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Frank Swain is a science writer and blogger. He is based in the UK.
November 20, 2009
Category: Games
Unlike most games, this one wants you to prevent havoc, not create it! But it's still fun! Following in the footsteps of The Great Flu, this is a game designed by the noble people responsible for saving lives in real...
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November 19, 2009
Category: Art
It's been almost 1,000 years since Arab scholar Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) began writing his Book of Optics, a groundbreaking treatise that led to the development of the microscope. Scientific American has a round-up of the winners of the 2009 Olympus...
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November 11, 2009
Category: bad science
The NY Post reported yesterday that a brain-training type programme had been taken up by dozens of schools in New York, despite its connections to the Dahn Yoga cult. A controversial teaching program linked to an alleged cult leader managed...
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November 9, 2009
Category: Singh vs BCA
In the fight against companies and individuals using legal threats to silence critics, charity Sense About Science is beefing up its campaign to reform the UK's ill-constructed libel laws. Dear friendsThis is an exciting time to talk to you about...
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November 4, 2009
Category: General
I'm reading the award-winning Decoding the Heavens at the moment, so what better time to discover the Smithsonian website has an excellent article on underwater archaeology? Beneath the slate-gray surface of the North Sea, about a half-mile off England's east...
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Category: General
And because I didn't get this up yesterday: it's been 52 years since an intrepid little mongrel made it into space. Here's to you, Laika!...
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