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performing an evolutionary feat in sixty days

For the first time we saw multicellular life evolve in a lab under conditions predicted by biologists.
performing an evolutionary feat in sixty days

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why you shouldn't sing praises to a crank

Seriously, it's not a good idea to encourage ignoramuses who see themselves as titans of science on the verge of being lavished with fame and fortune.
why you shouldn't sing praises to a crank

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can global warming really stop an ice age?

Have we pumped enough greenhouse gases into the air to stop the next ice age? Some researchers think so but their models are inconclusive.
can global warming really stop an ice age?

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introducing new and improved ocd timekeeping

You'd think that in the age of atomic clocks we wouldn't have debates about the passage of time. And yet, here we are...
introducing new and improved ocd timekeeping

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why arguing with a crank just won't work out

Cranks looking to debate serious scientists and scholars aren't looking to have a discussion. They shouldn't be given a platform and legitimacy by proxy.
why arguing with a crank just won't work out

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why a missing higgs boson won't derail physics

It would be amazing for the LHC to find the Higgs boson. It would be even more interesting if it doesn't.
why a missing higgs boson won't derail physics

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we call it zero point for a reason…

Zero point energy is a favorite term for sci-fi writers and physics cranks. But while they think it means free energy from nothing, it's actually just a quantum state.
we call it zero point for a reason…

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so what's the fine for breaking relativity?

An experiment has detected neutrinos moving slightly faster than the speed of light and the scientists can't believe their results.
so what's the fine for breaking relativity?

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cyclical cosmology debate keeps on cycling…

Cosmologists are still puzzling over faint signals in the CMBR that may or may not be there and indicate profound events in our past or to our future.
cyclical cosmology debate keeps on cycling…

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and once again, biology puts up a fight…

Stem cells can become any kind of tissue you might need. Hypothetically. In practice, your body might just attack them as foreign invaders.
and once again, biology puts up a fight…

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homeopaths move on to mangle comp sci…

You can answer a homeopath's question but you can't make him read it or understand why he was wrong.
homeopaths move on to mangle comp sci…

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no, you can't do psychology by committee

A group of researchers armed with very strong opinions and flawed studies do not constitute a consensus on the effects of video game violence on children.
no, you can't do psychology by committee

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so how is all that accommodating working out?

Accommodationists are still trying to spread their message even though pretty much no one but other accommodationists is listening.
so how is all that accommodating working out?

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real water for the really, really gullible

Bottled water, now marked up beyond any reason and sold with meaningless quantum technobabble.
real water for the really, really gullible

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how tone is becoming the new censorship

Egged on by cranks and quacks, the media seems obsessed with how nice someone is instead of whether what they're saying makes any sense.
how tone is becoming the new censorship

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