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U.S. Denies Petitions Challenging Climate Science

Yesterday - Business Week
The Obama administration rejected challenges to its finding last year that climate change caused by emissions of greenhouse gases is a danger to publi...

Aperture Science, Now In Your Bedroom [Art]

Yesterday - Gizmodo
It's so simple; all you need is a mirror, some blue paint, and a love for Valve's masterpiece in vi... by Luke Plunkett

You Play Video Games Like A Cyclops [Science]

2 days ago - Gizmodo
You might have a pair of eyes, but when you're playing first-person video games, you're no better... by Mike Fahey

Veterans Affairs to Probe Soldiers’ Death Benefits

2 days ago - Business Week
The U.S. agency will look into a Bloomberg Markets report that life insurance firms are keeping most of the investment profits from veterans' death be...

Veterans Affairs to Investigate Fallen Soldiers’ Death Benefits

2 days ago - Business Week
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said it is conducting a “full investigation” into a report that life insurance companies are putting veter...

Jason Alderman: Accidents Happen: Get Your Affairs in Order

2 days ago - The Huffington Post
Recently, a man stepping off a curb near my office was struck and killed by a passing bus. Only 49, he clearly had many productive years ahead. Readin... by Jason Alderman

Craig Newmark: A visit to the Veterans Affairs hospital in Palo Alto

2 days ago - The Huffington Post
Okay, the deal is that if you want to support the troops in any real way, you also want to support the people who work so hard to support them. To... by Craig Newmark

Blogging on the iPad: A Sad State of Affairs

3 days ago - TheAppleBlog
When I was tasked to write a roundup of iPad blogging apps, I figured this would be the usual pros and cons of four or five apps. Instead, I found onl... by Mark Crump

Eco holiday village doubles as science lab

2 days ago - CNN
Tourists visiting the Spanish island of Tenerife will soon be able to stay in the world's first bioclimatic holiday village

The Neuroscience of "Inception" [Voices]

2 days ago - All Things Digital
By Jonah Lehrer, Contributing Editor, Wired The literary critic Frank Kermode famously argued that all successful works of art have the ability to ins... by Jonah Lehrer | Contributing Editor, Wired

The Neuroscience of Inception [Inception]

3 days ago - Gizmodo
This entire post is a spoiler. Stop reading if you have not seen Inception, because 1) I will revea... by Jonah Lehrer - Wired

Nandini Oomman: Microbicide Study: Important for Science and Global Development Partnerships (Postcard from Vienna)

4 days ago - The Huffington Post
The biggest news from the 2010 AIDS Conference was no doubt the encouraging results from the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa... by Nandini Oomman

The Science Behind "Having a Bad Day" (and How to Solve It) [Mind Hacks]

4 days ago - Lifehacker
Steve Schwartz had a bad day. Then his girlfriend did. Then he did a little research on what "havin... by Steve Schwartz

The Neuroscience of 'Inception'

4 days ago - Wired
Jonah Lehrer takes a look at the neuroscience of the hit movie Inception in his blog, The Frontal Cortex by Jonah Lehrer

The neuroscience of break-ups: it's like craving cocaine!

4 days ago - Boing Boing
A study published in the July issue of the Journal of Neurophysiology found that romantic break-ups activate parts of the brain that are associated wi... by Lisa Katayama

Veterans Affairs Department Issues Directive Allowing The Prescription Of Medical Marijuana

6 days ago - The Huffington Post
WASHINGTON — Patients treated at Veterans Affairs hospitals and clinics will be able to use medical marijuana in the 14 states where it's legal,... by The Huffington Post News Editors

Susan Davis: Empowering Women and Children for Global Health at Star Island's 2010 International Affairs Conference

7 days ago - The Huffington Post
On Monday, I had the opportunity to speak at Star Island's 2010 International Affairs Conference on the rock shoal of Star Island off the coast of New... by Susan Davis

Texas state board says arson investigators used flawed science

7 days ago - CNN
A Texas state board said Friday that arson investigators used flawed science but were not negligent in an investigation that led to a controversial 20...

We May Actually Live Inside a Black Hole, Vincent [Science]

7 days ago - Gizmodo
According to modified general relativity equations, our universe may be inside a black hole, the bl... by Jesus Diaz

Robert Lanza, M.D.: Did Einstein Set Science Back 100 Years? We're Not As Insignificant As He Thought

A week ago - The Huffington Post
On the eve of the new millennium, TIME magazine crowned Albert Einstein "Person of the Century." It has been said that all false art, all vain wisdom... by Robert Lanza, M.D.

 

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Thomas Huxley Science is simply common sense at its best, that is, rigidly accurate in observation, and merciless to fallacy in logic

by Chasitydqir

Interesting Read : What life forms on Earth are close to extinction? http://bit.ly/cH4XF5

by UniqGiri

Climate Ethics: Essential Readings (Paperback) is out today http://merecal.com/128eR #science #books #merecal

by MerecalBooksSci

Open Science Summit 2010 – Thursday Review http://bit.ly/c3YVi5 (Singularity Hub)

by writer_sheri

The #Science #Fiction #Industry Channel: ISEA in the Ruhr #Sci #Fi http://bit.ly/cjUFxC

by scifi_mattters

Check it out! The latest issue of #NRCan Natural Elements is now online: http://ow.ly/2iRkf #science #mining #water #climatechange #goc

by source_lasource

What life forms on Earth are close to extinction?: As guardians of the planet, we have our work cut out for us, es... http://bit.ly/cH4XF5

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The Suicide Door: At the university where Diogo worked, the Computer Science program outgrew its status as an unlo... http://bit.ly/btsBvT

by beepnboops

@Abundancetrek http://huff.to/c3lWIc Huffpost - Imagine creation science doubting gravity! No kidding.

by Rhino2741

What life forms on Earth are close to extinction?: As guardians of the planet, we have our work cut out for us, es... http://bit.ly/cP5fbR

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