If you know your U.S. history, there have been several attempts to adopt the metric system, all to no avail. It's the universal standard for most of the world and way more intuitive, yet the chances ...

We’ll blame Thomas Jefferson. Oh, not entirely; there are more than 200 years’ worth of criticism to dole out. But in wondering why the United States is not entirely on the metric system, the blame ...

A mural of a 30-meter-long blue whale covers the basketball court at Santa Barbara Charter School. (Courtesy photo) Santa Barbara Charter School has secured a $5,000 grant from the Santa Barbara ...

For decades, body mass index (BMI) has been the dominant tool for defining obesity, despite longstanding concerns that it poorly reflects individual health risk. Growing evidence suggests that the ...

There is no "right" answer. It varies by business, by situation, and by intent of the test being conducted. Each of these metrics measures something different and it is critically important to ...

THE question of the introduction of the metric system of weights and measures into the United Kingdom has been before the public for more than forty years. An important step in this direction was ...

THE Decimal Association has recently issued a circular on the progress of the metric system of weights and measures in this country, and also two papers written by Mr. Aldred F. Barker, director of ...

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