New E-Textbooks Will Tattle To Professors About Students' Reading Habits
Gadgets CourseSmart plans to track how students read. It'll even determine their "engagement" in reading. Boy we're glad we aren't in school any more. Digital textbooks seem like they should be a boon...
View ArticleEngineering College Lets Students Shop With Biometric Scans Instead Of Credit...
Gadgets Place finger here for potato chips. These days, fingerprint scanners are used, but not very widely outside of Tom Cruise movies. But a small South Dakota college is doing a trial run of a...
View ArticleThe 5 Best Party Schools For Science Nerds
Science Do you measure tequila shots in an Erlenmeyer flask? Read on. Choosing the right university can seem like the most important decision of your life. And picking the right major and program is...
View ArticleAwesome Labs Index
Science Six years’ worth of incredible places. 2007 National Wind InstituteTexas Tech University Create and test structures that can withstand hurricane-force winds. Energetic Materials Research and...
View ArticleImportant Facebook Research: Where To Go To College If You Want To Find A Spouse
Science Because no one goes to college to learn. The upside to Facebook carefully tracking your entire life: so much room for statistical analysis! Facebook's Data Science Team recently took a look at...
View ArticleMaterials From Carl Sagan's College Courses Now Available Online
Science Are you ready for Astronomy 170 with Professor Sagan? I'm looking at the very first problem astronomer and science popularizer Carl Sagan assigned to one of his Harvard University classes in...
View Article10 Great Gifts For College Students From The Future
Gadgets Her roommates will wonder where the DeLorean time machine is parked. Chances are that, if you're reading this article on this site, you're after the perfect present for your future-forward...
View ArticleMost Concussions Happen During Practice For Student Football Players
Health Here's what can be done Over the past few years, research and some high-profile incidents have illuminated the harmful long-term effects that concussions can have on football players' brains.
View ArticleYes, your beer pong cup is teeming with bacteria
Science PopSci asked the hard questions and got answers. But you’re not going to like them. PopSci, along with scientists from Rockefeller University, took samples of the bacteria transmitted during...
View ArticleThe best gear for going back to school
Gadgets You should never stop learning—or getting excited about truly excellent highlighters. PopSci's back to college gear guide. Here is a list for students—and their parents hint hint—of gear that...
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