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IEEE Spectrum February 2006 David Kushner |
Hollywood Science Gone Bad Writers, filmmakers, TV producers, theater directors, game makers, or anyone who chooses science as a subject for depiction has to strike the right formula of style and substance. Often, however, despite their best intentions, they get it wrong. |
Geotimes January 2006 Kathryn Hansen |
U.S. Science Gap on Global Stage When it comes to performance in math and science, the widening gap between American and international students is a growing concern, according to academics, politicians and business professionals. |
Reason January 2006 Julian Sanchez |
Soundbite: Unscientific Methods An interview with Chris Mooney, author of The Republican War on Science on the manipulation of research, from stem cells to missile defense to evolution, for partisan ends. |
The Motley Fool December 21, 2005 Carl Wherrett |
FUD Fight Over Nanotech Responsible research should quell fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) over nanotechnology. And that includes investing fears. |
Geotimes December 2005 Kathryn Hansen |
Victory for Evolution in Dover A Pennsylvania judge ruled that the Dover Area School District's science curriculum, which required the presentation of intelligent design -- a religious theory -- as an alternative to evolution, is unconstitutional. |
Science News December 3, 2005 Ivars Peterson |
Rating Researchers Is there a single number that would quantify the cumulative impact and relevance of a researcher's scientific work? |
Geotimes December 2005 Naomi Lubick |
Open Access Wide Open Open-access publishing has been heralded both as the savior of scientific literature and the death of publishing, but after less than a decade of the practice, its impact remains uncertain. |
Geotimes December 2005 Naomi Lubick |
Geoscientists Meet Hill Policy One thing that has brought this year's geosciences congressional fellows to the Hill is the desire not necessarily to bring science to the political process, but to bring policy back to science. |
Reactive Reports November 2005 David Bradley |
Peter Murray-Rust An interview with the scientific software developer, originally a crystallographer with a DPhil from Oxford, on how he is now helping to establish novel software and Web technologies for chemists and other scientists underpinned by the concept of open source. |
IEEE Spectrum December 2005 David Kushner |
The Science of Pseudoscience While technical advisors are no strangers to movie making, it's only recently that they are en vogue with TV producers, as science-heavy hits capture the public's imagination -- and ratings. With the Internet empowering fans to nitpick details, the push for accuracy is reaching new heights. |
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