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February 24, 2010 3:43 AM |

Living in Glass Houses with Bricks: What about science should concern us?

This weekend, I attended several seemingly-disparate panel discussions on agriculture, statistics, science playwrights, and doomsday theories, but in the end, a theme-type message started to form itself. The conference focuses on educating the world about science, and that goal requires...
February 24, 2010 12:49 AM |

Making an Apple Pie, and the Creation of the Universe

I. In which I make an apple pie almost from scratch. "If you want to make a pie from scratch, you must first create the universe" --Carl Sagan I had the butter, flour, sugar, and requisite spices, but no apples....
February 22, 2010 4:31 AM |

Restoring The Scientific Method to All Its Glory

Take that you doubters of scientific vigor! Yesterday, the session, "Denial, Détente, and Decisions: Fisheries Science at the Crossroads," provided a shining example of the power of the peer review process to root out inaccuracies and refine results, and bring...
February 20, 2010 7:02 PM |

Bridging Science and the Public

Arianne Cease and Chuck Kazilek are hosting the "Ask a Biologist" public exhibit this weekend at AAAS San Diego.  But today, these two biologists got stumped. "The question was, 'What's the largest single-celled organism in the world?'" said Cease, a...
February 20, 2010 9:00 AM |

Hey—That's Ira Flatow!

Whether you're an avid or accidental National Public Radio listener, at some point you've probably caught Talk of the Nation: Science Friday, hosted by Ira Flatow. Attendees at AAAS San Diego had a chance to watch a broadcast of Science...
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