Fabiana Kubke • Dec 07, 2009 •
The 2009 conference of the Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (#ASCILITE09) is currently taking place in Auckland New Zealand. Scott Diener, from the University of Auckland IT services delivered a great Keynote address centered around Second Life. A guided tour through the long white cloud island Diener took us through a tour of the [...] … Read More
Jim McVeagh • Nov 24, 2009 •
Apparently today is the 150th Anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species. At the time, it was considered probably the most controversial book of all time, although, today, it is probably more boring than controversial and more of a scientific curiosity than a valid scientific treatise. Most of Darwin’s theory has been [...] Related posts: … Read More
Vic Arcus • Oct 07, 2009 •
Obama’s speech at the National Academy of Sciences in April 2009 in which he states that “Science is more essential for our prosperity, our security, our health, our environment, and our quality of life than it has ever been before.” A transcript can be found here. [vimeo]http://www.vimeo.com/4512483[/vimeo] … Read More
Fabiana Kubke • Oct 04, 2009 •
The world of science brought to you through the magic of the internet, bloggers and Open Access. This week has been like an episode of “Antiques Roadshow†for science geeks, with ‘old’ stuff popping all over the place. There were news from a feathered dino-bird from China (you can see a picture of it here), a [...] … Read More