[scifinoir2] NYTimes.com: Tone Deaf on Africa

2005-07-06 Thread aharlib
This page was sent to you by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reasonable critique and suggestions! OPINION | July 3, 2005 Op-Ed Contributor: Tone Deaf on Africa By WILLIAM EASTERLY Big plans to end poverty in Africa miss the critical elements of feedback and accountability. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/03/

[scifinoir2] NYTimes.com: The Case of the Shrinking Lotus

2005-07-06 Thread aharlib
This page was sent to you by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Botanically fascinating and depressing. SCIENCE / ENVIRONMENT | July 5, 2005 Findings: The Case of the Shrinking Lotus By JAMES GORMAN Over the past 100 years, a species of Himalayan snow lotus has lost almost four inches in height, and humans are

[scifinoir2] NYTimes.com: The Big Bang

2005-07-06 Thread aharlib
This page was sent to you by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Really cool article about the Deep Impact mission. OPINION | July 3, 2005 Op-Ed Contributor: The Big Bang By DAVID GRINSPOON Why NASA's Deep Impact mission makes scientific sense. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/03/opinion/03grinspoon.html?ex=112105

[scifinoir2] Fw: IMPACT! Huge blast as scientists blast hole into comet: World Science

2005-07-06 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exciting science stuff! Amy Subject: IMPACT! Huge blast as scientists blast hole into comet: World Science * IMPACT! Scientists shot a washing machine-sized projectile into a comet, eight times faster than a rifle bullet. The impact created an enormous blast visible on images

[scifinoir2] Mind Game anime feature review

2005-07-06 Thread Amy Harlib
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Here, after a long hiatus, is a review - sharing before it gets posted where I usually contribute! Hope it is of interest. Cheers! Amy Mind Game (Madhouse Studios, 2004). Directed by Masaaki Yuasa. Written by Robin Nishi and Masaaki Yuasa based on the manga (comic) by Rob

[scifinoir2] FW: New Test Would Measure Students' Web Wisdom

2005-07-06 Thread KeithBJohnson
Fascinating. Every generation hits this "We had to learn and know more in my day" point. I learned on a slide rule as a kid, then used a calculator for the first time as a freshman in college. That calculator was a TI that cost me $200. Four years later I paid $20 for a Casio that did al