“He’ll dance Moon River.”

Jim Lovell, crew member on Apollo 13, predicts Buzz Aldrin’s choice for his forthcoming appearance on Dancing with the Stars (Chicago Sun Times).

“It’s stunning. It’s the sort of thing we dream about, hope for, pray for and when it finally happens, it’s stunning. It’s hard to believe.”

Lee Nordt, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Baylor University, announces a $200 million gift for medical research and other studies (Baylor Lariat).

“Members of the Institute of Physics … may be concerned that the IOP is not as transparent as those it wishes to criticise.”

Evan Harris, a member of the science and technology select committee, comments on the fact that the IOP’s controversial submission on ‘climate-gate’ to this committee was drawn up with the help of a climate skeptic energy industry consultant (Guardian).