Fw: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine

2005-02-16 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Astrobiology Magazine To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 5:32 AM Subject: Latest News from the Astrobiology Magazine Something Bigger Than Lifehttp://www.astrobio.net/news/article1444.htmlThe next decade offers unique chances to do

I know a knowledge of science isn't a prerequisite for running a country...

2005-02-16 Thread LARRY KLAES
... but sigh: The prime minister, who admitted that science had passed him by at school, was given a run-down of the Huygens space probe by scientists at the Open University in Milton Keynes. http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/sciences/story/0,12243,1415914,00.html He said: "I missed

Re: I know a knowledge of science isn't a prerequisite for running a country...

2005-02-16 Thread Mark Schnitzius
Sad. Could you imagine him saying something like *economics* isn't his strong point? For some reason it's okay to be bad at science. Maybe Bush could give him a quick primer the next time he visits. I understand he minored in astrophysics. The worst world leader in this regard, imho, is

RE: I know a knowledge of science isn't a prerequisite for running a country...

2005-02-16 Thread Sean McCutcheon
As to AIDS in Africa, the problem is not shortage of drugs but shortage of condoms (approximately one per man per year). As to Mbeki, unorthodoxy does not equal ignorance. I think it is very likely that the dissenting view, which he gave more credence to than most, is incorrect. However,

What about the Mars Rover Rotini?

2005-02-16 Thread LARRY KLAES
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6969396/ Rover rotini revisited While this "Spirited" case of an odd imprint may be closed, another rover find remains puzzling. Early in its mission at Meridiani Planum, the Opportunity Mars rover shot back a Microscopic Imager photo that included a feature

RE: I know a knowledge of science isn't a prerequisite for running a country...

2005-02-16 Thread Michael Turner
Mark writes: Sad. Could you imagine him saying something like *economics* isn't his strong point? For some reason it's okay to be bad at science. The irony here is that (a) economics is also a science, and (b) Blair (like most politicians) probably doesn't know much about economics

Fw: DEEP NEWS - Issue #19, February 2005

2005-02-16 Thread LARRY KLAES
- Original Message - From: Deep News To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 4:08 PM Subject: DEEP NEWS - Issue #19, February 2005 DEEP NEWSNewsletter for the Deep Impact missionIssue #19, February 2005 On January 12, 2005 the Deep Impact spacecraft headed into