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Sunday, November 28, 2010

“The sweet science of stereotyping - Seattle Times” plus 8 more

“The sweet science of stereotyping - Seattle Times” plus 8 more


The sweet science of stereotyping - Seattle Times

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 03:47 AM PST

A few words about black supremacy. Such words seem necessary in light of a minor controversy now roiling the sports world after boxer Bernard Hopkins, who is black, declared that boxer Manny Pacquiao, who is Filipino, is scared to face an African American ...

Scientific regress: When science goes backward - Scientific American

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 03:58 PM PST

To celebrate the ends of years, decades and other milestones, science publications often churn out "Whither science?" predictions. Just last week, The New York Times Science Times section celebrated its, um, 32nd birthday with a special issue on "What's ...

Weird Science finds "the remarkable squidworm," flying snakes - Ars Technica

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 12:01 PM PST

How can you not like a paper that starts with the phrase "the remarkable squidworm"? : That freaky-looking thing you're seeing is an annelid, but it's quite a bit different from the local earthworms that may inhabit your garden. If you exclude the ...

Reptiles and K’Nex Come to the Museum of Science - Wired News

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 09:37 AM PST

Boston's Museum of Science recently opened two new exhibits: Reptiles: The Beautiful and the Deadly and K'nex: Thrill Rides . Both fall short of the museum's typically high quality exhibits. Reptiles: The Beautiful and the Deadly was not a terrible ...

The Science of Public Deception - Dissident Voice

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 02:52 PM PST

In order to protect and promote that which is in the best interest of the general population, a public dialogue must be advanced on the issues surrounding animal-based research and complete transparency is a necessary condition if we are to proceed ...

Forbidden the Stars: Interview with Science Fiction Author Valmore Daniels - American Chronicle

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 02:45 PM PST

In true nomadic spirit, Valmore Daniels has lived on the coasts of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic Oceans, and dozens of points in between. An insatiable thirst for new experiences has led him to work in several fields, including legal research, elderly ...

Former Vice President Al Gore tells 10th grader that America's kids are lagging in math and science - New York Daily News

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 03:58 PM PST

The United States educational system is failing students in the areas of science and math, according to former Vice President Al Gore . "When you look at math and science education, it's clear that we've got a problem that we've got to address," Gore said ...

Miami Science Museum closes after asbestos is found - Miami Herald

Posted: 26 Nov 2010 08:38 PM PST

The Miami Science Museum has closed temporarily after asbestos was found in a mechanical room in its planetarium. Museum officials characterized the closing as a precautionary measure while Miami-Dade County environmental officials test the rest of the ...

New Science, New Hope: Microbicides and HIV prevention - American Chronicle

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 01:55 PM PST

At the forthcoming Biennial Conference of the Irish Forum for Global Health (IFGH) in Maynooth, Ireland, one of the two keynote guest lectures - The John Kevany Memorial lecture - will be delivered by Dr Zeda Rosenberg, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the ...

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