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Girls=Boys in Math

issue 4431 | 07.29.08 | American Voices

Researchers for the National Science Foundation have found that boys and girls now perform equally in standardized math tests. What do you... more»
Secondhand TV Distracts From Playtime

issue 4429 | 07.17.08 | American Voices

A new study demonstrates that when a television is on the background, children play about 5 percent less than without, thus impeding development of... more»
Drunk Physicists Write Equations All Over Passed-Out Colleague's Face

issue 4425 | 06.19.08 | Radio
Researchers Discover Details Smaller Than Minutiae

issue 4424 | 06.09.08 | News In Brief

PASADENA, CA—A team of Caltech scientists announced Monday that they have discovered a type of conversational detail smaller than minutiae,... more»
Commas, Turning Up, Everywhere

issue 4417 | 04.25.08 | News In Brief

WASHINGTON—In the midst of a crisis that may have reached a breaking, point Tuesday afternoon, linguists, and grammarians, everywhere say... more»
Chinese Class Clown Executed

issue 4416 | 04.17.08 | News In Brief

BEIJING—Known among schoolmates for his spirited antics and ability to make light of almost any situation, classroom jokester Wei Xiang, 11,... more»
Chinese Class Clown Executed

issue 4416 | 04.17.08 | News In Brief

BEIJING—Known among schoolmates for his spirited antics and ability to make light of almost any situation, classroom jokester Wei Xiang, 11,... more»
Mead Releases New Grad-School-Ruled Notebook

issue 4415 | 04.07.08 | News

RICHMOND, VA—Company officials say the new notebooks feature lines 3.55 millimeters apart, making them "infinitely more practical" for... more»
Comedian Jim Breuer At College Party For Some Reason

issue 4414 | 04.04.08 | News

COLUMBIA, MO—"I looked over and there's the guy from Half Baked," said sophomore Steve Kendall after hearing the comedian's "odd but... more»
Teacher's Sense Of Humor Comes Through In Multiple-Choice Tests

issue 4410 | 03.08.08 | News

UNIONTOWN, PA—“To even consider Billy Crystal as one of the men who rode with Paul Revere is really, really funny,” mused 47-year-old... more»