On the agenda, week 47 – 2013
Take 1 – Russia
@theobhe: Russia’s biggest private university now opens Dubai campus too.
@JohnsonRussiaLi: Rewriting history Sovjet-style is Putin’s newest tactic, erasing 20 ‘difficult questions’ from the pages of schoolbooks.
@paulpachego: How twitter and facebook challenge the Russian State is investigated by Stephen White.
Take 2 – Space
@richardbranson: If you don’t know what to spend to bitcoins on, you can spend it on a ticket to space.
@guardian: ‘Monster gamma ray’ – 3.7 bn light years away – sets record for death of star.
@Nasa: Smartphones in space! PhoneSat launched on Nov 19 to test this next generation nanosatellite’s capabilities.
Take 3 – Animals
@Eurogentec: Discover the amazing diversity in the world of sea slugs.
@UnivNEWS: Universities kill more than a million animals in scientific testing in one year alone.
@livingarchitect: Meet the he circus animals that helped Britain during WW1.
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
@ScienceGuideEU: The world heads towards an abundance of technology & energy, says Peter Diamandis. However, it might be a bumpy ride
@ScienceGuideEU: Complex models for the prediction of sea-levels. Scientists of eScienceCenter awarded in Denver.
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