Geotripper: Science Dies Ugly Death! Only 4 in 10 Americans …

Wording in a poll is everything, and for a long time major polling organizations have been asking badly designed questions about science , especially those on evolution, by wording their questions poorly, and then reporting the results …

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Travel Read: The Weight of Silence, Invisible Children of India …

Travel Read: The Weight of Silence, Invisible Children of India. by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) on Aug 1st 2009 at 10:00AM. If you’ve been to India you’ve seen them–they beg at the train stations, or collect plastic from the side of the …

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PoliGazette » Texas' New Education Standards Deserve Failing Grade

How ironic that Saavedra – he of the destructive, relativistic teacher bonus system – should be so utterly correct in his statement and so wrong at the same time. State education standards were dumbed down and cast aside.

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Economic Logic: Education, natural resources and corruption

Education , natural resources and corruption. Poor countries are cursed by corruption, low human capital and an economy mostly based on natural resources. These three factors have often been treated as exogenous to GDP and in particular …

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Convey Computer secures $24m Series B venture financing for green …

Convey Computer secures $24m Series B venture financing for green computers .

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Outta the Cornfield: Animals Seen And Interacted With Today

Animals Seen And Interacted With Today. These videos are not all that impressive but there are certain things about each one that are interesting.

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Outta the Cornfield: Animals Seen And Interacted With Today

Those Crafty Arts « Global Fund for Women

What a week it’s been for the arts , especially spoken word. The mini -movement was led by two formers. First, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin held a farewell “slam” to thumb her nose at critics.

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