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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

“Scientists warn over closure of Forensic Science Service (From York Press) - The Press in York” plus 9 more

“Scientists warn over closure of Forensic Science Service (From York Press) - The Press in York” plus 9 more

Scientists warn over closure of Forensic Science Service (From York Press) - The Press in York

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:35 AM PST

This idea is so stupid. The Coalition government are guilty of mis-government, yet again. Please be fair, courteous and respectful to the views of others so we can build a vibrant community in a safe online environment. You are personal liable for your ...

Hundreds in Army Social Science Unqualified, Former Boss Says [Updated] - Wired News

Posted: 21 Dec 2010 03:55 AM PST

Nearly five years after the Army began a controversial program to embed social scientists in combat units, the former director and chief bureaucratic force behind the program says that over a third of those researchers never should have been part of the ...

Perfecting Animation, via Science - New York Times

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:13 PM PST

Eitan Grinspun, the director of Columbia University 's Computer Graphics Group, doesn't quite qualify as hairdresser to the stars. But if you want computer-generated hair (or fur) to look convincingly real when it is twisted, clumped, matted, coiled ...

Anti-Religion Author Argues Science, Not Faith, Should Determine Morality - ABC News

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 02:44 PM PST

These and other fervent attacks on religion have earned writer and scientist Sam Harris enough acrimony that Harris -- the author of the bestselling "The End of Faith" -- now travels with security guards and keeps his home address under wraps. But here's ...

U.S. Science Funding Boost Faces Uncertain Future - Wired News

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:54 PM PST

Despite coming under attack by Congressional republicans, federal science funding has received a major and mostly overlooked boost. The America COMPETES Act, passed by Congress shortly before Christmas, calls for $46 billion in science and technology ...

'Alien life' reveals science at work - MSNBC Cosmiclog

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:57 PM PST

The latest to point this out are the folks at Real Climate , a blog on climate science — a discipline that is no stranger to controversy . What's groundbreaking about the find is it suggested that salt-loving bacteria gathered from California's Mono Lake ...

How Politics Body Slams Science - Forbes (blog)

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 10:05 AM PST

There was quite a response to my snow-day musings on climate scientist Judah Cohen's idea that global warming could be causing increased snow fall. Cohen set up the idea in a New York Times Op-Ed, which also apparently caught the eye of Tucker Carlson ...

Street Science: Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite - San Francisco Gate

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:56 AM PST

Your parents warned you about them when you were younger. They hide in the dark crevices of your bed. They've been around for centuries. They feed on your blood. They move fast and only come out at night. Vampires? Noâ€"bed bugs. Whether you live in a ...

"Science sense" list trashes celebrity health tips - Reuters

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 03:31 AM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - Science campaigners laid bare some of the most dubious celebrity-endorsed health tips on Wednesday, rubbishing ideas such as reabsorbing sperm and wearing silicone bracelets to boost energy. In an annual list of what it sees as the year ...

Pitt prof at the forefront of a futuristic science - AP - msnbc.com

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:29 AM PST

Imagine having a toothbrush that can tell if you've brushed enough by measuring the amount of halitosis in your mouth, or a microscopic drug capsule programmed to seek out and kill cancer cells, or a device asthma patients could use to detect an oncoming ...
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