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Khan Academy Brings More than 3600 Educational Videos to iPhone
Khan Academy now allows you to learn almost anything for free, whenever, and wherever you want; everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, and history and hundreds of skills to practice. The Khan Academy, the...Humble Indie Bundle 3 Earns Over $1 Million
We've been watching the Humble Indie Bundle releases since the beginning and the Humble Indie Bundle 3 is no exception. Recently, with a little less than a week to go, the latest iteration...Feature: The physics and biology of the TSA’s backscatter security scanners
The recent deployment of backscatter scanning devices meant for airline passengers has caused controversies focused on both the privacy issues of the scans and the safety of the devices themselves (not to mention...Next decade of astronomy research to focus on exoplanets, early Universe
Today, the National Academies of Science have released the results of its Decadal Survey, entitled "New Worlds, New Horizons in Astronomy and Astrophysics." As the name implies, the survey happens every 10 years,...Open source, digital textbooks coming to California schools
On Monday, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger promoted his state's recently announced initiative , which would see it adopt free, digital textbooks in time for the next school year. The state's current fiscal crisis...Exclusive Usenet Offers: $7.95/month
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