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Rules of Thumb Database
Science Quick Picks | January 20th 2008 by Jorge
Rules of Thumb.Org. ‘A rule of thumb is a homemade recipe for making a guess. It is an easy-to-remember guide that falls somewhere between a mathematical formula and a shot in the dark. A farmer, for instance, knows to plant his corn when oak read more
All About Richard Feynman
Science Quick Picks | January 11th 2008 by Jorge
Feynman Online. ‘This web site is dedicated to Richard P. Feynman (1918-1988), scientist, teacher, raconteur, and musician. He assisted in the development of the atomic bomb, expanded the understanding of quantum electrodynamics, translated Ma read more
International Year of Planet Earth
Science Quick Picks | January 7th 2008 by Jorge
International Year of Planet Earth. ‘The International Year of Planet Earth aims to ensure greater and more effective use by society of the knowledge accumulated by the world’s 400,000 Earth scientists. The Year’s ultimate goal of helping t read more
Online Seminar: Five Ages of the Universe
Science Quick Picks | January 2nd 2008 by Jorge
Five Ages of the Universe at Fathom (University of Michigan). ‘Travel through time from the moment of the “Big Bang,” before time and space separated, to a dark, starless universe over 10100 years from now when individual atoms can read more
Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA): A Global Carbon Emissions D…
Science Quick Picks | November 15th 2007 by Jorge
Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA). ‘At its core, Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA) is a massive database containing information on the carbon emissions of over 50,000 power plants and 4,000 power companies worldwide. Power generation acco read more
HarvardScience: Science and Engineering News from Harvard Univers…
Science Quick Picks | November 4th 2007 by Jorge
HarvardScience. ‘HarvardScience is a publication of the Harvard Office of News and Public Affairs devoted to all matters related to science at the various schools, departments, institutes, and hospitals of Harvard University. The items on Harva read more
Exploratorium’s Accidental Scientist: Science of Music
Science Quick Picks | October 1st 2007 by Jorge
On the occasion of the International Music Day, Exploratorium’s Accidental Scientist: Science of Music. ‘What is music? Is birdsong music? How about the tap-tap-tap of a hammer, or the wail of a creaking door? Is playing a garbage can dif read more
Kavli Prizes for Astrophysics, Nanoscience and Neuroscience
Science Quick Picks | September 12th 2007 by Jorge
The Kavli Prizes. ‘The Kavli Foundation has established the science prizes for the 21st century – three major awards that honor highly creative scientists, promote public understanding and appreciation for scientists and their work, and foste read more
PRISM - Partnership for Research Integrity in Science and Medicin…
Science Quick Picks | September 4th 2007 by Jorge
PRISM Coalition - Partnership for Research Integrity in Science and Medicine. ‘The Partnership for Research Integrity in Science and Medicine (PRISM) was established by The Executive Council of the Professional & Scholarly Publishing Divis read more
SciVee: YouTube for Scientists
Science Quick Picks | August 22nd 2007 by Jorge
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Scientists Get a YouTube of Their Own. ‘The National Science Foundation, the Public Library of Science, and the San Diego Supercomputing Center are hoping that their new Web site — billed as a YouTube for sc read more
OAIster: Opening the Archives
Science Quick Picks | August 21st 2007 by Jorge
OAIster. ‘OAIster is a union catalog of digital resources. We provide access to these digital resources by “harvesting” their descriptive metadata (records) using OAI-PMH (the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvestin read more
HHMI’s BioInteractive - Free Resources for Science Teachers and…
Science Quick Picks | August 20th 2007 by Jorge
HHMI’s BioInteractive. ‘BioInteractive is a web-based collection of biology-focused teaching materials created and administered by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Many of the resources are also available on DVD and CD-ROM. The read more
For the Weekend - OodleBoxTV: Do-It-Yourself
Science Quick Picks | August 18th 2007 by Jorge
OodleBoxTV. ‘OodleBoxTV is a digital community of do-it-yourselfers organized around video channels of how-to knowledge, techniques, tips and resources to add oodles of style and grace to your lifestyle, home, or garden. OodleBoxTV how-to video read more
Biofpr (Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining)
Science Quick Picks | August 13th 2007 by Jorge
Biofpr (Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining). ‘Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining (Biofpr) is the definitive source of information on sustainable products, fuels and energy. There is an exciting blend of news, patent intelligence and read more
Cartoons and Science: Hunkin’s Experiments
Science Quick Picks | August 9th 2007 by Jorge
Hunkin’s Experiments. ‘Hundreds of cartoon experiments from cartoonist, broadcaster and engineer Tim Hunkin. Cool cartoons that will have you experimenting with food, light, sound, clothes, mathematics, biology, materials and a whole lot read more
MendelWeb: All About Gregor Mendel
Science Quick Picks | August 7th 2007 by Jorge
MendelWeb - An Electronic Science/Math/History Resource for the WWW. ‘MendelWeb was conceived and constructed by Roger B. Blumberg and is an educational resource for teachers and students interested in the origins of classical genetics, introdu read more
Phoenix Mars Mission
Science Quick Picks | August 5th 2007 by Jorge
Phoenix Mars Mission. ‘The Phoenix Mars Mission is the first in NASA’s Scout Program. Phoenix is designed to study the history of water and habitability potential in the Martian arctic’s ice-rich soil. The Phoenix Mars Mission has a read more
A Fantastic Video about a Fantastic Voyage Inside a Cell
Science Quick Picks | July 30th 2007 by Jorge
TED Talks - David Bolinsky: Fantastic voyage inside a cell (Video). ‘Medical animator David Bolinsky presents 3 minutes of stunning animation that show the bustling life inside a cell. Built by his company, XVIVO, to teach Harvard medical stude read more
Science Accelerator: Searching U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE…
Science Quick Picks | July 27th 2007 by Jorge
Science Accelerator. ‘The Science Accelerator allows you to search via a single query across important collections of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) scientific and technical information. Such collections present the results read more
Protein Movie Generator: Generating Protein Pictures, Animations…
Science Quick Picks | July 22nd 2007 by Jorge
Protein Movie Generator. ‘The aim of this service is to provide an easy way to generate pictures and movies of protein structures, with the concern of integrating the most frequently used concepts of the molecular graphics fields via the softwa read more
More on Federated Science Search: WorldWideScience.org
Science Quick Picks | July 19th 2007 by Jorge
WorldWideScience.org. ‘WorldWideScience.org is a global science gateway — accelerating scientific discovery and progress through a multilateral partnership to enable federated searching of national and international scientific databases. Subs read more
Scitopia.org: Searching High-Quality Scholarly Work and Patents
Science Quick Picks | July 14th 2007 by Jorge
Scitopia.org. ‘The federated vertical search portal scitopia.org was created through the imagination and collaboration of 15 leading science and technology societies. Searching for a better way to help researchers quickly get to the quality con read more
Birds Wanted: Looking for Photos of Critically Endangered Species
Science Quick Picks | July 9th 2007 by Jorge
Rare Birds Yearbook 2008. ‘The first edition of Rare Birds Yearbook will be published in association with BirdLife International in October 2007. The purpose of the book is to put focus on the most endangered species in the world – their curr read more
Exploring the Bottom of the Arctic Ocean: Arctic Gakkel Vents Exp…
Science Quick Picks | July 5th 2007 by Jorge
Arctic Gakkel Vents Expedition: July 1-Aug. 10, 2007. ‘No one has ever laid eyes on the bottom of the Arctic Ocean. For the first time in the history of humankind, a scientific team — using unique underwater and under-ice vehicles — will tr read more
Roller Coaster Physics: Learn Physics and Play
Science Quick Picks | June 8th 2007 by Jorge
Amusement Park Physics - Design your own Roller Coaster. ' The designers of the roller coaster carefully crafted this thrilling ride to be just that, but you're actually in less danger than you think. You face a greater threat of injury playing sport read more
Hi Fives: Educational Games in Science
Science Quick Picks | June 6th 2007 by Jorge
Game On: Making Science Fun. ''OK class, put away your paper and pencils and start your computer. It's time to play your video games.' These once unlikely sentences may soon become commonplace, as researchers at North Carolina State University's Frid read more
Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL)
Science Quick Picks | May 15th 2007 by Jorge
Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). 'Ten major natural history museum libraries, botanical libraries, and research institutions have joined to form the Biodiversity Heritage Library Project. The group is developing a strategy and operational plan to read more
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