The Geological Society of America strongly supports teaching evolution and the directly related concept of deep time as part of science curricula. GSA opposes teaching creationism alongside evolution in any science classroom
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Geological Society: No Creationism in Science Class – Science and …
Last week we revealed the Top 10 Schools for Science based on the results of a 3-year study performed by US News&World Report.
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University Science Writing Competition
Many people will have personal experience at how difficult it is for computers to deal with spoken language – people who “communicate” with automated telephone systems need a great deal of patience because if they speak just a little …
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How Computers Will Learn To Listen
A group of researchers from Indiana University’s Center for Health Policy and Professionalism Research (CHPPR) say they have found that support for government health insurance for individuals under age 65 remains virtually the same …
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Americans Are Divided On Government Health Care But It Skews On …
When did executions go from being functional example-setting to being more humane in method? Annulla Linders, a University of Cincinnati sociologist, examined newspaper accounts of 19th and 20th century Ohio executions to put more …
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Scifi mega-author Kevin J. Anderson’s new novel, The Edge of the World, has been released with a companion CD by prog rock band Roswell Six
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Is Prog Rock the Music of Science Fiction? – Music – io9
Researchers at TU Delft have succeeded in measuring the influence of a single electron on a vibrating carbon nanotube. That can be a real milestone on the road to ultra-small measuring instruments
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Nanosized Violin String Makes Sweet Physics Music