High-sun image of Apollo 16 landing site showing the lunar module descent stage, various pieces of equipment, and disturbed lunar soil (seen as darker lines and areas) which marks where John Young and Charles Duke traversed in the spring of 1972. LRO image. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Arizona State University.

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Hour One- 2pm ET

Research Misconduct

How well does science police itself? We'll talk what researchers do when they encounter misdeeds. (more)

Hour Two-3pm ET

Oil Spill Update: Cleanup and Long-Term Effects

There's not much oil lingering on the surface of the Gulf these days -- but where did it go, and what's going to happen to the oil that remains in less obvious parts of the ecosystem? (more)

What's Your Doctor Writing? Checking Your Medical Records

A movement seeks to give patients easier access to notes taken by doctors during medical visits. (more)

Science Friday Archives:

SciFri Blogs

The Return Of The Dreaded "Slide Show" -- One of the technological breakthroughs of the early 1960s was the Kodak Carousel slide projector (you can catch a glimpse of it on "Made Men" if you still don't have your own gathering dust in the attic)... (more)

Climatologists—100% right about first 50% of 2010 -- When the first half is fully as hot as expected, that means…that means it's HOT! As Bebbo and Kito have previously discussed, scientists were anticipating that this year could be the warmest year on record... (more)

Noteworthy: Geek 2.0

Have you noticed that the word "geek" has gotten a little chic? Maybe it's time for a new term for those of us true geeks. Tell us your suggestion for the new geek.

Newsbriefs

Lake Tanganyika Heating Up, Warmest In 1,500 Years
Lake Tanganyika in east Africa is getting warmer, say geologists from Brown University.

Science News Shorts for the Week of March 15, 2010
Early butterflies, non-coding DNA, and the effects of short workouts.

Clues To Biofuel Production In A Gribble’s Gut?
A hungry marine crustacean excels at turning wood into energy.

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