Science In the Know Now 08/28/2010

• Thin Line Between Science and Religion - Video

  tags: science religion fundamentalism video

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Science In the Know Now 08/24/2010

• n2teaching: What is Technology? Why Do We Care?

  a metaphor for my belief in the inclusive nature of education for the best opportunity for all.

  tags: n2teaching technology inclusion Very_Large_Array VLA space science teaching learning

• n2teaching: Momentous Monarch Migration

  tags: n2teaching monarch momentous monarch butterfly butterfly PBL project interdisciplinary research reading science children

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Science In the Know Now 08/14/2010

• Wax and soap could help build a better rechargeable battery

  tags: batteries rechargeable soap wax science

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Science In the Know Now 08/04/2010

• Visualization

  "essential tool in helping students to visualize the Earth and its processes (e.g., references in the recommended reading list and many others)."

  tags: visualization Geology science animation education Geography GIS 3D viewer

• Franklin County Community Portal - Biomass session draws a crowd

  tags: community enviro-science biomass

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Science In the Know Now 08/02/2010

• Kevin Van Aelst

  tags: kevin van aelst art mitosis science biology Krispy_Kreme humor

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Just Buy It: Impulsiveness Tied To Brain Chemical : NPR

In the future, researchers will find the other chemicals that control the production of too much dopamine in the mid-brain; that will be a wonderful step in understanding these issues.

clipped from www.npr.org From proposing to a loved one to going on a shopping spree, many of life's decisions are guided by the brain chemical dopamine. Scientists now say dopamine might explain why some people are more impulsive than others when it comes to planning and thinking.