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The bigger the crime, the less inclined we seem to emphasize with each victim.
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Antibiotic resistance is rising and becoming a real threat. But we still have time and methods to fight it.
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What does it mean to be real? An awkward introductions to scientific mass solipsism.
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Quantum communication is a powerful tool, but it's not impossible to hack or very practical yet, especially for military purposes.
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That's right Baroness Greenfield, not needing a miracle in the lab is the same thing as a holy war against the unbelievers.
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When it's getting harder and harder to make truly profound, world-changing discoveries, we have to double down on skepticism to make sure we don't lead ourselves astray.
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Can we really crunch enough numbers to predict future trends, products, and people's behaviors?
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Ray Kurzweil seems to think that DNA is like software code which can be optimized and compressed. He's in for a rude awakening if he tries to treat it that way.
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Phil Plait urges skepticism in moderation and without harsh criticism. By using rather hard criticism of skeptics on the front lines.
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Culture, not genetics, plays the key role in how much you gossip or how willing you are to talk about your problems.
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Yes, the rumors are true, Conservapedia, the right wing anti-Wikipedia, thinks relativity is a liberal plot to indoctrinate new atheists.
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Scientists and engineers don't turn into cranks overnight. It's a process that usually starts by not knowing when to cut one's losses...
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NYT's Virginia Heffernan seems shocked and appalled that popular science blogs aren't dry, purely academic exercises in summarizing scientific papers.
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Good regulation is based on facts and peer-reviewed studies, not scaremongering and chemophobia.
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Here's to hoping that the Discovery Channel does right by Phil Plait's show...
