A new national survey commissioned by the California Academy of Sciences reveals that the U.S. public is unable to pass even a basic scientific literacy test:
* Only 53% of adults know how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the Sun.
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Madsenblog RSS Feed- Svalbard 2010 August 29, 2010Have just returned from my trip to Svalbard, which was part of a course on “Climatic changes in the Arctic region” that I’m currently following… Svalsat (link): Fossile of a leaf…around 65 million years old: Polar bear guard…No one leaves Longyearbyen without being armed: Madsen @ Scott Turner Glacier: Unbelievable pla […]Madsen
- Colberts nuclear explosion August 17, 2010Hilarious!Madsen
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- Men’s 100 metres world record 1910 - 2010 August 14, 2010More than a full second…incredible. Bonus info: Long jump world record 1901: Peter O’Connor (Ireland) 7.61 meters Long jump world record 1991: Mike Powell (USA) 8.95 meters High jump world record 1912: George Horine (USA) 2.00 meters High jump world record 1993: Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) 2.45 metersMadsen
- Documentary - “Taliban - Behind the masks” August 7, 2010“Taliban behind the masks” from vid on Vimeo. A few additional links: A group of eight doctors, thought to include a Briton, have been found shot dead alongside three bullet-riddled cars in a remote northern province of Afghanistan. (The Telegraph) Taliban Wages War on Afghan Girls’ Schools (NPR) Taliban treatment of women (Wikipedia […]Madsen
- Svalbard 2010 August 29, 2010