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Monday, May 31, 2010

“Researchers Claim Today’s Youth Less Empathetic - TopNews United States” plus 9 more

“Researchers Claim Today’s Youth Less Empathetic - TopNews United States” plus 9 more

Researchers Claim Today’s Youth Less Empathetic - TopNews United States

Posted: 31 May 2010 04:54 AM PDT

The lead researchers Sara Konrath, from the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research, presented the study at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science in Boston. She assessed the data on empathy levels among 14,000 ...

Analysis: Obama’s priority? More than an oil mess - Palestine Herald-Press

Posted: 31 May 2010 09:12 AM PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama keeps reassuring the nation ... around here would like this crisis to recalculate his agenda," said Brian Brox, a political science professor at Tulane University in New Orleans. "They see this as nearly ...

Trans fat limits aid in healthier foods - Detroit News

Posted: 27 May 2010 10:14 AM PDT

Dariush Mozaffarian and the Center for Science in the Public Interest checked grocery products and restaurant chow for fat content. Items studied included margarine, junk food, baked goods and fast food from five popular chains. Researchers used Food ...

Graduating Was Joint Effort in Hughes Family - msnbc.com

Posted: 31 May 2010 03:21 AM PDT

For Linda Hughes, that quote is only partially true as ... cum laude and with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from College of Business and Public Management at the University of La Verne. "Just because you can't move, I'm going to make ...

World Science Festival seeks to entice Americans - Austin American-Statesman

Posted: 30 May 2010 08:54 PM PDT

NEW YORK — Brian Greene works in a world ... scores of non-geniuses through his book "The Elegant Universe" and the PBS specials by the same name. The physicist founded the festival in 2008 with his wife, Tracy Day. In a way, they say, it's an ...

NPR Paints Conservative Virginia Attorney General as Persecutor of Science in Climategate Suit - News Busters

Posted: 29 May 2010 04:52 PM PDT

Ken Cuccinelli, the conservative Attorney General of Virginia, came under attack on Friday night's All Things Considered on National Public Radio. This is one angle of Climategate the national media have noticed. But they pitch the battle as Cuccinelli vs. Science or Cuccinelli vs. Academic Freedom ...

Rockefeller urges Obama to crack down on mine safety - Charleston Gazette

Posted: 30 May 2010 08:47 PM PDT

Jay Rockefeller ... enforcement of mine safety regulations. Rockefeller, the West Virginia Democrat who chairs the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, sent the three-page letter to Obama following a May 24 hearing in Beckley.

St. John's students enjoy success at science fairs - Chaska Herald

Posted: 31 May 2010 11:49 AM PDT

For five St. John's Lutheran School students, this school year provided some surprises and inspiration. Third-grader Grace Ewing; fourth-graders Caitie Hedberg, Ben Kimsal and Danielle Werning; and seventh-grader student, Ben Cox, took their ...

Science Tidbits - DAILY KOS

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:53 PM PDT

Once again Monday is here. Today is the time to take a well deserved hiatus from all the politics of the day and enjoy some of the fine science news of the past week. New discoveries, new takes on old knowledge, and other bits of news are all ...

Science News - Sci-Tech Today

Posted: 31 May 2010 12:46 PM PDT

Scientists have discovered a massive new plume of what they believe to be oil deep beneath the Gulf, stretching toward an underwater canyon whose currents feed sea life in the waters off Florida. An experimental aircraft has set a record for ...
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Sunday, May 30, 2010

“The Cosmos and the Culture Converge at a Science ... - New York Times” plus 4 more

“The Cosmos and the Culture Converge at a Science ... - New York Times” plus 4 more

The Cosmos and the Culture Converge at a Science ... - New York Times

Posted: 30 May 2010 02:13 PM PDT

Has the Large Hadron Collider finally done its worst? Not by a long shot. This particular embodiment of cosmic hunger, in which space closes in on itself and time dies, heralds not the end of the world but only the beginning of the World Science ...

Bothell Cardiac Science Recommending AED customers test ... - Examiner

Posted: 30 May 2010 02:06 PM PDT

A recent PRNewswire-FirstCall publication verified the expectations of AED users who have purchased an AED which was manufactured between 2003 and 2009. With potential software deficiencies Cardiac Science has recommended that customers review ...

The Christian Science Monitor - PLANetizen

Posted: 30 May 2010 02:35 PM PDT

More than a million Haitians have fled the capital city of Port-au-Prince, and government officials are advising them to stay out of the city. But many question if these provincial cities will be able to provide jobs and economic opportunities

CSU Extension combines agriculture and science to reach ... - High Plains Journal

Posted: 30 May 2010 12:26 PM PDT

Eastern Colorado rural communities are facing many of the same agricultural education challenges the entire nation currently suffers; many of our youth are two or three generations removed from production agriculture. Colorado State University ...

Women Write Military Science Fiction - DAILY KOS

Posted: 30 May 2010 02:13 PM PDT

While I always enjoy Devilstower's sci-fi lists, and agree with most of his recommendations, the women sci-fi writers I read are often absent from them. Consider this post a literary supplement from a different perspective. Since I spent most of my ...
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Saturday, May 29, 2010

“Food Science Examiner | - Examiner” plus 9 more

“Food Science Examiner | - Examiner” plus 9 more

Food Science Examiner | - Examiner

Posted: 29 May 2010 02:15 PM PDT

Liz is a true southern cook who knows how to make an easy meal. She cooks with the right ingredients to cut down your time in the kitchen and produce delicious easy meals. She's also the Easy Meals Examiner See what's cooking with Liz at lizzybee79 ...

Creationists And Climate Deniers Take On Teaching Climate Science In ... - Huffingtonpost.com

Posted: 27 May 2010 05:44 PM PDT

Last week, Treehugger and ThinkProgress reported that the South Dakota state legislature passed a resolution to urge schools to teach climate science and facts about global warming as "astrological" and "cosmological" theories rather than hard ...

William and Mary wins science grant - Daily Press

Posted: 27 May 2010 04:11 PM PDT

— For the fourth year in a row, the College of William and Mary has been awarded a private grant to help strengthen science education for local K-12 students and its undergraduates. The university has been awarded a $1.2 million grant from the ...

Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE and Saint Louis Science ... - Genetic Engineering News

Posted: 27 May 2010 05:37 PM PDT

Saturday, May 29, the Saint Louis Science Center will host what will be the first of numerous Community Science Days and ongoing hands-on science activities and exhibits it has developed for museums and science centers across the country. The free ...

Reporting: Science - American Reporter

Posted: 29 May 2010 02:22 PM PDT

KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. -- Isaac Newton. Albert Einstein. Iconic names nearly synonymous with the word "science" itself. Petr HoYava. Who? The question most likely to follow the name of the University of California at Berkeley physicist responsible ...

For Bulawa family, science more than just a hobby - Observer-Dispatch

Posted: 29 May 2010 11:59 AM PDT

Some families have a room reserved for crafts, games or toys. But the Bulawa's house in Ava has a "science room," where doctors Erick and Beth Bulawa's four daughters can explore their interest in science, technology and inventing. "The ...

Superman Won’t Rescue Science - New University Newspaper

Posted: 27 May 2010 04:11 PM PDT

In space, no one can hear you scream. Assuming you don't hold your breath, you can survive for about 30 seconds before you lose consciousness, get severely sunburned by ultraviolet radiation, and die. College professors from the University of ...

We may all be holograms: NYC science festival brings ... - Washington Examiner

Posted: 29 May 2010 12:27 PM PDT

NEW YORK — Brian Greene works in a world where scientific reasoning rules all and imagination leads to the most unlikely truths. Greene and other "string theorists" are exploring a possible scenario in which people and the world around us are ...

Cranbrook Art Museum Launches Artology: the Fusion of ... - Art Daily

Posted: 29 May 2010 01:24 PM PDT

Richard Barnes, "Man with Wolves," 2007. Archival digital print. Collection of Richard Barnes, courtesy Howard House Gallery, Seattle, Washington. BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI.- Cranbrook Art Museum and Cranbrook Institute of Science mark the start of a ...

Christian Science Sentinel - 630 WMAL

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:38 PM PDT

The Christian Science Sentinel - Radio Edition offers insightful interviews and inspiring discussions with people whose individual challenges have been solved and lives healed through an increased understanding of God's ever-present love and care ...
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Friday, May 28, 2010

“United Water’s John Dyksen appointed to NJDEP Science ... - Water Technology Online” plus 9 more

“United Water’s John Dyksen appointed to NJDEP Science ... - Water Technology Online” plus 9 more

United Water’s John Dyksen appointed to NJDEP Science ... - Water Technology Online

Posted: 28 May 2010 07:35 AM PDT

HARRINGTON PARK, N.J. — United Water announced today that John Dyksen, vice president of capital planning, has been appointed to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Science Advisory Board, according to a press release . The ...

Ardi's place in human ancestry challenged - San Francisco Gate

Posted: 28 May 2010 01:33 PM PDT

White, the noted UC Berkeley paleoanthropologist, and his colleagues announced in the journal Science their analysis ... after 17 years excavating her fossils in Ethiopia's harsh Afar desert. They named her Ardipithecus ramidus and estimated that she ...

Influenza May Have Originated In The US - Redorbit.com

Posted: 28 May 2010 11:24 AM PDT

... make important contributions," Trevor Bedford of the University of Michigan, whose study appears in the Public Library of Science journal PLoS Pathogens, told Reuters News. The researchers tested genetic sequences from seasonal flu viruses ...

Warner Bros. Pictures Presents in Association with Dark ... - Earthtimes

Posted: 28 May 2010 01:18 PM PDT

Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Now they want to use human DNA in a hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. But ...

DPS gets $2.1M for preschool arts, science programs - Detroit News

Posted: 27 May 2010 10:24 PM PDT

... preschool children will learn about art and science through a new program made possible by a $2.1 million donation from the PNC Foundation ... donation with the DPS Foundation, Detroit Science Center and Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts ...

Nearly 3,000 Massachusetts high school seniors still have not passed MCAS science exam - Union-News & Sunday Republican

Posted: 28 May 2010 11:10 AM PDT

Mitchell D. Chester BOSTON – State education officials say nearly 3,000 high school seniors from across the state will not get their diplomas next month because they have not yet passed the MCAS science exam. The state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education says the students unable to ...

Editor's Notebook: Don't know much about a science book - Daily Astorian

Posted: 28 May 2010 01:26 PM PDT

I did not do well in science. In fact, I flunked an introductory college science course. Perhaps that is why I am fascinated with scientific discourse. And perhaps also why I like that line from Sam Cooke's 1960 song, Wonderful World. "Don't know ...

Three Hilton Head students win $1,000, San Jose trip ... - Island Packet Online

Posted: 28 May 2010 03:13 PM PDT

Tina Webb-Browning, chairwoman of Hilton Head Prep's science department, won the $5,000 Agilent Technologies Science Teacher Development Award at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. She was one of three science teachers in the ...

World Science Festival - New York Post

Posted: 28 May 2010 02:01 PM PDT

More than 40 events will take place at this 5-day celebration of science, including a gala opening honoring Stephen Hawking, a journey into the world's most powerful atom smasher and a youth and fanily street fair, which will be a day-long ...

Previously defeated science research bill passes House - WBIR

Posted: 28 May 2010 01:18 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Bart Gordon's legislation to boost research and improve science education passed the U.S. House Friday, just hours before members left for the Memorial Day break. Two earlier efforts to pass the bill had failed and it passed this ...
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Thursday, May 27, 2010

“USF's Weatherbird II vessel discovers second giant ... - 10Connects.com” plus 7 more

“USF's Weatherbird II vessel discovers second giant ... - 10Connects.com” plus 7 more

USF's Weatherbird II vessel discovers second giant ... - 10Connects.com

Posted: 27 May 2010 01:20 PM PDT

... University of South Florida College of Marine Science's Weatherbird II vessel is the second significant undersea plume recorded since the Deepwater Horizon exploded on April 20. Gallery: Gulf Oil Spill pictures David Hollander, associate ...

Questions raised about 'Ardi' as man's ancestor - The Guardian

Posted: 27 May 2010 12:58 PM PDT

AP Science Writer= NEW YORK (AP) — Last fall, a fossil skeleton named "Ardi" shook up the field of human evolution. Now, some scientists are raising doubts about what exactly the creature from Ethiopia was and what kind of landscape it inhabited. New critiques question whether Ardi really belongs ...

U.Va. fights AG's demand for researcher records - WTOP Radio

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:24 PM PDT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The University of Virginia is going to court to oppose Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's demands that school officials turn over information related to a former environmental-science researcher known for his study of global warming. The university said it filed its petition ...

National Science Foundation supports PolyMedix with $ ... - News-Medical.Net

Posted: 27 May 2010 05:49 AM PDT

PolyMedix, Inc. (OTC BB: PYMX), an emerging biotechnology company focused on developing new therapeutic drugs to treat serious acute cardiovascular disorders and infectious diseases, has received a grant in the amount of $150,000 from the National ...

Noted science writer Martin Gardner dies - Asheville Citizen-Times

Posted: 26 May 2010 09:13 PM PDT

NORMAN, OKLA. — Prolific mathematics and science writer Martin Gardner, known for popularizing recreational mathematics and debunking paranormal claims, died Saturday. He was 95. Gardner lived in Henderson County from 1981 to 2002. One of his sons ...

Craig Venter: mixing science, business and headlines - Reuters

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:43 AM PDT

... DNA sequence of the new microbe, nicknamed "Synthia", is encoded a line by James Joyce: "To live, to err, to fall, to triumph, and to recreate life out of life." When he testifies on Thursday to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee ...

Calorie Counts at Some Restaurants 'Off the Charts' - WXII 12

Posted: 27 May 2010 08:12 AM PDT

... Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a consumer group based in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday dished out its annual "Xtreme Eating Awards," USA Today reported. Among the recipients: The Cheesecake Factory ... said Bonnie Liebman, CSPI ...

Diabetes exhibit coming to Orlando Science Center - Orlando Sentinel (blog)

Posted: 27 May 2010 02:53 PM PDT

Diabetes: A Deeper Look is an interactive traveling exhibit scheduled to open at Orlando Science Center on June 5. The nationwide tour shares the importance of learning about one of today's leading health issues affecting more than 24 million ...
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

“600 museums offer military families free summer ... - LIVE AUCTIONEERS” plus 8 more

“600 museums offer military families free summer ... - LIVE AUCTIONEERS” plus 8 more

600 museums offer military families free summer ... - LIVE AUCTIONEERS

Posted: 26 May 2010 10:50 AM PDT

... museums, including New York's Museum of Modern Art and the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as science centers, children's museums and other sites in all 50 states. The program, called Blue Star Museums ... brainchild of Kathy Roth-Douquet,

Rating America's fattiest meals - msnbc.com

Posted: 26 May 2010 09:46 AM PDT

... a single-serve pizza that packs two days' worth of sodium and a pasta dish swimming in four day's worth of fat top a list published by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). The group ... Bob Evans' Cinnamon Cream Stacked ...

British researcher cracks crypto problem - CNET News

Posted: 26 May 2010 11:48 AM PDT

... homomorphic encryption, an approach that allows computation to be performed on encrypted data without the need to decrypt the data, according to Nigel Smart, professor of cryptology in the Department of Computer Science at the University of ...

NEW: Analysis shows Quinn isn't using Executive Mansion - Telegraph

Posted: 26 May 2010 11:33 AM PDT

... few hours last year when he vowed to do something his impeached predecessor did not live in the Executive Mansion ... pronouncement thing," said Christopher Mooney, a political science professor at the University of Illinois- Springfield. "

Britney Spears wants to be frozen when she dies - Metro.co.uk

Posted: 25 May 2010 01:19 AM PDT

It sounds like something out of a science fiction film - but Britney Spears is determined to have her body frozen after she dies. Britney Spears wants to be frozen after she dies so she can late be brought back to life when technology is advanced enough to do so She wants to be brought back to life ...

Science Center honors Jason Hope - Phoenix Business Journal

Posted: 26 May 2010 01:35 PM PDT

The Arizona Science Center named Scottsdale entrepreneur Jason Hope to its Director's Circle, an organization dedicated to support of the center's educational programs. Hope, a longtime supporter of education and the art, joins the Director's ...

Science Olympians - Virginia Connection Newspapers

Posted: 26 May 2010 11:55 AM PDT

On Saturday, April 24, a team of 15 sixth-graders from Haycock Elementary took on the state's top teams in the middle-school division of the Virginia Science Olympiad competition. After a full day of competition in 23 science and engineering events ...

Science Fair Gardening Projects for Young People - Associated Content

Posted: 26 May 2010 02:40 PM PDT

With caution for young children, you can even try different pesticides, knowing what they are and whether or not they harm the plant or actually make them grow better. In other words, what pesticides and chemicals are harmful and are there pesticides ...

The Best Year in Science Fiction: 1977 - io9.com

Posted: 26 May 2010 02:11 PM PDT

Today, we look at the year that gave us Star Wars , Close Encounters of the Third Kind , and "Ender's Game" — does 1977 deserve to be crowned the Best Year of Science Fiction Ever? If ever there was a year that changed everything for science ...
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

“How much calories is your favorite restaurant serving you? - Houma Courier” plus 8 more

“How much calories is your favorite restaurant serving you? - Houma Courier” plus 8 more

How much calories is your favorite restaurant serving you? - Houma Courier

Posted: 25 May 2010 02:12 PM PDT

Diners beware: There are some extremely high-calorie, high-fat land mines on restaurant menus. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), a Washington-based consumer group, on Tuesday announced its annual "Xtreme Eating Awards." On the list: — The Cheesecake Factory's Pasta ...

Another Hargest student off to science forum - Stuff

Posted: 25 May 2010 10:52 AM PDT

The conference will be hosted by the University of New South Wales, and will be attended by 60 students from Australia and New Zealand. He said he hoped to learn more about the various realms of tertiary studies and sciences while on the conference.

Computer Science Corp. receives $33 million US Navy ... - Washington Examiner

Posted: 25 May 2010 07:24 AM PDT

FALLS CHURCH, VA. — Computer Science Corp. received a $33 million technical services contract from the U.S. Navy, the company said Tuesday. CSC will support the Naval Surface Warfare Center and the Naval Support Activity in Crane, Ind. The contract ...

Former SA surgeon faces 3 years in prison over abduction of child - WOAI

Posted: 25 May 2010 09:33 AM PDT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — No sentencing date has been set for a surgeon who fled Texas in July 2008 with her daughter but returned the girl and pleaded guilty to international parental kidnapping. Former University of Texas Health Science Center instructor Dr. Lynanne J. Foster pleaded guilty Monday in ...

Democrats Embrace Panel to Control Immigrant Workers (Update1) - BusinessWeek

Posted: 20 May 2010 08:42 AM PDT

It's the ultimate expression for the need for political cover," said Ross Baker, a political science professor at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It's also an idea that allows the Democrats who control Congress to show support ...

Students honored for top science projects - Anderson Independent-Mail

Posted: 25 May 2010 02:05 PM PDT

PICKENS COUNTY — Addison McAlister, a fifth-grade student at Forest Acres Elementary, was awarded first place. Placing second was Anne Mason of Dacusville Middle. Ethan Severance of Six Mile Elementary was awarded third place in the competition. In ...

Book urges a 'minds-on' approach to teaching science - binghamton.edu

Posted: 25 May 2010 12:32 PM PDT

BINGHAMTON, NY -- Thomas O'Brien , director of Binghamton University's Center for Science, Mathematics and Technology Education , is hoping that his new book will change the way students and teachers think about learning and teaching science ...

Hurricane chimp's cheap shot at climate science - Washington Post

Posted: 25 May 2010 12:18 PM PDT

Are poor hurricane season forecasts a reason to doubt climate science? A conservative Washington think tank believes the answer is yes, and they are using a monkey -- pardon me, "Dr. James Hansimian" -- to prove it. (The monkey's name, by the way, is ...

Science Centered Recognized for Conservation Efforts - San Diego 6

Posted: 25 May 2010 01:43 PM PDT

SAN DIEGO - The Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park announced Tuesday that its has received LEED Silver Certification for existing buildings from the U.S. Green Building Council. The Science Center is the first building in Balboa Park to ...
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Monday, May 24, 2010

“Many predict return of Red Shirt movement - The Spokesman-Review” plus 9 more

“Many predict return of Red Shirt movement - The Spokesman-Review” plus 9 more

Many predict return of Red Shirt movement - The Spokesman-Review

Posted: 23 May 2010 11:54 PM PDT

... Pongsudhirak, a political science professor at Bangkok's Chulalongkorn University. "The crackdown didn't make them retreat fully. Things will get much worse still." The Red Shirts wanted Prime Minister ... form a coalition government

How Does Free Sound? - NBC San Diego

Posted: 24 May 2010 01:38 PM PDT

... premier art museums, including New York's Museum of Modern Art and the Art Institute of Chicago , as well as science centers, children's museums and other sites in all 50 states. The program was the brainchild of Kathy Roth-Douquet, chairwoman ...

FREE DNA TESTS FOR FRESHMEN AT UC-BERKELEY - SanFranciscoSentinel.com

Posted: 20 May 2010 09:06 PM PDT

Students at the University of California Berkeley will be offered the chance to take voluntary DNA tests as part of a study to unlock the mysteries in three genes, a statement said Wednesday. Freshmen in the College of Letters and Science will ...

CD CONTEST: Splice Sweepstakes! - Counting Down

Posted: 21 May 2010 09:02 AM PDT

Superstar genetic engineers Clive (Adrien Brody) and Elsa (Sarah Polley) specialize in splicing DNA from different animals to create incredible new hybrids. Now they want to use human DNA in a hybrid that could revolutionize science and medicine. But ...

Life Science Analytics' report on Stroke drug pipeline - News-Medical.Net

Posted: 19 May 2010 05:51 AM PDT

Research and Markets ( http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/f2365f/stroke_therapy_are ) has announced the addition of the " Stroke Therapy Area Pipeline Report" report to their offering. Life Science Analytics ... ensures that each report is ...

Gulf Spill Won't Affect Upper East Coast - Post Chronicle

Posted: 24 May 2010 10:10 AM PDT

Jim Carton, chairman of the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science at the University of Maryland ... Wes Tunnell Jr., associate director of Texas A&M's Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, says oil naturally seeps into the ...

Science Tidbits - DAILY KOS

Posted: 24 May 2010 12:33 PM PDT

Monday, Monday. Magical, marvelous Monday is here one more time. Time to take a well deserved hiatus from all the politics of the day and enjoy some of the fine science news of the past week. New discoveries, new takes on old knowledge, and other ...

UK budget: Science wobbles, university places topple - New Scientist

Posted: 24 May 2010 12:26 PM PDT

There was mixed news for scientists and academics today, as the axe fell on £6 billion of public spending. Although science research has escaped relatively intact, the same can't be said for science education. The day began optimistically, when the ...

SFMS students well represented at Science Bowl - Gulf Coast Newspapers

Posted: 22 May 2010 12:00 PM PDT

SPANISH FORT, Ala. — Spanish Fort Middle School students Eric Nuss, Matthew Inabinett, Kristen Smith and Cary Burdick recently competed in the 20th Annual National Science Bowl held April 29 – May 3 in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Department of ...

Book urges a 'minds-on' approach to teaching science - Genetic Engineering News

Posted: 24 May 2010 12:33 PM PDT

IMAGE: Thomas O'Brien, director of Binghamton University?s Center for Science, Mathematics and Technology Education, is hoping that his new book will change the way students and teachers think about learning and... Click here for more information ...
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Sunday, May 23, 2010

“Popular science writer dies - Straits Times” plus 9 more

“Popular science writer dies - Straits Times” plus 9 more

Popular science writer dies - Straits Times

Posted: 22 May 2010 11:05 PM PDT

... mathematics and science writer Martin Gardner, known for popularising recreational mathematics and debunking paranormal claims, died on Saturday. He was 95. Gardner died on Saturday at Norman Regional Hospital, said his son James Gardner.

Moscow, Dhaka sign nuclear energy treaty - Gulf News

Posted: 22 May 2010 01:47 PM PDT

Dhaka: Energy-starved Bangladesh has signed a crucial framework agreement with Moscow on Russian cooperation for the country's new nuclear plant in northwestern Rooppur, an official announcement said Saturday. A foreign office statement issued in Dhaka late yesterday said State Minister for Science ...

The brain finds hearing half a conversation more ... - BusinessWeek

Posted: 21 May 2010 09:59 AM PDT

... phone," said lead study author Lauren Emberson, a doctoral candidate in psychology at Cornell University ... journal Psychological Science . In some respects, the findings are curious, Emberson said, because when overhearing half a conversation

Vail Valley Science School Aims To Be Greenest - Denver Channel

Posted: 23 May 2010 08:02 AM PDT

... Science School's new campus in the Vail Valley could become the greenest school in Colorado. From solar panels to grass-covered roofs to recycled newspapers as insulation, the design for the campus the school plans to build in Avon is packed ...

Newton and apple tree chip get a cosmic view of Earth - Hamilton Spectator

Posted: 21 May 2010 04:11 PM PDT

Sir Isaac Newton is getting the royal treatment in space ... He plans to videotape the Newton items later this week for the Royal Society, which is the national academy of science of the United Kingdom. It's celebrating its 350th anniversary.

TV Yesteryear: Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume ... - Monsters and Critics

Posted: 23 May 2010 01:32 PM PDT

Classic American television comes back this summer, The Mads of Deep 13 and the hilarious crew of the Satellite of Love —Joel, Mike, Tom Servo, Crow T. Robot and Gypsy — cordially invite you to join them as they pay tribute to some of the finest ...

Picture book a good science primer - Houma Courier

Posted: 23 May 2010 01:24 PM PDT

Capsule reviews of recent children's book releases. — "How to Clean a Hippopotamus," by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page, $16. You probably know that clownfish can safely hide in sea anemones, but did you know that the relationship is exclusive ...

Today on MMA Nation on 106.7 The Fan: Host of ESPN's ... - Bloodyelbow.com

Posted: 23 May 2010 12:41 PM PDT

Remember, our new time slot from now on: Sundays 9 to 11pm EST . Today on " MMA Nation " we'll be joined by the host of ESPN's "Sport Science" John Brenkus. We'll talk to Brenkus about the segment, what they show is attempting to uncover about MMA ...

Weird Science braves the circular firing squad - Ars Technica

Posted: 23 May 2010 11:58 AM PDT

When I was a child, I shot my fellow children. When I became a man, I shot myself: Apparently, the pattern of accidental firearms death changes as the shooter ages , with the young being less selfish than the elderly, at least when it comes to ...

Technology and Science - Buffalo News

Posted: 23 May 2010 03:37 AM PDT

Ayear after President Obama eased restrictions on research into embryonic stem cells and pledged billions in new stimulus money for it, researchers are almost giddy with enthusiasm about progress in the field. They're confident stem cells will ...
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