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• Bill Gates Urges Obama to Increase Spending
  The Washington Post (requires free registration)
  
  Against the backdrop of a recession, Microsoft founder Bill Gates said the federal government must increase deficit spending to stimulate the economy and help the country's most vulnerable residents. Gates said new investments are critical to building...  [view full summary]
  Against the backdrop of a recession, Microsoft founder Bill Gates said the federal government must increase deficit spending to stimulate the economy and help the country's most vulnerable residents. Gates said new investments are critical to building on recent improvements in U.S. public education and fighting disease abroad.
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• Scientists: Is Technology Rewiring Our Brains?
  eSchool News
  
  Some scientists think the wired world might be changing the way we read, learn, and interact with each other. Researchers argue that daily exposure to digital technologies such as the internet and smart phones can alter how the brain works.
  Some scientists think the wired world might be changing the way we read, learn, and interact with each other. Researchers argue that daily exposure to digital technologies such as the internet and smart phones can alter how the brain works.
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• Biosphere 2 to Become Training Site for Teachers
  The Arizona Republic
  
  Biosphere 2, north of Tucson, Arizona, will become a training center for teachers who specialize in science, technology, engineering, and math, University of Arizona and Science Foundation Arizona officials announced. The new mission is to give teachers...  [view full summary]
  Biosphere 2, north of Tucson, Arizona, will become a training center for teachers who specialize in science, technology, engineering, and math, University of Arizona and Science Foundation Arizona officials announced. The new mission is to give teachers hands-on training and experience with research.
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• China to Send Scientists into Space
  MSNBC
  
  China's military-backed space program will send scientists on future manned missions as its demand for technical expertise rises, state media reported. Plans call for the program to begin setting up space laboratories after 2012.
  China's military-backed space program will send scientists on future manned missions as its demand for technical expertise rises, state media reported. Plans call for the program to begin setting up space laboratories after 2012.
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