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Michel Bauwens: Why Open Access is Critical for the Future of Science

Open Access Explained! (YouTube 8:23) Robin Good: Few people today are aware of how much scientific knowledge is being restricted and not made accessible to everyone, thanks to existing business model and the exorbitant subscription prices that scientific journals and magazines charge to their subscribers.   Since such journals are the key medium through which scientists …

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Review (Guest): Mad Science – The Nuclear Power Experiment

Joseph Mangano Nuclear Lies, Cover-Ups and Secrecy by JANETTE D. SHERMAN, MD Do Governments and Corporations lie, cover-up and maintain secrecy as they harm our planet and us?  Joe Mangano’s new book Mad Science – The Nuclear Power Experiment clearly lays it out that they have done so for more than half a century. This …

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Yoda: Social Science and Biology Share Contagion Meme

A NEW KIND OF SOCIAL SCIENCE FOR THE 21st CENTURY A Conversation with Nicholas A. Christakis EDGE, [8.21.12] These three things—a biological hurricane, computational social science, and the rediscovery of experimentation—are going to change the social sciences in the 21st century. With that change will come, in my judgment, a variety of discoveries and opportunities …

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Review (Guest): Evolutionaries – Unlocking the Spiritual and Cultural Potential of Science’s Greatest Idea

Carter Phipps The Evolution Religion: Making Sense of Evolution,August 15, 2012 By F. Visser “Frank Visser” Carter Phipps has been executive editor of the now defunct EnlightenNext magazine, formerly known as What is Enlightenment? In this role, Phipps did many interviews with leading authorities in the fields of science and spirituality. He also authored many …

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Worth a Look: Free Book – Religion and Science: A Beautiful Friendship?

Religion and Science: A Beautiful Friendship? Nonfiction » Religion and Spirituality » Religion & Science By Robert Fuller Published: July 30, 2012 Language: English ISBN: 9781476037202 Free Download (Book Page) Short description “Religion and Science: A Beautiful Friendship?” identifies and explores common ground between two of the great civilizing forces of human history and shows how they can work …

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Worth a Look: CSSC – Centre for Science, Society and Citizenship

CSSC – Centre for Science, Society and Citizenship– is Europe’s leading independent research centre specializing in advice on political, ethical and social issues raised by emerging technologies. Its overall aim is to contribute to a better understanding of the contemporary world by clarifying the human (social, cultural and ethical) factors which shape technological innovation. CSSC …

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