Science and Technology

Maker Lab Teaches Rockets, Circuits, and Soldering

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.24.2012

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Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By: Youth Radio Bicycle pump-powered rock...

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Invisible Children and the Carter Center Model

Victor Udoewa | Posted 04.16.2012

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Victor Udoewa

We sometimes forget that we can support a person or a group and synchronously criticize certain actions, thoughts, or words. I support Invisible Children and simultaneously feel free to criticize certain tactics, campaigns, or actions.

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Nine Government Investments That Made Us an Industrial Economic Leader

William Lazonick | Posted 11.08.2011

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William Lazonick

The history of U.S. government support of industry shows that, far from eschewing a developmental role, it is plausible to argue that from the 19th century up to the present the United States has possessed the world's foremost developmental state.

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Alex Wagner

Want A Good Job? Study Science

HuffingtonPost.com | Alex Wagner | Posted 09.25.2011

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As a firestorm of debate rages in Congress over economic stability, the Department of Commerce released a report on Wednesday asserting that jobs in s...

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Robotics And Athletics

Dean Kamen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dean Kamen

FIRST Robotics Competition participants are three times as likely as their peers to study engineering in college.

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Will Organized Labor Rally For Science... and Jobs

James M. Gentile | Posted 05.25.2011

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James M. Gentile

Science is not a special interest; it's a national interest. And it's time for organized labor -- as well as the business community -- to rally behind it.

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America Wants Jobs, and "Jobs" Means "Science"

James M. Gentile | Posted 05.25.2011

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James M. Gentile

While the immediate impact of the mid-term elections was clearly political, the overriding message of the elections was not. It was about jobs. Americ...

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Politics Trumping Visa Reform

Ed Hooper | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ed Hooper

Legislators now say it could be 2012 before any reform bill is passed, which means the U.S. will continue to hemorrhage entrepreneurs, engineers and scientists.

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How Does the United States Move Beyond Digital Illiteracy?

Ramon Nuez | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ramon Nuez

Broadband adoption then must be addressed on multiple fronts: financial investments, broadband regulations and digital literacy education.

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Bill Gates Envisions Fighting Hurricanes By Manipulating The Sea

Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 07.16.2009

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Microsoft's Bill Gates has already accomplished plenty in his life -- but now he's involved in an ambitious new venture -- a plan to tame hurricanes. ...

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Stimulus Package and Scientific Illiteracy

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jeff Schweitzer

Rather than keeping apace of scientific advances, the U.S. system of education has fallen woefully behind. The stimulus package can address this reality.

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