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AAAS | Science Winter 2021 Newsletter

Institutional Licensing Newsletter | Winter 2021   Since its founding in 1880, Science has been at the center of important scientific discoveries. This newsletter is intended to help you and your patrons stay abreast of the latest research and news from and about the Science family of…

AR BUZZ | JANUARY 2022 – Top Downloaded Articles in 2021

Throughout 2021, the world continued to be impacted by COVID-19. While scientists and public health officials rolled out vaccination programs developed in record time, ongoing problems related to racial and health inequity and the global climate crisis affected the lives…

Why Sleep Matters for Personal and Public Health

Sleep is critically important for health: If disrupted, it can literally make people sick, upping the risks for ills such as cardiovascular disease, cancer and depression. A good night’s sleep is a luxury for many, but poor people and members…

2021 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Award Winners Named

Six entries dealing with aspects of the continuing global COVID-19 pandemic are among the winners of the 2021 AAAS Kavli Science Journalism Awards. Other winners dealt with important issues of equity and ethics in the conduct of science. The international…

SPIE congratulates 2021 Physics Nobel Laureates

SPIE congratulates this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics winners, Syukuro Manabe, Klaus Hasselmann, and Giorgio Parisi, “for groundbreaking contributions to our understanding of complex systems.” Although not directly optics- or photonics-related, their work has helped explain the natural world and…

Textbooks on video game writing and design

Game Writing Narrative Skills for Videogames 2nd edition Chris Bateman Request exam copy Through insights and experiences of professional game writers, Game Writing captures a snapshot of the narrative skills employed in today’s game industry. This collection of practical advice provides the…

Bilingualism, the Brain and Society

Does speaking two languages enrich the brain? How do class and race influence the labeling of bilingualism as good or bad? Join us to explore the neuroscience and social context of bilingualism. Event Description: For many stuck in Covid lockdowns,…