In 1267, Roger Bacon, the Oxford University monk and scholar, wrote to Pope Clement in his Opus Tertium (liberal translation from the Latin), “I have worked in the sciences all my life, obtaining much that is useful. I sought the friendship of […]
Millennial Musings Prepared for December 6th issue of Chemical & enginnering News. The last chapter of George Orwell’s satirical novel “Animal Farm” ends on the chilling note: “But as the animals outside gazed at the scene, it seemed to them […]
To the Editor: We are deeply concerned that without serious debate, the United States has crossed the limits of acceptable practices in the treatment of prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and other sites. The secrecy and the disdain for international […]
Serving The Chemical, Life Sciences, and Laboratory Worlds Education May 15, 2006 Volume 84, Number 20 46-49 PERSPECTIVE Sex, Lies, and Title IX Federal law banning sex discrimination in schools may do as much for academics as it has for athletics Richard N. […]
