May 2013
CWL: Bill Nye the Science Guy →
bvix:
-Season 1 1. Flight 2. The Earth’s Crust 3. Dinosaurs 4. Skin 5. Buoyancy 6. Gravity 7. Digestion 8. Phases of Matter 9. Biodiversity 10. Simple Machines 11. The Moon 12. Sound 13. Garbage 14. Structures 15. Earth’s Seasons 16. Light and Colour 17. Cells 18. Electricity 19. Outer Space 20. Eyeballs
-Season 2
1. Magnetism 2. Wind 3. Blood and Circulation 4. Chemical Reactions 5. Static...
Bees and 'Yellow Rain': A New Explanation - New... →
GIANT Asian honeybees go on mass defecation flights to keep cool, researchers have reported, in what may be an explanation for ”yellow rain,” which the United States Government once called a
silverbro asked: why did you delete that post about the rain in NYC?
Teen Who Was Expelled From School For Science... →
ikenbot:
thescienceofreality:
“Kiera Wilmot made an honest mistake, but the police were trying to throw away her life with a felony. After the community stood up for the girl, the charges were dropped, and she was allowed to move on with her life. Well, her greatness is really starting to shine, as she was recently granted several extraordinary opportunities through scholarship offers she...
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UN: AIDS Deaths Down, Treatment Up in Africa →
dynamicafrica:
A new United Nations report says AIDS-related deaths in Africa are falling while the number of Africans getting treatment for the AIDS virus is on the rise. The report from the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS says the number of people in Africa who receive anti-retroviral drugs increased from less than 1 million in 2005 to more than 7 million last year. It says...
“The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for...”
– Albert Einstein (via thescienceofreality)
“The question is how we react to this great prejudice against women. The rule of...”
– Pioneering software engineer Ellen Ullman, author of the fascinating Close to the Machine, on how to be a ‘woman programmer.’ Pair with Margaret Atwood on literature’s ‘woman problem’ and Caitlin Moran on how to be a woman. (via explore-blog)
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