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USA: Legendary Computer Scientist Dennis Ritchie Has Died
Computer science legend Dennis Ritchie died on October 8, 2011, in his home in New Jersey at the age of 70, leaving behind a legacy of enormous impact on global development. Ritchie was the developer of the C programming language, one of the most widely used programming languages of all time.
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Peru: Growing Debate Regarding Genetically Modified Farming 28 May 2011
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Ukraine: Memories and Photos of Chernobyl in August 1986 28 April 2011
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Japan: The Tsunami, God and Man 31 March 2011
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Should Indonesia Abandon its Nuclear Plans? 24 March 2011
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Malawi: Muza Gondwe: Malawian Science Blogger 16 February 2011
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9 February 2012
Brazil: Is the Weather Wacky?
Talking about the weather may be mere elevator chit-chat but, come rain or shine, there is no honest conversation that does not make some reference to the weather. Obviously the online community could not remain silent on the issue. Especially not in the face of Brazil's readying for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20.
10 January 2012
Egypt: Diaries of a Cancer Patient
Breaking from the norm, Tarek Amr interviews Heba Mitkees, a blogger who had died last month, after battling cancer. Amr asks the questions and looks for answers in Mitkees blog.
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Open Access Africa: Spreading Knowledge, Increasing Collaboration
We celebrate Open Access Week with a special focus on Open Access Africa. As the internet lowers the bar for publishing and disseminating information, print-era publishing models still keep African researchers and students separated from colleagues in different countries and their ideas. How has Open Access changed scholarship in Africa?
The official U.S. position on genetically-modified organisms is that there is no difference between them and natural organisms. The issue...