Nostrildamus: in space, no one can hear you gag, which is why you need predictions about whether space stuff stinks
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NASA has volunteers rate the smell of items on the ground to determine if the smell of the individual items would make astronauts nauseous. Humans are used to detect the smells because they can provide the best feedback for the astronauts.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2001
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The new college try
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The annual collegiate inventors competition, which was conducted on 2 October 2004, in Akron, Ohio proved that technology creativity is alive and well on university campuses. The invention and the application details of some of undergraduate and graduate contenders like Wei Gu, Ozgur Sahin, and others are discussed.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2005
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Teach the science
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The Dover trial involved argument denigrating evolutionary theory be taught to high-grade biology students & recommended intelligent design a viable and intellectual alternate. Euguen Scott, an executive director of National Center for Science Education (NCSE), explained importance of this case by considering the legality of two current strategies of antievolution movement and the Kansas State Board of Education allowed intelligent design to be taught in public schools.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2006
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