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Researchers Reanimate Frankenstein to Bring Science to Life
Curated around the almost 200-year-old tale, a new museum is set to get people thinking about the ethics of cutting-edge research
Science Education2229 articles archived since 1845
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How to End Sexual Harassment in Astronomy
The case against Geoff Marcy must be a wake-up call to reform our field
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Waves in Slow Motion
A science project from Science Buddies
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12 Surprising Facts about Nobel Prizes
From prison time to the intricacies of transporting the prize itself, this award can be rife with complications
Space
Human Missions to Mars Will Look Completely Different from The Martian
The blockbuster film’s futuristic vision of interplanetary exploration could soon be out of date
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Spinning Symmetry with Pinwheels
Learn why propellers and windmills are shaped in similar ways
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Science of the People, by the People and for the People
From the White House to your house, federal agencies support citizen science
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Circular Reasoning: Finding Pi
A science activity from Science Buddies that measures up
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Scientific American Brings Sponsorship, Cool Demos to 2015 Google Science Fair
Scientific American has participated in the Google Science Fair since its inception
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Teens Who Won Google Science Fair Took a Leap of Imagination
17-year-old Olivia Hallisey created a portable, rapid Ebola test that works without electricity
Tech
More Fun Please, We're Scientists
Editors note: This is part of a series of interviews produced in cooperation with the World Economic Forum with members of its program on Young Scientists, who appeared at the Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, China from September 9-to-11. The Q&A below features Christoph Stampfer, of RWTH Aachen University...
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Teens Tackle Alzheimer's Disease, Vaccine Shortages at Google Science Fair
Imagination, grit power this year's batch of 20 finalists
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Teenage Clockmaker Upholds Long Scientific Tradition
As Daniel Boorstin, former director of the Smithsonian National Museum of History, once put it, clockmakers were the "pioneer scientific instrument makers" ...
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Wild Winds: Turbulent Flow around Structures
A windy science project from Science Buddies
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Ig Nobel Prizes Mark a Quarter Century of Irreverent Science Humor
From levitating a live frog with magnets to a study of soggy cereal, awards foster enlightenment through laughter
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Lessons from Killer Snails: A Q&A with Biologist Mande Holford
Editors note: This is part of a series of interviews produced in cooperation with the World Economic Forum with members of its program on Young Scientists, who will be appearing at the Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions This Q&A features Mande Holford is Assistant Professor, Chemical Biology at City University of New York’s Hunter College...
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Can You Create an Infinite Number of Reflections?
A countless science project from Science Buddies
Tech
Wikipedia Editors Woo Scientists to Improve Content Quality
The online encyclopedia hosted a conference to enlist the help of scientists and reduce disputes about the quality of entries
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The Problem with Experimenting with Megan Amram
A critique of "Experimenting with Megan Amram," a show produced by Amy Poehler's Smart Girls at the Party.
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Cold or Warm, Can We Really Tell?
A desensitized science project from Science Buddies
