Archive for the ‘Understandings about science and technology’ Category

Video games: Teacher’s best friend? - Thursday, March 8th, 2007

U.S. gets “bad report card” on educational progress. Are video games part of the problem — or could they be part of the solution? What do we know about the use of video games in the classroom?

NukeWar, Regional Version - Thursday, December 21st, 2006

What would happen to the global climate after a nuclear war between India and Pakistan? Study says the planet would be dark and cool for 10 years. How much would food production decline?

Long-Distance Prayer Fails Trial - Thursday, April 20th, 2006

People pray for the health of friends and family. Can science prove these prayers work? Should it try? Random, double-blind studies tread the natural-supernatural schism.

Inventing Disease: Do Drug Companies Go Overboard? - Thursday, April 13th, 2006

Study: Drug companies advertise new diseases to push their product. How do journalists respond to the media blitz? How have newspapers reported on restless leg syndrome?

Nuclear Weapons Still Spreading - Thursday, March 25th, 2004

As weapons proliferate, we wonder: exactly how do you make a nuke? How many nations have this ability? How can we track proliferators?

Internet Filtering Software - Thursday, July 17th, 2003

Are software filters for the Internet censorship — or common sense? How do filters work? We take a filter for a test drive and ask, what are the intellectual stakes?

Homestake Goldmine: Science Lab? - Thursday, July 10th, 2003

An international team of scientists selected the Homestake goldmine to be the world’s deepest underground lab, but the project may sink.

Africa: Scientific Advances - Thursday, June 7th, 2001

African science produces cancer drug, dust, rain and desertification and linguist Joseph Greenberg.

Fossil Feces Found - Thursday, May 3rd, 2001

Coprolites — fossilized feces — are an important tool for archeology — and they don’t even smell!

Music as Science and Art - Thursday, June 22nd, 2000

Birdsong: Inspiration for Mozart? The chorus of frogs. Playing an ancient flute

Cool Science Images

SciMax Theater

Virtual Science!

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