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Arthropod Chain Gangs

Slashdot (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

monk writes "Science News references a story in the October 10 Science about Cambrian invertebrates which formed weird permanent chains up to twenty individuals long. 'The discovery of 525-million-year-old fossils belonging to a new species of arthropod shows that these animals formed communal chains never before seen in fossilized invertebrates.' It should be obvious to any Slashdotter of a certain...

How US Schools' Culture Stifles Math Achievement

Slashdot (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

Zarf writes "I'd like to file a bug report on the US educational system. The New York Times reports on a recent study that shows the US fails to encourage academic talent as a culture.'"There is something about the culture in American society today which doesn't really seem to encourage men or women in mathematics," said Michael Sipser, the head of M.I.T.'s math department. "Sports achievement gets...

Choosing a Replacement Email System For a University?

Slashdot (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

SmarkWoW writes "The university I attend is currently looking to change the way in which is provides its students with an email service. In the past they used a legacy mail system which can no longer fit their needs. A committee has narrowed the possibilities down to three vendors: Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo. Representatives from these three vendors will be coming to our college and giving a presentation...

China to demand source code from hardware makers?

DV Hardware (Free subscription) | yesterday

A report surfaced on Slashdot that claims hardware makers who wish to sell certain products in China will need to send the source code to the Chinese government: "Products expected to be subject to the system are those equipped with secret coding, such as [a] contactless smart card system developed by Sony Corp., digital copiers, and computer servers. The Chinese government said it needs the source...

Algorithms Can Make You Pretty

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caffeinemessiah writes "The New York Times has an interesting story on a new algorithm by researchers from Tel Aviv University that modifies a facial picture of a person to conform to standards of attractiveness. Based on a digital library of pictures of people who have been judged 'attractive,' the algorithm finds the nearest match and modifies an input picture so it conforms to the 'attractive' person's...

Messenger Sends First Full Fly-By Image of Mercury

Slashdot (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008

An anonymous reader writes with this snippet from Gizmodo: "Nasa's Messenger (MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry and Ranging spacecraft) has flown by just 125 miles over the surface of Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System. This is the first time in history that the whole planet is going to be photographed in its entirety by an Earthling probe, with...

• Mercury, up close: New photos unveiled - CNN

Tips For Taking Your Laptop Into and Out of the US?

Slashdot (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008

casualsax3 writes "I'm going to be taking a week long round trip from NYC to Puerto Vallarta Mexico sometime next month, and I was planning on taking my laptop with me. I'll probably want to rip a few movies and albums to the drive in order to keep busy on the flight. More important though, is that I'm also going to be taking pictures while I'm there, and storing them on the laptop. With everything...