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There is a place you will not find on any map. It has no physical location. But it is real nonetheless, and a danger to all mankind. It is the Valley of Death, where new medicines die.
I sat down with string theorist Brian Greene and six-time Emmy and Golden Globe Award winner Alan Alda to discuss how science can be re-conceptualized from boring classroom lectures into a wondrously exciting narrative.
It may seem frivolous to talk about loving Marie Curie, as though I insist on seeing her in a personal way. But for those of us who are not scientists, yet hunger to understand science more deeply, the personal, the human, is our doorway.
The data points for moving STEM to STEAM are becoming clearer, and the urgency of revisiting the current pedagogy used in pre-schools, K-12, and our universities, obvious.
Despite our smug self-image, the U.S. actually only ranks in the middle of the pack for resources committed to innovation. In truth, our economy is not innovative enough -- and it's costing us, big-time.
Why not find a way to have all the MIND professionals in every community contribute in some way?
In Gobekli Tepe, we have strong evidence that people's need/desire to gather for worship is what created civilization, not the reverse, as was previously assumed.
It's time for real, truth-loving Americans to employ the same logic and observational methods used by climate change deniers to debunk a far more pernicious fantasy: the "theory" that the Earth is round.
AB 190 would give renewed life to the Roman Reed Spinal Cord Injury Research Act, one of the most effective research programs ever done.
In the search for life on other planets, scientists are looking beyond single-celled organisms and are developing techniques that would help them detect multicellular life.
We must prove something is unsafe, that it will damage human health or the environment, before we can stop it. For the Challenger crew, that was tragic. For us as a nation, it could be catastrophic.
On May 27th, in Sacramento, California, there will be a legislative forest fire. In the Appropriations committee, dozens of good bills will be considered. Most will die. Assembly Bill 190 -- our bill to fight paralysis -- must survive.
By Dr. Janice Bishop; Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute, and Gail Jacobs Dr. Janice Bishop is a chemist and pla...
Nowadays, religious leaders and their political supporters are increasingly and stridently trying to define the real world on their own terms. In the process, they are undermining scientific consensus on issues of great consequence to humans everywhere.
Both the House and Senate seem to be working together on a revised bill. It almost sounds too good to be true but education is everybody's issue, every citizen's concern.
Be careful when you read headlines about new miracle cures and the wondrous effects of supplements. Study results can be manipulated readily, even when people are trying to do very honest, scientific work.
Those who call themselves spiritual are engaged in helping others, caring for the environment, enjoying the outdoors, and generally spending time meditating on central themes. Nobody can fault that.
Untitled, 2010. Oil on linen, 44 1/4 x 40 inches (112.4 x 101.6 cm). This Friday a solo show by artist Alexander "Alex" Ross opens at David Nolan Ga...
We should at least provide enough exposure to these subjects so they can consider them as career options. Students should have that choice -- too often they don't.
"He is right here," said Pranav's mother, in her lilting Indian accent; "would you like to speak to him?" For a moment I was actually afraid; I don't know why.