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Texas official resigns
The state's director of science curriculum
said she resigned this month under pressure
from officials who felt she gave the appearance
of criticizing the instruction of intelligent
design.The Texas Education Agency put Chris
Comer on 30 days paid administrative leave
in late October, resulting in what she described
as a forced resignation.
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State official blames evolution
politics for resignation
The state's director of science curriculum
said she resigned this month under pressure
from officials who felt she gave the appearance
of criticizing the instruction of intelligent
design. The Texas Education Agency put Chris
Comer on 30 days' paid administrative leave
in late October, resulting in what she described
as a forced resignation.
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A Primer on Python for Life Science
Researchers
PLoS Computational Biology (an open-access,
peer-reviewed journal published monthly
by the Public Library of Science) has released
a six page tutorial to introduce Python
to researchers to the biological field.
I think (as the author) that this tutorial
is suitable for any audience in spite of
some biological examples.
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How our ancestors were like gorillas
Research published in this week's Science
journal shows that some of our closest extinct
relatives had more in common with gorillas
than previously thought.
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In an Ever-Changing Galaxy, the
Action's Starting to Get Intriguing
That process of continual refinement
has never been so effective as it has been
for Eve Online, the science-fiction game
first opened to the public by CCP of Iceland
in May 2003. More than four years after
its debut, when most games are either a
distant memory or provoking burnout among
longtime players, Eve is only now hitting
its stride as...
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ISCIFI TV Episode 323: The Future
Happens Twice by Matt Browne
New science fiction writer explores
the ramifications of identical twins born
years apart. The book explores the life-altering
scientific progress that the author expects
humankind will make in the next 50 years.
It introduces concepts for future space
travel and explores new scientific frontiers.Author
Website: http://www.meet-matt-browne.com
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Virtualization Tools - the Art of
Science!
Many experts in the field of information
technology will argue that virtualization
tools can be a very expensive proposition
as compared to running hundreds or dozens
of servers in a business or data center.
However, the fact remains that virtualization
tools are a very handy technology that eliminates
the need for multiple servers..
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NTUST opens lotto, gaming research
center
The National Taiwan University of Science
and Technology (NTUST) established yesterday
the first Institute for the Study of Gambling
and Commercial Gaming in Taiwan to conduct
the research on the thri
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In your dreams: The mysteries of
sleep
We all know that we need it ā€“ and
most of us want more than we get. But no
one has ever been able to explain why we
sleep, or what makes us dream. Jeremy Laurance
visits a new exhibition dedicated to the
art and science of shut-eye
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Answer: In order to determine the
value of the case
Answer: In order to determine the value
of the case, the attorneys must look at
a combination of factors, including lost
wages, pain and suffering, permanency of
the injury, any scarring or disfigurement,
loss of consortium, periods of disability,
etc. Determining the value of a case is
an art rather than a science. The amount
of the medical bills
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10 Things your science teacher was
wrong about.
Clouds do NOT form because of the air's
temperatureIt is incorrectly believed that
clouds form because cold air holds less
water vapor than warm air. Air has no capacity
to hold water vapor. It is the temperature
of the water itself (and its surroundings)
that causes humidity, condensation and clouds
to form.
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World's largest laser picks up the
pace
Ninety-six NIF beamlines have been fired
together for the first time, with excellent
control system and laser stability, according
to NIF & Photon Science Principal Associate
Director Ed Moses. Last month the facility's
injection laser systems, which initiate
the laser pulses, were fired for 144 beamlines.
New target - 192 lasers
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How our ancestors were like gorillas
Research published in this weekā€™s
Science journal shows that some of our closest
extinct relatives had more in common with
gorillas than previously thought. I await
the creationists reponse with some interest.
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Why Science Can't Save the GOP
Six years of delay in a field moving
as fast as stem-cell research means a lot
of people for whom doors may not open until
it is time for them to shut.The position
a politician takes on an issue tells you
something about his or her character, values
and intellect.
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Texas: so, so doomed
Texas Board of Education Pressures someone
to resign because they forwarded an email
about a talk that, you know, promotes real
science!
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Debunking the Galileo Myth
Dinesh D'Souza gives a brief but well-written
piece debunking the many myths surrounding
Galileo's relationship with the Catholic
Church and the supposed incompatibilities
between faith and science.
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Finnish kids are the brightest in
the world
Finland once again took the number one
spot in OECD's three-yearly test of reading,
mathematics and science abilities of a sample
of 15-year old secondary-school students,
followed by Hong Kong (China) and Canada
in second and third place, according to
advance details of results that will be
published in full next week.
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The End of the GOP as We Know It
Evidence that the anti-science/pro-big
business/anti-Constitution/othering coalition
is melting faster than Kilimanjaro is everywhere
and I'd say it's bottled-up in the sentiments
posted at a right-wing hate site.
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