. The faculty has decided to force … more →

Tags: bruno frey, self plagiarism, unethical behaviour, Warwick Business School

Matterhorn disintegrating in the face of climate change1 comment

Henricus Peters wrote 1 month ago: Deutsch: Matterhorn (Ostseite), gespiegelt im Riffelsee, vom Ufer des Riffelsees aus English: Matter … more →

Tags: climate change, Independent, switzerland, alps, Matterhorn, Journal of Geophysical Research, Mountain, Gruber

Self-plagiarism: Bruno Frey gets away with a slap on the wrist 8 comments

Olaf Storbeck wrote 2 months ago: The University of Zurich has finally closed its investigation into the academic conduct of Bruno Fre … more →

Tags: bruno frey, academic dishonesty, Christopher Pissarides, Frey, London School of Economics, plagiarism, self plagiarism, Titanic, unethical behaviour

A Fantastic Historical Resource from the University of Zurich

Jim wrote 3 months ago: Christian Moser writes Gerne weise ich darauf hin, dass seit heute das Portal “Historische Vor … more →

Tags: Church History

REVIEW -- Crisis Mapping: A Phenomenon and Tool in Emergencies

Admin wrote 3 months ago: November 2011 The emergence of crisis mapping is an example of how an increasing number of citizens … more →

Tags: Analysis, Politics, technology, Social, Security, Zürich, ETH Zürich, CSS, switzerland

Global warming: Permafrost meltdown causing problems

Bob Berwyn wrote 3 months ago: A major rock avalanche in the Bregaglia after Christmas 2011 could be a result of temperature rise i … more →

Tags: Environment, Global Warming, Summit County news, Climate and Weather, climate change, cryosphere, permafrost

Capitalism: The Only Choice for a Moral Person1 comment

neenergyobserver wrote 3 months ago: "Capitalism Works for Me!" by Steve Lambert (Photo credit: SPACES Gallery) I’ve writ … more →

Tags: Economy, united states, McDonald, Ivy League, Thomas Jefferson, crony capitalism, laissez-faire, corporatism

Tracking Down a Melanchthon Quote1 comment

Jim wrote 4 months ago: P. Melanchthon The other day Marc Cortez posed a question on facebook about a Melanchthon quote.  He … more →

Tags: Melanchthon, Corpus Reformatorum

A Young Physiologist, 18901 comment

Frank Hoeber wrote 5 months ago: Rudolf Höber, page from microorganism notebook, c. 1890 Drawings of Hydra viridis and Podocoryne car … more →

Tags: hoeber, Rudolf Hober, Rudolf Hoeber, University of Kiel, microorganisms drawings, kiel physiological institute, University of Pennsylvania

The facts about Albert Einstein3 comments

egrejeen wrote 5 months ago: Albert Einstein was a German-born American physicist and the facts about Albert Einstein as explaine … more →

Tags: Scientists, Physics, Biographies, famous people, Germany, Albert Einstein, Photoelectric effect, Special Relativity

Holistic Health: Cool New CBT Tool for Kids with OCD1 comment

alternahealthgrrrl wrote 5 months ago: Is there a place for video games in integrative medicine? A newly developed tool makes me think so. … more →

Tags: Mindfulness, Psychology, CBT, cognitive behavior therapy, obsessive-complusive disorder, OCD, video game therapy, Ricky and the Spider

SMALLEST CAR IN THE WORLD?

simplynaijaforum wrote 6 months ago: Reduced to the max: the emission-free, noiseless 4-wheel drive car, jointly developed by Empa resear … more →

Tags: Automobile, today, Na'ija, 2011, nano, Car, smallest, university of groningen, EMPA

Culture in Humans and Apes Has Same Evolutionary Roots

Igor Purlantov wrote 7 months ago: Culture is not a trait that is unique to humans. By studying orangutan populations, a team of resear … more →

Tags: igor purlantov, igor, purlantov, animals, Pets, Orangutan, humans, Behavior, Evolution

Does one 'super-corporation' run the global economy? Study claims it could be terrifyingly unstable

Jean wrote 7 months ago: by Rob Waugh | Global Research October 20 2011 Research found that 147 companies formed a ‘sup … more →

Tags: Financial/economic information, World Economy, Zürich, goldman sach, Barclays, New Scientist, University of London, switzerland


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