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Archive: December 2013 (3 Posts)

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300 Years of Imaginary Space Ships: 1630-1920

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

The following is a guest post from Trevor Owens, Special Curator for the Library of Congress Science Literacy Initiative and Digital Archivist in the Office of Strategic Initiatives.  He is also the author of the Inside Adams post on Envisioning Earth from Space before We Went There. While humans didn’t build apparatus capable of traveling to the …

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Wit and Lucidity: Carl Sagan’s Christmas Lectures at the Royal Institution

Posted by: Jennifer Harbster

Today’s post is from science reference librarian Margaret Clifton. In light of recent discussions about ‘STEM’ (science, technology, engineering, and math) education floating in and around government lately it is worth noting that scientific educational outreach, that is, science communication from the scientific community to the public (or at least to a captive youthful audience) …

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Featured Advertisement: Buy Useful Presents!

Posted by: Ellen Terrell

On Thanksgiving Day I received with my newspaper a hefty amount of fliers from various retailers all touting their Christmas bargains.  Advertising for Christmas shopping isn’t exactly a new concept, but what I find interesting is the evolution of the buying season and the tricks advertisers have used in their advertisements to influence shopper behavior. …