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Neil Armstrong, 1st man on the moon, dies at 82
Associated PressCINCINNATI (AP) - Neil Armstrong was a soft-spoken engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved pilot he made "one giant leap for mankind" with a small step onto the moon. The modest man, who had people on Earth entranced and awed from almost...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Entertainment Events, Photography and Video, University of Cincinnati, Jim Lovell
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Razing the ivory tower
If you think today's university is home to individual thinkers thinking individually, think again. Today's university is international and multinational in every way — blown open, in great part, by this century's digital explosion of information....Tags: University of Paris, Education, Science, University of Michigan, Georgetown University
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Letters: What brain mapping can't cure
Re "Ambitious effort aims to map brain," April 3 Although I understand President Obama's humorous intent, I don't believe even the most exhaustive understanding of the workings of the brain could even come close to explaining "all kinds of things that...Tags: Gun Control, Interior Policy, Alzheimer's Disease, Barack Obama, Autism
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On Demand DVD New Releases April 1-7
Channel Guide MagazineThe list of On Demand DVD New Releases April 1-7 features more documentaries than usual, with subjects ranging from Venus and Serena Williams to the survival of animals around the world to the current obesity epidemic. For those looking for something a... -
68 pythons found — gulp!
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesEven if you're not Indiana Jones, snakes can set your teeth on edge. So, those of us terrified of snakes ...... -
Anchorage, the village
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — "Ook na how tuk," Verna Dommek cheerily said in Inupiaq, the language of the Inupiat people, who live north of the Arctic Circle, scattered across Alaska's barren permafrost. Dommek, an Inupiat, then explained in English that...
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Yankton County youth engineer robotic solutions in Eco-Bot Challenge
Ten Yankton County youth participated in the 4-H Eco-Bot Challenge: the 2012 National Science Experiment recently. This annual event seeks to spark an early youth interest in science and future science careers. Designed by the Ohio State University...Tags: Technology, Engineering, Education, Environmental Issues, Science
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Bill Nye says creationism "not appropriate" for kids
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsBill Nye "The Science Guy" is known for teaching science to kids, but now he has a message for parents. "If you want to deny evolution and live in your world, that's fine, but don't make your kids do it because we need them," he says in a YouTube video...Tags: Bill Nye, YouTube, Science and Technology, Hurricane Isaac (2012)
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Former NASA science chief Alan Stern to run UCF Space Institute
The Write Stuff - Orlando SentinelNASA's former associate administrator for Science, S. Alan Stern, has been named director of the Florida Space Institute at Kennedy Space Center. Stern will help the institute, a part of the University of Central Florida, develop projects that align... -
In The Arts
DeLap on board at LAM The Laguna Art Museum's board of trustees voted earlier this month to appoint artist and former UC Irvine art school instructor Tony DeLap as a fellow member, LAM officials announced in a news release. DeLap, a working artist who...Tags: Arts and Culture, University of California, Irvine, Indonesia, Festive Events, Culture
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My Turn: Ready to celebrate a new hope for cystic fibrosis
For years, a picture of Dr. Francis Collins, torn from the pages of a 1989 issue of Newsweek, held fast to our refrigerator door. Two red magnets placed him in the middle of Little League schedules, school rosters and Citizen of the Month certificates....Tags: Health, Cystic Fibrosis, Diseases and Illnesses, Los Angeles Times, Washington, DC
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The truth about dogs
Tribune reporterI love dogs as much as the next person — OK, more than the next person. But I have my doubts about the red-hot genre of "doggie wisdom" books, in which dogs teach us valuable lessons about what it is to be, well, human. Sure, a headstrong pup...Tags: Health, John Grogan, Heart Attack, Science and Technology, Heroism
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