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Monday, January 17, 2011

“Martin Luther King In Science Fiction - io9.com” plus 9 more

“Martin Luther King In Science Fiction - io9.com” plus 9 more


Martin Luther King In Science Fiction - io9.com

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 02:50 PM PST

Today's the day when we celebrate the life of visionary leader Martin Luther King, Jr. But the civil-rights legend is also an important figure in science fiction... as an influence, and an occasional character. Nichelle Nichols decided to quit playing Lt ...

Doctor King and Star Trek - The Moderate Voice

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 02:58 PM PST

Today is a day for celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King and so I thought I'd share one of my favorite stories about his impact on our society. It's being reported a lot today but is well worth hearing. Star Trek was on the air in the late 1960 ...

Cancer Commons app free, promotes open science - San Francisco Gate

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:03 AM PST

In the late 1990s, Marty Tenenbaum was a hotshot e-commerce entrepreneur riding high on the dot-com boom when he noticed a lump on his body. His doctor told him it was nothing, but when he finally had it removed, he learned he had melanoma, the deadliest ...

Increasing ethanol shows lobbyists' interests pre-empt science: Sun News Letter to the Editor - Cleveland Plain Dealer

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 01:46 PM PST

The EPA now allows 15 percent ethanol additive to gasoline for 2007 models and newer. The October 2010 decision to increase from 10 percent was spurred by a group known as "Growth Energy," a consortium of the largest ethanol producers and more than 50 ...

Coolidge goes national with Science on Screen - Boston Globe

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:34 PM PST

The indie/arthouse/revival theater scene is not what it was for movie fans back in the day - shed optional tear for the Orson Welles here - but Boston still has some smart programmers. Exhibit A: The Coolidge Corner Theatre's Science on Screen program will ...

Alligator and Crocodile Show at Science Center Jan. 23 - Abington Mariner

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 12:27 PM PST

Michael K. Ralbovsky of Rainforest Reptile Shows will present an Alligator and Crocodile Program, Sunday, Jan. 23 at the South Shore Natural Science Center, Norwell. Due to its popularity – there are two shows. Choose the 1 p.m. or 3 p.m. performance ...

Life Science Market 2010 Review: Sector Delivers $9 Billion Investment in Construction Starts, an ... - msnbc.com

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 02:19 AM PST

Reported by Annette Kreuger, Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Now that the books have closed on 2010, an analysis by Industrial Info's Pharmaceutical Tracker - Online Database of capital and maintenance (MRO) projects reveals that more than ...

Book Review: How Music Works: The Science and Psychology of Beautiful Sounds by John Powell - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 02:04 AM PST

Yet for that average person, music theory can be one of those subjects that causes eyes to glaze over. We love music; we just don't want to think too hard about it. That's an obstacle John Powell works hard to overcome with How Music Works: The Science and ...

There isn't enough science in the world to debunk anti-vaccine quackery for some people - New York Daily News

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 01:43 AM PST

No matter how conclusively science proves them wrong, there are those who persist in propagating the dangerous quackery of a link between childhood vaccinations and autism. Celebrity mom Jenny McCarthy is among the die-hards. She has a young autistic son ...

DMNS Science Lounge returns Thursday, Jan. 21 - A.V. Club

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 02:50 PM PST

If there's one thing that makes learning about science and nature more fun, it's got to be sweet, sweet booze. You can enjoy that wonderful combination of mind-expanding knowledge and mind-deadening inebriants this Thursday, Jan. 20 (and every third ...

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