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The scientist who helps you fall asleep at night

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

- By Tom Ruginis Do you ever think about the process of going to sleep at night? You: turn off the TV with a remote control instead of walking up to it text a friend or loved-one before plugging-in your cell phone for charging turn off the lights with a simple switch hop into bed [...]

Science and Spring Baseball

Friday, April 8th, 2011

As spring begins to blossom, most baseball fans associate this time of year with rain, new leaves, and the start of the Chicago White Sox baseball season.

Who Needs Alternative Energy?

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Who needs alternative energies? The consensus at last night’s conversation at Harold Washington Library is that we all do.

Pew Research Center’s Public Understanding of Science Survey

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

The Pew Research Center for the People & the Press in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science recently released the results of an extensive survey of public perception and understanding of science, among other topics.