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Better Ways To Cut A Cake
Suppose a cake is to be divided between two people, Alice and Bob. A fair procedure is to have Alice cut the cake and then have Bob choose whichever piece he prefers. Alice has an incentive to cut the cake exactly in half, since she will be left with whichever piece Bob does not take. This "you cut, I choose"method, known since time immemorial, has been used in dispute resolutions ranging from land division in the Bible to children's squabbles over birthday cake. An article to appear in the December 2006 issue of the Notices of the AMS draws on the power and precision of mathematics to show there are even better ways to cut a cake. Brain Chemicals Involved In Aggression Identified: May Lead To New Tre
School shootings. Muggings. Murder. Road rage. After decreasing for more than a decade, the rate of violent crime in the United States has begun to inch up again. And new studies are helping scientists gain deeper insight into the neurobiology of aggression and violence. Two Drugs Equally Effective For Heart Patients Undergoing Angioplasty,
In lifesaving procedures to open blocked heart arteries a key question has persisted for years: Is use of the more expensive drug, abciximab, justified over use of the less-expensive eptifibatide? A recent study found no significant difference between the drugs in the length of hospital stay or in the rate of cardiovascular event rates. Wild About Harry
Material from the "Today"television show related to the July 2007 release of J.K Rowling's book "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows."Features video clips and related articles on topics such as details on events after the book's epilogue, more Potter to come, and synopses of the first six Harry Potter books. Full-time Sensors Can Detect Bridge Defects
Networks of small, permanently mounted sensors could soon check continuously for the formation of structural defects in I-beams and other critical structural supports of bridges and highway overpasses, giving structural engineers a better chance of heading off catastrophic failures. [Ironic] Professional beggars prowling about the streets of Moroccan c
The government plans to crack down on the scam used by faux beggars in growing numbers for a kind of "emotional blackmail", a cabinet minister was quoted as saying... Proclamation by the President: National Day of Prayer and Remembrance
Official press release from President George W. Bush proclaiming September 16, 2005, as a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina. It is meant to "honor the memory of those who lost their lives, to provide comfort and strength to the families of the victims, and to help ease the burden of the survivors." Hacker Con Submits to Spychips
One thousand attendees of the Chaos Communication Congress voluntarily wire themselves up to RFID location-tracking devices. Just because they can. Quinn Norton reports from Berlin. Leaders and Laggards: A State-by-State Report Card on Educational Effe
Results from this effort "to grade all 50 states and Washington, DC, on their K-12 school systems in order to identify both leaders and laggards in the tough business of school performance."View nationwide scores for overall academic achievement, achievement of low-income and minority students, return on investment, truth in advertising about student proficiency, and other data. Select a state from the map to read its education report card. From the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. PTSD Symptoms Linked To More Feelings Of Revenge In Former African Chi
Former Ugandan and Congolese child soldiers who have more symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are less likely to be open to reconciliation and more likely to have feelings of revenge, according to a new article.
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