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Monday, December 6, 2010

“Gunn senior wins $20K in Siemens science contest - Palo Alto Online” plus 8 more

“Gunn senior wins $20K in Siemens science contest - Palo Alto Online” plus 8 more

Gunn senior wins $20K in Siemens science contest - Palo Alto Online

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 10:18 AM PST

A Gunn High School student won $20,000 over the weekend (Dec. 3-6), placing fifth out of six finalists in the Washington, D.C. nationals of the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology. Senior Andrew Liu was honored for a bioinformatics project ...

Flying Carpet, Biking Skeleton Bring Science to Kids in Warsaw - BusinessWeek

Posted: 21 Nov 2010 04:12 PM PST

Nov. 22 (Bloomberg) -- A human-sized hamster wheel, a flying carpet, solar-powered model airplanes and a skeleton riding a bicycle are inspiring budding scientists in Poland. The exhibits are among hundreds in Warsaw's 437 million- zloty ($131 million ...

'Walking Dead' finale recap: Zombie science and a message about ecology - Los Angeles Times

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 10:44 PM PST

So, this is the way Season One of "The Walking Dead" ends: not with a whimper, but with a giant, all consuming bang, a massive explosion that sees the CDC go up in huge, shooting walls of flame. Sincerest apologies to T.S. Eliot, but it appears that Rick ...

The chief hails science guys - Chicago Sun-Times

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 02:36 PM PST

President Obama meets "Mythbusters" hosts Jamie Hyneman (center) and Adam Savage in the White House. The show tackles a favorite Obama topic Wednesday. Richard Nixon shook hands with Elvis Presley. JFK was serenaded by Marilyn Monroe. Now President ...

Stephen F. Austin defeats Science & Arts 86-47 - FOXSports.com

Posted: 27 Nov 2010 06:28 PM PST

Jordan Glynn and Brandon Cutler had 14 points each, leading five Stephen F. Austin players who scored in double figures in an 86-47 victory against Science & Arts of Oklahoma on Saturday night. Jereal Scott had 12 points and Amos Olatayo and Dion Prewster ...

DOE's Chu Eschews Talk of Emission Curbs, Focuses on Science During U.N. Climate Meeting - New York Times

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 03:12 PM PST

CANCUN, Mexico -- During a brief appearance at the U.N. climate discussions today, Energy Secretary Steven Chu sounded more like a visiting professor than a senior administration official from a world power. The Nobel physicist treated a packed conference ...

The Science Behind Why We Love Ice Cream - Wall Street Journal

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 03:04 PM PST

"We all have had the experience of liking a food that someone else complains is too tacky, or slippery, or gritty, or pulpy," says Paul Breslin, a researcher at the Monell center and a professor at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. "This is why a ...

GOP's Global Warming Skeptics to Take House Chairs on Energy, Science - ABC News

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 03:04 PM PST

The Republicans, who will take over leadership of the House in January, have not yet announced who will chair the Energy and Commerce Committee or the Science and Technology Committee, but the short lists for both committees consist solely of congressmen ...

Students inspired by 'I, Robot' take science prize - Boston Globe

Posted: 06 Dec 2010 01:46 PM PST

WASHINGTON— A pair of high school students inspired by the science fiction movie "I, Robot" and another who studied star formation took home $100,000 grand prizes Monday in a competition honoring the nation's top math and science students. The Siemens ...
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