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President Obama awarded the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation in a ceremony at the White House.

Professor Steven Pinker talked about his book, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature, published by Viking. In it, he describes three major theories that have shaped understandin…

Panelists discussed writing bestselling science books. They talked about their work and reasons for their success. Bruce Lewenstein moderated the panel. The panelists also responded to quest…

Bruce Albert, President of the National Acadamy of Sciences and Bruce Albert, Undersecretary of the Department of Energy, talked about global climate change, including the causes, effects, a…

Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta talked about airport safety and security, said that bag-screening measures would be in place by a government-mandated date. He stated the measures woul…

Scientists provided background information, including embryology, scientific issues underlying cloning, the role of mitochondria, and other topics. After their presentations they answered qu…

At a program celebrating African-American History Month, former astronaut Dr. Harris, the first African-American to walk in space, talked about the contributions of African-Americans in the …

Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson talked to scientists about the foreign visitor program at U.S. nuclear laboratories and security measures in place to protect top secret projects. He said…

In speeches at the National Academy of Sciences, President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore talked about the progress the federal government and private businesses have made towards s…

Bruce Alberts and others talked about a new National Academy of Sciences publication, "Teaching About Evolution and the Nature of Science". It is a guidebook for teachers to help them teach …

After an event with President Clinton in the Rose Garden, Secretary Riley and others briefed reporters on the results of the Third International Math and Science Study of fourth graders in 2…

Education Statistics Commissioner, Pat Forgione, released an Education Department report which showed U.S. students well behind countries such as Japan and Germany in math and science scores…

Dr. Charles Stevens, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor and Investigator, and others released a report on the possible health effects of exposure to electromagnetic fields through liv…