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Puzzle Me This - The Scientist - Magazine of the Life Sciences
Seeded on Tue Feb 8, 2011 12:47 PM EST (News from The Scientist)
more interesting stuff about placebos emerging daily: just what is a clinical trial?
Britain's child slaves: They started at 4am, lived off acorns and had nails
Seeded on Fri Sep 17, 2010 6:46 AM EDT (the Mail online)
adult child relationships since then have improved in the west? always uneasy, often exploitative, you dont have to look far....
sugars for all
Seeded on Wed Aug 25, 2010 4:05 PM EDT (News at Nature)
new field opens up only occasionally: this could be one!
Climate panel: Time for a refit?
Seeded on Sat Feb 13, 2010 8:30 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
Highlights uneasy relationship between science and even secular politics: Galileo's little brush with the Vatican was not new, and many examples clashes with authority of whatever colouration followed (Lysenko, genetics).
Picture This: Reflecting on Trafalgar -SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
Seeded on Sat Sep 19, 2009 6:10 AM EDT (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
time for reflection: always a good sign!
In search of Lithium: The battle for the 3rd element
Seeded on Fri Apr 10, 2009 4:29 PM EDT (the Mail online)
The good news: A wonder metal that fires your phone, iPod and shiny new electric car is so clean it may save the planet.
The Amish go solar – in a simple way | csmonitor.com
Seeded on Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:16 AM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)
The Amish go solar – in a simple way Many use solar panels for small tasks but not to power the home, which is still too much of a journey into modernity.
Evolution is complete: so where do we go from here?
Seeded on Tue Oct 7, 2008 6:10 PM EDT (Telegraph)
"So, if you are worried about what Utopia is going to be like, cheer up - you are living in it now." Now read on, or from the beginning...........
The New Atlantis » Conservatives, Climate Change, and the Carbon Tax
Seeded on Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:42 AM EDT (thenewatlantis.com)
Guess cuddly ikons important -- though appearances can be deceptive! But the novel mix and science and politics that has gelled (a little) during the global warming debate is surely a sign of things to come. John Donne got it about right!
View from the lab
Seeded on Tue Sep 2, 2008 7:46 AM EDT (Telegraph)
Models have always played a large part in science - but given the power of modern computers, are we not in danger of being too impressed with what emerges, without noticing what is assumed? How useful is maths based on non-existent, or unmeasurable, data?
Evolution
Seeded on Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:22 AM EDT (americanscientist.org)
Evolution "for the Good of the Group" The process known as group selection was once accepted unthinkingly, then was widely discredited; it's time for a more discriminating assessment
Fotostrecke - Photo Gallery: France's Tram Renaissance - SPIEGEL ONLINE
Seeded on Mon Jul 21, 2008 12:59 PM EDT (SPIEGEL ONLINE)
not before time: other cities please copy, paying particular attention to fair structures.
Placebo study tests 'costlier is better' notion
Seeded on Thu Mar 6, 2008 6:08 AM EST (USA Today)
The pacebo story is only just unfolding and here's an unexpected twist. What price homeopathic veterinarians, effectiveness of new drugs under test, and so on?
Does Gore overheat global warming? | csmonitor.com
Seeded on Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:07 AM EDT (Christian Science Monitor)
From Christian Science Monitor: "Al Gore's documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," continues to trigger heated discussions about global warming, as well as Mr.
Seeing No Progress, Some Schools Drop Laptops - New York Times
Seeded on Sun May 6, 2007 7:52 AM EDT (The New York Times)
"After seven years, there was literally no evidence it had any impact on student achievement — none," said Mark Lawson, the school board president here in Liverpool, one of the first districts in New York State to experiment with putting technology directly into students' …
Changing Climes: Global Warming from Space
Seeded on Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:31 AM EDT (Sciam)
"From space, climate change is obvious. For more than 20 years satellite images have shown springtime greenery bursting forth earlier and earlier in that season. Thanks to global warming, the growing season is lengthening in many parts of the world.
Eating Better Than Organic
Seeded on Wed Mar 7, 2007 6:24 AM EST (TIME)
Making a layered choice never easy. Current food debate is a curious corner of much wider considerations: healthy for whom is one!
Why coral holds the key to our survival
Seeded on Fri Mar 2, 2007 11:55 AM EST (Telegraph)
"In June 1903 it rained for 58 continuous hours in Camden Square, London, the longest rainstorm recorded in England. Even so, events rare in the context of a lifetime are in the sweep of history commonplace.
Inspiration Festival: Lisa Randall
Seeded on Mon Feb 5, 2007 8:38 AM EST (User Submission)
good overview of current scientific discourse accessibly presented by top physicist
The Claudia Factor
Seeded on Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:10 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
World Economic Forum and Climate Change
BOOKS OF THE TIMES; How Grasses Use People to Fight Trees - New York Times
Seeded on Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:33 AM EST (The New York Times)
Why are there more dogs than tigers in the world? Because dogs acquired traits that manipulated humans into loving them, wanting them close and numerous, taking them along on their own voyage toward global supremacy. In this Darwinian sense, dogs are more successful than tigers.
Parenting as Therapy for Child's Mental Disorders - New York Times
Seeded on Sun Dec 24, 2006 11:17 AM EST (The New York Times)
"with the guidance of psychologists at the University at Buffalo, .. the parents ..altered the way they interacted with ..their son.. Peter and his younger brother, Scott. And over the course of a difficult year, they brought about a transformation in their son" ...
Lactose Tolerance in East Africa Points to Recent Evolution - New York Times
Seeded on Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:52 AM EST (The New York Times)
Evolution in action "Genetic evidence shows that the mutations conferred an enormous selective advantage on their owners, enabling them to leave almost 10 times as many descendants as people without such mutations.
On road to clean fuels, automakers cover some ground | csmonitor.com
Seeded on Fri Dec 1, 2006 6:22 AM EST (Christian Science Monitor)
"It sort of feels like the early part of the 20th century, when everyone was trying to figure out whether to go with steam or electricity or gasoline," says Gavin Conway, editor in chief of Automobile Magazine.
Proof Is Scant on Psychiatric Drug Mix for Young - New York Times
Seeded on Sat Nov 25, 2006 7:59 AM EST (The New York Times)
"If the evidence for two-drug combinations is minimal, for three-drug combinations it is nonexistent, several top experts said. (a) Mrs. Darr said that she was pressured by school officials to give Nicholas a stimulant at age 6.
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