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Feb
20

NAS President in damage control over climategate

Tas Walker on February 20th, 2010

BBC reports, 20 February 2010, the President of the US National Academy of Sciences saying that the recent controversies surrounding climate research have damaged the image of science as a whole.
“There is some evidence that the distrust has spread,” Dr Cicerone told BBC News. “There is a feeling that scientists are suppressing dissent, stifling [...]

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Apr
6

USGS site misleads teachers and school children about dating

Tas Walker on April 6th, 2009

I was fascinated by the material provided for school teachers by the US Geological Society about dating rocks.
For a classroom activity they suggest:
Have your students look for evidence of date stamps and cornerstones on their walk home. Depending upon your area, there may be quite a few.
Duh!  Building stones may have date stamps but rocks [...]

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