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November 20, 2009
Category: Knoxville '82: Where Miscellany Thrive
... because I have tuesday afternoon cleared for updating the science scout site a bit. Plus, although I'm a bit apprehensive jumping into this media (more from a time suck perspective), I am keen to see if it has any...
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Category: Ethics Palace: Where ethical questions go to live or die
"Burning the world to live in it is wrong."
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November 19, 2009
Category: Nature, as in parts, bits, molecular and stuff
I actually mentioned this video earlier, but you know, I don't think I did the pitch justice. So... Basically a TEDx talk by Jennifer Gardy, who outlines just how freaking fast that H1N1 information has been obtained. And all because...
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Category: Nature as in Earth, as in Global, as in Global Issues Generally
Carl is currently in Vancouver, and he was gracious enough to come out for drinks with us last night. This was after a great talk he gave on the how scientists have been following the evolutionary tracks of the H1N1...
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Category: Gift Shop & Haberdashery
So I'm based in Vancouver, Canada, and will be heading off to London, UK in July 2010, and I'm curious to hear any advice on how to best increase your chances for that low maintenance sabbatical house swap. I've done...
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November 17, 2009
Category: Humor stuff, and in the best of worlds, science humor stuff
A humour piece by David Grimes which wonders what you'd hear if you could listen in on the thoughts of such a scientist on a minute by minute basis. Here is the start but it's worth a read all the...
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November 13, 2009
Category: Video links (archive.org samples, for example; Youtube.com; others...)
Alex does a great job here on this topic. This would also, I suspect, take a lot of guts to do which is both inspiring and commendable. (If you want to leave a comment about the talk, please do so...
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November 6, 2009
Category: Ethics Palace: Where ethical questions go to live or die
Is It Possible to Eat Sustainably at the University of Virginia? Four students try going vegetarian, going organic, eating under "The Six Dollar Limit", and going local.
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November 5, 2009
Category: The Art/Science (Non?)Divide Building
Science Scout Twitter Feed Well, actually, mathematicians - but it would probably go like this: CD Title: Inverse: (Special limited edition release) (2009) Artist: VAMPIRE WEEKEND Rating: 2.718 stars (out of 5) - - - The rating stands. (Spoiler...
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