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Science Past from the issue of May 23, 1959

NUCLEAR-POWERED BLIMP — America’s first nuclear-powered aircraft could very well be a huge blimp, about three times the size of those now being used by the U.S. Navy for submarine and plane spotting…. The blimp’s length would be 540 feet, making it possible to locate the atomic reactor far enough away from the craft’s control […]

Science Future for May 9, 2009

May 10 Winners of the “Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest” announced in Naples, Fla. View entries at illusioncontest.neuralcorrelate.com May 10–15 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for students in grades 9–12 in Reno, Nev. Visit www.societyforscience.org June 10–14 The World Science Festival in New York City. See the lineup at www.worldsciencefestival.com

Science Past from the issue of May 9, 1959

Forecast 25% increase in air’s carbon dioxide — A 25% increase in the amount of carbon dioxide in the earth’s atmosphere during the 150-year period ending in 2000 A.D. has been forecast. Dr. Bert Bolin of the University of Stockholm in Sweden told the National Academy of Sciences meeting in Washington that the burning of […]

Science Future for April 25, 2009

April 28 Celebrate Save the Frogs Day. See savethefrogs.com/day May 23 Extreme Mammals: The Biggest, Smallest, and Most Amazing Mammals of All Time opens at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. See www.amnh.org May 24–27 Earth and space scientists present new findings at the 2009 Joint Assembly in Toronto. Visit  www.jointassembly2009.ca

Science Past from the issue of April 25, 1959

“Go-getter” type is heart attack candidate — The American “go-getter” type is a prime candidate for a heart attack. There appears to be a strong link between the behavior of a man with regard to his business and social activities and his chances of being a victim of a heart attack, two San Francisco specialists […]

Science Past for April 11, 2009

Science Past | from the issue of April 11, 1959 Scientists urged to dig for specimens of Peking Man — Give up the loss of the bones of ancient Peking Man, one of man’s earliest ancestors, as a “perfect crime,” and start digging for new specimens of this Pleistocene forebear. This is the advice to […]

Science Future for April 11, 2009

April 22–26 Annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology to be held in Atlanta. See www.saa.org April 29 Psychologist Daniel Levitin and Grammy Award–winner Rosanne Cash speak at What Is Music to Your Ears? The Science of Hearing in New York City. See www.nyas.org June 1–3 The e-Biosphere 09 International Conference on Biodiversity Informatics […]

Science Past for March 28, 1959

[Patients] to run own wing in hospital — A new wing which is being added to an English mental hospital will be run entirely by the patients. Doctors and nurses will enter it only by invitation. Administration will be by a committee of patients, which will have a room for meetings…. Patients will themselves decide […]

Science Future for March 28, 2009

Science Future April 6 Lawrence Krauss and other Scientists give public lectures as part of Arizona State University’s Origins Symposium in Tempe. Visit origins.asu.edu April 11 Food for Thought, an interdisciplinary conference on global food and agriculture issues, held at Stanford University. Visit foodforthought.stanford.edu April 12–18 National Environmental Education Week. See www.eeweek.org

Science Future for January 31, 2009

February 7–15 Wonders of Physics annual show at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Visit sprott.physics.wisc.edu/wop.htm February 12 A global celebration of Charles Darwin’s birthday. Visit www.darwinday.org February 14–15 Take your valentine on a simulated Mars mission at the Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland, Calif. Visit www.chabotspace.org

Science Future for March 14, 2009

Until April 4 Participate in the San Diego Science Festival. Search the kid-friendly event calendar at www.sdsciencefestival.org April 22 Find ways to join in the global celebration of the 39th annual Earth Day at www.earthday.net Until April 26 The National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., presents “Orchids Through Darwin’s Eyes.” Visit www.mnh.si.edu

Science Future for February 28, 2009

Until March 1 Vote for one of six astronomical objects for the Hubble Space Telescope to observe in honor of the International Year of Astronomy. See the candidates at youdecide.hubblesite.org March 6 “Sacred Waters: India’s Great Kumbha Mela Pilgrimage” opens at The Field Museum in Chicago. Learn more at www.fieldmuseum.org April 24 Arbor Day will […]