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Science Weekly podcast: Women in science and science in jelly

This week, the Science Weekly team discuss dark energy and the even darker matter of the gender gap with astrophysicist Sarah Bridle - recipient of a Women in Science fellowship. It's sponsored by a well-known cosmetics company - is it worth it? Do awards like this actually help to de-beard science? And isn't this a wider societal problem anyway?

Obama Answers Science Policy Questionnaire

thebestsophist writes "A couple months ago, Scientists and Engineers for America, Science Debate 2008, and a bunch of other science organizations sent McCain, Obama, and all the Congressional candidates a bunch of questions on science and technology. Topics included biosecurity, genetics research, and national security, as well as the more common questions on research and education. Well, Senator Obama just answered." Senator McCain has not responded to the questionnaire at this point in time, but the site has a profile of his views and actions relating to science policy, which provides a good basis for comparing the candidates' stances. We've previously discussed the differences between the two candidates' technology platforms. According to a recent NPR story, both candidates intend to keep politics out of science.

THE SCIENCE OF COSMOLOGY-VEDAS: UNITY IN DIVERSITY COSMOLOGY WORLD PEACE-KNOWLEDGE E...

THE SCIENCE OF COSMOLOGY-VEDAS: UNITY IN DIVERSITY COSMOLOGY WORLD PEACE-KNOWLEDGE EXPANSION Dr Vidyardhi Nanduri promotes the Unity in Science and Philosophy through Cosmology Vedas Interlinks PURPOSE OF INTERLINKS: 1. The Science of Philosophy: Divinity, Vedas, Upanishads, Temples & Yoga 2. Philosophy of Science : Plasmas, Electro-magnetic fields and Cosmology 3. Resource : Reflectors,3-Tier Consciousness, Source, Fields and Flows 4. Noble Cause : Human-Being, Environment, Divine Nature and Harmony BOOKS BY VIDYARDHI NANDURI PLASMA VISION OF THE UNIVERSE-1993 (Reg No: TXu 729718 ) (No# Pages-95, Figures 58) THE VISION OF COSMIC TO *PREM UNIVERSE-1995 (Reg No: TXu 893693 ) *PREM: Plasma Regulated Electro-Magnetic Universe (No# Pages 148, Figures 56) • VEDIC VISION OF THE UNIVERSE-1996(Reg No:TXU729719)(No# Pages 137, Figures 35) • VEDIC

Medical & Science Journals Urged to Adopt Common Policy on Disclosing Financial Conflicts of Interest

The Center for Science in the Public Interest today urged editors of journals of science and medicine to adopt a common standard for disclosing financial conflicts of interest among their authors, editors, and peer reviewers. The nonprofit watchdog group, whose Integrity in Science Project monitors corporate influence on science, developed a model disclosure policy with Barnett S. Kramer, Thomas F. Babor, and Wendy Cowles Husser, respectively of the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, the journal Addiction, and the Journal of the American College of Surgeons; and bioethicists Arthur Caplan and Jonathan Moreno, both of University of Pennsylvania.

Chronicles of a Science Experiment - Episode 1

In this first episode of Chronicles of a Science Experiment, EarthSky's Jorge Salazar begins following Aaron Strickland, a Fellow of the National Science Foundation Discovery Corps and a post-doctoral chemist at Cornell University. Strickland's research project is in nanotechnology, the science of the very small. In this first episode, we'll look at the person inside the white lab coat, a young man with a wife, two kids and a passion for science.

DES School stays busy with Science Month

The month of August has been a busy one for DES School with the assortment of educational and fun-filled Science activities lined-up to mark the Science Month. Themed 'Discover the Wonderful World of Science,' the activities saw both the primary and pre-school children involved in activities that included the Science Quiz Bee, colouring contest, chlorophyll experiment, 'Volcanic Eruption Model,' collage-making, and tree planting.

BT: BT Joins Inventor Of The World Wide Web To Promote Study Of Web Science'

BT today became a founding sponsor of the Web Science Research Initiative, an international body established to promote the science and development of the World Wide Web. Established by British Web pioneer Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web, with co-directors Nigel Shadbolt, Wendy Hall and Danny Weitzner, the Web Science Research Initiative (WSRI) exists to promote the study of Web Science', a new academic discipline focusing on the analysis, engineering and social impact of the World Wide Web.

New Speak Up Report Shows Hands-on Activities Integral to Science Education

SAN ANTONIO, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- PASCO scientific and Project Tomorrow today announced a new report on science education that is based upon the authentic, unfiltered views and ideas of over 367,000 K-12 students, teachers, parents and school administrators collected through the annual Speak Up online surveys. This report documents for the first time the disconnection between how students in kindergarten through 12th grade want to learn science, what tools they want to use to explore science, and what is actually happening in their science classrooms.

Science and music for children: Local children's musician Monty Harper plans series of Science Cafe sessions

Science and music for children: Local children's musician Monty Harper plans series of Science Cafe sessions ( )

Astronaut Sally Ride Invites Girls to Explore Hands-on Science at Science Festival at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Astronaut Sally Ride Invites Girls to Explore Hands-on Science at Science Festival at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

Quantum Receives $500,000 from the National Science Foundation to Develop Artificial Intelligence Teacher Training Software for Science

Education, Career, College & Alumni : Quantum Receives $500,000 from the National Science Foundation to Develop Artificial Intelligence Teacher Training Software for Science

Astronaut Sally Ride Invites Girls to Explore Hands-on Science at Science Festival at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

s first woman in space, will touch down at University of Colorado, Colorado Springs next month to inspire local girls to dig into hands-on science at the Sally Ride Science Festival. The festival, which is open to the public, runs from 11 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 13. Ride, the festival

Science Trumps Politics -- at Least in Theory

In this Q&A with Nina Fedoroff, science adviser to the US secretary of state, topics run from genetically modified food to the need for scientific advocacy in government. Fedoroff's take on GM food is simple: "There’s almost no food that isn’t genetically modified. Genetic modification is the basis of all evolution." As for science in government, Fedoroff makes the case that scientific alliances can succeed where other kinds of diplomacy fail -- "because science is more collaborative than other types of endeavors," she tells the New York Times. "It aspires to more democratic principles than many political systems because we have an external reference."

National Science Board to meet Aug. 12-13 at NSF in Arlington, Va.

The National Science Board (NSB) will hold the fourth of its six annual meetings related to national science and engineering policy issues and oversight of the National Science Foundation (NSF) from August 12-13, in Arlington, Va.

MSSS Delivers First Science Instrument to JPL for 2009 Mars Rover Mission Payload

Malin Space Science Systems, Inc. (MSSS), has delivered the first of four science cameras it is developing for the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2009 Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover mission. This camera, the Mars Descent Imager is designed to provide a sequence of hundreds of 2 Megapixel color images of the martian surface during the rover's descent about two years from now. MARDI was transported to JPL last week to participate in a contamination measurement test. That test was completed satisfactorily on 10 July, and instrument functionality was verified in imaging testing the following day (Figure 2). The instrument will shortly be integrated with the MSL rover avionics (computer) for testing, and will be integrated with the rover mechanical systems within the month.

How nanotechnology benefits the science of renewable energy storage

(Nanowerk News) The science of renewable energy storage and how nanotechnology can benefit that science is the subject of Los Alamos National Laboratory’s next Frontiers in Science Lecture beginning August 26 in Los Alamos.

20 iPhone Apps for Science Geeks

Netter_anat It's going to take some time for the amazing science apps, like the ones we envisioned last month, to appear on the iPhone, but that doesn't mean there's no apps to satisfy your inner science geek. In this list, we run down 22 web and native applications for the fancy phone-toting science lover.

Siemens Makes Donation to the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago

11,750 gift will help Museum inspire and educate guests on science topics RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Power Transmission & Distribution, Inc. today donated $11,750 to Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. This donation was made on behalf of visitors to the Siemens booth at the recent IEEE Power & Energy Society Transmission & Distribution Conference and Exposition in Chicago. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGO ) Siemens launched a special website inviting visitors to preview its booth and schedule appointments and demonstrations during the exposition. In keeping with Siemens' 160-year tradition of giving back to communities, the Company made a contribution to the Museum of Science and Industry for each visitor to the booth and for each meeting scheduled before the event.

Science Extra podcast: Ian Sample in conversation with Nasa's Michael Griffin

Alok Jha and the Guardian’s science team bring you the best analysis and interviews from the worlds of science and technology.

Google Forging Connections with University of Washington, but Still Has a Ways To Go

Last week, the University of Washington’s Computer Science and Engineering department hosted a special workshop sponsored by Google and the National Science Foundation. The goal of the three-day program was to instruct professors on how to teach Google-style computing—which includes harnessing huge amounts of digital data and doing “cluster computing� over large-scale, networked servers. The weekend before that, Google also sponsored a workshop at UW to teach high-school math and science teachers about computer science—everything from programming and robotics to cryptography and security.

Science of Synthesis Version 3.5

Science of Synthesis Version 3.5 is now available. Science of Synthesis, from Thieme, is an in-depth information resource available on synthetic methodology in organic chemistry.

Science Innovation Synergy

Science Innovation Synergy focuses on the most pertinent and controversial issues in the field of cardiology, vascular, and neurovascular therapeutics. Utilizing small group formats to maximize interaction between faculty and attendees, SIS 2008 will feature concurrent four-hour educational sessions. These sessions will include didactic lectures, hands-on Cadaveric training and live case presentations transmitted simultaneously from several catheterization laboratories. All of these activities will take place at the state-of-the-art Seattle Science Foundation.

Do Science and Quotas Mix?

The blogger at AdaptiveComplexity weighs in on New York Times blogger John Tierney's recent article exploring applying Title IX to science. The AdaptiveComplexity blogger takes what he calls a "generational view" and says that discrimination is on its way out in biology and that having quotas "would certainly make women second-class citizens in science, because they could never be judged on their own merit."

The Coming of Open Science

Science Commons has an interview with Rufus Pollock, digital rights activist, economist at the University of Cambridge, and a founder of the Open Knowledge Foundation. He talks about how open access can help science flourish, and the next steps to make it happen. "I’d say that in terms of applying lessons from open source, the biggest thing to look at is data," Pollock says. Re-using and recombining code is the same as putting pieces of data together, he says, and the key to avoiding the "anti-commons problem" of everyone owning a different piece and not sharing really just boils down to openness.

Science on climate change wrong: repor...

Politicians may have got the science on climate change wrong, a new report says.Politicians may have got the science on climate change wrong, a new report says.

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