Getting the dirt on dirt
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Macroaggregates of soil have been studied to induce and maintain good structure of farm lands by improving the nitrogen and nutrient cycles of plants. Macroaggregates also increase the resistance of plants against leaching through the help of fungi and nematodes.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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What are they thinking? Student's reasons for rejecting evolution go beyond the Bible
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A survey of college freshmen and anecdotal reviews from educators and school administrators showed that misconceptions about a subject determine the students' attitude toward the subject, the greater the misconception, the greater the rejection of the subject.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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Meme theory oversimplifies how culture changes
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Memetics is too simple a concept to explain social change by itself. Ideas themselves undergo change as they pass from person to person.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2000
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