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[Finan Times] The cost of curbs on immigration
Restrictions on immigration cause a greater loss of wages than racial and sexual discrimination �" and perhaps greater even than slavery. ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 2, 2008 8:36 am
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[BBC] Alzheimer's drug 'halts' decline
UK scientists have developed a drug which may halt the progression of Alzheimer's disease. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7525115.stm...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 2, 2008 8:39 am
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[Sci Am] Rooks Cooperate to Solve Puzzle for Food
The corvids become the first nonprimates observed to figure out together how to retrieve a treat http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=rooks-take-food...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 2, 2008 8:40 am
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[New Sci News] Kids' eyes need the great outdoors
Children that play outside for longer have a lower risk of short-sightedness, according to a study of schoolchildren ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 2, 2008 8:43 am
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[Reuters] 'Hygiene hypothesis' may be tied to bowel disease
Children who grow up in a spick-and-span home may have a higher risk of developing inflammatory bowel disease, a study suggests. ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 2, 2008 8:54 am
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[San Jose Mercury News] Animal rights activists attack UCSC scientis
In response to animal rights activists' Aug 3 firebombing attack on UC Santa Cruz biomedical researchers, animal rights spokesman <A ...
cogsys480
Aug 4, 2008 2:36 am
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[Economist] Praying for health
Religious diversity may be caused by disease http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11839270...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 4, 2008 3:07 am
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[Boston Globe] How magicians control your mind
Magic isn't just a bag of tricks - it's a finely-tuned technology for shaping what we see. Now researchers are extracting its lessons. ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 4, 2008 5:35 pm
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[Telegraph UK] Men more generous when with pretty women
Men, it would seem, always have an ulterior motive – even when it comes to giving to charity. ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 4, 2008 5:36 pm
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[Sci Am] Sleep on It: How Snoozing Makes You Smarter
During slumber, our brain engages in data analysis, from strengthening memories to solving problems ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 4, 2008 5:38 pm
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[New Sci News] How snakes got their fangs
How snakes evolved venomous fangs from regular teeth is an evolutionary mystery, but now research suggests turning off a single gene is the key ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 4, 2008 5:44 pm
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[WaPo] How Terrorist Groups Work Like Clubs
Two political scientists theorize that minor players in terrorist groups stay loyal to their organization because the sacrifices made to join reduce their...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 4, 2008 5:57 pm
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[Boston Globe] Mutts decoded
DNA tests sort out canine family history http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2008/08/02/mutts_decoded/...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 5, 2008 9:00 am
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[NYT] The Nose, an Emotional Time Machine
Olfaction is an ancient sense and in many ways our sense of smell stands alone. http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/05/science/05angier.html...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 5, 2008 6:14 pm
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[BBC] Hormone eases psychotic symptoms
A hormone patch may protect women with schizophrenia or other severe mental illnesses from psychotic feelings. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7541430.stm...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 5, 2008 6:28 pm
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[Sci Am News] Decision Making in the Brain: Eavesdropping on Neurons
The interactions of neurons reveal that connections are critical in how we decide http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=decision-making-in-brain...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 5, 2008 6:30 pm
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[WaPo] Microsoft Study Supports Small World Theory
With records of 30 billion electronic conversations among 180 million people from around the world, researchers have concluded that any two people on average...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 5, 2008 6:33 pm
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[Sci Am] High-Aptitude Minds: The Neurological Roots of Genius
Researchers are finding clues to the basis of brilliance in the brain http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=high-aptitude-minds&sc=WR_20080805...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 6, 2008 4:03 pm
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[Reuters] Fido's not just yawning -- he's empathizing
Dogs find human yawns contagious, suggesting they have a rudimentary capacity for empathy, British scientists said on Wednesday. ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 7, 2008 5:00 pm
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[New Sci News] First Neanderthal genome completed
A mitochondrial genome sequence from a 38,000-year-old bone offers a glimpse of the genetic changes that separate Neanderthals from humans ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 7, 2008 5:01 pm
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[Nature News] 'Virophage' suggests viruses are alive
Evidence of illness enhances case for life. http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080806/full/454677a.html...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 7, 2008 5:02 pm
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[Times UK] A dog is no longer for life, it's for eternity
First ever commercially cloned dogs unveiled http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article4462922.ece...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 7, 2008 5:10 pm
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[Time] Why Do Women Live Longer Than Men?
Tom Perls, an aging expert at Boston University, explains why women live five to 10 years longer than men ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 7, 2008 5:46 pm
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[New Yorker] Superbugs
The new generation of resistant infections is almost impossible to treat. http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/08/11/080811fa_fact_groopman...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 8, 2008 2:42 pm
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[Discover] Could Pandas Be an Evolutionary Mistake
They don't seem to care for sex or proper nutrition, raising questions about whether the fittest have survived. ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 8, 2008 2:45 pm
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[Reuters] HIV drug resistance found in China's poorest
More than 17 percent of HIV patients being treated for their infection in China developed resistance to available drugs by 2006 and 2007, according to a new...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 8, 2008 2:48 pm
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[BBC] Beijing heat 'could clear minds'
Competitors at this year's Olympics might think faster in hot conditions http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7547937.stm...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 8, 2008 2:50 pm
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[Telegraph UK] Strange sex life of melons exposed
The secret of the strange sex life of the melon has been laid bare by scientists. ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 8, 2008 2:55 pm
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[AFP] T-Rex prey grew 'like crazy' to avoid being dino dinner
A duck-billed dinosaur which was a favourite prey of the Tyrannosaurus Rex grew "like crazy" from egg to adult-size to avoid being eaten by the king of the...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 9, 2008 2:42 pm
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[Newsweek] Hopeful News
Researchers get closer to a more effective HIV treatment—and possibly a vaccine http://www.newsweek.com/id/151217...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Aug 9, 2008 2:44 pm