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Toutes les études scientifiques sur les pesticides: Malformations du sexe des bébés : une étude accuse les pesticides. DIYbio. Powell's Books - PowellsBooks.BLOG - Is Science As Important As Football? The subtitle of my new book, Mad Science, is "Experiments You Can Do at Home — But Probably Shouldn't. " And I mean it! Although some of the experiments are perfectly harmless things a kid could do unsupervised (as long as you don't mind the monumental messes), others are not. Some would be very unwise for anyone but an experienced chemist to attempt. Most are in between: Potentially dangerous, but OK to try if you're a sensible person being reasonably careful. Is it irresponsible to write a mass-market book that describes how to do dangerous science experiments? But that's ancient history now.

Surely recommending only perfectly safe experiments is a good thing, isn't it? Let's talk about football. This carnage could easily be avoided by switching to video football. You know I'm kidding. But this is precisely what has happened to science education. This is all very safe, but there is a price to pay: death and misery for millions. People die because of this. Books mentioned in this post. Micro R/C 4-Channel Flying Saucer. Phty9.th8.us: Here are a couple of ways to spend your 4th of July weekend! Ice Cream: cool down with some homemade tasty treats! Sled On A Thread: Go fly a kite! Speed Demon: try and catch the world’s fastest paper plate! Underwater Scope: explore the oceans tide pools.

Pinwheels: find a summer breeze.