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SpotOn London 2013 – draft programme: Outreach track

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SpotOn London 2013: Public Health Links, Lost in Translation

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SpotOn London 2013 Storify: Open, Portable, Decoupled – How should Peer Review change?

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SpotOn London 2013 Storify: Science games: does play work?

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SpotOn London Storify: Communicating Science in an Open Access World

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SpotOn London 2013 Storify: The Dark Art of Dark Social: Email, the antisocial medium which will not die

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SpotOn London Storify: How are online tools changing science education?

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How to get a ticket for this year’s SpotOn London

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SpotOn London 2014 Draft Programme

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SpotOn London: Public interest and privacy in the digital world – 14/15 November 2014

The annual conference, SpotOn London, will be taking place at the Wellcome Trust on Friday,




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SpotOn London 2014 – Fringe Events

To accompany this year’s SpotOn London conference, at the Wellcome Trust on Friday, 14 November




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Sponsors and Hosts: SpotOn London 2013

We are extremely grateful for the generous support of our sponsors; SpotOn London would not be




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SpotOn London 2013: Thank you to this year’s livestreaming team!

In true adherence to the age old phrase 'let them eat cake' and its traditional application to the under-funded and under-fed masses, for SpotOn London cakes were duly provided much to the enjoyment of the delegates. Since this act generated its own hashtag, it also deserves a Story...




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SpotOn London 2013: Online Coverage

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SpotOn London 2013 Keynote: Salvatore Mele

“Buckle up – we’re going to start with some physics” Our keynote at this year’s




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SpotOn London 2013 Panel discussion: What do you need to start a revolution?

What do you need to put together a successful public campaign about science issues? This




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SpotOn London 2013: Open, Portable, Decoupled – How should Peer Review change?

At this year’s SpotOn London, one of the most popular and widely tweeted sessions organised




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Unleashing the potential of Generation Z for food system transformation in Africa

Africa’s population is the youngest of any region, with more than 400 million young people aged 15 to 35 out of a total of 1.5 billion. But even though rising numbers of this cohort—a “youth bulge”—enter the labor market every year, African economies a... Source: IFPRI Malawi: Malawi Strategy Support Program




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SpotOn London 2014: Open peer review

Panel Members  Xenia van Edig (Copernicus Publications) Jigisha Patel (BioMed Central) Micah Allen (UCL) Michael




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SpotOn London 2014: Right to be Forgotten

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SpotOn London 2014 Final Programme

This year’s SpotOn London conference will take place at the Wellcome Trust on Friday, 14 November and




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SpotOn London Is Now Free To Attend! Join us on the 14th & 15th November

We are thrilled to announce that we have decided to make tickets to this year’s




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SpotOn London 2014: Early career researchers And Twitter




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SpotOn London 2014: Science hacking




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SpotOn London 2014: Public Involvement, engagement and participation in research




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SpotOn London 2014: Wrap Up Science Blogging networks




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SpotOn is taking a break in 2015

After several successful years of bringing science communicators together in London and New York, the




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Catwoman. Soulstealer : the graphic novel / based on the novel written by Sarah J. Maas ; adapted by Louise Simonson ; illustrated by Samantha Dodge with Carl Potts and Brett Ryans ; colors by Shari Chankhamma ; letters by Saida Temofonte.

Selina Kyle returns to Gotham City as new socialite Holly Vanderhees, but she needs to outsmart rival Batwing to rise to the top of the city's criminal underbelly.






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Cool career spotlight: a day in the life of an aerospace engineer (November 13, 2024 1:00pm)

Event Begins: Wednesday, November 13, 2024 1:00pm
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Interested in gaining a first hand account of a career in aerospace engineering? Join Handshake and Pratt & Whitney Production Test Engineer, Anthony Bartolotta, for answers to questions on topics like:
An average day in the life of an aerospace engineer 
Important hard and soft skills for aspiring engineers to know
Tips for launching a career in engineering
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New Series ‘Dishes of the Diaspora’ Spotlights African Food and Culture in the Bay Area

Senegalese akara, South African bunny chow, Nigerian jollof rice — these are just a few of the flavorful dishes African immigrant chefs regularly share with their Bay Area neighbors. Each dish tells a story of ancestry, migration, and memory, and the tastes and aromas keep chefs and diners connected to home, even when they’re far … Continue reading New Series ‘Dishes of the Diaspora’ Spotlights African Food and Culture in the Bay Area







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The Maine Potato War of 1976

When you think of a potato, one state probably comes to mind: Idaho. But for much of American history, Maine was home to the nation's largest potato crop.

That status had changed by the 1970s, with the West growing more and more of the nation's potatoes. But Maine still had one distinct advantage: A privileged position in the commodities market. The New York Mercantile Exchange, one of the largest such marketplaces in the country, exclusively dealt in Maine potatoes. And two deep-pocketed Western potato kingpins weren't happy about it.

So the Westerners waged what's now called the Maine Potato War of 1976. Their battlefield was the futures market: A special type of marketplace, made up of hordes of screaming traders, where potatoes can be bought and sold before they're even planted.

The Westerners did something so bold – and so unexpected – that it brought not only the potato market, but the entire New York commodities exchange, to its knees.

Today on the show, how a war waged through futures contracts influenced the kind of potatoes we eat.

This episode was hosted by Dylan Sloan and Nick Fountain. This episode was produced by Sam Yellowhorse Kesler with help from Emma Peaslee. It was edited by Molly Messick, engineered by Valentina Rodríguez Sánchez, and fact checked by Sierra Juarez. Our executive producer is Alex Goldmark.

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Acadiana Music Spotlight: Louis Michot & Swamp Magic

World Cafe's new concert series highlights music from Louisiana's Cajun Country.

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Sense of Place: Fort Collins is a melting pot of music

Tune in to a mini-concert with Latin pop and hip hop group 2MX2, plus learn about the foundation cultivating Fort Collins' music scene.

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UCLA earns top spot among U.S. public universities in Niche.com’s college rankings

Fifteen of the campus’s academic programs and specialties were also ranked in the top 10 nationwide.




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Spotlight series: Meet the people behind UCLA’s strategic plan

Newsroom is highlighting Bruins who are creating the future at UCLA by advancing the strategic plan’s goals and priorities.




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X Marks the Spot at the Centre of the Milky Way Galaxy

Toronto, ON – Two astronomers — with the help of Twitter — have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that an enormous X‑shaped structure made of stars lies within the central bulge of the Milky Way Galaxy. Previous computer models, observations of other galaxies, and observations of our own galaxy have suggested that the X‑shaped structure existed. […]




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Is the municipal electoral system in need of reform? - As voters in Alberta and Quebec head to the polls, and a year before municipal elections in Ontario and through much of the rest of the country, a new paper looks at the potential for electoral reform

As voters in Alberta and Quebec head to the polls, and a year before municipal elections in Ontario and through much of the rest of the country, a new paper looks at the potential for electoral reform and its consequences Toronto, ON – With municipal elections in Ontario, British Columbia, Manitoba, PEI, and the Territories just […]




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The Red Pot

The Red Pot by Lee Bogle is a(n) Limited Edition. The Edition is Limited to Limited Edition of 250 pcs




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Maiden with Clay Pot

Maiden with Clay Pot by Lee Bogle is a(n) Limited Edition. The Edition is Limited to Limited Edition of 250 pcs




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Electric Potential Near a Lightning Rod

The electric field around a narrow conical point can be very high, and such a behavior is the reason for the effectiveness of lightning rods. We use Maple's LegendreP function to visualize the electric potential near a lightning rod.




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Kongsberg Nabs Potential $329 Million Award To Build Turrets For Marines’ ACV-30

The Marine Corps has awarded Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace a contract worth up to $329 million to build medium caliber remotely-operated weapon systems for the turreted variant of the […]




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Army Awards Repkon USA Potential $435 Million Deal To Build New TNT Factory In Kentucky

The Army has awarded Repkon USA a contract worth up to $435 million to build a new TNT production facility in Graham, Kentucky, the service said on Friday. The contract […]




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Troubleshooting Potential Relays

If a potential relay is malfunctioning, the compressor motor is in danger of not starting, stalling, locking rotor, or even burning out. That is why technicians should understand how to troubleshoot potential relays.




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The Blind Spot of Modern Smart Thermostats

Motivated both by rising energy costs and sustainability concerns related to climate change, consumers have grown more desirous of energy-efficient living.