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nanoscale views: What does it mean for a material to be an "insulator"? "We broadly lump solids into two groups, those that conduct electricity and those that don't. Materials in the latter category are known as insulators, and it turns out that there are at least three different kinds." (tags:…
CHART ATTACK!: 11/20/76 | Popdose "I keep trying to figure out what this song is really trying to say in its subtext -- but no, I'm pretty sure it's actually about two muskrats courting. I know I said this a few songs ago, but WHY? Why did we need a song about two muskrats on a date? And even…
Neanderthal Bones Make a Case for Redheads - New York Times Make up your own Irish joke. (tags: science news biology) Jobs, News and Views for All of Higher Education - Inside Higher Ed :: Teaching Professors to Be More Effective Teachers Targeted efforts to teach how to read scholarly texts…
Spirit Stuck - The Planetary Society Blog | The Planetary Society "The Spirit rover on Mars is currently stuck in a patch of loose material. After a few attempts to get free, the team has wisely decided to do further experiments on Earth instead of on Mars. They will now recreate the conditions…