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Misc Source: Discover Magazine
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Thursday, Oct 02, 2008, 8:44am Rating: | Views: 1816 | Comments: 0
Slide show: Visualize science See a snapshot of squid suckers and other top images from the 2008 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge.See a snapshot of squid suckers and other top images from the 2008 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge.
Long-lost Einstein telescope found, restored Albert Einstein's long-lost telescope, forgotten for decades in a Jerusalem storage shed, goes on display this week after three years and $10,000 spent restoring the relic.
Misc Source: USA Today
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Friday, Aug 15, 2008, 12:26pm Rating: | Views: 1380 | Comments: 0
Are we science-savvy enough to make informed decisions? For decades, educators and employers have worried that too few Americans are preparing for careers in science. But there's evidence to support a new, broader concern in this election year: Ordinary Americans may not know enough about science to make informed decisions on key questions.
Misc Source: USA Today
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Wednesday, Aug 13, 2008, 11:51am Rating: | Views: 1496 | Comments: 0
Columbus debunker sets sights on Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of machines are uncannily similar to Chinese originals and were undoubtedly derived from them, a British amateur historian says in a newly-published book.
Slideshow: The Top 10 Mad Scientists From mildly eccentric to downright wacky, these 10 hyper-intelligent characters didn't just march to a different beat, they each played their own tune altogether
Slideshow: Six real-life 'X-Files' FBI agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder return to the big screen in "The X-Files: I Want to Believe," the second cinematic offshoot of the sci-fi TV series. Here are six “X-Files” that skeptics and believers have debated in real life.
Stealing ideas from nature When self-confessed "nature nerd" Janine Benyus coined the term "biomimicry" in a book she published a decade ago, little did she know it would make her a household name, rubbing shoulders with Hollywood stars.
Caltech scientist's bizarre job switch in '50s still unexplained Albert Clark Reed, airplane designer and test pilot, left his family and job in 1952. He was found working under an assumed name as a stable hand at Hollywood Park. He never could explain why.
Misc Source: LA Times
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Tuesday, Jul 01, 2008, 8:46am Rating: | Views: 1394 | Comments: 0
Misc Source: CNN.com
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Monday, Jun 30, 2008, 10:53am Rating: | Views: 1571 | Comments: 0
Bio-defense research not for all, not Hollywood Actor Kevin Spacey's character dies of a deadly virus in the movie "Outbreak" after he stretches his air hose too far and it rips a hole in his protective biohazard suit. That's just Hollywood
Misc Source: US News
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Monday, Jun 23, 2008, 10:42am Rating: | Views: 1288 | Comments: 0
MTV for Geeks A new show on Nova offers easily digestible chunks of science.
Misc Source: Discover Magazine
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Wednesday, Jun 18, 2008, 9:06am Rating: | Views: 1553 | Comments: 0
E.T., Come to Communion Little green men may shock public, but Catholic church would welcome them.
Misc Source: ABC News
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Monday, Jun 16, 2008, 9:15am Rating: | Views: 1801 | Comments: 0
Misc Source: MSNBC
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Thursday, Jun 12, 2008, 9:16am Rating: | Views: 1919 | Comments: 0
The Beautiful Mind of Freeman Dyson Thoughts and illustrations from the legendary biologist and physicist Freeman Dyson: why nuking Japan was a mistake, how Biosphere II totally flopped, and why the worry about "dirty bombs" is just hysteria.
Misc Source: Discover Magazine
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Tuesday, Jun 10, 2008, 8:50am Rating: | Views: 1557 | Comments: 0
With Rubik’s Cubes, victory is only 23 clicks away Stanford-trained mathematician Tomas Rokicki has broken his own record, proving that any (solvable) Rubik’s Cube position can be cracked in 23 moves or fewer.
Misc Source: CSM
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Monday, Jun 09, 2008, 8:50am Rating: | Views: 1397 | Comments: 0
Misc Source: LiveScience
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Wednesday, Jun 04, 2008, 9:06am Rating: | Views: 1663 | Comments: 0
Titanic Was Found During Secret Cold War Navy Mission The 1985 discovery of the Titanic stemmed from a secret United States Navy investigation of two wrecked nuclear submarines, according to the oceanographer who found the infamous ocean liner.
Misc Source: National Geographic
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Tuesday, Jun 03, 2008, 9:08am Rating: | Views: 1627 | Comments: 0
Misc Source: Discover Magazine
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Monday, Jun 02, 2008, 10:02am Rating: | Views: 1628 | Comments: 0
The 10 worst jobs in science The list starts with scientists who collect and dig through whale dung for a living — and it counts down to the worst job in the entire science profession.
Misc Source: MSNBC
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Friday, May 30, 2008, 10:42am Rating: | Views: 1712 | Comments: 0