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Working in the Theatre Seminars
"The American Theatre Wing's panel discussion series brings together performers, directors, playwrights, designers, choreographers and behind-the-scenes personnel from the Broadway theatre. Streaming video recordings of these seminars, produced by CUNY-TV, may be viewed here in Real Player format."Subjects include puppetry, performance, humor, specific productions, stage design, unions, and critics; panelists include Matthew Broderick, Edward Albee, Tony Kushner, Julie Harris, Anne Meara, Sigourney Weaver, and Gregory Hines. Stanford Team's Win In Robot Car Race Nets $2 Million Prize
In a race that began and ended in a casino parking lot and traversed 132 miles of desert southwest of Las Vegas on Oct. 8, the Stanford Racing Team's autonomous robotic car, Stanley, won big. The artificially intelligent car traversed the off-road course in a little less than seven hours, yielding both a $2 million payout and a lofty place in the history of robotics and technology. Siberian Lakes Burp 'Time-bomb' Greenhouse Gas
Frozen bubbles in Siberian lakes are releasing methane, a greenhouse gas, at rates that appear to be "... five times higher than previously estimated"and acting as a positive feedback to climate warming, said Katey Walter, in a paper published today in the journal Nature.Walter's project is the first time this type of bubbling has been accurately quantified. Walters is an International Polar Year post-doctoral fellow at the Institute of Arctic Biology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Women's History Month: Timeline of Key Events in the American Women's
The timeline runs from 1848 to 1994, with brief notes on people and events, some linked to related articles. From infoplease. Flies Remember Smells Better When In A Group Than When Alone
Positive social interactions exist within flies: When in a group, Drosophila flies have better memory than when they are isolated. Spread Of Endogenous Retrovirus K Is Similar In The DNA Of Humans And
The population dynamics of complete copies of primate endogenous retrovirus family K in the genomes of humans, chimpanzee and rhesus monkey have revealed a surprising pattern. Human ERV-K had a similar demographic signature to that of the rhesus monkey, both differing greatly from that of the chimpanzee. Revising Humans: U.S. Constitution Provides Framework For Debate On Ge
The U.S. Constitution may not provide direct answers to policy questions about the genetic engineering of human beings, but it does offer shared values that can help frame the debate about this developing technology, according to a Georgia Institute of Technology professor. Special Report: Saudi Arabia
Collection of news articles and commentary about politics and current events in Saudi Arabia. Includes articles on topics such as the August 2005 death of King Fahd, elections, and Islamic extremists. Also includes a link to a feature about the Hajj (annual pilgrimage to Mecca). From the Guardian Unlimited, the online companion to the British newspaper The Guardian. Trouble in Toyland
This annual survey of toy safety "provides safety guidelines for parents when purchasing toys for small children and provides examples of toys currently on store shelves that may pose potential safety hazards."Discusses choking and strangulation hazards, toys that could cause hearing loss, and toys that could expose children to hazardous chemicals. Includes photos illustrating potentially hazardous toys and information about online toy retailers. From the National Association of State PIRGs. Confuse Your Customer, Then Explain It Simply: They Buy It
An article in the Journal of Consumer Research examines the effectiveness of a new confusion-based sales technique called "disrupt-then-reframe."The researchers found that by presenting a confusing sales pitch to consumers and then restating the pitch in a more familiar way, they were able to increase sales of a candy bar in a supermarket, increase students'willingness to pay to join a student interest group, and increase students'acceptance of a tuition increase.
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