As the grandchild of a teacher, the child of two teachers, and now having nearly completed my own degree in secondary education, this issue of how to assure that each child gets fair and adequate schooling is something that has been in the forefront of family discussions my entire life.
During the first years of the [...]
Every day I come across a new report on global warming and the effects that it is and will be causing. Polar ice caps are melting at a rate that is clearly visible through satellite imagery taken over the past few decades. Tropical ice caps (yes, their are such things) that provide water [...]
Have you ever heard of Hayflick’s Limit? Hayflick’s Limit is the notion that cells have a limited capacity for replication. Leonard Hayflick is best remembered for his work on cellular aging and its causes. His research demonstrated for the first time that their are mortal and immortal cells created in the bodies [...]
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Cruise on over to Wired News and check out this article.
My favorite excerpt is a quote from John Kerry. He is referring to the political meddling that has occured regarding global warming information and research during the Bush administration. He called it, “George Orwell at its best.”
I remeber playing the old 8-bit nintendo game Russian Attack until the wee hours of the morning trying to stop those “damn reds” from infiltrating our country. I didn’t understand politics at the time and just thought it was fun to protect American soil even if it was under the guise of entertainment. [...]
