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Patent Backlog Clogs Recovery
August 16, 2009 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
On a campus of boxy office buildings nine miles outside Washington, D.C., some 6,300 patent examiners hold the nation's economic future in their hands. The next Google. The next iPhone. The next Viagra. All could be fueled by inventions awaiting the 20 years of protection afforded by a U.S. patent - if only the patent examiners could catch up. But they can't.
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What’s Wrong with U.S. Science Education?
August 12, 2009 | Science Progress
U.S. science education occurs in the context of an American culture that has very deep problems with science—problems that are manifested in many spheres other than the educational system, but are certainly reflected there, too.
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The Earth Is Warming? Adjust the Thermostat
August 11, 2009 | New York Times
President Obama and the rest of the Group of 8 leaders decreed last month that the planet’s average temperature shall not rise more than 2 degrees Fahrenheit above today’s level. But what if Mother Earth didn’t get the memo? How do we stay cool in the future? Two options:
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