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Enriching Education
Behind True Innovation: Curiosity
Haaretz
In a Haaretz special section on innovation, Weizmann Institute President Prof. Daniel Zajfman talks about a major ingredient in scientific innovation: curiosity. He refers to Thomas Friedman's ""passion quotient"" as a measuring stick for students – and teachers.
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Improving Health & Medicine
New Diagnostic Test Distinguishes Bacterial from Viral Infections
Iton Gadol
Israeli startup MeMed is receiving funding and accolades for a test that determines whether an infection is bacterial or viral, thus helping prevent antibiotic overuse. As Iton Gadal reports, the test is already being used by hospitals in the EU, Switzerland, and Israel. MeMed was founded by Eran Eden, who received a doctorate from Weizmann.
October 19, 2016
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Exploring the Physical World
Rapid Fire: Ancient Blaze Leveled City in Three Hours
LiveScience
About 3,000 years ago, the legendary city of Tel Megiddo burned. Now, as LiveScience reports, new research by Weizmann archaeologists reveals that the city, made primarily from mud bricks, burned in just two to three hours. The research also reveals ""how fires affected other settlements,"" as mud bricks account for as much as 90% of standing architecture.
October 19, 2016
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Exploring the Physical World
Rapid Fire: Ancient Blaze Leveled City in Three Hours
LiveScience
About 3,000 years ago, the legendary city of Tel Megiddo burned. Now, as LiveScience reports, new research by Weizmann archaeologists reveals that the city, made primarily from mud bricks, burned in just two to three hours. The research also reveals ""how fires affected other settlements,"" as mud bricks account for as much as 90% of standing architecture.
October 19, 2016
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Advancing Technology
Using a Noise-Canceling Camera to Get Rid of Glare
The Engineer
Prof. Yaron Silberberg is one of two optics scientists whose innovative method for getting rid of glare has been making news. Glare is the way that, for example, a car's high beams reflect off fog, making it ""even more difficult to see what lies ahead,"" says The Engineer. The methods reduce glare in a manner similar to how noise-cancelling headphones reduce sound.
October 19, 2016
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Improving Health & Medicine
6 Annoying Dating Habits You Have, According to Science
Reader's Digest
In its ""6 Annoying Dating Habits You Have, According to Science,"" Reader's Digest says that tearing up is a buzzkill, basing this judgment on research by Prof. Noam Sobel. His work showed that women's tears are a turnoff to men, and actually reduce testosterone levels.
September 21, 2016
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Exploring the Physical World
Researchers Reconstruct Early Version of Old Testament Text From Burned Scroll
The Wall Street Journal
An international team has used digital reconstruction to resurrect a charred Hebrew scroll, reports The Wall Street Journal. The technique could also prove invaluable in reconstructing other damaged finds. Weizmann scientists performed radiocarbon dating on the charcoal parchment, finding it could have been written in the 2nd or 3rd century.
September 21, 2016
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"The Ability to Transform These Failures Into a Learning Process is Important"
The Korea Economic Daily
The Korea Economic Daily interviews Prof. Daniel Zajfman, President of the Weizmann Institute, on topics including doing science in different cultures, failure in research, and the meaning of chutzpah.
September 14, 2016
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Enriching Education
A Day in the Life
Mogul.com
Dr. Yael Schuster, who is a research consultant at the Weizmann Institute, takes us on a tour of a day in the life of a scientist. Dr. Schuster is passionate about science and sharing it – particularly with girls, whom she aims to inspire. As ""Dr. Mom,"" she reveals the mysteries of the planet during the day – and is a parent all the time.
September 08, 2016