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Nov 21, 2014

Lifesaving Beats: Songs Can Help with CPR Training

CHICAGO — The familiar tune of the Bee Gees song Stayin' Alive has been used for medical training for quite a few years now: It has the right beat — not to mention, the perfect title — for providing CPR's chest compressions at the right pace to revive a patient....

Dec 15, 2014

Primary Care Doctors Shouldn't Be Training in Hospitals (Op-Ed)

Dr. Bruce Koeppen is founding dean of the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University. Koeppen contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. If health care's goal is to keep patients out of the hospital, why are primary care physicians training in hospitals?...

Mar 13, 2015

Chameleon-like Material Changes Color On Demand

Researchers at the University of California at Berkeley announced today that they have developed an ultra-thin material that can change color on demand by bouncing back light on the nanoscale level. Well, the on-demand element is a little more nuanced. The “chameleon skin” material actually changes color when flexed, or...

Apr 10, 2015

iPads in the Classroom, But Do They Help Kindergartners?

When it comes to technology in the classroom, having kindergartners share iPads may be better for learning than simply giving each child an iPad, a new study suggests. The study involved 350 students from three schools in a Midwestern school district where iPads were being phased into classrooms. This created...

Jun 11, 2015

Women's Progress in Science and Engineering Since 1973 (Infographic)

The number of U.S.-trained women with science and engineering doctorates who are employed in academia almost doubled in 15 years, rising from about 60,000 in 1997 to over 105,000 in 2010. ...

Jun 17, 2015

5 Things I Learned When my Research Went Viral

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. We researchers all wonder whether reaching a broader audience for our academic work is worth the time and effort. Here’s a recent experience that may help you decide. On...

Jun 26, 2015

Does Music Give You Math Skills? It's a Tricky Equation

Naomi Eide is a master's student in the Philip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland, College Park. She contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. Denny Gulick began playing piano at age 4. With perfect pitch and a knack for memorization, he was...

Aug 6, 2015

School Start Times in U.S. States: Full List

Most U.S. middle and high schools start too early — with an average start time of around 8:00 a.m., according to a new study. Some children's health organizations recommend that schools start no earlier than 8:30 a.m., to help teens get the sleep they need. The study also found that...

May 18, 2016

Is Digital Multitasking Good for Teens?

The more time teens spend multitasking with various tech devices, the worse they tend to perform on academic tests, a small new study suggests. In the study, the researchers analyzed information from 73 eighth-grade students in Boston, who answered questions about how many hours per week they spent watching TV...

Jun 6, 2016

'Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War': A Q&A with Mary Roach

Is it possible to develop bombproof underwear? And why is it so difficult to perform a whole-body transplant? These are just some of the fascinating questions tackled by science writer Mary Roach in her new book, Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War. The book, published by W. W....

Aug 15, 2016

Book Excerpt: 'But What If We're Wrong?' (US 2016)

In his new book, Chuck Klosterman asks questions that are profound in their simplicity: How certain are we about our understanding of gravity? How certain are we about our understanding of time? What will be the defining memory of rock music, five hundred years from today? How seriously should we...

Aug 15, 2016

What If We're Wrong? History Suggests Everything Will Be Disproved

Hindsight is 20/20, right? That's the premise of a new book that poses the question: What if we were wrong? Chuck Klosterman's But What If We're Wrong? (Blue Rider Press, 2016) deals with the fact that the great march of history shows us that, well … we're always wrong. Aristotle...

Aug 25, 2016

Sexual Assault on Campus: Why College Freshmen Face Increased Risk

All across the U.S., college freshmen are gearing up for new classes, friends and freedoms, but there's also a darker side of these changes: At many colleges, first-year students are at an increased risk of sexual assault compared with sophomores, juniors and seniors, experts told Live Science. This period of...

Aug 27, 2016

Will You Make More Money If You Attend a Top-Tier School?

SEATTLE — College tuitions are becoming prohibitively expensive for many people, with Harvard University now costing almost $61,000 a year for tuition, room, board and fees. Given the high price tag, is it worth it to graduate from a highly selective school versus a less expensive, lower-tier one? The answer...

Sep 2, 2016

Nix Homework to Help Students? What the Science Says

A Texas teacher's note to parents about her newly implemented no formal homework policy in her second-grade class went viral last week, opening up the floodgates for parents, teachers and school administrators to weigh in on this controversial topic. In the note, teacher Brandy Young told parents that her students'...