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Wikipedia and the Shifting Definition of ‘Expert’
How do we judge whether a person knows what he or she is talking about? How do we gauge...
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Climate Science Needs Greater Social Science Input
Climate researchers pay too little attention to social sciences, the executive director of the Bolivian Mountain Institute told delegates...
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The Three Main Obstacles in the Way of Education Reform
Previous attempts to reform our education system in America have only piled more money on the heap of a...
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Sharp Rise in Retractions of Scientific Papers Is a Red Flag
Retractions of papers published in scientific journals are rising at an alarming rate, according to Dr. Ferric C. Fang...
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Extreme Weather Events, Acceptance of Climate Science On the Rise
A new survey finds that a majority of Americans believe that weather in the United States is getting worse,...
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Social Factors Tied to Longevity More Than Race, Geography
In a novel study of health disparities in the United States, Stanford University School of Medicine researchers have identified...
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Baboons Can Recognize Words
Baboons can learn to tell the difference between real four-letter words and nonsense combinations of letters. And once they...
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Digital Textbooks Will Change the Way Students Learn
Science can advance quickly, rendering existing textbooks obsolete. Now new digital textbooks are emerging intended to better engage students...
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Tennessee Law Allows Creationism Theory in Classrooms
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam refused to sign a bill that would permit discussion of creationism in classrooms alongside the...
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Girls Do Have a Math Problem: Teacher Bias
Bias on the part of high school math teachers is hampering girls who want to study mathematics, an analysis...