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Bulb In, Bulb Out - NYTimes.com "Over the past few years, in conditions of strict secrecy, a multinational team of scientists has been making a mighty effort to change the light bulb. The prototype they've developed is four inches tall, with a familiar tapered shape, and unlighted, it resembles a…
Children's early academic and attention skills best predict later school success "Behavior problems, lack of social skills not linked with later achievement." This is described as "surprising," and I can't for the life of me see why. (tags: academia education news) Cocktail Party Physics: the…
birds are gross - rosemary mosco The awesome turkey vulture. (tags: comics biology science silly) nanoscale views: Combined single-molecule electronics and optics "The two-sentence summary: we can do simultaneous electronic and optical measurements on single molecules (!) by using our…
Southern Baptists Back a Shift on Climate Change - New York Times '[T]he new declaration, which will be released Monday, states, "Our cautious response to these issues in the face of mounting evidence may be seen by the world as uncaring, reckless and ill-informed."' (tags: politics religion…