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People & Society Discoveries
NSF's public investment in science, engineering, education and technology
helps to create knowledge and sustain prosperity. Read here about the Internet,
microbursts, Web browsers, extrasolar planets, and more... a panoply of discoveries
and innovations that began with NSF support.
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Uncovering Trends in Public Policy-Making Do the policies enacted by Congress correspond over time to the priorities of the public? Released
January 25, 2005
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The 2003 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics: Analyzing Data with Irregular Trends and Volatility Good statistical methods can show how to forecast data series that follow irregular trends and series with ever-changing volatility. Released
December 23, 2004
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Why Contribute to the Good of the Group? Are you more likely to help someone who has helped out on community projects? Released
December 17, 2004
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The Implications of Making Care-giving Robots Lifelike Robots designed to help the elderly may be given the ability to interact in human-like ways -– but what are the implications of doing this? Released
November 4, 2004
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True or False? When Memories Play Tricks The ease with which people's memories can be distorted is disconcerting. Released
October 14, 2004
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Game Theorist Describes Unintended Consequences of U.S. Counterterrorism Policies World events might not suggest that a decline in terrorism incidents has taken place during the post-Cold War era. Yet, economists have identified just such a trend while revealing that the likelihood of death or injury from terrorism has increased. Released
July 30, 2004
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Worldwide Biodiversity Threats Tied to Growth in Households Taking a fresh look at world population dynamics, scientists have uncovered evidence that increasing numbers of households -- even where populations are declining -- are having a vast impact on the world's biodiversity and environment. Released
July 30, 2004
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Scientists Find Earliest "New World" Writings in Mexico Scientists have uncovered glyphs and plaque fragments with what is believed to be the earliest form of writing ever found in the New World. The artifacts challenge previously held notions about the first Mesoamerican system of written communication. Released
July 30, 2004
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Will Baby Crawl? Maybe yes, maybe no, says anthropologist David Tracer, whose study of children in Papua New Guinea supports the view that milestones of child development vary with culture. Released
July 21, 2004
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Baboon Fathers Really Do Care About Their Kids In a finding that surprised researchers, a recent three-year study of five baboon groups at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro in Kenya reveals that baboon fathers overwhelmingly side with their offspring when intervening in disputes. Released
July 20, 2004
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Values and Morality in Global Finance Money makes the world go 'round, but in the 21st century it's being redefined. People in many countries are expressing their faith or community values through alternative forms of finance. Some are even printing their own money. Released
June 16, 2004
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American Sign Language Spoken Here Before William Stokoe's groundbreaking research, American Sign Language (ASL) was erroneously viewed as a pantomime, a poor substitute for spoken speech. Now ASL is recognized as a language with its own syntax, morphology, and structure. Released
June 25, 2003
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