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Heinekenprijzen 2012 voor vijf wetenschappers en een kunstenaar Titia de Lange, Hans Clevers, William Laurance, Geoffrey Parker, John Duncan en Peter Struycken zijn de winnaars van de Heinekenprijzen 2012. Clevers, nu nog directeur van het Hubrecht Instituut voor Stamcelonderzoek, is een van de meest gelauwerde wetenschappers van ons land. Clevers begint op 1 juni met zijn nieuwe functie. Risico's van grieponderzoekscience2.0
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Nature Outlook : Lenses on Biology In this special edition of Nature Outlook , five top scientists explain how research in their specialties — cancer, climate change, stem cells, oceanography and synthetic biology — has changed our lives.Science news and science jobs from New Scientist - New Scientist
Claims that autism is caused by vaccines containing thimerosal have been floored by increasing rates of autism in kids not exposed to the chemical Impossible explosion: The Buncefield blast explained FEATURE: 08:00 05 April 2012
De natuurkundige en wiskundige Edward Witten wordt vaak in een adem genoemd met de groten van de natuurkunde: Galilei, Newton en Einstein. Van 1980 tot 1987 was Witten hoogleraar natuurkunde op Princeton University. Daarna werd hij als hoogleraar natuurwetenschappen aangesteld op het Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
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20 augustus 2010 More than 100 young scientists from 40 countries have joined forces in the Global Young Academy (GYA). This initiative is modeled on existing national young academies such as De Jonge Akademie in the Netherlands and supported by the InterAcademy Panel for International Issues (IAP). Global Young Academy will help establish new national young academies and provide a forum for young scientists in countries without such an organization. GYA members ideally are around the age of 35 and are nominated by senior scientists in their own nations as likely future leaders. Membership will be for 4 years.
Versterking van jonge wetenschappers over de hele wereld - De Jonge Akademie (KNAW)
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There are issues that science journalists must handle with particular care, and others that they know will put them in trouble. Some withdraw cautiously, but others do it anyway, trying…
Science journalism awards shortlist announced | The Wire | Press
The winners in all categories will be announced at an awards ceremony on 23 July in London, where a lifetime achievement award will also be presented. Linda Geddes, New Scientist reporter, for ‘What if you had to decide in your 20s: A gene test available next year could tell women how long they can put off having children.’ Mark Henderson, science editor of The Times, for ‘Stem-cell hope for paralysed patients: Trials on human beings given the go-ahead in new ruling.’ Robin McKie, science editor of The Observer, for ‘The most dangerous place in Europe: Last week the government announced plans for a new generation of nuclear plants.http://www.wetenschapsjournalisten.nl/vwn/
Though augmented reality (AR) as a technology has existed for roughly two decades, it has only just begun to break into the mainstream by way of immersive desktop and mobile experiences. Much of what has been seen so far has been either in the entertainment, marketing and location-based sectors, but one area that is sure to benefit from AR is education. One of the most obvious ways AR will impact education is by enhancing learning materials for students, and a new demo from a Bangkok-based organization shows just that. Perhaps providing a glimpse into the near future of learning, the video ( embedded below ) from Thailand's Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST) shows how augmented reality could help students open a whole new dimension from their textbooks. In this example, a student flips through a geology book meant to teach her about the layers of the earth.
AR Textbooks, Virtual Chemistry Sets & the Future of Learning
Galaxy Zoo
Galaxy Zoo: Hubble uses gorgeous imagery of hundreds of thousands of galaxies drawn from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope archive. To understand how these galaxies, and our own, formed we need your help to classify them according to their shapes — a task at which your brain is better than even the most advanced computer. If you're quick, you may even be the first person in history to see each of the galaxies you're asked to classify. More than 250,000 people have taken part in Galaxy Zoo so far, producing a wealth of valuable data and sending telescopes on Earth and in space chasing after their discoveries.Preparations for the 61th Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates... … dedicated to Physiology/Medicine. Our team from the Lindau office, Nature and Spektrum together with bloggers, the film crew and not at least attendees report from this extraordinary science meeting. 25 Nobel Laureates and 570 young researchers from 80 countries will discuss and exchange ideas for one week from June 26 till July 1. We will pick up special stories.
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Mapping Science In The City: San Francisco - Of Schemes and Memes Blog | Nature Publishing Group
The latest map in our series tackles one of the true world capitals of science: San Francisco and the surrounding area. With centres such as Stanford, NASA Ames, Berkeley and UCSF few areas on the planet have such a rich concentration of top research facilities.The Geometry Playground team recruited three independent artists for residencies at the Exploratorium. Each artist collaborated with us to develop an exhibit for Geometry Playground. Stacy Speyer created 15 metal polyhedra—3D shapes with many faces—that invite visitors to appreciate their symmetry and relationships. Geometry Playground is made possible by the National Science Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation . Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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