State of the Future report looks 10 years ahead
The 2008 State of the Future report looks at trends in world affairs ten years down the road, based on data from the past 20 years. The idea of the State of the Future, said Jerome Glenn, Director of the Millennium Project and co-author of the report, is not just to improve education or business, but to improve the whole society. Hear more from Glenn on the State of the Future.
Venus back in evening sky by late August
August 20, 2008. Although Venus has officially been an evening object for a couple of months already, it’s just now beginning to return to visibility at mid-northern latitudes.
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Bob Brakenridge tracks world flooding in real time
Is flooding increasing around the world? EarthSky talks with Bob Brakenridge, founder of the Dartmouth Flood Observatory, about mapping global flooding in this 8-minute Clear Voices for Science podcast.
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Because animals are just so there in the moment, perhaps their joy is richer than human joy and their grief is deeper than human grief.- Mark Bekoff on animal emotions
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In a first for the U.S., shipping lanes have been moved to avoid collisions with whales. Hear David Wiley, of the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary, who led the science to protect whales from the nearly 5,000 ship transits each year.
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August 16, 2008. The full moon rises at sundown today. The August full moon has been called the Sturgeon Moon, Green Corn Moon or Grain Moon.
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- Jeremy Shere The Benefits of Chewing Gum
- According to a new study by British researchers, chewing three sticks of sugarless gum per day could help patients recover more quickly from colon surgery. […]
Posted by Jeremy Shere August 19, 2008 (0)
- Dan Kulpinski Good news for gorillas and humpback whales
- Recent weeks brought news that there are a lot more western lowland gorillas than we thought and that humpback whale populations are rebounding.
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Posted by Dan Kulpinski August 18, 2008 (0)
- Deborah Byrd Great Planet Debate focuses on Pluto controversy
- Hi Debbie- The Great Planet Debate meeting is coming this week near DC.
Your readers and listeners might be interested to know that they can […]
Posted by Deborah Byrd August 10, 2008 (1)
- Larry Sessions Keep on truckin' with Perseus
- The Perseid Meteor shower is predicted to peak before dawn next Tuesday morning, August 12. Much has already been said about it, so I will […]
Posted by Larry Sessions August 8, 2008 (1)
- Beverly Spicer MIT discovery primed to unleash solar revolution
- BIG STORY from MIT today. From Anne Trafton, MIT News: "In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative […]
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