As with most
good science stories, as soon as one question had been answered, another had to be asked.
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new science stories and related discussion questions to complement your ongoing science activities, and to stimulate an exchange of ideas in your classroom.
Identifying international collaborative opportunities for improving coverage of cross -
border science stories.
These new profiles, from interviews with young women at the start of their science careers, tell their stories of passion and persistence - what drives and excites them about their work in the sciences
In the race for
Top Science Story of 2014, some of the contenders stumbled before reaching the finish line.
And if you want to catch up on all of our previous march coverage, check out our March
for Science story archive.
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Yesterday we ran a story about calculations that confirmed earlier news that physicists may be on the verge of discovering the existence of the Higgs boson, which, if it turns out to be true, would be one of the
biggest science stories of all time.What concerns me here, though, is not science so much as popular song.For reasons that are obscure to me, the article triggered a memory of the old Johnny Cash tune, Folsom Prison Blues, which began rolling through my head.
Introducing a new publication from Earth Observatory — EO Kids — bringing
engaging science stories from Earth Observatory to a younger audience.
Varner is now leveraging her experience as a Mass Media Fellow to develop courses at Colorado Mesa University that will teach science majors how to communicate
science stories through a variety of media channels.
The Storygram series, in which professional writers annotate award - winning stories to illuminate what makes a
great science story great, is a joint project of The Open Notebook and the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing.
Stem cell breakthrough by Lanza and colleagues was voted the year's top story, beating the Ebola outbreak, climate change crisis, entangled photons, cosmic inflation, as well as the year's
other science stories ranging from topics in space exploration to mathematics, technology, paleontology, and the environment.
I've spoken quite a bit about how I came late to that body of behavioral science and only slowly disabused myself of the expectation that more or better
climate science stories by me might shape public responses to global warming.
Paula S. Apsell, senior executive producer of NOVA, shares tips on how to
make science stories engaging during her AAAS Kavli lecture at the University of Oregon.
Every year, DISCOVER digs through reams of newspapers and gigabytes of Web sites to find the 100 most important and
interesting science stories of the year.
For more great
nature science stories and general news, please visit our sister site, Headlines and Global News (HNGN).
As
science story coach Randy Olson has said so many times, it's vital to avoid staying within a «nerd loop,» simply talking to each other about how to communicate consequential science.
It's as if they've read some press condemnation and just taken it at face value, even if they normally treat press
science stories with proper scepticism.
Through these and other outputs, the GPM E / PO activities engage students, educators and the public with a focus on encouraging the communication of
Earth science stories and STEM concepts that promote the scientific contributions of GPM and other NASA Earth Science missions across a broad spectrum of E / PO efforts.
I realise I'm interrupting my series on the Top 9
sports science stories of 2009, and I am bombarding you with posts at a time when you may not even be reading (you'll have a lot to get through when your vacation is over - apologies!)
For this story in depth and more on
science stories visit inthenews.co.uk, also part of the Adfero news network.
Co-lead author Dr. Benjamin Richter comments:» For me as a medical doctor working in
basic science this story represents the ideal case of explaining the pathophysiology of a disease by a collaborative effort across disciplines..»
I wondered if the British are particularly credulous (after all, they still believe in princesses and queens), or if hard - boiled Americans would also fall for
fake science stories.
Waukesha, WI — The April 2014 issue of Discover pays tribute to a tradition from the»90s, when the magazine ran annual April Fool's
faux science stories.
And one of the
first science stories I ever had published was about Cornell professors testifying to the National Science Foundation, which owns Arecibo, to defend the observatory's funding.
Paleoanthropologist William Kimbel, anthropologist Katie Hinde, and paleoecologist Kaye Reed, all at ASU, began preparing the statement weeks ago, after learning of an
impending Science story on alleged sexual misconduct by Brian Richmond, a paleoanthropologist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
I said yes, I'll write press releases for the university, yes, I'll cover a
few science stories for your online magazine, and yes, I'll write a short piece on that new technology.
Frayling conveys a deep love and knowledge of film, but he readily admits that his medium has produced totally
ridiculous science stories.
No, it's not the latest entry in the Indiana Jones franchise; it's a
true science story that rivals any action - adventure flick Hollywood could create.
I first got to know Gefter a decade ago when she audaciously contacted Sci Am to pitch her first -
ever science story, and I followed her later career at New Scientist with admiration.
An example of a dog - bites -
man science story is yet another confirmation of Einstein and relativity.
Do you give her a vague description, overwhelm her with details, or intrigue her with a brief,
compelling science story?
This takes us to a broad range of sources for stories, including the arts, entertainment, politics, current affairs, and business, and in my experience, important
science stories abound in these places.