Truth
“For me, the truth is always about this muddying of actuality and metaphor. We live on a mingled plane.” — Jonathan Lethem
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A Man on the Edge
November 03, 2009
A new biography explores Jacques Cousteau’s strange and colorful life but struggles to uncover why he has been so quickly forgotten.
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Overhyped Placebos of Doom?
October 28, 2009
Despite centuries of investigation, scientists still have much to learn about the origins and meaning of the placebo effect.
cognition, public perception, research, research blogging, truth
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Up the Cosmic Distance Ladder
October 19, 2009
The development of astronomy can be seen as a millennia-long quest to measure and know the true scale of the natural world.
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Back From the Future
October 16, 2009
A crazy theory about the Higgs-Boson sparks debate in the physics community, and the perils of cloud computing becomes all too real.
lhc, risk, technology, time, truth, week in review
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At the Edge of Perception
October 15, 2009
Artist Luke Jerram's work explores the limits of science and art, challenging the boundaries of both.
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Futurity Imperfect
October 02, 2009
The science journalism community weighs in as a new website blurs the line between reporting and public relations.
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Erasing Dark Energy
September 24, 2009
Why do we need dark energy to explain the observable universe? Two mathematicians propose an alternate solution that, while beautiful, may raise even more questions than it answers.
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Richard Dawkins Seeks Converts
September 22, 2009
In his new book, Richard Dawkins sets out to convince the unconvinced that evolution is true. Will he succeed?
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Not Just for Fence-Sitters
September 22, 2009
Dawkins’ new book, The Greatest Show on Earth, demonstrates the power of storytelling in communicating evolution’s biological evidence.
bias, data, featured blogger, public perception, theory, truth
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This Image Is Not Moving
September 16, 2009
Optical illusions may seem to deceive, but they actually reveal truths about how our brains construct reality.
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Studying the Strangest Man
September 15, 2009
Graham Farmelo explains why Paul Dirac may be the 20th century’s most misunderstood physicist, and speculates that Dirac may have had undiagnosed autism.
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Because E=mc2
August 25, 2009
On the beauty and significance of the world’s most oft-cited but less oft-understood equation.
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Death and the Rumor Mill
August 21, 2009
With healthcare reform on the table, rumors about end of life care were greatly exaggerated. Plus a carnivorous plant is hyped and DNA evidence is faked.
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Truth or Lies
August 17, 2009
A new study raises the question of whether being honest is a conscious decision at all.
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Opera in the Fifth Dimension
August 10, 2009
In Hypermusic Prologue, physicist Lisa Randall re-imagines her extradimensional theories of the universe as opera.
happiness, irrationality, public perception, space, theory, truth
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Inside the Mathematical Mind
July 21, 2009
Mariana Cook’s stunning portraits and narration from her subjects offers a candid look at the secret lives of mathematicians.
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Ida-lized! The Branding of a Fossil
May 22, 2009
Jørn Hurum, the History Channel, and PLoS ONE editors tell us how and why they kept the story of the "missing link" fossil a secret.
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Is There a Better Word for Doom?
May 21, 2009
Six experts discuss the merits of framing climate change, the language that troubles them, and the inherent bias of any chosen word.
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Energy for Nothing, Carbs for Free
April 28, 2009
When we push athletes to their limits in the lab, we’re learning that their brains give up before their muscles do. Is fatigue really just all in our heads?
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Exploding a Theory
March 27, 2009
A recent supernova is calling into question what we know about the life and death of stars.
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