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Related News ItemsCrowdfunding for Research Dollars: A Cure for Science's Ills?Wed, 23 May 2012 06:04:08 -0700
Science in crisis Scientists – and science generally – are in a moment of crisis on multiple fronts. The gap between science and society has grown to a chasm, with disastrous consequences for issue after issue. For example, just last month, Tennessee passed legislation permitting creation “science” into classrooms. On another front, the concern of Americans about global warming has dramatically ...
Read More... US Earth observations, science and services are critical to society but are at riskTue, 22 May 2012 06:15:43 -0700
( American Meteorological Society ) Earth observations, science, and services (Earth OSS) inform and guide the activities of virtually all economic sectors and innumerable institutions underlying modern civilization, according to a new study by the American Meteorological Society Policy Program. The report also found that Earth OSS in the US face considerable challenges because economic ...
Read More... Science Fiction Is Barely Ahead of Space Exploration RealityTue, 22 May 2012 08:25:17 -0700
Science and space exploration have caught up to science fiction in many ways, producing marvels beyond the imaginings of the visionary writers of the past. Yet there are staples of science fiction that current technology is still leagues away from attaining, and which some doubt can ever be achieved. [More]
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