Science & Society
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
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A Renaissance Globemaker’s Toolbox
Johannes Schöner and the Revolution of Modern Science 1474-1550 by John W. Hessler.
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Obama worried about research funding
Barack Obama offered yet another argument about why the current federal-budget stalemate is so risky: “[T]he sequester, as it’s known in Washington-speak — it’s hitting our scientific research.” As things now stand, “we could lose a year, two years of scientific research as a practical matter, because of misguided priorities here in this town.”
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Researcher rehab
A project called RePAIR aims to help those who have engaged in misconduct or unprofessional behavior get a second chance.
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Science News at the 2013 AAAS meeting
A round-up of Science News coverage of the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science held February 14–18, 2013 in Boston.
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No New Meds
With drug firms in retreat, the pipeline for new psychiatric medications dries up.
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Guesstimation 2.0
Solving Today's Problems on the Back of a Napkin 2.0 by Lawrence Weinstein.
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Cell biologists hone elevator pitches
Competition challenges scientists to summarize their work for a captive lay audience.
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Scientists take on Twitter
Social media comes into its own as a tool and a subject for study.
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Descending to the Challenger Deep
Director James Cameron reveals the science of his deep-sea exploration.
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Insect illustrator
Taina Litwak is an “art department of one” in D.C. for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Systematic Entomology Laboratory.
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