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Remember when I spoke of the Easterlin paradox (a key concept in happiness economics postulated by Richard Easterlin in the 1974 paper "Does Economic Growth Improve the Human Lot? Some Empirical Evidence."[1]
It finds that, contrary to expectation, happiness at a national level

From ESOF, an interesting presentation, attached. 

Mars and Venus
How Europeans and Americans
View and Use Science<
Part 1: The European Perspective

Dr Roland Schenkel, Director General, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)

 Some quotes

Sir Richard Branson has recently announced

VIRGIN EARTH CHALLENGE 

The Virgin Earth Challenge is a prize of $25m for whoever can demonstrate to the judges' satisfaction a commercially viable design which results in the removal of anthropogenic, atmospheric greenhouse gases so as to contribute materially to the stability of Earth’s climate.

I know it is NOT our main expertise, but should imechanica altogether run for the challenge?

NASA Engineers Work on Alternative Moon Rocket

By Jay Reeves
Associated Press Writer
posted: 14 July 2008
05:23 pm ET

http://www.scienceblogs.de/lindaunobel/english-reports/

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Folding Proteins - Robert Huber im ScienceBlogs-Interview

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July 13, 2008, 7:31 pm

Schwarzenegger Says He Would Accept Obama Appointment

Melanie Trottman reports on the presidential race.

Guests on the Sunday newsmaker shows, including California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and John McCain adviser Carly Fiorina, spotlighted energy and the economy and paid tribute to former White House press secretary Tony Snow.

Materials: Colourful clay

 Nature

Materials: Colourful clay

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This article is about the index of scientific research impact. For the economic measure, see Herfindahl index.

Palazzo del Quirinale, 09-07-2008

Il Presidente Giorgio Napolitano rivolge il
suo indirizzo di saluto ad una delegazione dei firmatari di due appelli
in favore della ricerca scientifica

Science's Editor in Chief and "Friends" Discuss Peer Review and Journal
Impact. (July 4, 2008)

Experts say China’s wind energy could grow 1667% by 2020

http://www.iconflict.com/detail/Experts-Say-Chinas-Wind-Energy-Could-Gro...

Sulston argues for open medicine

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7490384.stm

and listen to audio at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7490482.stm

By Matt McGrath



BBC science correspondent

My friend Pugno is speculating beyond the nanomaterial strength.

I was reading this research from A&M Texas on Viagra and Watermelon. 

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080630165707.htm

I have noticed that it has made the front page news on many newspapers
worldwide in a matter of few days.  Maybe we should move to this field,
and because below I find that there are indeed interaction with aorta stiffness and elastic wave reflections.

Important updates (July 8th, 2008:

• Wikipedia on peer review --- an excellent article, an example of wikipedia quality, and interesting anyway!
• Science's Editor in Chief and "Friends" Discuss Peer Review and Journal Impact.
• Nobel laureate Sulston argues for open medicine

Widely disseminated and cited results—with no access restrictions!

Open access

Research Article

Formal Correction: This article has been formally corrected to address the following errors.

I was  reading the rejection of imechanica from NSF

A "Supreme Court" for peer review of papers and proposals

And these sentences came to my mind.....

"Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific advances."
-Dr. Lee DeForest, "Father of Radio & Grandfather of Television."

"The Atomic bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives."
-Admiral William Leahy, US Atomic Bomb Project

Welcome to a Scientific American experiment in "networked
journalism," in which readers—you—get to collaborate with the author to
give a story its final form.

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=science-2-point-0-great-new-tool-or-...

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