Jan
27
Connotea – Social Bookmarking for Scientists
January 27, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Connotea – Social Bookmarking for Scientists. “Connotea is a place to keep links to the articles you read and the websites you use, and a place to find them again”.
Jan
27
A Sign of the Times
January 27, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Strategic science provision in English universities. “The Science and Technology Committee is to conduct an inquiry into the steps being taken to safeguard an adequate level of science teaching and research across universities in England. The inquiry follows several recent high-profile closures of university chemistry, physics, mathematics and engineering departments”.
Jan
26
Harvard Controversy
January 26, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Furor at Harvard. “Professors continue to debate speculation by Harvard’s president that biological factors may account, in part, for the scarcity of women in the top ranks of mathematics and science”. In the same subject, Gray Matter and Sexes: A Gray Area Scientifically, from The New York Times.
Jan
26
NOVA scienceNOW
January 26, 2005 | Leave a Comment
PBS starts NOVA scienceNOW. The site is really worth visiting. For Teachers: Teachers Guides Science News
Jan
22
Methane and Water in Titan
January 22, 2005 | Leave a Comment
Titan reveals methane rain and rocks of water.