Exams, contracts, and nuclear research: stupid, stupid, stupid
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GCSE physics scandal shakes mailbag Letters A secondary school physics teacher sent an open letter to the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) and the AQA exam board. He accused the board of putting forward a paper which contained questions that were vague, stupid, insultingly easy, political, and non-scientific. Your thoughts:â¦
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Some scientists are thinking twice about doing or reporting certain research, reacting to political and social controversy in addition to legal restrictions.
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You gotta be kidding me. Where's the logic?
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A study reveals a lack of consistency in the way universities punish plagiarism.
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Examples of buzzwords that make IT unintelligible.
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Many of us are bewildered by common documents -- with dangerous results.
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Rated less fun than scooping up whale poo Summer's here, and 'tis the season to be compiling lists. One of the most eagerly awaited is the Ten Worst Jobs in Science, issued by Popular Science magazine. This year the roster of horrible occupations has gained widespread attention because it includes "Microsoft Security Grunt".â¦
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What? You were expecting a decision in regulation? When it's Boston College and Boston University in the Beanpot, it seems only fitting that the contest should continue beyond three periods.
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Server logs? what server logs? They should've known better than to flame law students.â¦
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Asking questions about the quantum universe is a fool's game: one cannot get a single answer, only a probability. A committee of particle physicists bounced this concept around a table to pose the top nine questions, and a probable path to answering them.
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Sometimes really smart people say really dumb things. Here's a case in point.
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Introducing The 404s, a contest to find the least informative military websites. Strike a blow for open government; win prizes. In Danger Room.
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Changes at The Journal: movable deadlines and a new taste for models.
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Many technologies may be a waste of time and money, researcher says.
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Thereâs still a number of outstanding issues, some in the public domain. Itâs fairly obvious what they are. âWe will continue over the next day or so to bring those to conclusions.
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There are worries about the economic consequences of a decline in students taking science subjects.
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The contentious debate over paid admission at t