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Irving Langmuir

Langmuir, Irving (1881-1957), a United States chemist and physicist. Langmuir's study of oil films on water revealed that the molecules of oil form a single layer on the surface. With Gilbert N. Lewis, Langmuir originated a theory of atomic structure. From 1909 ...

To Tell the Truth

Neuroscientists have been using brain scans to learn how to read minds. Neuroscientists have been publishing articles about detecting lies with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) for nearly 10 years. In a federal district court in Tennessee, the defendant in a Medicare ...

Great dates

Hangover date Curious about the person you brought home last night? Exotic date Bump it to bhangra at the Indian-themed edition of the Queens Museum of Art's Target Passport Fridays at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. FREE Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, enter on 111th St ...
You might be surprised if you knew just how many scientists out there play in rock bands. Forty years later, some New York University (N.Y.U.) colleagues and I formed The Amygdaloids. Our second CD is out, and it features superstar Rosanne Cash ...

A Neuroscientist Who Makes Music

Question: Why did you first start playing music? Joseph LeDoux: Well, I think in the early '60s, everyone had a folk guitar. So, yeah, I started then and then I was taking a bath and had a transistor radio one night and ...
Is it true that the hotter the day, the more sunburned you get? If it's sunny, you're just as likely to burn on a cool summer day as you are on a hotter one. Air temperature is influenced by numerous atmospheric conditions, ...
Through my many years in the voice business, I have learned more from my clients than any book or theory on voice. What has been extremely fascinating is what I have discovered as to why we sound the way we sound. It ...

Waterlogged in Red Hook with Polybe + Seats

The waters of South Brooklyn have long been a popular place to consider the kinship between human and marine life. Inspired by the Weeki Wachee Springs Mermaid Park-one of our country's oldest roadside attractions-the work is the brainchild of Artistic Director Jessica ...

Math Video Gaming Engages New York City Students

The article discusses the DimensionM pre-algebra and algebra educational pilot site developed by Tabula Digita. The site allows students to compete against one another, create teams, and collaborate in school versus school and district versus district competitions. Excerpt from Article: 68 January ...

Charles Kelman

June 1, 2004, Boca Raton, Fla.), was posthumously awarded the 2004 Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research for having revolutionized the surgical removal of cataracts; he turned a 10-day hospital stay into an outpatient procedure and dramatically reduced surgical complications..
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