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PDF EDUCATION FOR TEACHING SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS …

Published in 1993 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizafion, 7, place de Fontenoy, 75352 Paris 07 SP Education for teaching. Continue reading

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PDF SCIENCE OF THE SPIRIT- QUéBEC CINEMA IN THE AGE OF …

Science of the Spirit: Québec Cinema in the Age of … Continue reading

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Video: The Swiss are Developing a Family of Small Satellites to Tidy Up Junk in Orbit

CleanSpace One, Chasing Down a Cubesat EPFL The growing space junk problem in various orbits around the Earth gets plenty of ink these days, particularly when the ISS has to fire its thrusters to dodge a piece of a satellite, or when a defunct satellite smashes into a perfectly good, multimillion dollar piece of orbital communications hardware. Continue reading

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[Book Review] Paradoxical Roots of “Social Construction”

Nye locates the roots of the “social turn” (highlighting the importance of social communities, behavioral norms, and personal commitments) in the scientific culture and political events of 1930s Europe. Continue reading

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Large-Scale Scientific Computing: 5th International Conference …

Large-Scale Scientific Computing: 5th International Conference, LSSC 2005, Sozopol, Bulgaria, June 6-10, 2005, Revised Papers (Lecture Notes in … Continue reading

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[News & Analysis] International Organizations: UNESCO Science Braces for a Big Squeeze

How the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization responds to the sudden loss of U.S. Continue reading

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[Report] Failure to Confirm XMRV/MLVs in the Blood of Patients with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Multi-Laboratory Study

The assays used to detect XMRV in patients with chronic fatigue syndrome are unreliable. Continue reading

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A 102-Foot Slide, a Sensory Deprivation Pool, and More Science-As-Art From Carsten Höller

A trip to the New Museum’s Carsten Höller exhibit, where up literally becomes down The New Museum in lower Manhattan is home to the first large-scale survey exhibition of the work of German artist Carsten Höller, a scientist-turned-artist whose works straddle the line between both worlds, often seeming more like an experiment than an exhibit. Continue reading

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[News & Analysis] Scientific Community: Mass Exodus Roils Brazilian Neuroscience Institute

A rebellion in the scientific ranks has created turmoil at Brazil’s most famous brain research center, the Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute for Neuroscience of Natal. Continue reading

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[News & Analysis] Newsmaker Interview: David Morrison: Into the Stretch for Science’s Point Man on Doomsday

As the scientific community’s unofficial defender of reason against the onslaught of “cosmophobia,” planetary scientist David Morrison sees a long year or so ahead for him. Continue reading

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