Daily Archives: February 17, 2011

HIV in 3-D

This is but one of the Best Science Pictures of last year that have just been announced:   … A Russian team led by Ivan Konstantinov analyzed data from more than a hundred scientific journals to digitally depict HIV as close … Continue reading

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The Most Lethal Place Place on Earth

Not in Iraq or Afghanistan or Egypt… Actually, it’s just South of the American border: Mexico. Drugs… and the insatiable demand up North…

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Why We Said No: Why You Didn’t Get That Job as a Professor

Inside Higher Ed speaks to Prof Timothy Larsen of Wheaton College who answers the question: Why we said no. My department has run a search for at least one faculty member every year for the last 10 years. I literally cannot remember … Continue reading

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Protests Turn Against Minister Zahi Hawass

Egypt’s Zahi Hawass, the man who has become synonymous with Egyptology, known for his cowboy had wearing, has sparked the ire of Egyptians in recent days, with protests chanting for him to step down from his post atop the country’s … Continue reading

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How Does the Pope Write?

Jesus of Nazareth Part II is the much anticipated book from Pope Benedict XVI published by CTS. Many column inches will be used for earnest discussion on what the text says and means in the coming weeks, for now however, … Continue reading

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A Map of World Alcohol Consumption

Hmmm… The World Health Organisation… estimates that alcohol results in 2.5m deaths a year, more than AIDS or tuberculosis… More the world’s drinking habits here.

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