Except that now his deeply inquisitive, German-accented musings refer not to cereal aphids but to the humans who consent to participate in his thoroughly subjective experiments, which stand science on its head, yielding results for the sake of the test subject rather than that of the tester.
Midichlorians may or may not have provided the original inspiration but certainly the Panchin et al. proposal had a light touch and a playful literate and panoramic perspective that stands astride science and science fiction.
As it stands now, science and politics are both too busy guarding their doors.
In 2010, just 18.2 percent of undergraduates in the field were women, according to the National Center for Education Statistics — in spite of gains in chemistry, biomechanical engineering and other so-called STEM fields (the acronym stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics).
The Obama administration's Race to the Top competition, which will distribute $4.35 billion in education stimulus money to states, favors so-called STEM programs, which stands for science, technology, engineering and math.
As it stands, this science budget appears to be smaller than in 2010 thanks to preceding inflation, and will continue to shrink both as a fraction of GDP and per capita," Dr Rohn said.
New York Public Library Youth STEM Fair (Saturday) STEM stands for science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and those fields will be the stars of this exposition for ages 10 through 18. Young people interested in careers in these areas can learn about them through presentations and hands-on activities led by after-school programs, summer camps and other organizations.
"STEM, of course, stands for science, technology, engineering, and—".
The 11-page report, "Women in STEM: A Gender Gap to Innovation," is the first analysis of women working in technical fields (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) by the Commerce Department's Economics and Statistics Administration ESAA).
STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
