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Experience is not only insufficient for expert performance; in some cases, it can hurt. Highly experienced people tend to execute routine tasks almost unconsciously - think of Monica immediately glancing up to see Ardman's dopamine drip - and they retrieve the information they need quickly, rarely pausing to apply rules. Driving...
Given that no one fully understands the powerful subterranean engine powering Lusi, efforts to stop it have proven predictably ineffectual. Two relief wells intended to reduce pressure inside the original well have failed. Early last year, scientists from Indonesia's Bandung Institute of Technology came up with a more novel...
Last month, Harvard and Boston officials agreed to sign an agreement that would grant the University permission to begin construction on the 589,000-square-foot science complex, which is slated to house the Harvard Stem Cell Institute.
Despite our melting-pot roots, Americans have often been quick to blame the influx of immigrants for rising crime rates. But new research released Monday shows that immigrants in California are, in fact, far less likely than U.S.-born Californians are to commit crime. While people born abroad make up...
Other measures the government has taken to alleviate the food crisis have had a limited effect. In January, Chavez announced the creation of PDVAL, an affiliate of the state oil company, PDVSA, that has been tasked with assisting in food production and distribution; it has set up various distribution centers...