May 2012
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May 30th
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“Organized religion, wielding power over the community, is antithetical to the...”
– Lawrence M. Krauss, “Does Religious Liberty Equal Freedom To Discriminate?”
May 30th
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Happy Wednesday
May 30th
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10 Inventors Killed By Their Own Inventions
Well we thank you for your courage, anyway.
May 30th
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May 30th
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May 30th
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“When I got home that evening, I cried. Not because I felt sorry for him, or...”
– Cara Santa Maria, “My Evening With Stephen Hawking” (http://huff.to/JL6yh8)
May 29th
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May 25th
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Melungeon DNA Study Reveals Ancestry, Upsets 'A...
For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once known derisively as the Melungeons. Some speculated they were descended from Portuguese explorers, or perhaps from Turkish slaves or Gypsies. Now a new DNA study in the Journal of Genetic Genealogy attempts to separate truth from oral tradition and wishful thinking....
May 25th
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Talk Nerdy To Me: How We Know This Never Happened
The Earth is 4.54 billion years old; 3.8 billion years ago, the very first life form came into existence; 225 million years ago, dinosaurs came on the scene; and man took his first steps in Africa 200,000 years ago. How do we know this to be true? Science. Watch the video/read the full transcript here.
May 24th
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May 24th
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TONIGHT: How To See Moon's Dark Side
Skywatchers, take note: Tonight (May 23) and tomorrow night will offer excellent opportunities to observe the so-called “dark side” of the moon. The new moon occurred on Sunday evening (May 20), marked by an annular eclipse of the sun as the moon passed in front of it. The moon has now moved to the east of the sun, but is still mostly lit from behind. Only a slim crescent on the...
May 23rd
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May 23rd
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Beam Me Up, Scotty
Scotty has finally been beamed up. The ashes of the actor James Doohan, who played Scotty on the 1960s television series “Star Trek,” were launched to space this morning (May 22) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The unmanned Falcon 9 blasted off at 3:44 a.m. EDT (0744 GMT) from here at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, carrying the Dragon capsule filled with cargo bound for the...
May 23rd
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May 22nd
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May 22nd
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It's Time To Get The Facts Straight About Stem...
Type “stem cell treatments” into Google and you’ll find yourself inundated with invitations to fancy clinics in faraway places. Apparently, these “miracle cures” can help with everything from incontinence to autism. But dig a little deeper, and what you find may surprise you. In the future, stem cells may hold the key to treating some of mankind’s most...
May 22nd
The "Kardashian" as a scientific unit of measure →
jtotheizzoe: Ethan Zuckerman offers an innovative idea to quantify attention paid to various things on the internet. The unit of measure? The amount of attention Kim Kardashian gets in one day. As he explains: The Kardashian mentions how much attention is paid, not how much attention is deserved, so naming the unit after someone who is famous for being famous seems appropriate. Should the unit...
May 22nd
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May 21st
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May 21st
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Happy Birthday, Electron!
Electrons rule our world, but not so long ago they were only an idea. This month marks the 120th anniversary of a profound and influential creation, the electron theory of Dutch physicist Hendrik Antoon Lorentz. His electron was not merely a hypothesized elementary particle; it was the linchpin of an ambitious theory of nature. Today physicists are accustomed to the notion that a complete...
May 21st
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May 16th
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Talk Nerdy To Me: A real-life corpse reanimator?
Giovanni Aldini may not be a household name, but his contributions to science cannot be ignored. Neither can his macabre demonstrations of the power of electricity on the human body. Aldini was a real-life “mad scientist,” and it’s rumored that Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” was based on his life. Click here to watch the video: http://huff.to/Jh05ud
May 16th
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May 15th
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May 15th
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May 15th
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May 15th
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May 15th
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Here, have a blue iceberg. You're welcome.
May 10th
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May 9th
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May 8th
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May 5th
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May 3rd
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For The Editors/Journalists Out There
This blog went viral in like, an hour. We can’t help but share. http://editorrealtalk.tumblr.com/
May 3rd
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A Request From Arianna
The bosslady herself is interviewing the Dalai Lama on May 14, and she asked our science followers in particular to weigh in: What questions would you ask? You can leave your comments here, tweet them to us @HuffPostScience, or add them to the Facebook thread here.
May 2nd
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