How much oil is under the Gulf of Mexico and how did it get there? Columbia University geophysicist Roger Anderson, an expert in deepwater exploration and drilling, explains how the oil formed millions of years ago, and how companies go about finding and extracting it.
Scientists screened nearly 1,000 chemicals and found one that nurtures new neurons in rat and mice brains. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center biochemist Steven McKnight describes the work and explains what has to happen before the chemical can be tried in humans.
The British inquiry into the scandal at the University of East Anglia’s Climatic Research Unit found there was no evidence of dishonesty or corruption in the more than 1,000 e-mails posted to the Internet late last year. But it did chide scientists involved for failing to share data with critics.
BusinessWeek – (Corrects the location of Case Western Reserve University in the 12th paragraph.)
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E-Book Readers Bomb on College Campuses
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AP – An Israeli university that holds rights to Albert Einstein’s image is asking General Motors Co. to pay for putting the physics pioneer in a magazine ad.
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Hebrew University sues GM for People’s Einstein ad
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In 1834, Cambridge University historian and philosopher of science William Whewell coined the term “scientist” to replace such terms as “cultivators of science.” Historian Howard Markel discusses how “scientist” came to be, and lists some possibilities that didn’t make the cut.
AP – University scientists are forecasting that oil from the spill off Louisiana could reach Florida’s Key West by Sunday.
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Scientists: Spill could reach Fla. Keys by Sunday
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Much of the worry about the effects of the oil spill has focused on the shoreline and the communities above the water line. But what havoc might the oil wreak on the diverse communities deep under the ocean’s surface? Host Guy Raz talks with Jim Cowan, a professor of oceanography and coastal sciences at Louisiana State University about the potential impact on sea life.
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