Monday, September 29, 2014

Unemployment Linked to Drop in Fertility | RealClearScience

People have babies when they think they can afford them...

http://www.realclearscience.com/journal_club/2014/09/29/unemployment_linked_to_drop_fertility_108869.html


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Antibiotics linked to child obesity

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/09/29/antibiotics-child-obesity/16275489/


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The science and benefits of boredom - Life Matters - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/lifematters/the-science-and-benefits-of-boredom/5763830


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Hugh Everett: The man who gave us the multiverse - physics-math - 25 September 2014 - New Scientist

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26261-hugh-everett-the-man-who-gave-us-the-multiverse.html#.VClVcKa9LCR


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Is There Such a Thing as 'Volcano Season'? | RealClearScience

http://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2014/09/29/is_there_such_a_thing_as_volcano_season_108871.html


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Saturday, September 27, 2014

New Advent: Everything you know about the physics of space battles is wrong

New Advent: Everything you know about the physics of space battles is wrong

Why the Heyday of Credit Card Fraud Is Almost Over | WIRED

Why the Heyday of Credit Card Fraud Is Almost Over | WIRED

Men of All Ages Want Women in Their Mid-20s, Study Says | TIME

Men of All Ages Want Women in Their Mid-20s, Study Says | TIME

The Khorosan Group Does Not Exist | National Review Online

http://m.nationalreview.com/article/388990/khorosan-group-does-not-exist-andrew-c-mccarthy


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BBC - Future - Evolution: Why don’t we have hairier faces?

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140926-are-hairy-faces-less-evolved?ocid=global_future_rss


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So What Really Goes Down if We Find the Aliens?

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5889264?utm_hp_ref=science


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Why some men develop signs of pregnancy - The Washington Post

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/09/26/why-some-men-develop-signs-of-pregnancy/


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Scientists got it wrong on gravitational waves. So what? | Philip Ball | Comment is free | The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/26/scientists-gravitational-waves-science


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Was the 'Big Bang signal' just DUST? Scientists observed 'polluted' skies and not the beginning of the universe, data reveals | Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2765084/Was-Big-Bang-signal-just-DUST-Scientists-observed-polluted-skies-not-beginning-universe-experts-claim.html


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Black holes DON'T exist and Big Bang Theory is wrong, Laura Mersini-Houghton claims | Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2769156/Black-holes-NOT-exist-Big-Bang-Theory-wrong-claims-scientist-maths-prove-it.html


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Friday, September 26, 2014

13 Insightful Maps of U.S. Religion | ChurchPOP

13 Insightful Maps of U.S. Religion | ChurchPOP

How to make sure your earphones NEVER get tangled again! | Daily Mail Online

How to make sure your earphones NEVER get tangled again! | Daily Mail Online

Breakup reaction hints at handedness of nature | Chemistry World

http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/09/breakup-reaction-hints-homochirality-handedness-nature


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Astrophysicists Identify The “Habitable” Regions Of The Entire Universe — The Physics arXiv Blog — Medium

https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/astrophysicists-identify-habitable-regions-of-the-entire-universe-361f54c4730f


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Surveys may assess language more than attitudes, says study involving CU-Boulder | University of Colorado Boulder

http://www.colorado.edu/news/releases/2014/09/23/surveys-may-assess-language-more-attitudes-says-study-involving-cu-boulder


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How to get over a broken heart: take two aspirin and stop talking - Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/11118600/How-to-get-over-a-broken-heart-take-two-aspirin-and-stop-talking.html


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NFL's Got Problems? 325 Cases Of Sexual Misconduct By Teachers Since Start Of 2014

http://www.inquisitr.com/1487569/nfls-got-problems-325-cases-of-sexual-misconduct-by-teachers-since-start-of-2014/


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Nanothread breakthrough could make cosmic elevators a reality | Daily Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2766398/Strings-DIAMONDS-soon-transport-space-Nanothread-breakthrough-make-cosmic-elevators-reality.html


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Lightning-Strike Survivors Tell Their Stories | Nature | OutsideOnline.com

http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/nature/The-Body-Electric.html


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Curiosity Finds a Weird 'Ball' on Mars : Discovery News

http://news.discovery.com/space/curiosity-finds-a-weird-ball-on-mars-140924.htm


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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

'Space bubbles' may have led to deadly battle in Afghanistan | Science/AAAS | News

http://news.sciencemag.org/earth/2014/09/space-bubbles-may-have-led-deadly-battle-afghanistan


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What's Up With That? Phantom Cellphone Vibrations | WIRED

What's Up With That? Phantom Cellphone Vibrations | WIRED

CBC warns Canadians: US cops will pull you over and steal your money - Boing Boing

http://boingboing.net/2014/09/14/cbc-warns-canadians-us-cops-w.html


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Raiders of the Lost Ark as a black-and-white movie from the silent era!

A one-of-a-kind marketplace from Steven Soderbergh. - Extension 765

SPARKED: A Live Interaction Between Humans and Quadcopters - YouTube

SPARKED: A Live Interaction Between Humans and Quadcopters - YouTube

Lobsters and fish perform Verdi's "Il Trovatore" ... of course. - YouTube

Lobsters and fish perform Verdi's "Il Trovatore" ... of course. - YouTube

Mesmerizing metal filings moving to music. - YouTube

Mesmerizing metal filings moving to music. - YouTube

Cute dog having fun in a water fountain. - YouTube

Cute dog having fun in a water fountain. - YouTube

Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do - The Atlantic

Why Girls Tend to Get Better Grades Than Boys Do - The Atlantic

How mathematics can make epidemics history – Adam Kucharski – Aeon

How mathematics can make epidemics history – Adam Kucharski – Aeon

Extreme rituals forge intense social bonds – Dimitris Xygalatas – Aeon

Extreme rituals forge intense social bonds – Dimitris Xygalatas – Aeon

What if we applied feminist logic to other crimes? | Mobile Washington Examiner

http://m.washingtonexaminer.com/what-if-we-applied-feminist-logic-to-other-crimes/article/2553837


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Jetpacks: here’s why you don’t have one | Dean Burnett | Science | The Guardian

http://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2014/sep/23/jetpacks-science-scientists


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We are more rational than those who nudge us – Steven Poole – Aeon

http://aeon.co/magazine/psychology/we-are-more-rational-than-those-who-nudge-us/


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Special relativity aces time trial : Nature News & Comment

http://www.nature.com/news/special-relativity-aces-time-trial-1.15970


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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

On New Measurements of Aging - NYTimes.com

On New Measurements of Aging - NYTimes.com

News from The Associated Press

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_ARTIFICIAL_SWEETENERS_?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-09-17-13-11-30


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Protactinium | RealClearScience

http://www.realclearscience.com/lists/most_useless_elements/


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This Ant-Sized Radio Is Powered by the Messages It Receives | WIRED

http://www.wired.com/2014/09/ant-size-radio/


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Ed Driscoll » The Space Pen is Mightier than the Bollocksed Anecdote

http://pjmedia.com/eddriscoll/2014/09/16/degrasse-tyson-space-pen/


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Short story by Plan 9 from Outer Space auteur Ed Wood, Jr. - Boing Boing

http://boingboing.net/2014/09/17/short-story-by-plan-9-from-out.html


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Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Blood test for clinical depression may be on the horizon - CBS News

Blood test for clinical depression may be on the horizon - CBS News

NASA asteroid defense program falls short: audit

NASA asteroid defense program falls short: audit

The science of sex: 4 harsh truths about dating and mating - The Week

The science of sex: 4 harsh truths about dating and mating - The Week

How Technology, Not Shovels, Revealed What Lies Beneath Stonehenge

http://io9.com/how-technology-not-shovels-revealed-what-lies-beneath-1634891574


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Project Hieroglyph: Why our science fiction needs new dreams.

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2014/09/project_hieroglyph_why_our_science_fiction_needs_new_dreams.html


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Another Day, Another Quote Fabricated By Neil deGrasse Tyson

Another Day, Another Quote Fabricated By Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Snowgoose Chronicles: Muscle Mass Predicts Longevity Better Than BMI

The Snowgoose Chronicles: Muscle Mass Predicts Longevity Better Than BMI

Mice given human brain gene learned tasks faster : study - Yahoo News

http://news.yahoo.com/mice-given-human-brain-gene-learned-tasks-faster-190148774.html


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Massive 5,000-Year-Old Stone Monument Revealed in Israel

http://m.livescience.com/47835-massive-5-000-year-old-stone-monument-revealed-in-israel.html


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The Scent of a Conservative - Pacific Standard: The Science of Society

http://www.psmag.com/navigation/politics-and-law/scent-conservative-90684/


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ExtremeTech

http://mobile.extremetech.com/extreme/221983-harvard-scientists-design-soft-robotic-exoskeleton-to-reduce-fatigue-and-injuries


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Hitchcock thriller reveals busy mind in 'vegetative' man : Nature News & Comment

http://www.nature.com/news/hitchcock-thriller-reveals-busy-mind-in-vegetative-man-1.15918


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Friday, September 12, 2014

Sleeping brains can process and respond to words - health - 11 September 2014 - New Scientist

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26202-sleeping-brains-can-process-and-respond-to-words.html#.VBNxJKa9LCQ


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BBC News - Spinosaurus fossil: 'Giant swimming dinosaur' unearthed

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29143096


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Pentagon's experimental '4 minute mile' jetpack wows researchers in early tests - Washington Times

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/12/pentagons-experimental-4-minute-mile-jetpack-wows-/


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NASA research gives guideline for future alien life search

http://m.phys.org/news/2014-09-nasa-guideline-future-alien-life.html


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Why The U.S. Chills Its Eggs And Most Of The World Doesn't : The Salt : NPR

Why The U.S. Chills Its Eggs And Most Of The World Doesn't : The Salt : NPR

Can Your Blood Type Affect Your Memory?

https://www.aan.com/PressRoom/Home/PressRelease/1306


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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Men with long ring fingers have bigger testicles, South Korean study claims | Mail Online

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2739975/Does-mans-hand-reveal-FERTILITY-Men-long-ring-finger-bigger-testicles-study-claims.html


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BBC News - Warning over electrical brain stimulation

http://www.bbc.com/news/health-27343047


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Electric Moon Sparks May Break Down Lunar Dirt

http://m.space.com/27009-electric-moon-sparks-lunar-dirt.html


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Scientists Call for Investigation of Mysterious Cloud-like Collections In Cells | Georgetown University Medical Center

http://gumc.georgetown.edu/news/scientists%20call%20for%20investigation%20of%20mysterious%20cloud-like%20collections%20in%20cells


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Ask Ethan #52: How long has the Universe been accelerating? — Starts With A Bang! — Medium

https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/ask-ethan-52-how-long-has-the-universe-been-accelerating-cb04f2e4e1fa


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Time Travel Simulation Resolves “Grandfather Paradox” - Scientific American

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/time-travel-simulation-resolves-grandfather-paradox/


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