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 all those who are wise. I caused the young to be instructed in languages and […]
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 that some strange thing was happening. What was it that had altered in the faces […]
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 law and opinion are contrary to the very ideals that our country has long stood […]
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. Zare, Stanford University In 1972, Congress enacted title IX, which bans sex discrimination in schools. […]