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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society: Tạp chí khoa học lâu đời nhất thế giới

ducthe wrote 21 hours ago: Nếu như các quốc gia Trung Hoa, Ấn Độ, Ai Cập.. luôn tự hào mình là những cái nôi của văn minh nhân … more →

Tags: Education, Science, Cách mạng công nghiệp, Cách mạng khoa học, Hiệp hội Hoàng gia London, tạp chí khoa học, Vương Quốc Anh

An Open Letter to the Royal Society: Please employ a wikipedian in residence1 comment

Duncan wrote 1 day ago: Dear Professor Nurse Fellows of the Wiki Society? To improve public engagement with Science and Scie … more →

Tags: Awards, Communication, Science, Alan Bundy, Alex Bateman, Cambridge, Eddy Liew, einstein, Jimmy Wales

Historical astronomical apparatus of the day

nat waddell wrote 1 day ago: A quadrant, such as the one above, measures the altitude of celestial objects and was one of the key … more →

Tags: astronomy, CURIOSITIES, History, Navigation, Science, Captain James Cook, Joseph Banks, Tahiti, Transit Of Venus

Latest Funding Opportunities from the Royal Society

Vic Gill wrote 4 days ago: The Royal Society has a wide range of funding opportunities to support the UK scientific community a … more →

Tags: Latest Funding Opportunities, Funder Intelligence, travel schemes

Books about Climate Change

rushedreader wrote 4 days ago: There are some topics best avoided in polite company, such as in lunchtime discussions with colleagu … more →

Tags: book, paperback., Science, Books, Reading, Tim Flannery, Climate, climate change, Gabrielle Walker

Historical astronomical apparatus of the day2 comments

nat waddell wrote 1 week ago: The model above is a mechanical planetarium or orrery, dated to 1761 and made by the English surveyo … more →

Tags: astronomy, CURIOSITIES, Science, History, Transit Of Venus, Venus, orrery, Benjamin Cole, National Museum of Australia

Seeing Further, &tc.

xi'an wrote 1 week ago: “I can tell you at once that my favourite fellow of the Royal Society was the Reverend Thomas … more →

Tags: statistics, University Life, Books, bayes theorem, Thomas Bayes, Neal Stephenson, The Baroque Cycle, Book Reviews, Isaac Newton

Soon, an ‘unprinter’ to remove ink from papers

muku123 wrote 1 week ago: LONDON: Scientists claim to have developed a new technique that can remove ink from printed papers s … more →

Tags: Tech/Gadgets, Science, Environment, ink printer, Eco-Friendly, recycling, saving paper, enViornment, Trees Cut Down

Sir Edward Burnett Tylor

articles4friends wrote 1 week ago: Sir Edward Tylor was responsible for forming the definition of animism currently accepted in anthrop … more →

Tags: Anthropology, primitive culture, Edward Burnett Tylor, quaker, Henry Christy, University of Oxford, Aberdeen University

Improving diversity and tackling inequality in science

bspolicy wrote 2 weeks ago: This is an edited version of a post which first appeared at the British Ecological Society’s blog. E … more →

Tags: Events, Biochemical Society, Diversity, Equality, Gender, Policy Lunchbox, Widening Participation, Women

"The mechanics of memory" - Lecture in London 30/05/2012 1 comment

pharmakon wrote 2 weeks ago: How does the brain store and recall memories? What molecular mechanisms enable the storage of memory … more →

Tags: Exhibits, bliss and lomo, Croonian Lecture, long-term depression, long-term potentiation, rabbit hippocampus, Synaptic Plasticity, timothy bliss

Photo: Ariel 3, The Royal Society, London, England

moshimoshineko wrote 2 weeks ago: … more →

Tags: Travel, Art, England, Beautiful, London, Ariel 3, Satellite, Space, Exploration

Prof Atta elected member of Turkish Science Academy

APP wrote 2 weeks ago: Dr Atta ur Rehman, has written more than 843 publications having 18 patents and 103 books. – Photo b … more →

Tags: Latest News, Pakistan > Top Stories, Sci-tech > Top Stories, COMSTECH, ICCBS, Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman, Tuba

Joseph Banks – historical hottie2 comments

nat waddell wrote 3 weeks ago: He may have died almost 200 years ago but the naturalist Joseph Banks is still hot, it’s official. T … more →

Tags: Natural History, Botany, Science, Illustrations, History, Joseph Banks, Tahiti, The Dashing Duchesses

Rare bird’s nest destroyed in the Peak District

peakdistrictview wrote 3 weeks ago: A REWARD of £1000 is on offer to information leading to the conviction of the person who destroyed a … more →

Tags: Peak District, peak district, derbyshire, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Bird, bird of prey, bird nest, derwent valley

Andrea Wulf @ Royal Society

Belinda wrote 3 weeks ago: A capacity crowd gathered to hear Andrea Wulf talk about her latest book, Chasing Venus: The Race to … more →

Tags: Historical, Events, Scientific, History of Exploration, London, History, event, Science, Captain Cook

Pacific plastic soup grew 100-fold

AFP wrote 3 weeks ago: If the microplastics in the ocean continued to grow it will be a major threat for marine life. – AP … more →

Tags: Sci-tech > Earth, Biology Letters, Ecology, Environment, garbage in pacific, microplastics, Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Pollution

Richard Owen and Gideon Mantell

Michael Hawkins wrote 3 weeks ago: Richard Owen was one of the great jerks of history. He also happened to coin Dinosauria, from which … more →

Tags: Science, Biology, Charles Darwin, Richard Owen, Charles Lyell, gideon mantell, natural history museum

Population, Consumption and the Future

David Funkhouser wrote 4 weeks ago: Differences in fertility pose both challenges and opportunities for the developed and less developed … more →

Tags: Stories, Science, Environment, Climate, climate change, development, health, Population, Sustainable Development


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