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2004-05 Winner: “Understanding the Science Gender Gap” by Matt Olson

“Understanding the Science Gender Gap” by Matt Olson PDF “A young boy and his father were in a car accident. Both were injured and rushed to the hospital.  They were wheeled into separate operating rooms and two doctors prepped up … Continue reading

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2003-04 Winner: “Constructing Knowledge: The Role of Human Limitations in Scientific Reasoning” by Katherine Liu

“Constructing Knowledge” by Katherine Liu PDF Humans have always relished organizing the world into neat and definite quantities, to which they can easily relate.  It is a pursuit that has consumed man throughout the ages.  Modern scientists feverishly search for … Continue reading

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2002-03 Winner (Third Place): “The Science of Science”* by Nicholas Astete

“The Science of Science” by Nicholas Astete PDF “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants.” Isaac Newton, who in 1676 wrote this sentence to colleague Robert Hooke, has himself become a giant in … Continue reading

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