Archive for the ‘Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry’ Category

Snails in Tahiti - Thursday, April 15th, 2004

Old museum collection sheds light on vanishing land snails of Polynesia.

Telescopes: Tomorrow’s Technology - Thursday, June 5th, 2003

New technology in ground-based telescopes will give better picture of the universe and detect deadly asteroids.

Space Science: By Human or Robot? - Thursday, February 13th, 2003

Space shuttle Columbia has crashed, raising questions about research on the space shuttle and the International Space Station. Should we do space science by robots or manned vehicles?

Space Telescope Gets Fixed - Thursday, March 21st, 2002

Hubble Space Telescope is fixed, will add to history of discovery. Get a gander of galaxies, quasars, gamma ray sources, and other greatest hits of the greatest spyglass.

Alternative Medicine: Some Stuff Works! - Friday, March 8th, 2002

New research into alternative and complementary medicine shows effects of St. John’s wort, hypnosis and the placebo effect.

Galapagos: The Evolution Islands - Thursday, January 11th, 2001

Are the Galapagos islands the birthplace of evolution theory and evolution science? What did Darwin learn there, and how are they being preserved nowadays?

Creativity, Scientific Style: Nobel Season - Wednesday, October 18th, 2000

What is the secret of scientific creativity? What does it take to come up with the big discoveries? How do some institutions come up with more than their share of Nobels?

Fossils: From Bed of Stone to the Museum - Thursday, June 8th, 2000

What happens during the preparation and mounting of dinosaurs? What happened during the epic struggle over Sue, the queen of the T rexes? Can you do science with a jackhammer?

Tropical Forests - Thursday, May 25th, 2000

Tropical botanists strive to save rain forest plants and ecosystems. What is the role of plants in traditional society? Can plant-derived chemicals become a valuable commodity — and help preserve natural places?

Scientific Fieldwork: Hazardous Duty? - Wednesday, April 26th, 2000

The dangers of fieldwork to natural and social scientists: Volcanoes, viruses, armed revolutionaries, wackos behind the wheel…

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