Science & Society
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Measuring how well kids do science
On June 19, the National Assessment of Educational Progress released the first national report card gauging the performance in hand-on and research-oriented interactive computer tasks by U.S. children. And the overall grades: Well, they show lots of room for improvement.
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Weighing the costs of conferencing
A provocative editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association questions the value of attending scientific conferences. It’s a theme that reemerges every few years. And in times of tight budgets, the idea seems worth revisiting.
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90th Anniversary Issue: 1990s
Detecting climate change and other highlights, 1990–99
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90th Anniversary Issue: 1980s
Solving the AIDS puzzle and other highlights, 1980–89
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90th Anniversary Issue: 1970s
Genetic engineering, prescient reporting and other highlights, 1970–79
