Scandium (Sc): Why Is Everyone Talking About It And How It Affects The Australian Industry? 
Scientists Discover New Pathway to Tan and Lighten Skin 
How Modern Technology is Improving Health Care (Genome and Algorithms) 
Classic vs. Modern Education – The Argument Against Choice 
Exciting New Research Explores a Third Alternative to Infectious Disease Control The Best of Science blogging – August 2012
The month of August was busy: we had Curiosity landing on Mars, events and interviews
Does my Science look big in this? August 2012 in review
August was a momentous month for science and technology. In my top five events are:
Environmental Sabbath Day – A Simple Proposal
In our efforts to reduce greenhouse gases we often overlook the cultural dimensions. These days,
Kepler Astronomers Find First Planetary System Around a Binary Star
NASA’s Kepler mission has found the first multi-planet solar system orbiting a binary star, characterized
The Mathematics of War
Scientists often exercise a certain detachment when doing their work. I’ve often seem friends and
The rise in representation of non-human entities
It happened over ten years ago. Jimmy was incarcerated against his will, held in a
The (nuclear) alchemists of Darmstadt and the doubly magic tin-100 nucleus
An international group of researchers announced in the journal Nature that they had succeeded in
Neil Armstrong’s speech in Sydney 24 August 2011
UPDATE: Regrettably, the CPA engaged lawyers to threaten me with everything they could think of
Reducing the Digital Divide: Internet Society Supports Establishment of Internet Exchange Points across Africa
[Johannesburg, South Africa –23 August 2012] – The Internet Society announced that it has been selected
Arctic sea ice extent is plummeting to a likely new record low
The plot is from US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and shows the
It’s a wheel! It’s a wheel – a wheel on Mars!
NASA’s rover Curiosity was safely on Mars. It was a perfect landing. The novel sky-crane
Fear of Ebola
“…the last big outbreak I experienced in Uganda [was] in 2007. When MSF arrived a
We Support the Petition to End the Faroe Islands’ Whale & Dolphin Slaughter
Thousands of signatures have now been presented in person to the Faroe Islands Government. Add
Libraries Now! Inspiring, Surprising, Empowering #IFLA2012
”The victory of book has been proved. Books should be treated as people” – Peter von