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A nice piece at Slate about what’s next.
Scientists, with the support of the administration, should now be setting out to win over the hearts and minds of the American public, creating a stronger edifice of trust and understanding to help ensure that conflict doesn’t come raging back again. [slate]
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Check out this video from ABC news concerning the present state of affairs of cereal boxes.
Cereal companies are claiming that their products are healthy options, despite the fact that they contain tons of sugar and …
Check out this video from ABC news concerning the present state of affairs of cereal boxes.
Cereal companies are claiming that their products are healthy options, despite the fact that they contain tons of sugar and …
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce wants to put well established scientific evidence on trial:
Environmentalists say the chamber’s strategy is an attempt to sow political discord by challenging settled science — and note that in the …
A new refinery outside Pittsburgh uses a different approach to convert biomass to ethanol. Instead of using bacteria to break down biomass/cellulosic material that is then fermented and distilled to give ethanol, the biomass is …
This article makes us scientists seem like some globally organized, possibly evil, organization. The real place where a love or hatred of science is formed is in middle school and high school. With computers being so pervasive nowadays it should be easy to get kids interested in science and technology. I think the real barrier is the amount of education that is required to really get involved in the scientific community. A student in the business school has a good opportunity of making a huge salary with just a BA.