February 2012
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Chimps are self-aware, says new research →
CHIMPANZEES ARE SELF-AWARE and can anticipate the impact of their actions on the environment around them, an ability once thought to be uniquely human, according to a study released on Wednesday.
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How 1-year-olds can recognize beliefs of others →
New ‘theory of mind’ approach: RUB philosophers report in Cognition
Prof. Dr. Albert Newen and Dr. Leon de Bruin from the Institute of Philosophy II at the Ruhr-Universität explain their theory in the journal Cognition. In the first year of life, children already have a basic “theory of mind”, that is, they are capable of distinguishing their own beliefs from those of...
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Earth's Clouds Are Getting Lower, NASA Satellite... →
Earth’s clouds got a little lower — about one percent on average — during the first decade of this century, finds a new NASA-funded university study based on NASA satellite data. The results have potential implications for future global climate.
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How to Remove Your Google Search History Before... →
This is super easy and may save you some trouble later.
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Scientists find chemical that could make... →
Breakthrough chemical brings stem cells stored in bone marrow directly to the site of a wound.
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'Waterworld' super planet confirmed →
An entirely new kind of planet dominated by water and not by rock, gas or other common materials has been identified by US scientists.
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Lego Prosthethic Arm Takes Custom Prostheses to a... →
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Mind Reading: The Researchers Who Analyzed all the... →
Searching all the porn on the Internet might not seem like the most scientifically productive activity, but computational neuroscientists Ogi Ogas and Sai Gaddam did it anyway.
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Carbon dioxide breaking down marine ecosystems →
VANCOUVER — If carbon dioxide emissions don’t begin to decline soon, the complex fabric of marine ecosystems will begin fraying — and eventually unravel completely, two new studies conclude.
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Dolphins are 'people' say scientists →
Dolphins deserve to be treated as non-human “persons” whose rights to life and liberty should be respected, scientists meeting in Canada have been told.
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Digitization Project Brings Ancient Inscriptions... →
“The Freer Gallery of Art and the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives announces a new 3-D digital resource that will enable scholars and the public to learn more about the ancient Near East through a unique group of pressed-paper molds called squeezes. This resource provides unparalleled access to the archives’ collection of squeezes from ancient Near Eastern archaeological...
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Attacks paid for by big business are 'driving... →
Researchers attending one of the world’s major academic conferences ‘are scared to death of the anti-science lobby
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“Beyond the universe there is nothing and within the universe the supernatural...”
– From Charles L. Wallis, Stories on Stone, 1954
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‘Climate Deniers’ Follow ‘Creationists’ to... →
The Heartland Institute, a right-wing think tank funded by the Koch brothers, Microsoft, and other top corporations, is planning to develop a “global warming curriculum” for elementary schoolchildren that presents climate science as “a major scientific controversy,” according to a report by Think Progress.
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Rant
So I guess it’s impossible to have my cake and eat it too. So this girl gives me her number, she seemed to have a great personality and digs graphic design—I’m married—but it’s still nice to make a friend.
So my wife and I grab a drink with her and she comes back to our place, and she’s hitting on both of us; a threesome looks very plausible! So what’s...
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Brain Scans Could Reveal If Your Relationship Will... →
When you’re in the early stages of falling in love, you might hide it from friends and family. But you can’t hide it from neuroscientists. By charting brain activity with an fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) machine, scientists can spot telltale regions of your brain glowing joyously when you look at a photograph of your beloved.
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The new anti-science assault on US schools →
In a disturbing trend, anti-evolution campaigners are combining with climate change deniers to undermine public education
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10 Scientific and Technological Visionaries Who... →
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Your Brain on Politics: The Cognitive Neuroscience... →
This is an invited guest post by Andrea Kuszewski, a Behavior Therapist and Consultant for children on the autism spectrum based in Florida, and a researcher and manager with VORTEX: Integrative Science Improving Societies, based in Bogotá, Colombia. She blogs at The Rogue Neuron and tweets as @AndreaKuszewski.
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“The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson
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This is why I stopped attending church years ago →
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Have Bees Become Canaries In the Coal Mine? Why... →
What scientists are beginning to understand about the cause of colony collapse could be a message for all of us.
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Teachers urged to address porn factor →
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Free Starbucks →
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It's Bullshit
scottstaples:
I tried watching your video but it wouldn’t load. I got just past the introduction and it took about 7 minutes of my time. Couldn’t handle it anymore.
The fact of the matter is that fundamentally you can’t answer the question. You can’t say where all of this came from. It is, as of right now, an impossibility. The origin of the universe will always be a mystery.{and we’d...
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