Will they walk the talk?

We sure hope they do. These brief inputs (see clip) from the panel sound promising. They seem to be calling for a very different approach to knowledge, than the current institutionalized one, which continues to be reproduced via the usual channels. In Europe we need to walk the talk.

There seems to be an urgency to inform, revamp and disseminate quality stuff "bottom-up", fostering business and innovative learning communities. They underscore the need for quite a different "operating system" to approach knowledge as such, to prevent the historical protection of "status quo"... that we know so well.

Check their pledge: here is the transcript.

Smos has launched!

Yesterday I came across this inspiring BBC News, science article: "Mapping the great wheel of water", posted November 1, 2009 by Jonathan Amos, Science reporter.

To learn more on ESA's water mission: SMOS official site.

We hope they don't mind we've uploaded here a light version of the clip for students to watch and follow the transcript:

Transcript on Google Docs (Top menue: File / Download as / pdf)

Direct link to BBC article (interesting graphs & clip)< - - LINK FIXED