Community
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If it’s Inspiring, Can it Be Wrong?
January 19, 2011
After attending last week’s ScienceOnline conference in North Carolina, Dave Munger asks whether relying on titillating tactics is a boon or bane for promoting science to the public.
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On the Next Internet
November 25, 2010
Grid computing began as a data-management solution for CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. Now, it stands to redefine collaborative problem-solving in science and beyond.
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Science and/or Faith
July 06, 2010
Should a "scientific" meeting attempt to address questions of faith? If so, what's the best way to do it?
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A Year of Research Blogging
January 06, 2010
ResearchBlogging.org’s content editors on how they select the best blog posts, the value of research blogging, and their predictions for the coming year.
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Al Gore’s New Marching Orders
May 23, 2009
The Climate Project began as a public education campaign. A foot soldier reports back from a recent summit, where Gore's environmental activists were issued a new directive.
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Nepal: Wireless in the Mountains
February 16, 2009
A home WiFi kit and a solar-powered relay station transform healthcare and education for a remote village in western Nepal.
borders, community, development, globalization, innovation, technology
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The Biohacking Hobbyist
December 11, 2008
Why does all biology happen in academic or industrial labs? Mac Cowell, cofounder of DIYbio, seeks to change that.
biotechnology, community, genetics, innovation, synthetic biology, technology
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Cultural Evolution
June 23, 2008
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Science is Golden
October 03, 2007
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On Location: Eat This!
October 03, 2006
Science meets haute cuisine when a molecular gastronome presents his culinary innovations to Montreal foodies.
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At AIDS Conference, Vaccines Take a Back Seat to Microbicides
August 16, 2006
Scientists and funding agencies are pegging gels or creams that prevent the transmission of HIV during sex as the key to stopping the pandemic.
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Singing a Different Tune
December 08, 2005
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Seed in Stockholm
December 08, 2005
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World AIDS Day
November 30, 2005
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New & Notable: 11/19 - 11/25
November 28, 2005
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Childhood Neglect Leaves Biological Mark
November 21, 2005
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Stale Beer Maidens
November 21, 2005
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A Genetic Basis for Alcoholism
October 03, 2005
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The Dover Monkey Trial
October 01, 2005
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Ideas
I Tried Almost Everything Else
John Rinn, snowboarder, skateboarder, and “genomic origamist,” on why we should dumpster-dive in our genomes and the inspiration of a middle-distance runner.
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Ideas
Going, Going, Gone
The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
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Ideas
Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare
Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.
