There was an article in the Washington Post entitled In Russia, The Lost Generation of Science. The article, by Will England, focuses specifically on Pushchino, a little known city south of Moscow, and the status of science in Russia generally. Science in Russia has...
There is a profusion of blogs on the Internet, but some of them stand out because they are not only compelling, but they convey accomplished, artful, intelligent, and powerful content. I've selected nine blogs that I read regularly to expand my own thinking...
There is a profusion of blogs on the Internet, but some of them stand out because they are not only compelling, but they convey accomplished, artful, intelligent, and powerful content. I've selected nine blogs that I read regularly to expand my own thinking...
Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America is the title of a new book by Shawn Lawrence Otto, c0- founder of Science Debate 2008, one of the largest online (125 million) science sites that featured a "debate" between the 2008 Presidential candidates on...
Over the past two days there have been five major earthquakes in the Eastern Turkey region. The first was a 7.2 earthquake on Sunday, October 23 at 1:41 PM at the epicenter, followed by four quakes (often called aftershocks) ranging from 6.1 to 6.0. Each of these...
Turkey is one of the most active earthquake zones because it is located in an area where several tectonic plates are converging, and actively in motion. According to geologists, Turkey consists of the Anatolian Tectonic Plate which is surrounded by the Arabian Plate,...
