nytJSON({"offset" : "0" , "results" : [{"body" : "To the Editor: Re ''Fighting Trend, China Is Luring Scientists Home'' (front page, Jan. 7): As a professor of biology at the California Institute of Technology, where a large fraction of our students are Asian, I found that your article rang true to me. Recently, one of my star Chinese graduate students announced to my surprise and consternation" , "date" : "20100113" , "title" : "LETTERS; How to Stop America's Scientific Brain Drain" , "url" : "http:\/\/query.nytimes.com\/gst\/fullpage.html?res=9E05E0D81238F930A25752C0A9669D8B63"} , {"body" : "With the inauguration of an administration avowedly committed to Science as the grand elixir for the nation's economic, environmental and psycho-reputational woes, a number of scientists say that now is the time to tackle a chronic conundrum of their beloved enterprise: how to attract more women into the fold, and keep them once they are there." , "byline" : "By NATALIE ANGIER" , "date" : "20090120" , "title" : "BASICS; In 'Geek Chic' and Obama, New Hope for Lifting Women in Science" , "url" : "http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/01\/20\/science\/20angier.html"} , {"body" : "Tens of thousands of eligible voters in at least six swing states have been removed from the rolls or have been blocked from registering in ways that appear to violate federal law, according to a review of state records and Social Security data by The New York Times. The actions do not seem to be coordinated by one party or the other, nor do they" , "byline" : "By IAN URBINA" , "date" : "20081009" , "title" : "States' Actions To Block Voters Appear Illegal" , "url" : "http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/10\/09\/us\/politics\/09voting.html"} , {"body" : "including two from Columbia University -- whose work focuses on the large, the far away, the small and the horribly complex will share $3 million as the first winners of a new set of science prizes. The awards were established by the Norwegian-born physicist, businessman and philanthropist Fred Kavli, and the winners were announced Wednesday at the" , "byline" : "By DENNIS OVERBYE" , "date" : "20080529" , "title" : "Seven Scientists Will Share $3 Million in New Prizes" , "url" : "http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/05\/29\/science\/29award.html"} , {"body" : "John A. Wheeler, a visionary physicist and teacher who helped invent the theory of nuclear fission, gave black holes their name and argued about the nature of reality with Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr, died Sunday morning at his home in Hightstown, N.J. He was 96. The cause was pneumonia, said his daughter Alison Wheeler Lahnston. Dr. Wheeler was" , "byline" : "By DENNIS OVERBYE" , "date" : "20080414" , "title" : "John A. Wheeler, Physicist Who Coined the Term 'Black Hole,' Is Dead at 96" , "url" : "http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/04\/14\/science\/14wheeler.html"} , {"body" : "Samuel Karlin, a mathematician who applied his theoretical brilliance to such far-flung areas as economics and population studies, before helping to find ways to analyze DNA swiftly and comprehensively, died on Dec. 18, in Palo Alto, Calif. He was 83. The cause was a heart attack, according to an announcement from Stanford University, where he" , "byline" : "By DOUGLAS MARTIN" , "date" : "20080221" , "title" : "Samuel Karlin, 83, Versatile Mathematician" , "url" : "http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2008\/02\/21\/us\/21karlin.html"} , {"body" : "NANOTECHNOLOGY companies, nurtured on billions of dollars in government grants and venture investments through most of this decade, are getting ready to go public. Being near taking such a step is another stage in the evolution of nanotechnology, the science of materials measured at billionths of a meter or one-500th of a human hair. Experts note" , "byline" : "By JAMES FLANIGAN" , "date" : "20071220" , "title" : "ENTREPRENEURIAL EDGE; Nanotechnology Near the Point When It's Time to Go Public" , "url" : "http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/12\/20\/business\/smallbusiness\/20edge.html"} , {"body" : "The trade association for the nuclear power industry recently asked 1,000 Americans what energy source they thought would be used most for generating electricity in 15 years. The top choice? Not nuclear plants, or coal or natural gas. The winner was the sun, cited by 27 percent of those polled. It is no wonder solar power has captured the public" , "byline" : "By ANDREW C. REVKIN and MATTHEW L. WALD" , "date" : "20070716" , "title" : "THE ENERGY CHALLENGE; Solar Power Captures Imagination, Not Money" , "url" : "http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2007\/07\/16\/business\/16solar.html"} , {"body" : "Paul J. Cohen, a versatile mathematician whose path-breaking work in the field of logic helped resolve a fundamental question of mathematics and won for him the prestigious Fields Medal, died of a lung disease on March 23 in Stanford, Calif. He was 72. Dr. Cohen's death was confirmed by his family. As a young mathematician at Stanford University in" , "byline" : "By JEREMY PEARCE" , "date" : "20070402" , "title" : "Paul J. Cohen, Mathematics Trailblazer, Dies at 72" , "url" : "http:\/\/query.nytimes.com\/gst\/fullpage.html?res=9B01E5D81E30F931A35757C0A9619C8B63"} , {"body" : "Four hundred people packed into an auditorium at U.C.L.A. in January to listen to a public lecture on prime numbers, one of the rare occasions that the topic has drawn a standing-room-only audience. Another 35 people watched on a video screen in a classroom next door. Eighty people were turned away. 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