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Submitted Sep 20, 2005 to Science Blogs » Element FYI The Senate voted on September 15 to provide the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) with $5.5 billion for fiscal year 2006 (10/1/05 - 9/30/06) in its approval by a 91-4 vote of the Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Act. According to a statement released by NSF, "Congress will not be able to finish its work on the measure before the end of the current fiscal year, on September 30. Until a final bill is signed by the President, temporary funding for the NSF and the other included agencies will have to be provided by short term extensions of their current budgets." Many programs received very modest 0.30% increases over 2005 levels. The Education and Human Resources account was funded 11% below current levels but 1% above the request. The Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) account was funded 11% above current levels but 23% below the budget request. The NSF FY 2006 Budget Request document can be found here.
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Submitted Sep 09, 2005 to Science Blogs » Element FYI In his Op-Ed piece in the New York Times, Dr. Daniel C. Dennett, a professor of philosophy at Tufts University, and author of "Freedom Evolves" and "Darwin's Dangerous Idea, explains how supporters of Intelligent Design have spread the thinking that there is a legitimate scientific debate over Darwinism. There isn't. But Prof. Dennett says, "Instead, the proponents of intelligent design use a ploy that works something like this. First you misuse or misdescribe some scientist's work. Then you get an angry rebuttal. Then, instead of dealing forthrightly with the charges leveled, you cite the rebuttal as evidence that there is a "controversy" to teach.... Note that the trick is content-free. You can use it on any topic. "Smith's work in geology supports my argument that the earth is flat," you say, misrepresenting Smith's work. When Smith responds with a denunciation of your misuse of her work, you respond, saying something like: "See what a controversy we have here? Professor Smith and I are locked in a titanic scientific debate. We should teach the controversy in the classrooms." And here is the delicious part: you can often exploit the very technicality of the issues to your own advantage, counting on most of us to miss the point in all the difficult details." There's more in the article if you follow the link (NY Times registration required).
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Submitted Aug 14, 2005 to Science Blogs easternblot.net is a combination of a science writing portfolio-in-process and a science blog.
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Submitted Aug 01, 2005 to Science Blogs » Element FYI Yes, it's summer, and I'm afraid that not a lot of big research is going on. Of course, there are probably one or two things, but most professors and their graduate students are taking time off for summer vacations. Yaaaaawwn. I could use one myself. Why don't YOU send in a story or a web link? You can submit stories or links to cool science websites for inclusion in the Element List directory. We particularly look for stories that are beyond the radar of mainstream news media. Send your science link or story to submissions@elementlist.com. If they're really cool, we'll profile them on Element FYI.
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Submitted Jul 28, 2005 to Science Blogs Mac nerdery, etc. Daring Fireball is written and produced by John Gruber.
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Submitted Jul 11, 2005 to Science Blogs Where Technology Means Business: ZDNet delivers the best tech news, and resources for IT hardware, software, networking and services.
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Submitted Jul 11, 2005 to Science Blogs Observations on conservatism, politics, education, cosmolology, astrobiology, evolution and the environment, by Bill Lama.
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Submitted May 20, 2005 to Science Blogs » Element FYI With gas prices going up, more and more people are looking to alternative energy sources to keep our lights on and our cars moving. Finding an alternative that is cost efficient and environmentally friendly, however, is proving to be a big challenge. Researchers at the Motor Systems Resource Facility at Oregon State University have developed a way to harness the energy in ocean waves using buoys which house magnetic generators. The buoys are anchored 1-2 miles offshore from the Oregon coast, where repetitive ocean swells generate electricity by causing electric coils in the buoys to move up and down around a magnetic shaft. A range of coil-magnet geometries and configurations are being tested, including a rotary generator. The researchers say that only 0.2% of the ocean's energy is needed to provide power for the entire world. But the real question is, how many buoys will we need???
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Submitted May 15, 2005 to Science Blogs Glowlab is a Brooklyn-based artist network exploring psychogeography as it relates to contemporary art. we publish a bi-monthly web-based magazine and produce events, lectures, projects, and exhibitions. We're interested inhow people are interpreting the idea of psychogeography today, at a time when the paper maps used in early derives have been supplemented by mobile phones, wi-fi, GPS systems, and advanced field-recordning techniques. By presenting new interpretations of traditional psychogeographic methods and practices, Glowlab supports and promotes the collective evolution of the field.
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Submitted May 06, 2005 to Science Blogs The blog of JEFF JARVIS, former TV critic for TV Guide and People, creator of Entertainment Weekly, Sunday Editor of the NY Daily News, and a columnist on the San Francisco Examiner. He is now president & creative director of Advance.net.
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Submitted May 04, 2005 to Science Blogs » Element FYI At the 2005 National Education Summit on High Schools, Bill Gates addressed the nation's governors, chief executives, and education leaders with the pronouncement that "our high schools even when theyre working exactly as designed cannot teach our kids what they need to know today." "When I compare our high schools to what I see when Im traveling abroad," said Gates, "I am terrified for our workforce of tomorrow.In math and science, our 4th graders are among the top students in the world. By 8th grade, theyre in the middle of the pack. By 12th grade, U.S. students are scoring near the bottom of all industrialized nations." Gates brought up more statistics: "In 2001, India graduated almost a million more students from college than the United States did. China graduates twice as many students with bachelors degrees as the U.S., and they have six times as many graduates majoring in engineering." The question is, what is anyone doing about it? For starters, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is investing millions of dollars into American schools with the goals of raising high school graduation rates and preparing all students for college and work though a range of programs. You can read Gates' speech here and find out more about the educational programs on the Gates Foundation website.
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Submitted May 02, 2005 to Science Blogs spiked is an online publication with the modest ambition of making history as well as reporting it. spiked stands for liberty, enlightenment, experimentation and excellence.
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Submitted Apr 18, 2005 to Science Blogs The worlds first blog media company, Corante is a trusted, unbiased source on technology, science and business thats authored by highly respected thinkers, commentators and journalists; read by many of the sector's top entrepreneurs, executives, funders and followers; and is helping to lead the emergence of blogging as an influential and important form of reportage, analysis and commentary.
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Submitted Apr 18, 2005 to Science Blogs Reason is the monthly print magazine of free minds and free markets. It covers politics, culture, and ideas through a provocative mix of news, analysis, commentary, and reviews. Reason provides a refreshing alternative to right-wing and left-wing opinion magazines by making a principled case for liberty and individual choice in all areas of human activity. Reason Online is updated daily with articles and columns on current developments in politics and culture. It also contains the full text of past issues of the print edition of Reason. Reason Online is entirely free.
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Submitted Apr 17, 2005 to Science Blogs » Element FYI How would you model human social interactions? What are the essential elements of human interactions? We think about a person across the room. We probe perhaps by studying the way they are dressed or by asking our friends about the person. We connect by talking to the person and making eye contact. Then we disconnect if and when we decide we no longer want contact with that person. With essential basic elements such as these, Ebon Fisher has created the Zoacodes, which collectively exist within The Nervepool, an attempt to model human social interactions in a language of networks, similar to telecommunication networks. In the early 1990s Fisher established "community-based media rituals" in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in which to study human relations. Fisher's work seems to cross the bounaries between art, science, philosophy, and multimedia entertainment. But are these social scientific experiments or multimedia art parties? "Like much of the party culture, they tend to flirt with classic values of peace and love," says Fisher. "But not surprisingly, most traditional religions and cultures share these values as well."
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Submitted Apr 16, 2005 to Science Blogs The first magazine devoted to digital projects, hardware hacks, and D.I.Y. inspiration.
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Submitted Apr 14, 2005 to Science Blogs Thoughts on the intersection of search, media, technology, and more.
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Submitted Apr 14, 2005 to Science Blogs Online magazine of news and commentary on culture and politics.
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