Our writers talk back

Some of the previous contributors to the Green Room respond to readers' questions and comments.

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Beagle hunter

On a mission to find the most famous ship of science

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First flight of algae-fuelled jet

Continental Airlines is the latest to test fly a jet biofuel, this time with a product derived partially from algae.

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Feilden's blog

Ground-breaking new technique in stem cell science

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Canadians claim South Pole record

A trio of Canadians claim a new record for the fastest trek across Antarctica to the South Pole.

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'Wolfman' returns

Explorer Jim McNeill tracks down Arctic wolves

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A deep-sea fish caught in the Pacific has mirrors for eyes

A deep-sea fish caught in the Pacific has eyes which use mirrors as well as lenses, scientists discover.

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Mosquitoes make sweet love music

Sexy songs sung by mosquitoes in courtship could be key to curbing the spread of dengue fever, say scientists.

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Everest trip helps critically ill

Blood oxygen levels recorded on a trip by medics to Everest could help the treatment of critically ill patients.

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Venomous mammal caught on camera

Rare footage of one of the world's most strange and elusive mammals is captured by scientists.

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Body repair 'could be ramped up'

A combination of drugs could trick the body into sending its repair mechanisms into overdrive, say scientists.

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Eat it or lose it - why centuries of crop diversity are at risk

Centuries of crop diversity are at risk of being lost forever as farmers turn to just a few modern, high yielding varieties.

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US vows 'huge' marine protection

The US is to establish "the largest area of protected sea in the world", banning fishing and mining, around its Pacific islands.

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Holes give edge to new armour

Scientists from the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) have devised ultra-hard vehicle armour to protect military personnel.

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Poetry or science?

Is romantic love just a chemical cocktail?

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Tech fair offers greener vision

Analysts at the Consumer Electronics Show say green credentials of tech products will become critical to success.

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Heat may spark world food crisis

Half the world's population could face food crisis by 2100 as soaring temperatures cripple staple crops, scientists warn.

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Baby Jupiter's huge weight gain

The planet Jupiter must have gained mass fast during its infancy, according to astronomers.

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Mummy of female pharaoh uncovered

Egyptologists find remains of a mummy thought to belong to a queen who ruled 4,300 years ago, Egypt's antiquities chief announced.

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Black holes 'preceded galaxies'

Astronomers believe they have solved a cosmic chicken-and-egg question: what came first - black holes or galaxies?

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Panda bites his third tourist in two years at Beijing zoo

A panda at Beijing zoo bites a man for the third time in two years.

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Earth Watch

Why it is hard to predict sudden environmental crises

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Animal matters

Scotland's debate over tests on primates

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China alert over bird flu death

Chinese authorities shut down and clean poultry markets in Hebei province, after the first human death in nearly a year.

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Zimbabwe troops 'eat elephants'

A Zimbabwean wildlife campaigner tells the BBC that soldiers are being given elephant meat to eat, as the economic crisis deepens.

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Microeconomics:

The Bonn Graduate School of Economics

The Bonn Graduate School of Economics is designed for highly qualified students with a strong interest in quantitative economic research. The successful completion of the program will qualify students for positions in academic institutions, industry, political and public administration.

http://www.bgse.uni-bonn.de/

The Information Economy

The economics of the internet, information goods, intellectual property and related issues compiled by Hal R. Varian

http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/resources/infoecon/

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

Microeconomics

Economics Working Paper Archiv.

http://econwpa.wustl.edu/months/mic

Price Theory

An intermediate text by David Friedman

http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Academic/Price_Theory/PThy_ToC.html

Problems in Microeconomics

Problems in Microeconomics is a set of practice problems and interactive lecture displays for students and faculty in introductory courses in microeconomics. The problems were written by Byron W. Brown, Professor of Economics at Michigan State University.

http://www.bus.msu.edu/econ/brown/pim/index.htm

Risk and Certainty Equivalent Applet

A discussion of risk and uncertainty and an applet demonstrating how to calculate a certainty equivalent for risk averse or risk seeking individuals.

http://www.gametheory.net/Mike/applets/Risk/

Supply and Demand Principles

Explains basic principles of supply and demand curves.

http://members.tripod.com/~GOPcapitalist/supply.html

WebEc - Microeconomics

Contains links to and descriptions of resources related to Microeconomics.

http://www.helsinki.fi/WebEc/framed.html

NPR : 'Freakonomics': Musings of a 'Rogue Economist'

Economist Steven Levitt talks about his new book, "Freakonomics." A professor at the University of Chicago, Levitt uses statistics to examine matters of everyday life, often with unexpected results. [10:31 streaming audio broadcast] (April, 2005)

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4583937