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kenwebb / xholonWorkbook.xml
Created March 11, 2012 14:56
How the First Plant Came to Be
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Title: How the First Plant Came to Be
Description: A genetic analysis reveals the ancient, complex--and symbiotic--roots of photosynthesis in plants
Url: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-first-plant-evolved
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kenwebb / xholonWorkbook.xml
Created March 12, 2012 20:51
Venus and Jupiter in 'close encounter'
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Title: Venus and Jupiter in 'close encounter'
Description: Astronomy enthusiasts are gearing up for a dazzling planetary conjunction this week during which Jupiter and Venus will appear to be side by side.
Url: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/03/12/venus-jupiter-conjunction.html
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kenwebb / xholonWorkbook.xml
Created March 13, 2012 15:20
If Cutting Carbon Emissions Isn't Working, What's Next?
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Title: If Cutting Carbon Emissions Isn't Working, What's Next?
Description: Marc Gunther, a journalist, blogger and speaker, has written a new book called "Suck It Up".
Url: http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/if-cutting-carbon-emissions-isnt-working-whats-next/
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kenwebb / xholonWorkbook.xml
Created March 14, 2012 17:07
Pi Day: How 3.14 helps find other planets, and more
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Title: Pi Day: How 3.14 helps find other planets, and more
Description: A favorite holiday among geeks, March 14 commemorates one of the most fundamental and strange numbers in mathematics.
Url: http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/13/pi-day-how-3-14-helps-find-other-planets-and-more/
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kenwebb / xholonWorkbook.xml
Created March 15, 2012 13:11
The Elements Revealed: An Interactive Periodic Table
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Title: The Elements Revealed: An Interactive Periodic Table
Description: This is a clickable periodic table, by Davide Castelvecchi at Scientific American (SA).
Url: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=chemistry-the-elements-revealed-interactive-periodic-table
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kenwebb / xholonWorkbook.xml
Created March 17, 2012 14:24
Climate 'tech fixes' urged for Arctic methane
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Title: Climate 'tech fixes' urged for Arctic methane
Description: Scientists told UK MPs this week that the possibility of a major methane release triggered by melting Arctic ice constitutes a "planetary emergency".
Url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17400804
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kenwebb / xholonWorkbook.xml
Created March 18, 2012 14:19
Monty Hall problem
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Title: Monty Hall problem
Description: The Monty Hall problem is a probability puzzle loosely based on the American television game show Let's Make a Deal and named after the show's original host, Monty Hall.
Url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall_problem
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kenwebb / xholonWorkbook.xml
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How much extra energy are we adding to the earth system?
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Title: How much extra energy are we adding to the earth system?
Description: how much energy are we currently adding to the earth system due to all those greenhouse gases we’ve added to the atmosphere?
Url: http://www.easterbrook.ca/steve/?p=2814
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kenwebb / xholonWorkbook.xml
Created March 20, 2012 12:33
Update for world temperature data
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Title: Update for world temperature data
Description: British researchers who produce one of the three big global temperate records have updated their dataset to reflect better the rapid changes occurring in the Arctic.
Url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17432194
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kenwebb / xholonWorkbook.xml
Created March 21, 2012 12:30
Not Just for the Birds: Human-Made Noise Has Ripple Effects On Plants, Too
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Title: Not Just for the Birds: Human-Made Noise Has Ripple Effects On Plants, Too
Description: "birds and other animals change their behavior in response to humanmade noise ... Because many animals also pollinate plants or eat or disperse their seeds, human noise can have ripple effects on plants too"
Url: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/03/120320195747.htm