By analyzing seven samples of hair said to have come from Ludwig van Beethoven, researchers debunked myths about the revered composer while raising new questions about his life and death.
Category: Research
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DNA From Beethoven’s Hair Unlocks Medical and Family Secrets
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2023 Abel Prize in Mathematics Honors Luis Caffarelli
The New York Times – Business:The honor, like a Nobel Prize for mathematics, was given this year to Luis Caffarelli for his work on partial differential equations.
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Deadly Fungus Spread Rapidly During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Says
The New York Times – Business:Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus that health officials hoped to contain is now in more than half the states, according to a new research paper.
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The Poignant Music of Melting Ice
The New York Times – Music:Scientists and musicians are recording the sounds of unfreezing water to document and predict the effects of climate change. Can their work help slow it, too?
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What is in the CHIPS Act, Aimed at Childcare Expansion and National Security
The New York Times – Business:A sprawling new program for the semiconductor industry is foremost about national security, but it will try to advance other priorities as well
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The CHIPS Act Is About More Than Chips: Here’s What’s in It
The New York Times – Business:A sprawling new program for the semiconductor industry is foremost about national security, but it will try to advance other priorities as well
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Trial Run of 4-Day Workweek Wins Converts
The New York Times – Business:Of 61 British companies that participated in a pilot program, 56 said they would continue. Both employers and employees reported benefits.
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Big Soda’s Alcohol Drinks Worry Health Experts
The New York Times – Business:PepsiCo and Coca-Cola enter hard soda markets, causing concerns among regulators and researchers.
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Roger C. Schank, Theorist of Artificial Intelligence, Dies at 76
The New York Times – Business:He combined linguistics, cognitive science and computing with the goal of “trying to understand the nature of the human mind.”
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Helping Stroke Patients Regain Movement in their Hands
The New York Times – Business:The results of an innovative study suggest electrical stimulation of the spinal cord could eventually help some of the many people disabled by strokes.
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Genetically Modified Trees Planted in U.S. Forest for First Time
The New York Times – Business:Living Carbon, a biotechnology company, hopes its seedlings can help manage climate change. But wider use of its trees may be elusive.
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Sandra Trehub, Pioneer in the Psychology of Music, Dies at 84
The New York Times – Music:She showed that basic musical ability is present in infants across cultures, laying a foundation for a growing field of study.