Talking to the layfolk [Stoat]
This from off in the comments at Slashdot , brought to my attention by planet30 (thanks VM). Yes, I kn ow I'm a layperson now myself, but some shreds of the old knowledge still cling. Relat...
ScienceBlogs,
Sat Nov 28 09:17:01 PST 2009
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The Misinformation Superhighway
0As much faith as I have in the American public, it
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fri Nov 27 14:16:20 PST 2009
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Topix.net
360,000 news channels, from Autos to your ZIP code.
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Explore The Science Of Familiar Things -- And Discover The 'Joy Of Chemistry'
If you're like most people, you probably think chemistry is too difficult to bother with outside of school and too clinical to be any fun. But chemistry offers a magic and elegance to behol...
Medical News Today,
Fri Nov 27 05:35:14 PST 2009
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Research and Markets: Analyzing Hydropower Energy Explains the Various Types and S...
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Analyzing Hydropower Energy" report to their offering.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance,
Fri Nov 27 07:12:00 PST 2009
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Tata and Berkeley Frigid to MDI's Air Cars
"Air is not a fuel, it is just an energy carrier. So a tank full of air does not have the same energy as a tank full of CNG. Any vehicle using only compressed air to run would face problems...
IEEE Spectrum,
Thu Nov 26 09:10:20 PST 2009
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Beer Here
(PhysOrg.com) -- Drinking beer is a simple act, but making beer is not. It starts out with genetics and tens of thousands of barley varieties and ends with a clear ambrosia that belies the ...
PhysOrg,
Wed Nov 25 13:21:56 PST 2009
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Rutgers introduces courses to explore 'big picture' issues
NEW BRUNSWICK -- College students interested in complex issues, such as climate change, have long faced an unappealing choice: plow through survey class after survey class, gleaning the bas...
The Star-Ledger,
Tue Nov 24 04:12:13 PST 2009
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"Global Warming is not real because weather patterns have stabilized in the last 1...
I recently attended the TEDxVancouver event, which was wonderfully done and also useful for being able to network with a lot of interesting people. There was, however, one thing that irked ...
ScienceBlogs,
Mon Nov 23 09:32:01 PST 2009
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