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Princeton scientists discover exotic quantum state of matter »
Posted by: capn_caveman 1 year, 7 months ago in Science & Technology
A team of scientists from Princeton University has found that one of the most intriguing phenomena in condensed-matter physics -- known as the quantum Hall effect ...
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Scientists urged to make a stand on climate change »
Posted by: capn_caveman 1 year, 7 months ago in Science & Technology
Scientists must work harder at making the public aware of the stark difference between good science and "denialist spin".
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Study breaks ground in revealing how neurons generate movement »
Posted by: capn_caveman 1 year, 7 months ago in Science & Technology
Researchers have broken ground in understanding how the brain generates this tracking motion, a finding that offers a window, they say, into how neurons orchestrate ...
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Nearly 900 EPA scientists report political meddling »
Posted by: cactushair 1 year, 7 months ago in Science & Technology
"The White House has, in some cases, compromised the integrity of EPA rules and policies; their influence, largely hidden from the public and driven by ...
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Overlooked: Ghosts Towns of Minnesota »
Posted by: Dakota 1 year, 7 months ago in News
If there's an epicenter to the country's real-estate downturn, it may be just be Wright County in Northwest Minnesota. As outlined in the ...
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50 Best Cult Books »
Posted by: JessicaLaurie 1 year, 7 months ago in Arts & Entertainment
Our critics present a selection of history's most notable cult writing. Some is classic. Some is catastrophic. All of it had the power to ...
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Antidepressant Overload in 'Comfortably Numb' »
Posted by: Beeboppin71 1 year, 7 months ago in Arts & Entertainment
Americans are over-prescribed antidepressants, says Charles Barber, author of the new book Comfortably Numb: How Psychiatry Is Medicating a Nation. Biological psychiatry, he writes, is ...
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Propeller Week In Review: April 24, 2008 »
Posted by: JamesMarcus 1 year, 7 months ago in News
With his poll numbers crashing through the floor, George W. Bush was back in the spotlight this week. The Propeller community also sounded off on ...
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Literary fiction gets kinky - Los Angeles Times »
Posted by: nicholas 1 year, 7 months ago in Arts & Entertainment
Against a background of sensually rumpled burgundy satin sheets is a head of sensually rumpled blond curls, looking downward, eyes in shadow, betraying no expression ...
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The Brooklyn Literary 100 | The New York Observer »
Posted by: nicholas 1 year, 7 months ago in Arts & Entertainment
The idea of a Brooklyn literary "scene" is one that has become so ingrained in the city's consciousness that, in true Brooklyn style, it ...
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Ancient Humans Nearly Evolved Into Two Species »
Posted by: Neophile 1 year, 7 months ago in Science & Technology
Ancient humans started down the path of evolving into two separate species before merging back into a single population, a genetic study suggests.
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Sarah Anderson | Top 10s | guardian.co.uk Books »
Posted by: nicholas 1 year, 7 months ago in Arts & Entertainment
Founder of the innovative Travel Bookshop that formed the setting for the movie Notting Hill (which she wrote), Sarah Anderson has written several travel books ...
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Gas prices hit record, up 14 cents in a week »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 1 year, 7 months ago in Business & Finance
Gas prices shot up to yet another record at the pump Thursday, with the national average price topping $3.55, although some analysts said the ...
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Glitch means you pay for gas you don't get »
Posted by: TechnologyExpert 1 year, 7 months ago in Business & Finance
Some alert consumers have noticed it over the years: A pump that seems to hesitate a second when the lever is squeezed. Anywhere from 2 ...
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Lobbyist Lott takes advantage of old Senate campaign cash »
Posted by: not2needy 1 year, 7 months ago in News
Trent Lott had nearly $1.3 million in political donations left over when he quit the Senate to become a lobbyist. Now the former majority ...
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