A new study finds that people with a utilitarian approach to ethics share personality traits with psychopaths, which may make difficult decisions easier for them. (Nov. 14, 2011)
Remediating long-term effects of fossil fuel combustion and other human-driven processes will be even costlier than previously thought, the Cornell earth scientist is claiming in a new study. (Nov. 10, 2011)
The single-layer carbon sheets' stellar qualities are only just being understood in all their capacities, the researchers say in a review article about the material's past and potential. (Nov. 8, 2011)
Professor of English Satya Mohanty's recent book of critical essays, a collaboration with international scholars, offers several cross-cultural views of Indian literature and modernity. (Nov. 8, 2011)
Eugene Dynkin recorded his talks with mathematicians around the world for more than 50 years. The library has digitized, organized and curated the information on a new website. (Nov. 8, 2011)
Brian Hanrahan, a faculty fellow in the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, studies old radio recordings and teaches Weimar cinema, media theory and sound art. (Nov. 8, 2011)
Three Cornell physicists will discuss new evidence about faster-than-light travel in an open forum Nov. 17 in 700 Clark Hall. Refreshments are at 7 p.m.; the forum will begin at 7:30 p.m. (Nov. 8, 2011)
Steven W. Squyres has been named chairman of the NASA Advisory Council, an assembly of experts that offers guidance and policy advice to the administrator of America's space agency. (Nov. 7, 2011)
Professor Norman Uphoff received the International Society of Paddy and Water Environment Engineering Review Award for 2011 for his 'significant editorial contributions' to an international journal. (Nov. 7, 2011)
