How Much the Public Knows about Science, and Why It Matters
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A new survey shows that it varies dramatically by education, race and ethnicity
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Metrics That Matter
California 6th grade science books: Climate c
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Quantum Matters in Materials Science Workshop
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If that's so important to shark conservation, why have I never heard of it?” – Southern Fried Science
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Earth Matters
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The 7 biggest problems facing science, according to 270 scientists - Vox
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Nov. 16 — UCSB Arts & Lectures presents Adam Grant in a public conversation titled Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things –
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5 Things You Need to Know About Open Data in Policing - National Policing Institute
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Franklin Institute's Derrick Pitts: Visibility matters in science - WHYY
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Science matters: Thankfully, EPA leadership once again agrees
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Know the Science NIH News in Health
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UB Events Calendar - Beyond the Hashtag: Ten Things to Know about the Science of Reading
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Celebrate Dark Matter Day at CERN Science Gateway
The War on Science]
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Scientists release newly accurate map of all the matter in the universe