Think you know a thing or two about science? Take our short quiz to determine if you'd pass an 8th grade science test. picked by 2longdogs 2 years ago 12 comments edit related share plime.com |
Do you know you can Hypnotize Chickens, you can have an erection once dead?...Stuff you may not have known about science and some of the crazy things you can do, things your body is capable of doing that you may not have known. picked by cjmei 3 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
A fellow Plimate, Snocrash, has a website called Homebrewed Science that you might find interesting. 2 comments edit related share scienceIt is a new community that encourages discussion and experimentation on science projects you can do at home. Read it for enjoyment, read it for education, check it out today. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago |
On the 28 June, The Science Education Act was passed as law in the State of Louisiana. This piece of legislature now allows teachers in this US state to present non-scientific alternatives to evolution, global warming and cloning – including ideas related to intelligent design. Opponents fear that Louisiana teachers are now free to present evolution and other targeted topics as matters of de... read full post picked by bingo 1 year ago 18 comments edit related share science |
Some of Bush's policies held value which was debatable. One that didn't was his administration's disdain for science. Obama's promise to bring back science to its rightful place was music to many ears. Many feel that science should be placed on a pedestal. But why? What is it about science that is so important? It isn't just what nifty gadgets it can provide. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago 3 comments edit related share science |
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Sure there are kids that don't take the science fair seriously and end up feeding Mountain Dew to a plant for 30 days to see what happens (yay science!), but there are also kids that go well above and beyond. Here are 10 that won with extremely brainy projects that have real world applications. picked by bingo 7 months ago 9 comments edit related share plime.com |
They call it resuscitation science. It's a new area of research at the University of Pennsylvania, where a Center for Resuscitation Science opened less than a year ago, and where the line between life and death is shifting. picked by deepchill 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share science |
I knew some of these couldn't be true. picked by Mershaullk 3 years ago 4 comments edit related share science |
God and science are inherently at odds, or so goes the story with roots that reach back nearly 400 years to the Inquisition's trial of Galileo on suspicion of heresy. picked by Bornbad 10 months ago 0 comments edit related share science |
By 2010, Asia will have 90 percent of the world’s Ph.D. scientists and engineers. Today, when science is more important then ever, the US has fallen far behind. How can we recitfy this? Adam Savage has a few ideas. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago 9 comments edit related share science |
The 2007 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting concluded in Boston on November 30. This was the first time that the popular Science as Art competition was held at an MRS Fall Meeting. Three first place and three second place winners were selected from the various entries. Some of the images are from the nanotechnology domain but most are micro-scale. picked by leopoldogolba 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share technology |
A regularly updated list of blog entries explaining the basics of science and mathematics. Great list, any of which makes find posts in themselves picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |
Previously we heard Obama's answers to 14 of the top science questions facing Americans. Here are McCain's answers. picked by bernardblack 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share politics |
How far has the United States risen above the gathering storm of global competition in science? Not nearly far enough, warned a succession of luminaries at a symposium held today by the U.S. National Academies. picked by lsojunkie 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share science |
In announcing four top science advisers Saturday, President-elect Barack Obama set lofty goals for an open and honest scientific process and dialogue in his new administration. 6 comments edit related share world*no more rocket surgery* picked by Bornbad 11 months ago |
With Vikings vs. aliens movie Outlander rocking our gauntlets in theaters, it's time to take stock of the long and glorious history of science fiction set in the Middle Ages. picked by Bornbad 9 months ago 2 comments edit related share arts |
A demonstration of how expectations can be formed, communications directed and patterns established from Bobby McFerrin at the World Science Festival. picked by pocksucket 3 months ago 8 comments edit related share plime.com |
The science textbook Atomics for the Millions was written by Dr. Maxwell Leigh Eidenoff, co-authored by Hyman Ruchlis, a science teacher at Brooklyn’s Lafayette High School. One of Ruchlis' students was Maurice Sendak, and he offered Sendak $100 and a passing grade to illustrate the textbook. picked by suebe 7 months ago 0 comments edit related share entertainment |
It's a feast for the eyes: the winners of the 2008 International Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge have been announced. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago 1 comments edit related share science |
... in UK science lessons. 2 comments edit related share plime.com'Teachers should take the time to explain why creationism had no scientific basis, Professor Michael Reiss said.' picked by Antt 1 year ago |