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http://www.the-school.org/ Little films for a big planet. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Twinkle twinkle, little star, 93 million miles far. Giver of light, supporter of life, energy, climate and season device. The sun is a star, we're glad it is here, as our life support, for 5 billion years. This star is among the brightest in space, though close, many questions about it remain. With violet ,orange, and reddish of hues, our home solar system...

Kevin Temmer, a Land O Lakes, Florida, International Baccalaureate senior high school student, created this animated introduction to the middle school science fair. Composed, performed, and animated by Kevin Temmer. © Copyright 2011 Kevin Temmer

Anson Cheung presents Cambridge University

Suzi Tucker presents the new website emergentuniverse,org, which is an effort to bring the wonders of emergent phenomena to non-scientists. This online

Click to view article publication Social Relationships and Mortality Risk: A Meta-analytic Review Social relationships are linked to improved survival Individuals with adequate social relationships have a 50% greater likelihood of survival compared to those with poor or insufficient social relationships. The magnitude of this effect is comparable with stopping smoking and exceeds many well known risk factors for mortality such as obesity and physical inactivity. These are the main...

Douglas Duncan talks about improving science education with a variety of new methods. Hosted by the Inter-Continental Advanced Materials for Photonics (I-CAMP) Summer School in Beijing, China, July 16, 2009. Learn about this event at: http://icamconferences.org/i-camp/ Learn more about the Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter (ICAM) at: http://www.icam-i2cam.org/ Read about future events here: http://icam-i2cam.org/index.php/events/

S.T.A.R.S. (Students Tackling Authentic and Relevant Science) is an after-school all girl's science club that provides authentic scientific inquiry investigation experiences that relate to real-world problems. The program highlights a strong social justice issue of females in science, and promotes the opportunity for 7th to 9th grade female students to participate as and realize they are scientists. This program took place in Rochester, NY at East High School and Wilson Foundation. (Movie by:...

Dr Aamir Jalal Al Mosawi talk in Massachussets General Hospital Global Health Forum

Bill Nye the Science Guy and Dr. Mike Earley with the American Optometric Association help parents and teachers understand the importance of comprehensive eye exams and the risks that vision impairments can pose to a child’s health and education.

When a capacity crowd of more than 50,000 people flocked to Balboa Park on April 4 for what organizers are calling "the largest one-day science gathering ever in the United States.," UC San Diego faculty, staff and students were among the many exhibitors and visitors contributing to the landmark event.