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Science : 2015August29Saturday

The science behind 'The Martian' movie gets a NASA 'thumbs up' - Fox News

No, science's reproducibility problem is not limited to psychology - Washington Post

Why I'm Not Looking to Hire Computer-Science Majors - Wall Street Journal

How Methods Videos Are Making Science Smarter - The New Yorker

GeoGirls take on science at Mount St. Helens - Chron.com

An emerging challenge to science's credibility - Christian Science Monitor

Estimating the reproducibility of psychological science - Science Magazine

'Science of Mom': Author Sifts Through Childrearing Facts & Fictions - Live Science

Gender gap closing as more Fox Valley girls studying science, math - Chicago Tribune

Elsewhere in Science, 28 August 2015 - ScienceCareers.org

Space Science : 2015August29Saturday

NASA's Next Horizon in Space - New York Times

US astronauts drink recycled urine aboard space station but Russians refuse - The Guardian

Acclaimed science student urges more support for science education and space ... - fox4kc.com

Link Observatory Space Science Institute Presents - Reporter-Times

Butterflies in space? Hubble beams back specular image of iridescent 'wings' - Christian Science Monitor

PICTURED: 'Crashed space craft resembling Star Wars destroyer found on Mars' - Express.co.uk

Sloshed in Space - Florida Tech Now (blog)

Psychedelic Swirls Show Algae Bloom from Space - Live Science

Japan Delivers Whiskey to Space station_ for Science - ABC News

Children are astro-nuts for space science camp - Oxford Mail

Life Science : 2015August29Saturday

Wexford's UM Life Science & Tech Park wins county funding nod - The Real Deal South Florida (press release) (registration) (blog)

Who's who of life science attend Medical Main St. event - Hometownlife.com

3 Life Science Stocks to Sell Now - Investorplace.com

Palm Beach County wants to expand life science industry - Sun Sentinel

L Is for Life Science - GenomeWeb

Easy Collaboration: Reagent-Sharing Solution Accelerates Life Science Research - SelectScience.net (press release) (registration)

NLSDays 2015: Meet International Life Science Leaders and Discuss the Sector's ... - PR Newswire (press release)

Alphabet Launches Life Sciences Company To Make Smart Contact Lenses And More - Popular Science

EXCLUSIVE: UM Life Science & Tech Park seeks county funds for $112M expansion - South Florida Business Journal

Life Science Microscopy Devices Market Surges Due to Academic Research and ... - Medgadget.com (blog)

Physical Science: 2015August29Saturday

No, science's reproducibility problem is not limited to psychology - Washington Post

Suffolk Assoc. Prof of Physical Sciences Sean Tvelia on National Team to ... - Long Island Exchange

What Does Scientific Literacy Really Mean? - Wired

Many changes at local colleges - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Longtime science teacher from Sunnyside earns ESD 105 honor - Yakima Herald-Republic

EPSRC funding boost to aid discovery of new advanced materials - EurekAlert (press release)

An Argument For Legalizing Doping In Sports - Science 2.0

More evidence to support quantum theory's 'spooky action at a distance' - Science /AAAS

Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics turns out well-rounded students - NewsOK.com

BVHS gains six new classroom teachers, guidance counselor - Sioux Falls Argus Leader

Social Science: 2015August29Saturday

Short take: About those social science studies: Never mind - STLtoday.com

Many Psychology Findings Not as Strong as Claimed, Study Says - New York Times

26 universities to abolish humanities, social sciences - University World News

That Amazeballs Scientific Study You Just Shared on Facebook Is Probably Wrong ... - Slate Magazine (blog)

No, Social Science Is Not Doomed - Pacific Standard

Friendly Maine West Social Science Teacher Started Clinical Government - Journal & Topics Newspapers Online

Is Law Just Social Science in Robes? - Huffington Post

26 natl universities to abolish humanities, social sciences - The Japan News

Shedding Light through Social Science - Harvard Magazine

These Social-Science Nuggets Can Make You a Smarter Debate-Watcher - New York Magazine

Earth Science: 2015August29Saturday

Comets could have sparked life on Earth, scientists show - Telegraph.co.uk

Volcanic Eruptions Led To 1800 Year Cooling Period On Earth - Design & Trend

Earth's Moving Mantle Leads to Earthquakes in Unusual Places - Live Science

A melting Arctic demands more – not less – research on earth science - The Conversation US

Oldest rock crystals point to ancient magnetic shield for Earth - Science /AAAS

The Science Of The Death Star: The Physics Of Destroying An Earth-Sized Planet - Forbes

What exactly does NASA use its Earth sciences money for? - WSOC Charlotte

Teachers from throughout Illinois attend earth science workshop - Annanews

NASA Snaps Pics Of 'Space Peanut' As It Passes By Earth - Tech Times

Special edition of Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences: Celebrates Royal ... - EurekAlert (press release)