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World AIDS Day - Why it is Frustrating

By Antonio Marques • Dec 1st, 2007

And here we are again, since 1988, December 1st marks the World AIDS Day. And it feels frustrating every year.



Creation Museum: someone went there, and survived…

By Antonio Marques • Nov 13th, 2007

John Sclazi from the Whatever blog decided to follow the paths of self-abuse in an original way: a visit to the Creation Museum.



50 Years of Space Exploration. And What Next?

By Antonio Marques • Oct 4th, 2007

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of Space Exploration. On the October 4th, 1957, the Soviet Union, using a modified R-7 intercontinental ballistic missile, launched into space the first artificial object to orbit Earth: Sputnik. But after 50 years, what comes next?



Are the US still the place to be in Science?

By Antonio Marques • Oct 3rd, 2007

In Europe, the idea that has been forced upon scientists basically since the beginning of formation is that one without a Post-Doc period spent in the United States is a nobody in science. While it still seems to be truth, the trend starts to shift. Is it still worth it to pursue a science career in the US?