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August 2011

48 posts

DNA-based artificial neural network is a primitive brain in a test tube (video) -- Engadget → engadget.com
Jul 31, 2011
The Batman Equation → gizmodo.com
Jul 31, 2011
Is Breast Milk Baby the New Barbie? - NYTimes.com → well.blogs.nytimes.com
Jul 31, 2011
New Roles for Transgender Performers - NYTimes.com → nytimes.com
Jul 31, 2011

July 2011

236 posts

Jul 31, 2011127 notes
Are Internet Explorer users dumb? - CNN.com → cnn.com
Jul 30, 2011
Children Play Like Scientists Work | Wired Science | Wired.com → wired.com
Jul 29, 2011
Medical schools need to better recognize mental illness in students → kevinmd.com
Jul 29, 2011
Fast-food calorie counts on menus prompt cuts - USATODAY.com → yourlife.usatoday.com
Jul 29, 2011
House Republicans Try to Roll Back Environmental Rules - NYTimes.com → nytimes.com

Assholes.

Jul 29, 2011
Apple now has more cash than the U.S. government - CNN.com → cnn.com
Jul 29, 2011
Jul 29, 2011
Play
Jul 29, 2011
Jul 29, 2011
Some Nose-Job Patients May Have Mental Illness - NYTimes.com → well.blogs.nytimes.com
Jul 29, 2011
Space Station To Be Deorbited After 2020 - Slashdot → science.slashdot.org

I can see a scifi story in this…

Jul 29, 2011
Yoga boosts stress-busting hormone, reduces pain, study finds → sciencedaily.com
Jul 29, 2011
BBC News - Nature's hidden prime number code → bbc.co.uk

Math is weird

Jul 29, 2011
Bill Gates Spent the Best Money of His Life 30 Years Ago Today → gizmodo.com
Jul 28, 2011
Azumio collects $2.5M to turn smartphones into health monitors — Tech News and Analysis → gigaom.com
Jul 28, 2011
Prisoners use papier-mache to disguise breakout attempt | UK news | guardian.co.uk → guardian.co.uk

Shawshank Redemption: Papier-mache’ edition

Jul 28, 2011
Jul 28, 2011
“As women find themselves increasingly under attack from conservative legislators who would like to chip away at the right to choose until there literally is no choice, we need more Americans like Speier and the Deavers who will speak out against ideology-based laws that cause more pain and suffering than they are designed to prevent.” —Implications of Nebraska’s ill-conceived fetal pain law
Jul 28, 2011
Chinese Couple Sells Kids To Fund Online Gaming - Slashdot → idle.slashdot.org

Reminds me of Clara from The Guild

Jul 28, 2011
It's Dim Up North, So People Need Bigger Brains: Scientific American → scientificamerican.com

Hmm. Smells like phrenology to me.

Jul 28, 2011
BBC News - Lucas loses Star Wars copyright case at Supreme Court → bbc.co.uk
Jul 28, 2011
Farmers Seriously Need Diamond-Covered Plows → gizmodo.com
Jul 27, 2011
Judge Gives Embryonic Stem Cell Research the Green Light → gizmodo.com

Yes!

Jul 27, 2011
Minus: A positive file-sharing experience | The Download Blog - Download.com → download.cnet.com
Jul 27, 2011
Jul 27, 2011
Do You Have Property Rights Over Your DNA? | Techdirt → techdirt.com
Jul 27, 2011
Jul 27, 2011
Use Google For An Easy Home Surveillance System | TechCrunch → techcrunch.com
Jul 27, 2011
An advance toward ultra-portable electronic devices → sciencedaily.com
Jul 27, 2011
Taller people at greater risk for cancer, study finds - USATODAY.com → yourlife.usatoday.com
Jul 26, 2011
Why Brains Get Creeped Out by Androids | Wired Science | Wired.com → wired.com
Jul 26, 20112 notes
Fujitsu installs Windows 7... on a phone • reghardware → reghardware.com
Jul 26, 2011
One Per Cent: Internet wiz plays Robin Hood by stealing 5m articles → newscientist.com
Jul 26, 2011
Why Does Time Fly?: Scientific American → scientificamerican.com
Jul 26, 2011
Ancient footprints show human-like walking began nearly 4 million years ago → sciencedaily.com
Jul 26, 2011
Exercise May Keep The Brain Sharp - Exercise and Fitness Tips with Workout Routines, and Mind - Body Fitness on MedicineNet.com → medicinenet.com
Jul 26, 2011
Survey: Nearly 1 in 4 Americans binge-drink - USATODAY.com → yourlife.usatoday.com
Jul 25, 2011
Best Healthy Foods You Aren’t Eating: Greek Yogurt, Canned Tomatoes, and More → m.webmd.com
Jul 25, 2011
BBC News - Mum's stress is passed to baby in the womb → bbc.co.uk
Jul 25, 2011
How to be in two places at the same time - physics-math - 19 July 2011 - New Scientist → newscientist.com
Jul 25, 2011
Tanning Can Cause Cancer, but Not Tanning Could Cause a Lot Worse → gizmodo.com
Jul 25, 2011
Birth control should be fully covered under health plans, report says - CNN.com → cnn.com
Jul 25, 2011
Suppressed Report Shows Pirates Are Good Customers - Slashdot → yro.slashdot.org
Jul 25, 2011
Wall-E Robot Made With LEGO Mindstorms - Slashdot → idle.slashdot.org
Jul 25, 2011
Longest Polar Bear Swim Recorded—426 Miles Straight → news.nationalgeographic.com
Jul 24, 2011
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