TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Feds: Don't tip off miners on surprise inspections By SAM HANANEL 2010-08-26T20:47:53ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Some mine companies are tipping off their underground workers before federal officials make surprise inspections, an illegal practice that has become more prevalent since a West Virginia explosion killed 29 miners, the nation's top mine official said Thursday.... hosted.ap.org |
Robotics breakthrough: Scientists make artificial skin Biotech wizards have engineered electronic skin that can sense touch, in a major step towards next-generation robotics and prosthetic limbs. abc.net.au |
Prizes honor studies in vision loss, obesity By MALCOLM RITTER 2010-09-21T04:01:54ZNEW YORK (AP) -- Three scientists have won prestigious medical prizes - one for devising a treatment for a major cause of vision loss and two for laying the groundwork for an explosion in obesity research.... hosted.ap.org |
Move Over, Carbon, Humans Are Jolting Nitrogen, Too Humans have appropriated much of the planet's nitrogen cycle, with big environmental consequences. feeds.nytimes.com |
Shift Happens This video asks: what are we doing to help our children be successful in the 21st century? Considering the current unemployment rate, the average number of jobs that the average person will have by age 38 (10-14 in the USA), and the fact that we are preparing our children to hold jobs and to use technologies that don't even exist yet, this is a critical question that we must think aboutContinuing on the statistics theme, we all know there are "lies, damned lies and statistics," but statistics are valuable for helping us to process and understand what we see and experience. For example, this video uses the latest statistics to ask the question: what are we doing to help our children be successful in the 21st century? Considering the current unemployment rate, the average number of jobs that the average person will have by age 38 (10-14 in the USA), and the fact that we are preparing our children to hold jobs and to use technologies that don't even exist yet, this is a critical question that we must think about. This video is an official update to the original "Shift Happens" video from Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod. It includes new and updated statistics, thought-provoking questions, a fresh design and really cool music. For more information, or to join the conversation, please visit the shifthappens wiki. Content by Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod, design and development by XPLANE.GrrlScientistguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |