wisskomm wochenschau 5/08

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German vodcast about science communications. Diese Woche: Die Max-Planck-Gesellschaft einigt sich mit dem Springer-Verlag , Springers " Open Choice ", " Evolution: Education and Outreach " online im Volltext, die DVD vom Wettbewerb " Performing Science " gibt es hier, Pressemeldung der „ Initiative Wissenschaftsjournalismus ", Schreibwettbewerb bei " sciencegarden ", die " Darwin Day Celebration " und als Fundstück: Wie die...

Food Insufficiency Is Associated with High-Risk Sexual Behavior among Women in Botswana and Swaziland

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Background Both food insufficiency and HIV infection are major public health problems in sub-Saharan Africa, yet the impact of food insufficiency on HIV risk behavior has not been systematically investigated. We tested the hypothesis that food insufficiency is associated with HIV transmission behavior. Methods and Findings We studied the association between food insufficiency (not having enough food to eat over the previous 12 months) and inconsistent...
Authors: Sheri d Weiser, Karen Leiter, David r Bangsberg, Lisa m Butler, Fiona percy-de Korte, Zakhe Hlanze, Nthabiseng Phaladze, Vincent Iacopino, Michele Heisler

Litmus Test For Love (Live Comedy Show)

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Two lonely chemists sing about their desire for a litmus test for love. Live comedy show performed at the American Society for Human Genetics Annual Meeting

Science Digest - Episode 2 Animal Guy

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Quirky Science Digest talk show host Mathew Arden interviews animal expert Brad Crane.

Science Digest - Episode 1 Sci Fi

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Quirky Science Digest talk show host Mathew Arden interviews science fiction writer Nancy Dryden.

wisskomm wochenschau 1/08

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German vodcast about science communications. Diese Woche unter anderem über die Stadt der Wissenschaft 2008, Humor beim BMJ , der von Journalisten nicht verstanden wird, von Bloggern aber wohl , die Ausschreibung des neuen Holtzbrinck-Preises , ein Symposium in Wien, " Hollywood Science" bei Arte, dem deutschen "Astronomy Picture of the Day" , das "Nature"-Archiv und Carl Sagan als Wissenschaftsvermittler (Die Serie "Cosmos" bei stage6 teilweise online ). Die Wisskomm...