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    Going Hollywood: Science Accuracy Makes Its Long-Awaited Arrival in TV and Movies
    http://science-query.com/381240/going-hollywood-science-accuracy-makes-its-long-...  
    By USA Science Engineering Festival Founder Larry Bock In what started out as a hopeful trickle more than four years ago has seemingly evolved into a full-blown trend Suddenly it o s cool and hip to be a scientist in Hollywood. Ranging from such blockbuster films as The Amazing Spiderman, Battleship, The Avengers, and Iron Man 2 to TV hits including House, Fringe, Criminal ip scienceblogs.com
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    Power Players: Why We Need More Scientists as Public Policy Makers
    http://science-query.com/381239/power-players-why-we-need-more-scientists-as-pub...  
    By USA Science Engineering Festival Founder Larry Bock The answers to some of the biggest challenges facing us this century lie waiting to be discovered in the laboratories and institutions of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. But we must remember, scientists do not operate in a vacuum in such endeavors. Increasingly, policy makers h often working ip scienceblogs.com
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    NASA’s Cold Fusion Folly
    http://science-query.com/381112/nasas-cold-fusion-folly/...  
    I am sad - horrified really - to learn that some NASA scientists have caught cold fusion madness. As is so often the case with companies and research groups that get involved in this fruitless enterprise, they tend to make their case by first pointing ...

    Role Models in Science & Engineering Achievement: Yoky Matsuoka — Leading Researcher in Neurobotics
    http://science-query.com/380449/role-models-in-science-engineering-achievement-y...  
    1 One of the nation 7 s preeminent scientists in neurobotics 2 an emerging field that merges neuroscience with robotics 1 Her work could one day allow artificial limbs to be controlled directly through patients 7   brain signal...

    Role Models in Science & Engineering: Jawed Karim — Computer Science Innovator
    http://science-query.com/380448/role-models-in-science-engineering-jawed-karim-c...  
    1 Co-creator and co-founder of YouTube with partners Chad Hurley and Steven Chen 1 One of the first computer engineers behind the success of PayPal, the online payment service 1 Recently started his own internet service, Youniversity Ven...