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November 4, 2009

Roundup 11/4: Data Will Conquer All Edition

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A new center has opened at Purdue University to create software to help manage complex crises such as disease outbreaks and financial calamities. (Nonironic photo credit, Purdue)

A 43-page book by Columbia University explores the psychological aspects of climate change.

Tomorrow, First Lady Michelle Obama will visit the Department of Energy and meet with officials. She'll also visit a group of students preparing for the National Science Bowl.

The Senate Commerce Committee delved into national ocean policy in a hearing today.

Two companies have won NASA's $2 million Northrop Grumman Lunar Lander X PRIZE Challenge.

Los Alamos National Laboratory Director Michael Anastasio, a weapons physicist, makes $800,348 a year, according to documents at recovery.gov. 

U.K. Science Minister Lord Paul Drayson is the latest notable to condemn the sacking of David Nutt, former top drug policy adviser to the British government. 

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