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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:04:30 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: National Science Board to Meet at NSF Headquarters in Arlington May 4 and 5
National Science Board to Meet at NSF Headquarters in Arlington May 4 and 5
Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:48:00 -0500
On May 4 and 5, the National Science Board (NSB) will meet to address science and engineering policy of interest to the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Members of the media and the public are invited to public portions of the meeting.
Highlights include:
TUESDAY, MAY 4
7:35 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Programs and Plans
- NSB Information Item: iPlant
- NSB Information Item: DataNet
11:30 a.m. to ...
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:09:22 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Coordinated Punishment Leads to Increased Cooperation in Large Groups
Coordinated Punishment Leads to Increased Cooperation in Large Groups
Fri, 30 Apr 2010 08:49:00 -0500
Humans are incredibly cooperative, but why do people cooperate and how is cooperation maintained? A new research study by UCLA anthropology professor Robert Boyd and his colleagues from the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico suggests cooperation in large groups is maintained by punishment.
The finding challenges previous cooperation/punishment models that argue punishment is uncoordinated and unconditional.
Boyd and his team report their research in the April 30 issue of the ...
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:44:32 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: NSF and NPRB Invite Media to Apply for Reporting Slots on Two Bering Sea Cruises
NSF and NPRB Invite Media to Apply for Reporting Slots on Two Bering Sea Cruises
Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:40:00 -0500
The National Science Foundation and the North Pacific Research Board are accepting proposals from professional journalists to report on the ocean-going research vessel, the R/V Thomas G. Thompson, this spring and summer. One to two reporting slots will be available on two separate cruises, with durations ranging from two weeks to a full month.
The research cruises are part of a multi-year assessment of the impact of climate change on the ...
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:00:24 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Voices From the Future
Voices From the Future
Fri, 30 Apr 2010 10:14:00 -0500
In honor of the National Science Foundation's 60th anniversary, the National Science Board initiated "Voices From the Future," a lecture series where distinguished speakers make presentations at NSB meetings in 2010.
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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:41:28 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Pollution Speeds up Snow Melt in Europe, Asia
Pollution Speeds up Snow Melt in Europe, Asia
NSF-supported climate scientist Mark Flanner and colleagues find differences in the rates for spring warming and snow cover decline in Eurasia and North America, and are studying whether aerosols are a key factor
More at http://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=116762&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
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