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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN News, Jul 25, 2012

Rethinking Labels Boosts Creativity
Scientific American
Home » Scientific American Mind » July 2012 ... McCaffrey has used his generic-parts technique to help engineers solve real-world industrial problems, and he is adapting it into a software program for professionals who need creative insight at work. But he ...
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Scientific American
Banana Genome Could Help Bunches
Scientific American
Scientific American Podcasts. 60-Second Science Noisy Nookie Makes Flies Bat Food Tune in every weekday for quick reports and commentaries on the world of science — it'll just take a minute. 60-Second Earth Marijuana Farms Poison Wildlife Tune in ...
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Artificial Jellyfish Built from Rat Cells
Scientific American
Scientific American iPad Cover · Subscribe & get both print AND tablet editions » · Subscribe »; Buy This Issue »; Subscribe to Digital »; Give as a Gift ». Subscribe · News & Features. News; Features; Ask the Experts; Edit This; Extreme Tech; Fact or Fiction; In-Depth Reports; Mind Matters. Blogs. A Blog Around The Clock; Anecdotes from the Archive; @ScientificAmerican; Brainwaves; Budding Scientist .... The World'sLast Worm: A Dreaded Disease Nears Eradication. Scientific American Magazine Jul 15, 2012 | 22 ...
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FDA Approves First Drug to Prevent HIV Infection
Scientific American
Scientific American · iPad Cover · Subscribe & get both print AND tablet editions » · Subscribe »; Buy This Issue »; Subscribe to Digital »; Give as a Gift ». Subscribe · News & Features · News · Features · Ask the Experts · Edit This · Extreme Tech · Fact or Fiction .... The boom industry part will be the deciding factor I predict and because AIDS is primarily a counter culture disease in third worldcountries, we will all fund it with our tax dollars even though AIDS is primarily a personal choice issue unless contracted by rape.
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Time Shift: Is London's Big Ben Falling Down?
Scientific American
Products. Mobile; Scientific American Digital; Briefings on Science; Classics from SA Archives; SA/FSG Books · Log In or Register · Home » Features » ... The world's major cities have nowhere to expand but downward. The technology to manage building ...
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From Living Room to Lily Pad: Is the Fatal Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Spread via ...
Scientific American
Mobile; Scientific American Digital; Briefings on Science; Classics from SA Archives; SA/FSG Books ... He has just finished testing my frog for chytrid fungus—a skin disease that is wreaking havoc in frog and salamander populations around the world.
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Scientific American
How to Back Up Your Computer Data
Scientific American
Tech Talker: Quick and Dirty Tips to Navigate the Digital World. By Eric Escobar | July 18, 2012 | 3. Share; Email; Print ... Scientific American and Quick and Dirty Tips are both Macmillan companies. I've worked in technology for years, and I've seen a lot of ...
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Chemistry Nobelist Attacks Macular Degeneration
Scientific American
Scientific American Podcasts. 60-Second Science Chemistry Nobelist Attacks Macular Degeneration Tune in every weekday for quick reports and commentaries on the world of science — it'll just take a minute. 60-Second Earth Could Geoengineering Stop ...
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Skiing To Mars: The Original Rovers
Scientific American (blog)
Magazines. Scientific American Magazine Subscribe Give as a Gift Browse Archive ...As the world waits with bated breath for NASA's Curiosity rover to attempt a safe landing on Mars on August 6th (EDT), it's interesting to recall the rovers of times past. We've ...
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Scientific American (blog)
Mirrorbox: The Story of How Art Became Science
Scientific American (blog)
About the Author: Bora Zivkovic is the Blog Editor at Scientific American, chronobiologist, biology teacher, organizer of ScienceOnline conferences and editor of Open Laboratory anthologies of best science writing on the Web. ... In areas of increased population density, which includes most cities around the world, don't people increasingly purposely isolate themselves from the crowds of strangers that they are most often in contact with through the use of reading material and personal electronic devices, for example?
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Massive Genomics Center Set to Open in Lower Manhattan
Scientific American (blog)
So, I was delighted to happen this morning upon such a press conference on my way to the Scientific American office. The event was ... “I think we can talk about the effects here but really the effects on the whole world are what's most important.” The involved ...
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Scientific American (blog)
Come Firewalk With Me: The Physics of Hot Coals
Scientific American (blog)
Jennifer Ouellette is a recovering English major turned science writer who loves to indulge her inner geek by finding quirky connections between physics, popular culture, and the world at large. ... David isn't the first scientifically minded sort to engage in firewalking: noted skeptic Michael Shermer has done it, as has Jearl Walker, a former columnist for Scientific American who has performed firewalking and other insane feats, memorably commenting, “There is no classroom demonstration so riveting as one in which ...
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Scientific American (blog)
Introducing: Kelly Oakes
Scientific American (blog)
You career appears to have followed a well-structured progression: you were a science editor of a student-run university publication, you started blogging with Scientific American, then you were an editorial intern at BBC Future, and you're now a freelance science writer. How has your experience been so far? .... I like to think, in a world of SEO and keyword-rich headlines, that it was because the title stood out as something a little different – but I could have just got lucky. Finally, the feature I wrote for BBC Future...
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Scientific American (blog)
The Bizarre, Breathtaking Science Photos of Fritz Goro
Wired News (blog)
If science seeks to uncover the truth, then photography seeks to lay that truth bare to theworld. Photographer Fritz Goro understood ... Goro spent four decades as a photographer for LIFE magazine and Scientific American. The photos here are a selection of ...
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Wired News (blog)
What we know about climate change and drought
Washington Post (blog)
For a more detailed look at how the world could boost its agricultural yields under stress, see Jonathan Foley's recent essay (pdf) in Scientific American. But maintaining the world's food supply — at a time, it should be noted, when the global population is ...
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It's time to bring science to the fore of political discourse by having candidates ...
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After gathering suggestions from thousands of scientists, engineers and citizens , and working in cooperation with a long list of science and engineering organizations — including AAAS, The National Academies, Scientific American and others — the initiative has assembled a list of what it calls "The Top ... Thanks to science and technology, the United States has the world's most productive and diverse agricultural sector, yet many Americans are increasingly concerned about the health and safety of our food.
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Government Invented The Internet! Excellent, So Government Should Be Only 20 ...
Forbes
Scientific American has taken issue with the Wall Street Journal over who really invented the internet. Sci Am's position is that .... Made a Billion Dollars? Our Real-Time Billionaires scoreboard tracks the biggest holdings for 50 of the world's wealthiest people.
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Meet The Genius Kids Of The Google Science Fair
Co.Exist
Designed by 16-year-old Rohit Fenn from Bangalore, India, the Vacu-Flush is a redesigned toilet that takes on two problems in the developing world: the high cost of toilets and the lack of clean water to flush them with. ... and Sergio Pascual in the 15 to 16 age group) all receive a $25000 scholarship, a Google Chromebook kit donated to their classroom, an assortment of Lego-related gifts, a Google goodie bag, a "prize experience," and one year of digital access to Scientific American archives for their schools.
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Adidas To Debut World's First 'Smart Game'
Discovery News
Blogroll. BBC News Online Technology · Earth2Tech · Futurity · IEEE Spectrum · Lab Spaces · Live Science · Physorg · Pop!Tech · Rocky Mountain Institute · Scientific American · TechCrunch · Technology Review · The Guardian: Technology · Wired · World of ...
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Hey, president-to-be: What are your views on science?
Scope (blog)
hey-president-to-be-what-are-your-views-. This is very cool: In an effort to ensure continued dialogue on important science issues this election year, Scientific American will be asking the two presidential candidates their views on 14 science- and technology-related topics. ... Thanks to science and technology, the United States has the world's most productive and diverse agricultural sector, yet many Americans are increasingly concerned about the health and safety of our food. The use of hormones, antibiotics and ...
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Quest for science debate continues
Columbia Journalism Review (blog)
“Research is the driver of the future.” Scientific American signed on as ScienceDebate.org's media partner and will run the full answers to the candidates' questions on its website as soon as they are available, according to editor in chief Mariette DiChristina (Otto had to “pester the campaigns constantly” in 2008, he said). The November issue of the ... If you pretend the world has finite limitations on resources and space for waste, then you're a communist. If Glen Beck says so, must be true. #4 Posted by Thimbles, CJR ...
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The iPad, Magazines, SciFi & Our Preconceptions
The Mac Observer
... or Sell Mac Merch. & Job Postings · The TMO Lounge · WorldNews/Politics/Philosophy · Contact · RSS ... Here's another example. The last time I looked, Scientific American (in English) was available in neither the Apple Newsstand nor Zinio. (As of July 17, ...
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McGraw-Hill Professional Names John Rennie Editorial Director of the Science ...
MarketWatch (press release)
Before joining McGraw-Hill Professional, John served as editor in chief of Scientific American(including the monthly magazine Scientific American Mind, ScientificAmerican.com and other publications). During his tenure the magazine won two ... About McGraw-Hill EducationMcGraw-Hill Education is a content, software and services-based education company that draws on more than 100 years of educational expertise to offer solutions, which improve learning outcomes around the world. McGraw-Hill is the adaptive ...
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Not Your Average Science Fair: Google Announces Winners of 2012 Contest
Mashable
Students from around the world were invited to submit their science projects digitally, and 15 outstanding entries were selected based on criteria ranging from hypotheses to experiment design and data collection. The finalists presented their projects yesterday, with winners selected in each of three age groups — 13-14, 15-16 and 17-18 — as well as a grand prize winner. This year, one of Google's science fair partners, Scientific American magazine, also selected a project to receive the Science in Action award.
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Inside the 2012 Google Science Fair [PICS]
Mashable
This past Monday, Google partnered with CERN, National Geographic, Lego, and Scientific American to host the second annual Google Science Fair. This year's fair hosted 21 teens from all over the world. Each age group 13-14, 15-16, and 17-18 presented ...
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Guest Opinion: Paranormal investigations and Christianity… not two peas in a pod
York News-Times
Christianity deals with the reality that there is a spiritual side to this world, but does not delve into areas where God forbids for our own good; such as ghost hunting or occult practices. A spiritual, positive group that encourages investigations into darkness is ... A Feb 7, 2008 article in Scientific American by Robynne Boyd entitled, “Do People Only Use 10 Percent of Their Brains: What's the matter with only exploiting a portion of our gray matter?” indicates the opposite, we actually use a great portion of our brains that ...
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Which Species Must Die?
LiveScience.com
Looks like you're on your own, rockhopper penguins. If you can't wing it in this world alone, we'll just have to say adieu. The costly, long-shot measures needed to protect you are ... In the August 2012 issue of Scientific American, Colorado-based journalist Michelle Nijhuis investigates some of the new systems of triage that scientists are using determine which species to save and which to leave to die. This reality is a stomach turner, but conservation groups can no longer afford to try to protect as many plants and ...
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10 Mind-Blowing Discoveries This Week
AlterNet
All I'm saying is that whatever problems you're having this week -- if the miracle of technology is making you a mental case or if you were the embarrassed TSA agent who got the guy with theworld's longest penis in his line (I should have that person's problems), tut tut. At least you don't ... This creature enters the human system through drinking water that has fleas in it that have guinea worm larvae in their system: “The larvae grow to maturity inside the human body,” reports Scientific American's Roxanne Roberts.
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How He Proved His Mettle
Investor's Business Daily
... becoming brittle. Once refined, it can be easily shaped, rolled and stretched, and readily recycled. Rich Ideas. Whoever figured how to commercialize it, Hall's chemistry professor told the class, "would be a great benefactor to the world and lay up a great fortune in the process." ... Hall also perused copies of the monthly Scientific American, following the exploits of such inventors as George Westinghouse. The boy conducted his own experiments as well, once accidentally setting the cupola of the family home on fire.
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At 30, this Indian-American is a trailblazer
Rediff
Kishore told rediff.com that "This kind award from the ASM gives great recognition to re-marrying the social and biomedical determinants of health -- and gives great value to theworld's trainees keen to re-imagine health this century." He argued that "our education can and should be levered for transformative ... Kishore's health-related work has been featured by the media, including Scientific American, The Huffington Post and The Scientist. He is a co-author of the forthcoming textbook Sick Societies, published by ...
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Rats can laugh, study suggests; magazine shows how science explores remote ...
Washington Post
Scientific American, July. We've not uncovered a lot of evidence that the animal kingdom is rich in yuks and one-liners, but maybe we just didn't know what to listen for. In this month's issue of Scientific American, cognitive scientist Jesse Bering tells about recent research that suggests that rats can laugh. Not that you'd recognize their laughter as such. “Rat laughter ... World Watcher Badge. WorldWatchers consistently offer thought-provoking, timely comments on international affairs. More about badges | Request a ...
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5 Ways Your Friends Are Good For Your Health
Huffington Post
"You're not what you eat -- you're who you eat with," wrote Scientific American's Christie Nicholson, reporting on recent research examining why our friends' weight influences our own. The study, published in the journal PLoS ONE, found that overweight ...
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Saved by My Insulin Cap
Huffington Post (blog)
Note: While I was given a Timesulin insulin cap at the IDF World Congress in Dubai, in full disclosure I have no commercial ties with Timesulin, nor have I been asked to write this, or any other article, for them. Riva speaks to patients and health care providers about flourishing with diabetes and is the author of "50 ... Childhood Vaccines Cleared of Autism, Diabetes Link in New Report: Scientific American · Study: Red and Processed Meats Linked to Type 2 Diabetes: As summer comes to a close, so does BBQ season.
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The Semantic Web and the Modern Enterprise
CMSWire
Alongside Jim Hendler and Ora Lassila, Berners-Lee introduced the Semantic Web to the world in a 2001 article in Scientific American. This article set forth a world where software agents scurry across the Web, discovering and consuming structured content...
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By Tavi Greiner
News at the top of the hour, from Scientific American's “60-Second Earth” ~ 35 Years of Renewable Energy. (00:01:30). An Astronomy.FM original program, “The Event^Horizon” ~ With Marty Kunz, Nick Evetts, and John Schroer. Join us in the ...
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