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California Science Center Names New Wing for Space Shuttle Endeavour
When NASA's space shuttle Endeavour lands at the California Science Center in Los Angeles this fall, it will be displayed in a temporary exhibit, and later a new museum facility named for an entrepreneur, explorer and philanthropist.

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:38:37 -0700

Crowdfunding for Research Dollars: A Cure for Science's Ills?
Science in crisis Scientists – and science generally – are in a moment of crisis on multiple fronts. The gap between science and society has grown to a chasm, with disastrous consequences for issue after issue. For example, just last month, Tennessee passed legislation permitting creation “science” into classrooms. On another front, the concern of Americans about global warming has dramatically ...

Wed, 23 May 2012 06:04:08 -0700

Science Fiction Barely Ahead of Space Exploration Reality
Science and space exploration have caught up to science fiction in many ways, producing marvels beyond the imaginings of the visionary writers of the past. Yet there are staples of science fiction that current technology is still leagues away from attaining, and which some doubt can ever be achieved.

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:49:07 -0700

Science Fiction Is Barely Ahead of Space Exploration Reality
Science and space exploration have caught up to science fiction in many ways, producing marvels beyond the imaginings of the visionary writers of the past. Yet there are staples of science fiction that current technology is still leagues away from attaining, and which some doubt can ever be achieved. [More]

Tue, 22 May 2012 08:25:17 -0700

3 Science Questions to Ask U.S. Presidential Candidates
As you may already be aware from my previous posts, The Guardian U.S. and NYU s Studio 20 journalism lab have teamed up to push a project called The Citizens’ Agenda into the media discourse surrounding the U.S. presidential 2012 election. The idea: find out what you–the citizens–want the candidates to be discussing over the next four months usually meaning questions of substance about policy ...

Wed, 23 May 2012 07:01:14 -0700