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Get irrational: 3.14 things to do on Pi Day
March 14 is Pi Day, which celebrates the mathematical constant measuring the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter (beginning with 3.14). Pi Day is celebrated internationally, and in 2009 it was decreed an official holiday by the US House of Representatives. Here are 3.14 ways to celebrate.
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T. S. Eliot: 10 quotes on his birthday
Here are 10 quotes by the 20th-century literary giant T. S. Eliot.
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Fall books: 19 smart nonfiction picks
Here are 19 fall 2012 nonfiction titles worth checking out.
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Maria Montessori and 10 famous graduates from her schools
Maria Montessori stands in many ways as the mother of alternative education. The Italian physician and teacher invented a new kind of school, one with self-directed learning, classrooms with mixed age groups, and no grades. Now, on what would have been her 142 birthday, thousands of schools bear her name. These Montessori schools have some very famous alumni, many of which credit the free-flowing classes with teaching them to think differently and allowing them to change the world. Here are 10 of the most prominent.
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George Bernard Shaw: 12 memorable quotes on his birthday
July 26th is George Bernard Shaw's birthday. Here are 12 of the playwright's memorable aphorisms.
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Atlantis astronauts stay in orbit; dream of pizza
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Gabriel García Márquez: A Life
Gerald Martin’s comprehensive biography of Gabriel García Márquez is so complete that we may never need another.
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Yet another banned book
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The value of money
A Christian Science perspective.
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For China, a reverse brain drain in science?
Beijing woos some of its best expatriate scientists. US should act, some say.
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Geithner recovery plan too cautious?
Some leading economists say bank rescues should come with tougher conditions, and that the industry is short on capital to cover losses.
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10 ways the new economy will look different
From the rise of the tightwad to the decline of the Sun Belt, American values and industries will be reinvented as the nation comes out of the worst recession since the 1930s.
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More environmental bombshells!
Environmental news for April Fool's Day
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Scientists admit global warming is a hoax (April fools)
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US and European paths to recovery diverge
Ahead of the G-20 economic summit, a divide grows over the balance of regulation and stimulus.
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Work on 'veiled reality' earns French physicist $1.4 million award
Prestigious Templeton Prize recognizes his theory that a new reality lurks behind matter and other observable phenomena.
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Review: 'Everlasting Moments'
An emotionally resonant story about a Swedish mother whose passion for photography offers her an escape from an oppressive marriage.
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A nightclub for nerds makes science cool in New York
The Secret Science Club meets once a month, drawing lofty speakers and large numbers of young people, who yearn to discuss sci-tech issues in an informal setting.
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1948: A Soldier's Tale
A former Israeli commando questions the value of war.
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Energy Secretary: Climate change could wipe out Calif. farming
Energy Secretary Steven Chu warned that, if climate change continues unabated, California's agriculture could vanish by the end of the century.
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A translator's task – to disappear
Natasha Wimmer's acclaimed translation of Roberto Bolaño's '2666' is giving foreign works new prominence.
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To judge by character, not race
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
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Unexplained static from the edge of the universe
Scientists have discovered a mysterious static coming from everywhere in the sky; it's coming from the edge of the universe; and they have no clue what it is.
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Obama’s science appointees called a team of all-stars
Accomplished and outspoken, they’re likely to tackle climate change head-on.
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Obama radio address: Technology key to planet's survival
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Obama names basketball buddy and fellow Harvard alum as Education Secretary
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Obama's green team
At a news conference in Chicago Monday, Barack Obama announced many of his energy and environment appointees, a team that many say signals a sharp break from Bush administration policies toward pollution, wildlife, clean energy, and climate change.
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Reports: Obama picks energy chief
Barack Obama will tap Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist who runs the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as to head the Department of Energy, numerous news outlets say, quoting officials close to President-elect.
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Best novels of 2008
The Monitor’s annual gift guide to the best fiction books of 2008.
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