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American University professor, Matthew Nisbet, has brought a worthy discussion / project from his current Communication and Society class onto his blog, Framing Science. Basically, his class “spent several weeks examining the many ways that individuals and groups are using the internet to alter the nature of community, civic engagement, and social relationships.” Their coursework […]

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My friend, Rafi, works for the totally cool Global Kids. GK is “is committed to transforming urban youth into successful students as well as global and community leaders.” Rafi is a member of the Online Leadership Program, the digital branch of GK.  Aside from running really cool projects like the now-defunct NewzCrew (which I also […]

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The hallmark of great science journalism has always been lively translations of science’s complex niche ideas into a faithful vernacular. Of course the inherent challenge for science writers is finding a way to balance the caveats and nuance in scientific arguments with the generalizations necessary for public consumption.
There has been a fair amount commentary about […]

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Excerpts and Photo from the Denver Post.
Bill Hosokawa, a former Denver Post editor and author who was held by the American government in an internment camp during World War II, died Friday.
Hosokawa, 92, was active in the Japanese-American community and a recipient of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Whitehead award for lifetime service on behalf […]

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How to get an early invite to GoogleTV. [link1] [link2]
The University of Washington is building real three dimensional models of landmarks using vacation photos. [link]
Changing the way that I look at regimes. [link]
Japenese Probe returns first HD footage of the moon up close. [link]
Discovering the real history of how HIV came to the United States. […]

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