With climate change forecasts calling for tough times in tropical climates, scientists in Americas tropical paradise of Hawaii are carefully monitoring nature for signs of change, and citizen scientists are helping them find those signs in the oceans coral reefs.

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In "Street Corner Science," a ScienCentral original Web Show, pedestrians are given the chance to sit down with a world-class scientist and him or her any question they like about science, or anything else on their minds. In this episode, renowned chemist: Dr. Stephen Benkovik answers a varied and astute array of questions from some lucky passersby. http://www.sciencentral.com/vi deo

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The 2009 Bower Award for Business Leadership is presented to T. Boone Pickens for more than 50 years of creative and visionary leadership in energy production and delivery, and his recent focus on domestic renewable energy. Pickens' philanthropic leadership has contributed to advances in education, medical research, and wildlife conservation.

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Can scientists turn Harry Potter's invisibility cloak into a reality? Science Sensei reports on the progress so far. http://www.sciencentral.com/vi deo/

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Did you catch that? New research shows that waving a subliminal flag can cause political moderation. VOTE FOR SENSEI!

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This is the 100th anniversary of the snooze bar. Is it true that when you snooze, you lose? Sensei gives you the scoop.

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The 2009 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Engineering is presented to Richard Robbins for his imagination and skill in developing a hard-rock tunnel boring machine and its associated systems, resulting in a safe, economical, and efficient method for constructing tunnels. http://www.sciencentral.com/vi deo/

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The 2009 Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science is presented to Sandra Faber for extraordinary advances in our knowledge of the properties of distant galaxies, dark matter, large scale structure of the Universe, and black holes in galactic nuclei; and for innovative leadership in the development of astronomical facilities.
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The 2009 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Earth and Environmental Science is presented to J. Frederick Grassle for pioneering research leading to our understanding of the unique ecosystems near volcanic vents at the sea floor, the first ever found fueled by chemical energy from the Earth's interior instead of sunlight.

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