Brighton Science Festival 2010
This year's Brighton Science Festival runs between 12th and 28th February. This year, many of the festival's events relate to the 350th anniversary of the Royal Society, the founding of which marked the beginning of modern science and which signalled the end of the myth and superstition which had previously dominated human thought. You can view details of the festival´s events in the Science File events calendar here; alternatively, the festival's website is here. More than half the festival's events are free, with many aimed at children. If you attend any of the events, why not review it for Science File?  Just mail your review to editorial(at)sciencefile.org
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One Giant Delay For Mankind

With President Obama cancelling America's plans to return to the Moon by 2020, is the era of publicly-funded human spaceflight drawing to a close as far as the U.S is concerned?  What will be NASA's role in the new era, and how will the cancellation affect Russia and Europe's own plans for space exploration?

If you have any views about the cancellation of America's manned spaceflight program, we'd love to hear from you - we are planning an article about the issue and would like to gather as many opinions as we can. We will publish any comments we consider suitable for the article. Just mail your thoughts to editorial(at)sciencefile.org. And thank you. 
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Global AstronomyWeek

In April 2009, the 100 Hours of Astronomy (100HA) Cornerstone Project of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) showed what the astronomy community can do when working together. As the first truly global outreach event, amateur astronomers, clubs, science centers and others held events by the thousands around the world, attracting the largest public audience ever. The excitement was contagious as this unified global event, encouraging everyone to look skyward, swept the world.

Everyone wanted the excitement to continue, and now it will. Not just repeating 100HA, but something even bigger, built on 2009's global success.

Global Astronomy Month (GAM 2010) is Astronomers Without Borders' response. New ideas, new opportunities and more participation. Connecting people around the world in these events will create an even greater sense of sharing, just as in AWB’s motto and the slogan for GAM – One People, One Sky.

The global outreach community's enthusiasm and innovation was critical in making 100 Hours of Astronomy successful, and GAM will continue to bring together all that tens of thousands of enthusiasts worldwide have to offer. GAM2010 includes the most popular events for both astronomers and the public: telescopes will be available for the viewing of the Moon, Saturn and other objects, not only at observatories and planetariums, but also in public locations; dark sky observing of distant objects, Messier marathon, Lyrid Meteor Shower observing parties and events for the annual celebration of Astronomy Day (April, 24) are just some of the activities planned; special events by IYA2009-created global programs, observing with telescopes controlled over the Internet, webcasts and podcasts of special presentations, exhibitions, public competitions, astrophotography contests and workshops and much more will ensure that there is something for everyone.

Science File will be posting details of GAM2010 in the Events Calendar, as soon as they become available.

The Global Astronomy Month logo is based on an original concept by Azhy Hasan (Iraq) and was created by Jessi Kingan (USA/Thailand) with significant input from many AWB leaders from around the world.



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A Complex Systems Metatheory for Abrupt Climate Change

In Earth - Climatology
By Robert
 
altThere is a Neils Bohr aphorism - 'prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future'.  Climate is a 'cascade of powerful mechanisms' that is characterised by abrupt, rapid, frequent and sometimes extreme change:    classic behaviour of a dynamic and complex system in chaos theory.  The limits of predictability of climate may be much broader than we think.     

The New Solar System

In Universe - The Solar System
By Andy
altHow has our view of the solar system changed since the beginning of the space age, and what can it tell us about solar systems around other stars?

Science in the City of Light

In Special Reports - Science Places
By Andy

ValenciaOpened in 1997, the City of Arts & Science in Valencia has become one of Spain's biggest tourist attractions. So what's the science like? Science File goes to find out...

Let Us Now Praise Famous Men

In Special Reports - People in Science
By Tam

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I would like to propose two gentlemen from the distant past as scientific heroes worthy of your respect and emulation today.

 

 

Autism - A Primer

In Life - Biology
By Dr. Beaver

altIn these articles I hope to promote a better understanding of autism and discuss some of the theories as to its cause.

 
 

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