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2012 World Science Festival Presents Icarus at the Edge of Time - Narrated by LeVar Burton

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:32:17 -0700
Wednesday May 30th, New York City - Tickets On SaleNew York, New York (PRWEB) May 21, 2012 The 2012 World Science Festival celebrates its 5th anniversary season with the opening night performance of Icarus at the Edge of Time, a multimedia performance featuring television and motion picture actor and director LeVar Burton (Star Trek, Reading Rainbow and Roots) as the narrator for the evening.The ...
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Science careers under the microscope

Sat, 19 May 2012 03:02:27 -0700
Science degrees are becoming increasingly popular with undergraduates, partly due to the 'TV effect'. But choosing a career path means thinking outside the box What do you get when you mix popular family science shows such as Bang Goes the Theory with particle-physicist professor Brian Cox and natural-world treasure Sir David Attenborough? The answer is an explosive enthusiasm for science among ...
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Newsweek ranks Alabama School of Math and Science No. 3 (gallery)

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:20:07 -0700
MOBILE, Alabama -- The Alabama School of Math and Science in Mobile is the third best public high school in the state, according to the latest rankings by Newsweek magazine.
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Fans laud Exploratorium, S.F.'s science incubator

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:38:19 -0700
At the Exploratorium's recent 35th Awards Dinner, Paul Otellini , who co-chaired this Crucible of Innovation with his wife, Exploratorium trustee Sandy Otellini , described himself as one of the lucky ones who grew up...
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‘Free Radicals’ - Book Review - Rebels Who Set Science Aglow

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:43:56 -0700
Some scientists who had an unwavering belief in the truth of their ideas also had no compunction about breaking the rules to prove it.
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Oro-Medonte teen tops at Canada-Wide Science Fair

Mon, 21 May 2012 18:14:52 -0700
A young science whiz from Oro-Medonte has scientists across Canada knocking down her door. Maya Burhanpurkar, 13, brought home the Canada-Wide Science Fair's top award for her work on the cardiac and gastrointestinal safety of two Alzheimer's drugs.[...]
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Science author warns of transit not to be missed

Sun, 20 May 2012 10:16:14 -0700
THE best-selling science author Dava Sobel was thankful the Sydney Writers' Festival invited her to talk about the Transit of Venus and not the future of publishing. Because, she joked, unlike the astronomical phenomena she is obsessed with, the movements of the literary world are unforeseeable.
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Early Texas artists have new home at Witte

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:57:40 -0700
Though primarily known for its history and natural science exhibitions, the Witte Museum has an extensive art collection that includes work by early Texas artists such as Theodore Gentilz and William G.M. Samuel. [...] with the opening of the two-story Robert J. and Helen C. Kleberg South Texas Heritage Center, the museum has a dedicated art gallery to show the works. “The Art of a Wild and ...
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Can Science Save Us? Mourdock Sees a Savior in Science

Mon, 07 May 2012 11:21:39 -0700
Indiana Treasurer Richard Mourdock has been waiting for someone to ask him about science. The Tea Party-backed candidate has a 10-point lead over U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar in a Hower/DePauw Indiana Battleground Poll heading into Tuesday’s Republican Primary. The poll conducted Monday and Tuesday of last week surveyed 700 likely voters to find Mourdock leading Lugar 48 to 38 percent with a 3.7 ...
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Climate Education Graduates to the Next Level

Mon, 21 May 2012 08:09:58 -0700
BALTIMORE--Ninth grade science at the Academy for Career and College Education began the usual way last fall. Victoria Matthew's students learned the difference between biotic and abiotic characteristics, then progressed to the basics of scientific method. By Thanksgiving, they were ready for climate change. That's when Matthew braced herself. [More]
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