Science Education & Policy
- Can Genetic Engineering Promote Democracy?
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By fomenting dissent against genetic engineering, opponents are furthering the cause of democracy, says Dr. Franz Seifert, who did a recent study for the Austrian Science Fund FWF project. What does that mean? What Science 2.0 has said all along. Science d ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 23 2012 - 11:51pm
- The Beak Of The Type Two Finch
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Article - Greg Critser - Aug 24 2007 - 1:45pm
- The Least Known War In Science: Does HIV Cause AIDS?
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There's a war happening in science but you may not know about it, and it's stranger than most because it is pitting some people with HIV and their loved ones against the scientists and medical community trying to cure it. In other words, it' ...
Article - Hank Campbell - Sep 22 2008 - 6:41pm
- How Will Groundwater Be Impacted By Climate Change?
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Climate change is big news in regards to the atmosphere, oceans, and Earth’s surface. In many countries, the groundwater reservoirs contribute a large part of the total water supply but little is known about how soil, subsurface waters, and groundwater are ...
Article - News Staff - Aug 25 2007 - 12:30pm
- Medicine 2.0 SciFoo Lives On Session
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Our second session of SciFoo Lives On took place today on Nature Island in Second Life (SLURL). The topic was Medicine and Web 2.0, as suggested by Bertalan Mesko (Berci) at the last session. We had a very good turnout, with about 30 people. Many returned ...
Article - Jean-Claude Bradley - Aug 27 2007 - 6:43pm
- Five Myths About Girls And Science
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Following are five myths about girls and science, according to the National Science Foundation. 1. Myth: From the time they start school, most girls are less interested in science than boys are. Reality: In elementary school about as many girls as boys hav ...
Article - News Staff - Aug 27 2007 - 7:13pm
- Men Are More Romantic Than Thought
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Men may be more willing than women to sacrifice achievement goals for a romantic relationship, according to a new study by Catherine Mosher of Duke Medical Center and Sharon Danoff-Burg from the University of Albany. Their findings challenge our preconcept ...
Article - News Staff - Aug 28 2007 - 11:10am
- Predicting Obesity By Zip Code
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Neighborhood property values predict local obesity rates better than education or incomes, according to a study from the University of Washington being published online this week by the journal Social Science and Medicine. For each additional $100,000 in t ...
Article - News Staff - Aug 29 2007 - 2:31am
- Demographic Surprise- Dumb People Use Cocaine
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The decreased use of cocaine in the United States over the last 20 years mostly occurred among the highly educated, while cocaine use among non-high school graduates remained constant, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg Scho ...
Article - News Staff - Aug 29 2007 - 4:26pm
- Study Says Performance-Based Pay For Teachers Will Improve Education
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Education is one of the rare industries with a powerful union, no incentive based pay and where generally the worst performers get more money yet is still regarded as not very good. Improving education most would start with incentives for teachers, claims ...
Article - News Staff - Sep 4 2007 - 10:57am
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