Why science needs its own version of the Academy Awards

Science already has awards, lots and lots of them. The problem is that, despite the fact that science and technology have a far deeper impact on people’s daily lives than anything that comes out of Hollywood, most people don’t know about or care about science awards. However, that is not entirely the fault of the…

Video: The Oscars in Two Minutes

If the Academy Award people are concerned about the ceremony’s tendency to run long, they should talk to the people at Digg. They’ve condensed the ceremony down to two minutes. So if you missed it and want to catch the hi-lights or of you deliberately avoided watching it because of the length or if you’d just…