Sunday, August 31, 2014

Most Popular U.S. Baby Names | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Most Popular U.S. Baby Names | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Stunning satellite images show summer ice cap is thicker and covers 1.7million square kilometres MORE than 2 years ago...despite Al Gore's prediction it would be ICE-FREE by now | Mail Online

Stunning satellite images show summer ice cap is thicker and covers 1.7million square kilometres MORE than 2 years ago...despite Al Gore's prediction it would be ICE-FREE by now | Mail Online

New heart drug will cut deaths by a fifth - Telegraph

New heart drug will cut deaths by a fifth - Telegraph

Photos of the Week: 8/24-8/29 - In Focus - The Atlantic

Photos of the Week: 8/24-8/29 - In Focus - The Atlantic

The Procrastination Doom Loop—and How to Break It - The Atlantic

The Procrastination Doom Loop—and How to Break It - The Atlantic

Painful memories eased by inhaling xenon gas - health - 29 August 2014 - New Scientist

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26123-painful-memories-eased-by-inhaling-xenon-gas.html#.VANel6a9LCR


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BBC News - Dead stars 'can re-ignite' and explode

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28967741


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WATCH: A Catholic Saint ROBOT From the 16th Century | ChurchPOP

WATCH: A Catholic Saint ROBOT From the 16th Century | ChurchPOP

Thursday, August 28, 2014

Human pheromones: The lack of a Jacobson’s or vomeronasal organ doesn’t keep people from sniffing out potential mates.

Human pheromones: The lack of a Jacobson’s or vomeronasal organ doesn’t keep people from sniffing out potential mates.

Why Are We So Fat? The Multimillion-Dollar Scientific Quest to Find Out | Magazine | WIRED

Why Are We So Fat? The Multimillion-Dollar Scientific Quest to Find Out | Magazine | WIRED

Hello Kitty is not a cat. Everything is a lie. - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/wp/2014/08/27/hello-kitty-is-not-a-cat-everything-is-a-lie/


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The Greatest Dance Number Ever Filmed | Mental Floss

The Greatest Dance Number Ever Filmed | Mental Floss

11 Controversies Caused by Cartoons | Mental Floss

11 Controversies Caused by Cartoons | Mental Floss

50 More Awesome Facts (About Everything) | Mental Floss

50 More Awesome Facts (About Everything) | Mental Floss

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Artist Fills Bottles With Smoke And Brushes It Away To Create Beautiful Art | Bored Panda

Artist Fills Bottles With Smoke And Brushes It Away To Create Beautiful Art | Bored Panda

Can a Scientist's Writing Style Reveal Fraud? | RealClearScience

Can a Scientist's Writing Style Reveal Fraud? | RealClearScience: r

Scientists find secret of reversing bad memories - Telegraph

Scientists find secret of reversing bad memories - Telegraph

First Observation of Death Valley's Sliding Rocks | RealClearScience

http://www.realclearscience.com/journal_club/2014/08/27/mystery_of_death_valleys_sliding_rocks_solved_108804.html


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The Kennewick Man Finally Freed to Share His Secrets | History | Smithsonian

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/kennewick-man-finally-freed-share-his-secrets-180952462/?utm_source=facebook.com&no-ist


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Giant panda ‘faked pregnancy for extra treats and nicer accommodation’ - Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11059417/Giant-panda-faked-pregnancy-for-extra-treats-and-nicer-accommodation.html?fb


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How The Ancient Egyptians (Should Have) Built The Pyramids — The Physics arXiv Blog — Medium

https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/how-they-should-have-built-the-pyramids-a60d5bea9790


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Our aging immune systems are still in business, but increasingly thrown out of balance | Scope Blog

http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2014/08/26/our-aging-immune-systems-are-still-in-business-but-increasingly-thrown-out-of-balance/


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Monday, August 25, 2014

Rare blue lobster found off US coast - Americas - World - The Independent

Rare blue lobster found off US coast - Americas - World - The Independent

Medical dilemma of 'three-parent babies': Fertility clinic investigates health of 17 teenagers it helped to be conceived through controversial IVF technique - Science - News - The Independent

Medical dilemma of 'three-parent babies': Fertility clinic investigates health of 17 teenagers it helped to be conceived through controversial IVF technique - Science - News - The Independent

Dietary Experiment Claims to Successfully Extend Human Vision Into Near Infrared

Dietary Experiment Claims to Successfully Extend Human Vision Into Near Infrared

Attractive faces and good health may not be related | Ars Technica

Attractive faces and good health may not be related | Ars Technica

Environmentalism and the Fear of Disorder - Reason.com

Environmentalism and the Fear of Disorder - Reason.com

Why Britain is poorer than any US state, other than Mississippi � Spectator Blogs

Why Britain is poorer than any US state, other than Mississippi � Spectator Blogs

Friday, August 22, 2014

8 Scientists Contemplate Place of Human Consciousness in Science

http://m.theepochtimes.com/n3/893101-8-scientists-contemplate-place-of-human-consciousness-in-science/


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It would be stupid to ignore a drop in human intellect - 21 August 2014 - New Scientist

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329831.300-it-would-be-stupid-to-ignore-a-drop-in-human-intellect.html#.U_eRuqa9LCS


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Koko, Kanzi, and ape language research: Criticism of working conditions and animal care.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2014/08/koko_kanzi_and_ape_language_research_criticism_of_working_conditions_and.single.html


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Microbial life found living on the exterior of the International Space Station, say reports - Science - News - The Independent

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/microbial-life-found-living-on-the-exterior-of-the-international-space-station-say-reports-9682850.html


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How to record phone calls - CNET

http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-record-phone-calls/


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How Do Liberal and Conservative Attitudes About Obedience to Authority Differ? The Surprising Result of My Study

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5697849


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Thursday, August 21, 2014

Is Breakfast Overrated? - NYTimes.com

Is Breakfast Overrated? - NYTimes.com

Fantastically Wrong: Why People Were Terrified of Nighttime Air Until the 1900s | Science | WIRED

http://www.wired.com/2014/08/fantastically-wrong-why-people-were-terrified-of-nighttime-air-until-the-1900s/


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Microbiology: Microbiome science needs a healthy dose of scepticism : Nature News & Comment

http://www.nature.com/news/microbiology-microbiome-science-needs-a-healthy-dose-of-scepticism-1.15730


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The star that exploded at the dawn of time | Science/AAAS | News

http://news.sciencemag.org/space/2014/08/star-exploded-dawn-time


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Our Body as Genetic Patchwork: Helpful or Hurtful? | Simons Foundation

http://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/20140821-i-contain-multitudes/


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I experimented on myself. Here are 4 things that did help me sleep.

I experimented on myself. Here are 4 things that did help me sleep.

The Sinestro Theory of The Administrative State

The Sinestro Theory of The Administrative State

Our Microbiome May Be Looking Out for Itself - NYTimes.com

Our Microbiome May Be Looking Out for Itself - NYTimes.com

Video: Forget motorcycles! Hoverbikes are in the works - The Globe and Mail

Video: Forget motorcycles! Hoverbikes are in the works - The Globe and Mail

Coffee may keep your ears from ringing

Coffee may keep your ears from ringing

How Much Is $100 Really Worth in Each State? | Mental Floss

How Much Is $100 Really Worth in Each State? | Mental Floss

Why Isn't 'Arkansas' Pronounced Like 'Kansas'? | Mental Floss

Why Isn't 'Arkansas' Pronounced Like 'Kansas'? | Mental Floss: How Much Is $100 Really Worth in Each State?

How to Skivvy Roll | Huckberry

How to Skivvy Roll | Huckberry

4 things NASA can teach you about a good night's sleep - The Week

4 things NASA can teach you about a good night's sleep - The Week: f.lux

Tuesday, August 19, 2014

In One America, Guns and Diet. In the Other, Cameras and ‘Zoolander.’ - NYTimes.com

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/08/19/upshot/inequality-and-web-search-trends.html?abt=0002&abg=0&_r=0&referrer=


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The 13 Most Important Numbers in the Universe - James D. Stein's Cosmic Numbers - Popular Mechanics

The 13 Most Important Numbers in the Universe - James D. Stein's Cosmic Numbers - Popular Mechanics

10 Things You Didn't Know Your Mac Could Do - Popular Mechanics

10 Things You Didn't Know Your Mac Could Do - Popular Mechanics: The 13 Most Important Numbers in the Universe

The Sinestro Theory of The Administrative State

The Sinestro Theory of The Administrative State

Our Microbiome May Be Looking Out for Itself - NYTimes.com

Our Microbiome May Be Looking Out for Itself - NYTimes.com

A World of Creatures That Hide in the Open - NYTimes.com

A World of Creatures That Hide in the Open - NYTimes.com

8,000-Year-Old Mutation Key to Human Life at High Altitudes

http://healthcare.utah.edu/publicaffairs/news/current/08-17-2014-Tibetan-High-Altitude-Prchal.php


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Nearby galaxy harbours rarest type of black hole - physicsworld.com

http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2014/aug/18/nearby-galaxy-harbours-rarest-type-of-black-hole


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To Avoid the Multiverse, Physicists Propose a Symmetry of Scales | Simons Foundation

http://www.simonsfoundation.org/quanta/20140818-at-multiverse-impasse-a-new-theory-of-scale/


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The Most Infamous Study on Wine Tasting | RealClearScience

http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2014/08/the_most_infamous_study_on_wine_tasting.html


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A Famous Art Museum Is Offering Everyone Remote Tours, Using Robots | Design | WIRED

http://www.wired.com/2014/08/a-famous-art-museum-is-offering-everyone-remote-tours-using-robots/


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Monday, August 18, 2014

Love thy neighbour, it's good for the heart: study - Yahoo News

Love thy neighbour, it's good for the heart: study - Yahoo News

Emerging Solar Plants Scorch Birds in Mid-Air - ABC News

Emerging Solar Plants Scorch Birds in Mid-Air - ABC News

In space, astronauts’ immune systems get totally confused - The Washington Post

In space, astronauts’ immune systems get totally confused - The Washington Post

What Does Space Smell Like? | Mental Floss

What Does Space Smell Like? | Mental Floss: akin to “welding fumes,” while others have said it reminds them of charred meat. They were probably smelling polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which are compounds produced when stars and planets form. According to Jeff Oishi, a research scientist at the Museum of Nat

There Are 7 Types of English Surnames —�Which One Is Yours?

There Are 7 Types of English Surnames —�Which One Is Yours?

What’s Up With That: Why It’s So Hard to Catch Your Own Typos | Science | WIRED

http://www.wired.com/2014/08/wuwt-typos/


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10 awesome Google features you should be using

http://www.jconline.com/story/tech/2014/08/17/komando-google-features/14129535/


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Saturday, August 16, 2014

Ask Ethan #50: Why didn’t the Universe become a black hole? — Starts With A Bang! — Medium

https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/ask-ethan-50-why-didnt-the-universe-become-a-black-hole-f4da68466e21


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How to Look Smart - Atlantic Mobile

http://m.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/09/how-to-look-smart/375062/


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Sharks Want to Bite Google’s Undersea Cables | Enterprise | WIRED

Sharks Want to Bite Google’s Undersea Cables | Enterprise | WIRED

Confuse Students to Help Them Learn - The Chronicle of Higher Education

http://m.chronicle.com/article/Confuse-Students-to-Help-Them/148385/


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How to Get Through a Workday on No Sleep -- Science of Us

http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/08/how-to-get-through-a-workday-on-no-sleep.html


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BBC News - Can you die from a broken heart?

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28756374


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Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Study: You Have 'Near-Zero' Impact on U.S. Policy

Study: You Have 'Near-Zero' Impact on U.S. Policy

Video: Salmon fired over dams using fish cannon - Telegraph

Video: Salmon fired over dams using fish cannon - Telegraph

Video: Compassionate dog's attempt to revive fish goes viral - Telegraph

Video: Compassionate dog's attempt to revive fish goes viral - Telegraph

Buzz Blog: Better Than Trek Technology

http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http://www.physicscentral.com/buzz/blog/index.cfm?postid=7304220845486615410


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Google Can Now Delete Your Past -- But How Much Should Be Erased? | Popular Science

http://www.google.com/gwt/n?u=http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/google-can-now-delete-your-past-how-much-should-be-erased?dom=PSC&loc=recent&lnk=1&con=google-can-now-delete-your-past-but-how-much-should-be-erased


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How Can Musicians 'Do the Impossible'? | RealClearScience

http://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2014/08/13/how_can_musicians_do_the_impossible_108788.html


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Should You Eat Organs? | RealClearScience

http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2014/08/the_case_for_eating_organs.html


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Tuesday, August 12, 2014

This laser-armed drone could blow fighter jets out of the sky - The Week

This laser-armed drone could blow fighter jets out of the sky - The Week

News from The Associated Press

News from The Associated Press

Robots 'invade' Starwood Hotels

Robots 'invade' Starwood Hotels

Sleep Hack: Keep Your Feet Outside Your Covers -- Science of Us

Sleep Hack: Keep Your Feet Outside Your Covers -- Science of Us

Cosmic Megastructures - Could We Build a Disk Bigger Than a Star? - Popular Mechanics

http://www.popularmechanics.com/_mobile/science/space/deep/could-we-build-a-disk-bigger-than-a-star-17060295?click=pp


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Baylor University || Media Communications || News

http://www.baylor.edu/mediacommunications/news.php?action=story&story=145373


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The PJ Tatler » Dictionary.Com Removes Example Sentences Deemed Offensive to Homeschoolers

http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/08/11/dictionary-com-removes-example-sentences-deemed-offensive-to-homeschoolers/


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11 Mundane Objects That Are Statistically Deadlier Than Sharks

http://m.mentalfloss.com/article.php?id=58235


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Shark Week Lied to Scientists to Get Them to Appear in "Documentaries"

http://io9.com/shark-week-lied-to-scientists-to-get-them-to-appear-in-1619280737


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Far Out: The Most Distant Star in the Milky Way - Scientific American

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/far-out-the-most-distant-star-in-the-milky-way/


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Origins of Hierarchy: How Egyptian Pharaohs Rose to Power

http://m.livescience.com/47284-how-stone-age-despots-evolved.html


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Pioneering new injection to cure heart failure without need for major surgery - Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/11027207/Pioneering-new-injection-to-cure-heart-failure-without-need-for-major-surgery.html


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Monday, August 11, 2014

Everyone Hates NASA's Asteroid Capture Program | Popular Science

http://www.popsci.com/article/technology/everyone-hates-nasas-asteroid-capture-program?dom=PSC&loc=topstories&con=everyone-hates-nasas-asteroid-capture-program


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These are America's most conservative cities

These are America's most conservative cities

An App Like Yo Could Turn Out to Be Bigger Than Twitter - WSJ

An App Like Yo Could Turn Out to Be Bigger Than Twitter - WSJ

Burger Robot Poised to Disrupt Fast Food Industry | Singularity Hub

http://singularityhub.com/2014/08/10/burger-robot-poised-to-disrupt-fast-food-industry/


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The Nautical Roots of 11 Common Phrases | Mental Floss

The Nautical Roots of 11 Common Phrases | Mental Floss

13 Scientific Terms You Might Be Using Wrong

http://m.mentalfloss.com/article.php?id=58254


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How Telling The Truth Could Boost Your Health - Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2014/08/10/how-telling-the-truth-could-keep-you-healthier/


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Friday, August 8, 2014

New Study Supports Links Between Dementia And Vitamin D Deficiency | IFLScience

New Study Supports Links Between Dementia And Vitamin D Deficiency | IFLScience

Why We Can’t Rule Out Bigfoot - Issue 16: Nothingness - Nautilus

http://m.nautil.us/issue/16/nothingness/why-we-cant-rule-out-bigfoot


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NASA's Impossible Space Engine Is Total BS | RealClearScience

http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2014/08/nasas_impossible_space_engine_is_bs.html


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Origins of our solar system revealed › News in Science (ABC Science)

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2014/08/08/4062910.htm


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A Good Way to Wreck a Local Economy: Build Casinos - The Atlantic

A Good Way to Wreck a Local Economy: Build Casinos - The Atlantic

Why Do Stop Signs Have Eight Sides? | Mental Floss

Why Do Stop Signs Have Eight Sides? | Mental Floss

The study of adjective order and GSSSACPM.

The study of adjective order and GSSSACPM.

Thursday, August 7, 2014

8 Reasons Children of the 1970s Should All Be Dead

8 Reasons Children of the 1970s Should All Be Dead

18 Google Search Tips You Need to Learn

Hi, I thought that you might like this article: http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow/story/326078/18-google-search-tips-you-need-to-learn


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Aspirin a day could dramatically cut cancer risk, says biggest study yet | Science | The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/aug/06/aspirin-could-dramtically-cut-cancer-risk-say-scientists-biggest-study-yet


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Organic synthesis: The robo-chemist : Nature News & Comment

http://www.nature.com/news/organic-synthesis-the-robo-chemist-1.15661


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SETI: Let’s search for aliens by looking for their pollution.

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/08/seti_let_s_search_for_aliens_by_looking_for_their_pollution.html


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Photos: Europe's Rosetta Comet Mission in Pictures

http://m.space.com/24266-rosetta-comet-mission-photos-esa.html


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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Judgements about trustworthiness are made in the first second of meeting - Telegraph

Judgements about trustworthiness are made in the first second of meeting - Telegraph

Robotic suit gives shipyard workers super strength - health - 04 August 2014 - New Scientist

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329803.900-robotic-suit-gives-shipyard-workers-super-strength.html#.U-FNtaa9LCQ


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Horses talk with their EARS: Creatures use subtle body language to communicate thoughts | Mail Online

Horses talk with their EARS: Creatures use subtle body language to communicate thoughts | Mail Online

Technically, Earth Does Not Orbit Around the Sun | RealClearScience

http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2014/08/technically_the_earth_does_not_orbit_the_sun.html


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Magnetic erosion could explain heavyweight Mercury's density - physicsworld.com

http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/2014/aug/01/magnetic-erosion-could-explain-heavyweight-mercurys-density


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Domesticated animals: How the Labrador got its spots | The Economist

http://www.economist.com/blogs/babbage/2014/08/domesticated-animals


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Friday, August 1, 2014

The End of Accelerator Physics?

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5638851?utm_hp_ref=science


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Glow-in-the-dark jellyfish ice cream -- for $225, you can have a scoop - LA Times

Glow-in-the-dark jellyfish ice cream -- for $225, you can have a scoop - LA Times

Color-changing ice cream: Mix a physicist, dairy, and 'love elixir' ( video) - CSMonitor.com

Color-changing ice cream: Mix a physicist, dairy, and 'love elixir' ( video) - CSMonitor.com: glow-in-the-dark ice cream

Crustacean sensation: Calico lobster a hit in Hampton | SeacoastOnline.com

Crustacean sensation: Calico lobster a hit in Hampton | SeacoastOnline.com

Winners - Winners Gallery - Traveler Photo Contest 2014 - National Geographic

Winners - Winners Gallery - Traveler Photo Contest 2014 - National Geographic

Watching Schrodinger’s cat die

http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2014/07/30/watching-schrodingers-cat-die/


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How the Color Red Screws with Men | RealClearScience

http://www.realclearscience.com/journal_club/2014/08/01/does_the_color_red_screw_with_men.html


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Replication controversy in psychology: Bullying, file drawer effect, blog posts, #repligate.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2014/07/replication_controversy_in_psychology_bullying_file_drawer_effect_blog_posts.single.html


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