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Remembering Sir John Templeton

07.16.2008 - His Foundation inspired and funded the development of Cogito.

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Dr. Kathie Olsen

Cogito Interview: Kathie Olsen, Neuroscientist and NSF Deputy Director

Cogito, 07.18.2008

 Read her answers to questions about the differences between female and male brains, being a neurobiologist, the NSF’s opportunities for pre-college students, and more.
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IMO 2008

International Mathematical Olympiad, 07.21.2008

 At the 2008 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Madrid, Spain, Russia placed first in medals won while China placed first in total points. And three contestants had perfect scores.
PBS NOVA: Carbon Sequestration

Capturing Carbon

PBS NOVA ScienceNOW, 07.02.2008

 Find out how an eighth-grader's science fair project inspired her scientist father to develop a new way to pull excess CO2 out of the atmosphere. (12 min)
Jason Assouline

Cogito Snapshots: Research and the Earth

Cogito, 07.01.2008

 A series of snapshots about how researchers think about and try to protect the environment. We've got answers from a nanotube chemist and an atmospheric scientist so far.

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