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* [[Michaels: Doubt is their Product (2)|David Michaels, ''Doubt is Their Product : How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health'']]
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* [[Surveying the American West]] describes the role of geography in the Westward expansion of America in the late 1800's
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* [[Taylor: My Stroke of Insight|Jill Bolte Taylor, ''My Stroke of Insight : A Brain Scientist’s Personal Journey'']]
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* [[Meller: Evolution Rx|William Meller, ''Evolution Rx : A Physician’s Guide to Harnessing our Innate Capacity for Health and Healing'']]
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* [[Muller: Physics for Future Presidents|Richard A. Muller, ''Physics for Future Presidents : The Science Behind the Headlines'']]
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The [[Outline | Project Outline]] is a handy summary of available and planned articles. Two guides to recent updates are [[Special:Newpages | New Pages]] and [[Special:Recentchanges | Recent Changes]]. [[Special:Allpages |All pages]] does what it says.
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* [[Chaikin: A Passion for Mars|Andrew Chaikin, ''A Passion for Mars : Intrepid Explorers of the Red Planet'']]
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* [[Winchester: Krakatoa|Simon Winchester, ''Krakatoa : The Day the World Exploded, August 27, 1883'']]
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| Contributions are welcome. For some guidelines, please see the [[Submission Guidelines]] and the agreeably brief [[Style Manual]]. <br><br>Our thoughts on approaching this project are contained in [[Scienticity:About | About Scienticity]]. The [[Outline | Scienticty Wiki Outline]] might give you an idea for an article if you're at a loss. <br><br>Abbreviated information about Ars Hermeneutica is in the page [[ArsHermeneutica:About |about Ars Hermeneutica]]; more information can be found on [http://ArsHermeneutica.org the parent website]. <br><br>Articles at '''Scienticity''' are not in the public domain; please see [[Scienticity:Copyrights]].<br><br> Contact us by e-mail through the [[Special:CommentForm | Comment Form]].
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* [[Starlings Arrive in North America]] : Shakespeare inspires the introduction of starlings
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* [[Legislating the Value of Pi]] : a legislative curiosity from the late 19th century
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* [[Surveying the American West]] describes the role of geography in the Westward expansion of America in the late 1800's
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* [[Citizens' Alliances for Science]] formed to keep science classes reserved for science in public schools
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* [[Statements on Teaching Evolution]] quote a diversity of sources on why the science classroom should teach science
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Revision as of 20:01, 10 September 2009

Scieticity is the program of Ars Hermeneutica aimed at increasing science literacy. It includes several projects, of which this wiki is currently home to three: The Science-Book Challenge, Science Book Notes, and Science Time-Capsules.
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