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Taken with a 24-inch RC Optical Systems Telescope by Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona (Board of Regents) Okay. I’m going to admit it, I’m bummed that the US is ducking out of the space race. I’ve heard all the arguments, and I understand them. Yes, the government can be an inefficient mess of bureaucracy [...] Choices, choices! How are you going to celebrate February 12th, the 201st anniversary of Darwin’s birth and the 151st of the publication of On the Origin of Species. Here are a couple of suggestions. Attend the Darwin Day event sponsored by NYC Skeptics for an opportunity to participate in a fascinating conversation between Massimo Pigliucci and [...] The 2009 Nobel Prize winners for the science categories were revealed this week, and the United States were well represented. I read a couple of articles praising the National Institutes for Health (NIH) on its enduring commitment to funding basic research, and I began to wonder how much of the research that has won Nobel [...] Photo by www.musicofnature.com No, this is not a frat boy pub crawl in cricket costume. On September 11th, the night before NECSS (have your tickets yet?), Discover Life in conjunction with the American Natural History Museum is sponsoring the first New York City Cricket Crawl, “an aural expedition and a celebration of life in the [...] |
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