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Information Processing: The Age of Computing "Historians of science have seen fit to ignore the history of the great discoveries in applied physics, engineering and computer science, where real scientific progress is nowadays to be found. Computer science in particular has changed and continues to…
Alliance Announces 2nd Annual High School Essay Contest | Alliance For Science Write about evolution, win money (if you're a high school student, anyway). (tags: science education biology politics) Jobs, News and Views for All of Higher Education - Inside Higher Ed :: Benefits for Pets, Not…
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outside the (toy) box » Little Man. Watching My Son's Socialization. or "Gender - it's wicked constructed" Gender socialization through toys. (tags: gender society toys) Giro.org » The Big Scary Idea A modest proposal for bringing the SF magazines into the Century of the Fruitbat (tags: books…