Articles from 09/2008
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Turning a Blind Eye
An image said to reveal an "unknown" tribe instead exposes a history of our ignorance and greed.
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Of Mice and Models
New research shows that neurons across species are not created equal. What does this mean for animal research?
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Mechanical Generation
The unveiling of a 3-D printer that was built to build itself is hailed as a step toward "Darwinian Marxism."
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Cribsheet #17: Solar Power
Seed's Downloadable Tool for Living in the 21st Century
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Beauty and the Brain
Neuroaesthetics promises to reinvigorate science's search for a theory of beauty.
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Large and in Charge
Particles are accelerated to unprecedented speeds at CERN's Large Hadron Collider with ultimate hopes of uncovering the universe's darkest secrets.
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The Creation Simulation
Why does a blockbuster video game that embraces biological evolution resemble intelligent design?
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Video games are reshaping how we perform and promote science.
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Steven Pinker on Swearing and Violence
Ideas are connected in circuitous ways, and you never know when a discovery in one area will shed light on another.
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Ideas
I Tried Almost Everything Else
John Rinn, snowboarder, skateboarder, and “genomic origamist,” on why we should dumpster-dive in our genomes and the inspiration of a middle-distance runner.
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Ideas
Going, Going, Gone
The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
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Ideas
Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare
Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.
