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It s been a ridiculously mild winter here, with occasional bursts of extreme cold. The last few days, we ve gotten about as much snow as we ve gotten all winter, which is not a terribly impressive amount: Our front bushes, fully protected against snow damage.
These bushes sit right under the bow window in front of our house, and a few years ago snow sliding off the roof crushed them pretty… Coolest Billboard Ever? asks a HuffPost article posted a couple of days ago.
The billboard certainly seems greenie . I mean come on, it is not just made out of renewable resources, it is one! It s alive. It breathes. It photosythesizes. Photosynthesis is the essence of Green .
January 10, 2012
America s most fast-paced and fun math contest will be the finale for day one of the 2012 USASEF. Eight area high school students will compete for $4000 in cash and prizes in Who Wants to Be a Mathematician on Saturday, April 28 at 5:00 on the Carver Stage. Students from DC, MD, VA, DE, and WV are…
January 6, 2012
As its new corporate slogan - Rethink Possible - suggests, AT&T is known for its long history of continually exploring new ways to reinvent itself through technological innovation, educational outreach and community involvement. The global telecommunications leader is bringing this same…
January 3, 2012
By Larry Bock USA Science and Engineering Festival Executive Director
By amillikan on February 21, 2009.
Thursday, February 19 ScienceBlogger Bora Zivkovic from A Blog Around the Clock gave a presentation on open science as part of a panel discussion at Columbia University in New York City. The event, titled Open Science: Good for Research, Good for Researchers? was organized by the Scholarly Communication Program and also featured presentations by Jean-Claude Bradley of Drexel University, and Barry Canton of Gingko BioWorks and OpenWetWare.
For those who have read Bora s many posts here on ScienceBlogs promoting the open science movement, it was obvious before he even uttered a word that open science is both good for research and good for researchers, and he presented convincing arguments to make his case.