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Popular Science. 2013. [http://www.popsci.com/ Popular Science]. New York, NY: Popular Science.




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(See also editable World University and School's Library Resources' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources).
(See also editable World University and School's Library Resources' page: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Library_Resources).
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Novella, Steven. 2010. [http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-decline-effect/ The Decline Effect]. Neurologicablog.
Novella, Steven. 2010. [http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/the-decline-effect/ The Decline Effect]. Neurologicablog.

Palatino, Mong. 2013. [http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/08/18/more-religion-less-science-in-indonesia-school-reform/ More Religion, Less Science in Indonesia School Reform]. August 18. Cambridge, MA: Global Voices Online.


Pickens, Hugh. 2012. [http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/09/13/0240222/scientists-themselves-play-large-role-in-bad-reporting Scientists Themselves Play Large Role In Bad Reporting]. September 13.science.slashdot.org/
Pickens, Hugh. 2012. [http://science.slashdot.org/story/12/09/13/0240222/scientists-themselves-play-large-role-in-bad-reporting Scientists Themselves Play Large Role In Bad Reporting]. September 13.science.slashdot.org/
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Searle, John. 2013. [http://www.ted.com/talks/john_searle_our_shared_condition_consciousness.html John Searle: Our shared condition -- consciousness]. Meyrin, Switzerland: TEDxCERN.
Searle, John. 2013. [http://www.ted.com/talks/john_searle_our_shared_condition_consciousness.html John Searle: Our shared condition -- consciousness]. Meyrin, Switzerland: TEDxCERN.




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Admissions' Department: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School
Admissions' Department: http://worlduniversity.wikia.com/wiki/Admissions_at_World_University_and_School


Flyer seeking degree-oriented, WUaS students: 'Quaker-informed World University & School seeks friendly, undergraduate students for free, online, MIT OCW-centric, bachelor’s degrees to apply in the autumn of 2013, for matriculation in autumn 2014' - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSFriendsFlyerforProspectiveStudentApplicants.pdf - and accessible here, also - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSNoticeArchive.html. WUaS holds open, electronically-mediated, hour-long, monthly business meeting on the second Saturdays at 9 am Pacific Time, in the manner of Quakers - email worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com if you'd like to participate.
Flyer seeking degree-oriented, WUaS students: 'Quaker-informed World University & School seeks friendly, undergraduate students for free, online, Greatest Universities-centric, bachelor’s degrees to apply in the autumn of 2013, for matriculation in autumn 2014' - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSFriendsFlyerforProspectiveStudentApplicants.pdf - and accessible here, also - http://scottmacleod.com/WUaSNoticeArchive.html. WUaS holds open, electronically-mediated, hour-long, monthly business meeting on the second Saturdays at 9 am Pacific Time, in the manner of Quakers - email worlduniversityandschool@gmail.com if you'd like to participate.




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World University and School incorporated as a nonprofit in April 2010 and is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity, as of 2011.
World University and School - like Wikipedia with Greatest Universities' OpenCourseWare (not endorsed by MIT OCW) - incorporated as a nonprofit effective April 2010 and has been a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt, educational organization charity through November 12, 2012, and is re-applying for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, as of August 2013.


World University & School is a community of learners and teachers who value — and are themselves strengthened by — the rich diversity of its participants. In order to cultivate a flourishing teaching, learning and creating conversation in a diverse and complex world, WUaS welcomes all languages, students, families, faculty, board members, and staff with differences based on (but not limited to) race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, family structure, and economic background.
World University & School is a community of learners and teachers who value — and are themselves strengthened by — the rich diversity of its participants. In order to cultivate a flourishing teaching, learning and creating conversation in a diverse and complex world, WUaS welcomes all languages, students, families, faculty, board members, and staff with differences based on (but not limited to) race, color, ethnicity, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, family structure, and economic background.