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Standardized Education Tests: Helpful or not? - Thursday, August 24th, 2000

With more teachers trying to teach to the test, we ask whether standardized tests are a good thing. Do they ensure progress, or stifle creativity? What do the tests say about progress? And whatever happened in Texas?

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?

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…

Infrared World: Exploring the Invisible - Thursday, January 6th, 2000

Uses of infrared radiation in cars, astronomy and meteorology.

Evolution - Monday, September 27th, 1999

What is evolution by natural selection and what is the evidence for evolution? Some fishy fossils from 375 million years ago may be a missing link showing how fish moved from water to land.

Scientific Hoaxes: We Found the Best! - Thursday, April 1st, 1999

Ornithologist cooked data. Anthropologist faked results. Obstetrician invented results. We even invented some reality. Do we see a pattern here?

Climatologist’s Toolbox - Thursday, November 6th, 1997

How climatologists know about past and present climates. What role do pollen, ice cores, computer models, archeology and tree rings play in the effort to explore ancient climates?

Radio Astronomy - Thursday, July 10th, 1997

New, large radio telescope gets better view of the universe. Want to tune in?

Cool Science Images

SciMax Theater

Virtual Science!

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