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Journalist Will Storr provides sixteen vignettes about people who hold decidedly minority views about scientific and historical topics. Rather than just saying, "This is what these people believe, and here is why they are wrong", Storr allows each of them to tell their own story, and lets their words speak largely for themselves.
BCCE 2014 will be held at Grand Valley State University in Western Michigan.
The American Chemical Society will hold its 248th National Meeting in San Francisco, CA on August 10-14, 2014. More than 15000 scientists are expected to attend and over 7000 presentations are slated, comprising symposia that highlight a broad range of scientific advancement. The theme of the Fall meeting is Chemistry & Global Stewardship.
STUDENTS COMPETE IN NATIONAL CHEMISTRY COMPETITION
June 9, 2014—Students from across the United States will gather in Philadelphia to test their mettle as chemists and vie for college scholarships as they compete in the National You Be The ChemistChallenge® on June 23 at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, beginning at 10 a.m. ET.
Tyrone Hayes is a flamboyant, very public scientist who has been campaigning against the herbicide Atrazine for years. The battle between him and Syngenta is pitched and nasty.
Insomnia drugs like Ambien are notorious for their side effects. Has Merck created a blockbuster replacement?
Simon Singh uses mathematical tidbits planted by the nerds and geeks who write The Simpsons to lead the reader on an excursion through some amazing mathematics. The book will appeal to the kind of person who might read JCE, and others with some mathematical background and interest.
The MOSART tests are designed to measure understanding of science concepts. The name, MOSART, stands for:
Misconceptions-Oriented Standards-based Assessment Resources for Teachers
Elizabeth Kolbert, one of the best writers about environmental issues, reviews three books about what many consider to be the root of them - population policy.