Scienticity http://scienticity.org/wiki/Main_Page MediaWiki 1.15.1 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Scienticity Scienticity talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk 1 2777 2010-12-23T15:36:03Z BNEditor 12 {|width="90%" align="center" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4" style="border: 1px solid #fcfcaa; padding: 4px; margin-bottom: 3px; background-color: #efffef;" |- |align="left" | '''Scieticity''' is Ars Hermeneutica's program for increasing science literacy. It includes several projects, of which this wiki is currently home to three: the Science-Book Challenge, Science Book Notes, and Science Time-Capsules. |- |The [http://scienticity.net Scienticity Home Page] is the center of it all, where you will find the best program overview, plus links & related stuff. |} <br> {|width="90%" align="center" cellspacing="4" cellpadding="4" style="border: 1px solid #fcfcaa; padding: 4px; margin-bottom: 3px; background-color: #efefff;" |- |align="center" | <font size=+2><b>Take the [[Science Book Challenge 2011]]!</b></font> |- |align="center" | Share your interest in reading good science writing and<br>help Ars Hermeneutica encourage others to enjoy good science writing. |- |align="center" | Read the easy rules for the [[Science Book Challenge 2011 | 2011 Science Book Challenge]] and start reading for science literacy! |} <br> == New and Noteworthy == <br> {|width="90%" align="center" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border: 0px solid #ffffff; padding: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; background-color: #ffffff;" | valign="top" width="43%" | {|width="95%" align="left" cellpadding="10" style="border: 1px solid #004727; padding: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; background-color: #ffffdf;" ! align="center" | [[:Category:Book Notes|Book Notes]] |- | * [[Michaels: Doubt is their Product (2)|David Michaels, ''Doubt is Their Product : How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health'']] * [[Taylor: My Stroke of Insight|Jill Bolte Taylor, ''My Stroke of Insight : A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey'']] * [[Meller: Evolution Rx|William Meller, ''Evolution Rx : A Physician’s Guide to Harnessing our Innate Capacity for Health and Healing'']] * [[Muller: Physics for Future Presidents|Richard A. Muller, ''Physics for Future Presidents : The Science Behind the Headlines'']] * [[Chaikin: A Passion for Mars|Andrew Chaikin, ''A Passion for Mars : Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet'']] * [[Winchester: Krakatoa|Simon Winchester, ''Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883'']] |} | valign="top" width="43%" | {|width="95%" align="right" cellpadding="10" style="border: 1px solid #004727; padding: 0px; margin-bottom: 3px; background-color: #ffefef;" ! align="center" | [[:Category:Time Capsules|Time Capsules]] |- | * [[Starlings Arrive in North America]] : Shakespeare inspires the introduction of starlings * [[Legislating the Value of Pi]] : a legislative curiosity from the late 19th century * [[Surveying the American West]] describes the role of geography in the Westward expansion of America in the late 1800's * [[Citizens' Alliances for Science]] formed to keep science classes reserved for science in public schools * [[Statements on Teaching Evolution]] quote a diversity of sources on why the science classroom should teach science * [[Evolution and the Vatican]] : papal teachings over the last 130 years |} |} [[Category:Metatopics]]