Examined are a list of words that allude to many short, curt verbal triggers used to signify issues that represent significant bodies of scientific knowledge. The civic duty of scientists and engineers should be to engage themselves more fully and actively in public debate and action on these important issues. (KR)

Discusses the limitations of Hirsch's concept of cultural literacy and suggests that the anthropological concept of cross-cultural literacy is more appropriate. Reviews (1) the resolutions of the Council on Anthropology and Education that are concerned with cultural diversity; and (2) the controversies surrounding bilingual education. (EVL)

Pyong Gap Min and Edna Bonacich have both written about Korean Americans' immigration and occupational adjustment. Their variant findings are a result of individual philosophical differences. Discusses the practical implications of both writers' conclusions. (DM)

A self-selection/job matching model of the move from technical to managerial jobs among scientists and engineers demonstrates that managerial and technical productivity are positively correlated and that information received on the job influences choice of managerial or technical career paths. (SK)

Provides retrospective on author's experience as a woman scientist who began her career on campus in the 1960s. Reveals much about the general position of women scientists of her generation. Concludes that, despite some gains for women scientists, much remains to be done to foster full equity for women scientists, whatever their campus setting.…

Lavoisier showed that water was formed by chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen. In Lavoisier's "Traite Elementaire" of 1789, he states that the reaction to form water requires exactly two volumes of hydrogen gas to react completely with one volume of oxygen gas. This was 20 years before Gay-Lussac studied the reactions between…

Internet collaboration among laboratories allows scientists to work together at a distance, and will eventually enable researchers to examine microscope-produced images simultaneously and participate in meetings and seminars remotely. If the ventures succeed, the resulting technology will allow smaller institutions to cooperate more easily.…

Reports on a survey of the perceptions of teachers and scientists concerning the importance of science goals for elementary education. Finds that teachers perceive the goals developed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) as more important than do scientists. Contains 20 references. (Author/WRM)

Examines the perceptions of male and female scientists (n=18) concerning their experiences in achieving and maintaining a career within the scientific community and their views on the nature of science. Finds that women perceived many more barriers to careers in science than did men. Contains 27 references. (Author/WRM)

Argues that science as practice embodies the ideal of human intellect understanding the order underlying Nature. Maintains that science should be the disinterested, objective, and cooperative search for the truth, whereas personal prejudice, vanity, and ambition take second place. Proposes that discussion of the purpose of, and ethics in, science…

Surveyed 296 department chairs of political science to assess the current and future state of distance learning in that discipline. Key findings include low use of distance learning, low importance given to distance learning, and modest expectations of future growth in distance learning in political science. Proposes a model of the size and scope…

Describes the process of transforming the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences and Arts into a national research center. Discusses the political and legal aspects of its transformation. Contains 17 references. (DDR)

In the early 1900s, researchers at the Harvard College Observatory conducted an astonishing amount of astronomical research. A handful of women were integral to this research. Describes the professional lives and scientific findings of five of these women scientists at Harvard to inspire students. Classroom activities are included. (PVD)

Discusses a report published by the Center for Public Integrity (CPI) entitled Toxic Deception: How the Chemical Industry Manipulates Science, Bends the Law, and Endangers Your Health. Voices concerns that the federal regulatory system receives favors from the chemical industry that create bias. (PVD)

Follows the evolution in the thinking of Aldo Leopold, a game manager who was initially an advocate of predator eradication but who came to see predators as playing an important role in normally functioning ecosystems. (DDR)