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Don't Trust Science?

Lee Schneider | Posted 10.14.2009 | Living

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People don't trust science like they used to. A Pew Research Center poll says that only 27 percent of Americans think our greatest achievements are in science - down from 47 percent a decade ago.

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My School Days -- The Crazy Luck

Bill Nye | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

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It would be an audacious hope to make every school in America as good as Sidwell. It's the key to a literate and scientifically literate society that can change the world for generations to come.

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On Science and the Obama Administration

Bill Nye | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

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President-elect Obama, in contrast with his predecessor, is fundamentally in favor of science. This is the best news possible, not just for niche workers like me, but for everyone.

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Yellow Peril Or Power? China Reconsidered (Again)

Chi Tung | Posted 11.01.2008 | Media

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American media coverage of China tends to slant one of two ways: toward fat, happy and unquestioning globalization, or small-minded, unblinking provincialism.

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