U.S. science education lags, study findsScience education in U.S. elementary and middle schools is overly broad and superficial, according to a government report issued on Thursday that also faults science curricula for assuming children are simplistic...
Shhhh! Maybe if we don't talk about it, it will go away
Journal: Agency Blocked Hurricane ReportA government agency blocked release of a report that suggests global warming is contributing to the frequency and strength of hurricanes, the journal Nature reported Tuesday.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Hottest topics in physics
Which research topics in physics are currently the "hottest"? It depends on how you measure "hot". In this paper: An extension of the Hirsch Index: Indexing scientific topics and compounds, it's done by modifying a citation indexing technique used to...
General relativity passes cosmic test - Einstein's theory holds in extreme gravitational fields.
Chalk up another win for "orthodox" scientific theories. General relativity has again passed stringent tests.General relativity survives gruelling pulsar test — Einstein at least 99.95 percent rightAn international research team led by Prof. Michael...
Promoting Environmental Education to Urban Communities & African-Americans
Part of the larger aim of the program/website is to promote environmental education to urban communities, especially among African-Americans. Hence, promoting Environmental Education to Urban Communities, especially to people of color, is very important...
Friday galaxy blogging
Blogging cats is common. Some people do orchids. I do galaxies.The Eternal Life of Stardust Portrayed in New NASA Image (8/31/06)A new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope is helping astronomers understand how stardust is recycled in galaxies.The...
Philosophia Naturalis #1
Welcome to the première edition of a new science blog carnival. Since the idea and objectives of the carnival have been explained here, I won't repeat those comments now. Let's get right down to business.It's been 50 years since "artificial intelligence"...
The Poincaré conjecture, II
Note: There are a few special mathematical symbols used in the following. Some versions of Microsoft's "Internet Explorer", maybe every one, for all I know, can't display them and show square boxes instead. Don't ask me why. MS IE sucks. Use Firefox,...
Cassiopeia A - The colorful aftermath of a violent stellar death
Cassiopeia A - The colorful aftermath of a violent stellar deathA new image taken with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope provides a detailed look at the tattered remains of a supernova explosion known as Cassiopeia A (Cas A). It is the youngest known remnant...
In Memoriam: Steve Irwin
I was truly saddened to hear of the unexpected death of conservation ecologist and science program host, Steve Irwin. I think the words of my colleague, John Flunker best summarizes the solemn feelings of many of my fellow ecologists...Truly a great...
Physical sciences and technology blog carnival: Philosophia Naturalis
In this edition of the Tangled Bank I raised the issue of a blog carnival focused on the physical sciences and technology. It's been a month since then, longer than I hoped, but now the planets seem to be aligned just right.The carnival will be named...
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