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The Big Way Will.I.Am Is Encouraging Science Education [Interview]
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Can you name a celebrity who is doing big things to enhance education in the U.S.? Black Eyed Peas member Will.I.Am may not be the first name that comes to mind. That may soon change, though.
The Incredible Numbers Behind Harvard Extension School
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As a soon-to-be graduate of the Harvard Extension School, I have nothing but good things to say about the program. That's why I was delighted to see that there is a new article on the school's blog that showcased some...
Update Your Science Books: New Dinosaur Species Found
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Back at the dawn of the dinosaur era, a quick-moving predator set the stage for the famous and fearsome giants that followed in its footsteps, according to new research. "It was a little dinosaur, but it carried a ...
Attention Science Lovers! Google Wants YOU
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Are you a student who loves science? Do you have a good idea for an experiment that you’d like to share with the world? In 1996, two young computer science students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, had a hypothesis th...
NASA Just Found A New Form Of Life
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NASA is holding a press conference today at 2pm to announce a major finding in their research in the field of astrobiology and speculation has reached a fever pitch after the agency said the finding "will impact the...
Did Harvard Discover The Genetic Fountain of Youth?
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[caption id="attachment_5554" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Photograph: Robert F. Bukaty/AP"][/caption] If you ever wondered what some of the benefits of education are, look no further than the highly-edu...
Please Use These Realistic Photos To Teach About Climate Change
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It's hard to educate people about climate change. Aside from a few cartoons of drowning polar bears and some scary bar graphs, there are not enough shocking photographs that really capture the urgency of climate change. Until now. There is a new exhibit at the Museum of London that you have to see. If you can't make it to London, you can check out the haunting photos below. London Futures contrasts present day London with potential outcomes if climate change happens on the scale that is being predicted.
You’ll Probably Be Wearing This Skintight NASA Suit Someday
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What if you could limit the amount of bone loss in your own lifetime by simply wearing a certain kind of suit? Would you do it? What if that suit was a next-generation skintight suit designed for NASA astronauts? This new suit may be the wave of the future and it's being tested out by astronauts right now. A stretchy suit that mimics the effects of the Earth's gravity has been developed in the US to spare astronauts the ill effects of long missions of weightlessness. Returning astronauts have lower bone density and muscle mass and can even suffer separation of their vertebrae. The suit is made of a fabric with carefully tailored stretchiness.
Hyphen Alert! JetBlue Announces First-Ever Satellite-Based In-Flight Wi-Fi
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This doesn't have a ton to do with education but I found it quite fascinating anyway. Jetblue has just announced that it will be offering in-flight connectivity by using satellites instead of ground-based methods. Thi...
If Dinosaurs Had Facebook
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So I'm knee deep in wedding planning / last minute insanity as I'm getting hitched this coming weekend. While this is a momentous occasion for many, it means EduDemic does not get the attention it deserves. That being...
Virtual Frog Dissection iPad App Lets You Take Kermit Home
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We just stumbled across a new app for iPads that may cause some academic administrators to inch a bit closer towards actually purchasing iPads for one or two classrooms. The app 'Virtual Frog Dissection' (iTunes store...
