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Twitter Nerd-Fight Reveals a Long, Bizarre Scientific Feud
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9 years ago
The editorial in the February issue of the scientific journal Cladistics didn’t exactly drop with a bang. Cladistics has around 600 subscribers—almost half of which are libraries or...
Better-looking students get better grades
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9 years ago
Better-looking students get better grades — but not in online classes Two economists knew that appearance matters: Studies had shown all sorts of benefits linked to attractiveness, everything...
Doctors should screen all adults for depression, task force recommends
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9 years ago
Doctors should screen all adults for depression, task force recommends By Carina Storrs, Special to CNN Updated 11:05 AM ET, Tue January 26, 2016 Watch this video - click link to get...
New study sheds light on what happens to women who are denied abortions
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9 years ago
New study sheds light on what happens to women who are denied abortions original article by Annalee Newitz , Ars Technica -------------------------- They often have difficulty making...
Why do people keep coming to this couple’s home looking for lost phones?
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9 years ago
It started the first month that Christina Lee and Michael Saba started living together. An angry family came knocking at their door demanding the return of a stolen phone. Two months later, a...
Why haven't we found aliens yet? Maybe they're all dead
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9 years ago
Source The number of stars in the universe is uncountable. The number of planets potentially even higher. Earth is just one small, pale blue dot orbiting a very average star. The...
Worrying about inflation. There isn't enough.
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9 years ago
The econoblogosphere hasn't stopped second-guessing, since the Fed raised its rates a couple weeks ago. Here are three more examples, including one from the ultra-conservative Wall Street...
Updating Paul Krugman, “Evolution Groupie”
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9 years ago
Updating Paul Krugman, “Evolution Groupie” original article by David Sloan Wilson, evonomics ------------------------------------------------ Two decades of changes in evolutionary...
2015 was hottest year ever, with records set around the globe
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2015 was hottest year ever, with records set around the globe original article by Michael Casey , Fox News -------------------- Residents carry packs of water during a heat wave...
Scientists revive microscopic water bears after 30 years of deep freeze
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9 years ago
Scientists revive microscopic water bears after 30 years of deep freeze original article by James Vincent , The Verge -------------------------------- Share on Facebook Tweet...
Earn $13,000 a year by selling your poop
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9 years ago
Earn $13,000 a year by selling your poop OpenBiome, a Massachusetts health company, pays healthy donors for brown stuff that is up to snuff. The fecal matter is used for transplants that...
Electric Scooter Maker Gogoro Is Sidestepping a Big Obstacle
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9 years ago
Electric Scooter Maker Gogoro Is Sidestepping a Big Obstacle -- original article by Alex Davies -- Wired -------------------------------------------------------- Click to...
New HIV infections in gay black men may be leveling off
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10 years ago
LINK : http://news.yahoo.com/hiv-infections-gay-black-men-may-leveling-off-002237760.html By MIKE STOBBE December 6, 2015 7:22 PM NEW YORK (AP) — New HIV infections in gay...
"Please Amputate My Size 16 Foot"
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10 years ago
Jeffrey Ortega has Proteus syndrome, which also afflicted the Elephant Man. His feet are so big they only fit 10-year-old Crocs. A man with a size-16 foot is so miserable he's raising money...
Scientists: Ted Cruz Understands Less About Climate Than A Kindergartner
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10 years ago
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/ted-cruz-climate-knowledge-kindergartener Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has the poorest understanding of climate science of all the 2016 presidential...
Crib Bumpers Could Be Killing More Babies Than Ever
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10 years ago
Despite warnings, new report says bumper-related deaths may have tripled By Michael Harthorne , Newser Staff (Newser) – Despite warnings from groups like the American Academy...
CHARLIE SHEEN Threats of Lawsuits UNRAVELED HIV SECRET
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10 years ago
http://www.tmz.com/2015/11/16/charlie-sheen-hiv-lawsuits-settlement/ Charlie Sheen: Threats of Lawsuits Unraveled HIV Secret EXCLUSIVE Charlie Sheen kept his HIV status under wraps,...
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