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[Edge] Annual Question 2009: WHAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING?
"What game-changing scientific ideas and developments do you expect to live to see?" http://www.edge.org/q2009/q09_index.html...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 1, 2009 8:06 am
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[New Sci News] Genes give Africans a better sense of taste
People from Cameroon and Kenya have far more variation in a gene that controls sensitivity to bitterness, say researchers – could it be a survival...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 3, 2009 12:22 am
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[Nature News] Bacteria could help control dengue fever
Shortening mosquitoes' lifespans by infecting them with bacteria might limit the spread of disease ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 3, 2009 12:24 am
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[Sci Am News] Looking for Sleep in All the Wrong Places
Insomniacs turn to alcohol for relief, but find none http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=looking-for-sleep-in-all...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 3, 2009 12:29 am
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[NYT] Beloved Pets Everlasting?
Living with the clones of a dead dog has its surprises. The DNA may be the same but the behavior is another story ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 3, 2009 12:30 am
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[Economist] Easy as 1, 2, 3
People come into the world ready to count its wonders http://www.economist.com/science/displaystory.cfm?story_id=12847128...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 3, 2009 12:32 am
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[NPR] Family Struggles With Ambiguity Of Genetic Testing
For many people seeking answers through genetic testing, all the DNA probing ends in this twist: Less certainty, not more. This sometimes leads to tough...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 4, 2009 1:42 pm
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[Times UK] The odd tipple boosts female brain
Research shows the occasional drink can improve cognitive funtion and defend against dementia in women - but the same is not true for men ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 4, 2009 1:43 pm
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[Boston Globe] How the city hurts your brain
...And what you can do about it http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/01/04/how_the_city_hurts_your_brain/...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 4, 2009 1:44 pm
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[New Sci News] Implants for babies could help deaf learn to speak
Brain activity that is "scrambled" in deaf cats develops normally if they are fitted with a cochlear implant shortly after birth, say researchers ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 4, 2009 1:45 pm
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[Smithsonian] Gene Therapy in a New Light
A husband-and-wife team's experimental genetic treatment for blindness is renewing hopes for a controversial field of medicine ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 4, 2009 1:49 pm
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[Reuters] Pink iguanas unseen by Darwin offer evolution clue
Pink iguanas unknown to Charles Darwin during his visits to the Galapagos islands may provide evidence of species divergence far earlier than the English...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 6, 2009 4:30 am
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[Telegraph UK] Facial expressions such as smiles and grimaces 'are
Facial expressions of emotion are hardwired into our genes, according to scientists ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 6, 2009 4:31 am
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[New Criterion] Make way for bio-aesthetics
John Derbyshire: On The Art Instinct by Denis Dutton http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/Make-way-for-bio-aesthetics-3989...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 6, 2009 4:33 am
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[NYT] Some Protect the Ego by Working on Their Excuses Early
Recent research has helped clarify not just who is prone to self-handicapping but also its consequences — and its possible benefits ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 6, 2009 4:35 am
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[BBC] Females 'less physically active'
Females are less physically active at both ends of life than their male counterparts, two studies suggest http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7811398.stm...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 6, 2009 12:11 pm
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[Slate] Night of the Living Dad
Software, soldiers, and the future of ghosts http://www.slate.com/id/2208000/...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 6, 2009 8:28 pm
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[CHE] The Nature-Nurture Debate, Redux
Genetic research finally makes its way into the thinking of sociologists http://chronicle.com/free/v55/i18/18b00601.htm...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 6, 2009 8:30 pm
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[WaPo] Preach What You Plan To Practice
People Will Change Behavior Rather Than Be Seen as Hypocrites http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/05/AR2009010501863.html...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 6, 2009 10:43 pm
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[NYT] For good self-control, try getting religious about it
Self-control is critical for success in life, and a new study finds that religious people have more self-control than do their less religious counterparts ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 7, 2009 11:11 pm
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[BBC] Is love just a chemical cocktail?
It is said that love is a drug. But is it just a drug? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7815095.stm...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 7, 2009 11:12 pm
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[Boston Globe] Charm school
Scholars unpack the secrets of charisma, and suggest the elusive quality can be taught ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 7, 2009 11:14 pm
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[Time] Popping Smart Pills: The Case for Cognitive Enhancement
It would be hard to argue against promoting the use of an intelligence enhancer if it were risk-free and available to everyone ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 7, 2009 11:17 pm
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[New Sci] Ten extinct beasts that could walk the Earth again
There's no hope for the dinosaurs, but other long-dead creatures really could be brought back to life. New Scientist looks at the most likely candidates ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 8, 2009 10:57 am
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[AP] How big Jurassic flying reptiles got off ground
The Jurassic version of jumbo jets — huge flying creatures weighing hundreds of pounds — is a mystery of dinosaur-era flight: How did something so big get...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 8, 2009 11:00 am
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[Reuters] Could we reduce love to a pill? Maybe, says expert
Could a pill or a squirt up your nose save your marriage? Maybe, according to a researcher who is studying the chemical basis of that most elusive of emotions...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 8, 2009 11:01 am
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[NPR] Why 'Animals Make Us Human'
Why you should adopt a black cat instead of an orange one? Do dogs need a pack leader or a poppa? And how do you to draw blood from an antelope without...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 8, 2009 11:02 am
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[Reason] 'Chiefs, Thieves, and Priests'
Science writer Matt Ridley on the causes of poverty and prosperity http://www.reason.com/news/show/130848.html...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 10, 2009 10:54 pm
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[Sci Am] Does Exercise Really Make You Healthier?
We examine five claims about the benefits of weight lifting and aerobics to see which carry the most...weight ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 10, 2009 10:56 pm
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[New Sci News] Neanderthals might have made good blood donors
Two of the extinct, ancient humans had type O blood, making them the "universal donor", according to a new genetic analysis ...
Jason Malloy
jmalloynyc
Jan 10, 2009 10:57 pm