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Monday, July 20, 2009 3:09 PM

Clichés you may want to dump

Here's a must-read from the science section of Wired - 5 " atrocious science clichés to throw down a black hole ". I think they are not only used in science but elsewhere as well, with equal triteness and hit discerning readers with annoying...
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Monday, May 18, 2009 4:33 PM

Who wants the science ministry???

Like the average hack, i'm curious who's going to take what portfolio in this post-election "yes-we-can" Delhi.. Specifically, what's going to happen in science and technology. Unlike the powerful Home ministry and the remunerative...
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Monday, April 20, 2009 10:25 AM

How will you honour the Earth Day?

...If you aren't already dismissing it as a media event, with much ink and airtime devoted to it. No doubt there will be some media hoopla, but due to the elections and IPL matches, I suspect the ‘one-day' green debate will be muted this time...
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Friday, January 02, 2009 7:00 AM

The Great Barrier Reef is declining

In yet another blow from the warming climate, the world's largest coral reef system, the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, is on a decline. One of the wonders of the natural world, which comprises more than 3000 reefs, has had the slowest rate of growth...
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Sunday, November 09, 2008 1:07 PM

Climate, carbon, and market finance

Steep cuts in carbon emissions have already been proposed, but it seems the world needs a backup plan to stave off catastrophic warming. Testifying before the British Parliament on November 10, climate scientist Ken Caldeira, a faculty member of the Carnegie...
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Sunday, October 19, 2008 11:36 AM

Talking, not yelling...

Will help the politicians reconstruct the global economy using means that we are now left with on the planet. The reference here is, of course, to the " god of growth " and the looming environmental crisis . Globally, it is financial crisis...
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