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rethinking petroleum a little too hard, redux

No, the new study about abiogenic hydrocarbons doesn't prove that oil comes from the mantle instead of organic matter decomposing for millions of years at high pressures.
rethinking petroleum a little too hard, redux

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why we're more evil than you may think

Researchers show that far more of us than we'd admit would harm a stranger for the promise of cold, hard cash.
why we're more evil than you may think

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templeton prize changes the uk. ok, not really.

Templeton's latest prize goes over like a lead zeppelin. They're trying to spin it as a grand PR victory anyway.
templeton prize changes the uk. ok, not really.

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academics to wall street: hands off our grads!

Academics and STEM industries are worried that financial firms are making offers the graduates they need can't refuse with serious repercussions for the rest of society.
academics to wall street: hands off our grads!

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moving one inch closer to real world wetware

A new technology to tap into individual neurons offers amazing possibilities for prosthetics and intricate implants.
moving one inch closer to real world wetware

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watching the end of an eccentric's journal

The Journal of Cosmology is closing its doors. Bloggers relying on clicks from picking apart deeply flawed studies are devastated.
watching the end of an eccentric's journal

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the strange and complicated world of placebos

Placebos are all in the mind, but that doesn't mean they're not extremely powerful.
the strange and complicated world of placebos

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pop sci eugenics, now with good intentions

No matter how good the intentions, designing the babies of a future generations is simply not going to work in the long term.
pop sci eugenics, now with good intentions

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an anecdotal example of denialist logic

Playing peekaboo with weather and mistaking it for climate across the entire planet is really not something to advertise publicly...
an anecdotal example of denialist logic

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why you really need to pick the right experts

Michio Kaku is an expert in theoretical physics. This is why it's not surprising that he's reciting for sci-fi cliches about evolution instead of the actual science.
why you really need to pick the right experts

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you can hear heisenberg's ghost weeping

Robert Lanza is back and he thinks he knows how to cheat death and create your own afterlife with some very self-absorbed woo...
you can hear heisenberg's ghost weeping

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homeopathic physics abuse vs. the skeptics

According to Mike Adams, homeopathy is superior to actual medicine because it actually doesn't seem to do anything.
homeopathic physics abuse vs. the skeptics

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post-modernism, coming soon to aol.com?

AOL is helping to spread woo across the web not because it believes in what post modern cargo cult science preaches, but because it doesn't care.
post-modernism, coming soon to aol.com?

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cooking, now with extra science and precision

Cooking is primarily an art. Nathan Myhrvold wants to make it much more of a science with a creative flair.
cooking, now with extra science and precision

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scavenger or predator, the great t. rex debate

A pair of studies show that T-Rex must have hunted down and killed prey if it didn't want to starve to death.
scavenger or predator, the great t. rex debate

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