Science And Society

Special Report: Budget Boosts Physical Sciences in FY 2008, Most Other Research Down

Jim Dawson
[bold When he sat before the House] Committee on Science and Technology in mid-February to detail the administration's proposed fiscal year 2008 federal research budget, John Marburger, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, opened with the same statement of priorities he has used ... [Phys. Today 60, 35 (2007)] published Tue May 1, 2007.

News Notes

Toni Feder and Karen H. Kaplan
... [Phys. Today 60, 32 (2007)] published Tue May 1, 2007.

Russian Academy of Sciences Weathers Round of Attacks

Toni Feder
[bold A power struggle] in which the Russian government appeared poised to subjugate the Russian Academy of Sciences has relaxed, at least for now. ... [Phys. Today 60, 31 (2007)] published Tue May 1, 2007.

New Chief Vows to Reinvigorate Italian Space Activities

Toni Feder
[bold I don't think] the international community realizes how bad it's been for science in Italy, says University of Florence astrophysicist Franco Pacini, former president of the International Astronomical Union. In the last three or four years, there has been a systematic hostility to science. If ... [Phys. Today 60, 28 (2007)] published Tue May 1, 2007.

Scaling and Memory Effect in Volatility Return Interval of the Chinese Stock Market. (arXiv:0805.2194v1 [physics.soc-ph])

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Spatial prisoner's dilemma with heterogeneous agents: Cooperation, learning and co-evolution. (arXiv:0805.2071v1 [q-bio.PE] CROSS LISTED)

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