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The Mystery of Evil

By Guest PostMay 30, 2012Politicsactuality of evil, knowledge of evil, moral evil, mystery of evil

Where does evil come from? If God is all-powerful and created a universe that is very good why does evil exist? (more…)

Safety in Numbers: Threat Intelligence System Enables Corporate and Government Organizations to Share Malware Information

By Guest PostMay 29, 2012Technologyandrew howard, android-based devices, attack, christopher smoak, compromise, computer network, corporate, depth of knowledge, gary meek, george macon, georgia tech, gtisc, gtri, hackers, industrial espionage, intelligence system, mac malware, macintosh computers, malicious software, malware, malware threat, researcher, spear phishing, titan, titan project, weapon, windows based computers, windows os

As malware threats expand into new domains and increasingly focus on industrial espionage, Georgia Tech researchers are launching a new weapon to help battle the threats: a malware intelligence system that will help corporate and government security officials share information about the attacks they are fighting.

Known as Titan, the system will be at the center of a security community that will help create safety in numbers as companies large and small add their threat data to a knowledge base that will be shared with all participants. Operated by security specialists at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI), the system builds on a threat analysis foundation – including a malware repository that analyzes and classifies an average of 100,000 pieces of malicious code each day.

“As a university, Georgia Tech is uniquely positioned to take this white hat role in between industry and government,” said Andrew Howard, a GTRI research scientist who is part of the Titan project. “We want to bring communities together to break down the walls between industry and government to provide a trusted, sharing platform.” (more…)

Where the Germs Are: Office Kitchens, Break Rooms

By Guest PostMay 29, 2012Healthbacteria, break rooms, healthy workplace project, hot spots, hygiene in office, office germ, office kitchens, workplace germs

A study aided by UA microbiologist Charles Gerba finds that office kitchens and break rooms are frequent hot spots for bacteria.

If you thought the restroom was the epicenter of workplace germs, you don’t want to know about office break rooms and kitchens. (more…)

Powerful New Approach to Attack Flu Virus

By Guest PostMay 29, 2012Sciencedna deep sequencing, flu epidemics, flu virus, pandemic viruses, therapeutic proteins

EAST LANSING, Mich. — An international research team has manufactured a new protein that can combat deadly flu epidemics. (more…)

Dark Shadows on Mars: Scene from Durable NASA Rover

By Guest PostMay 28, 2012Sciencemars rover, martian crater, martian dust, martian winter, shadows on mars

Like a tourist waiting for just the right lighting to snap a favorite shot during a stay at the Grand Canyon, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has used a low sun angle for a memorable view of a large Martian crater. (more…)

Annika Finne Investigates a Modigliani

By Guest PostMay 28, 2012Culture, Educationannika finne, authenticated modigliani portraits, authenticity investigation, authenticity of modigliani, modigliani portraits

Annika Finne, senior and aspiring conservator, jumped at the chance to investigate the authenticity of a Modigliani painting stored in the archives of the RISD Museum of Art. What followed was a year-long journey of research and discovery and a senior thesis that, Finne hopes, will secure the painting’s place in art history.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — To the causal observer, the painting is most striking in its simplicity: a two-dimensional image of a woman, her face elongated, head slightly tilted, the background giving away little of her surroundings, the parameters devoid of a signature identifiying the artist. (more…)

The Search for Dark Matter Goes Deeper Underground

By Guest PostMay 28, 2012Scienceblack hills, cherenkov radiation, dark matter, gravitational effects, liquid xenon, neutrino collisions, titanium tank, underground xenon detector

With LUX ZEPLIN Berkeley Lab researchers seek to increase the sensitivity of LUX, the most sensitive search for dark matter yet, by orders of magnitude

Although it’s invisible, dark matter accounts for at least 80 percent of the matter in the universe. No one knows what it is, but most scientists would bet on weakly interacting massive particles, or WIMPs. (more…)

Landmark Volcano Study Brings to Life Huge Alaska Eruption on its Centennial

By Guest PostMay 27, 2012Environmentalaska eruption, magma reservoir, novarupta eruption, novarupta katmai eruption, volcano study

MENLO PARK, Calif. – 100 years ago, in June 1912, the most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century took place in what is now Alaska’s Katmai National Park and Preserve. This massive volcanic event once again comes alive for scholars and enthusiasts in a new centennial volume by two U.S. Geological Survey scientists whose work has made major contributions to volcano science. (more…)

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