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The Daily Show’s John Oliver Visits the Large Hadron Collider And he found a high school science teacher who thinks that it will destroy the world! And CNN, Fox News and BBC put this guy on TV because they think that counts as “balanced journalism”!!

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The Daily Show’s John Oliver Visits the Large Hadron Collider And he found a high school science teacher who thinks that it will destroy the world! And CNN, Fox News and BBC put this guy on TV because they think that counts as “balanced journalism”!!

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Best Science Books 2010 →

How to Teach Physics to Your Dog by Chad Orzel Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age by Clay Shirky The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home by Dan Ariely Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python by Al Sweigart Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks by Ben Goldacre Where Good Ideas Come From: The...

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Best Science Books 2010 →

How to Teach Physics to Your Dog by Chad Orzel Cognitive Surplus: Creativity and Generosity in a Connected Age by Clay Shirky The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home by Dan Ariely Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python by Al Sweigart Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks by Ben Goldacre Where Good Ideas Come From: The...

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Howdy Tumblr friends! I have been on my self-imposed unplugged holiday exile, something I do from time to time to break free of the wires, spend time with family, you know … clear the mind. What did I miss?

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“Don’t use skepticism as a thinly veiled excuse for inaction or remaining in your...”

– The Four-Hour Body by Tim Ferriss (via jfotheringham)

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realcleverscience: Michael Specter: The Danger of Science Denial - TED Most of the TED talks are incredible, but this one was particularly great. Honestly, it reminded me all too much of the kinds of conversations I have with people about science, progress, human nature, belief, etc. Highly recommended. Michael Specter’s Wiki page.

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realcleverscience: Michael Specter: The Danger of Science Denial - TED Most of the TED talks are incredible, but this one was particularly great. Honestly, it reminded me all too much of the kinds of conversations I have with people about science, progress, human nature, belief, etc. Highly recommended. Michael Specter’s Wiki page.

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Is the creation of artificial life the biggest... →

yiseon: View results after you vote In a discussion of momentous scientific events of 2010, we singled out the creation of the first artificial life form as the most groundbreaking of the lot. We also praised the Large Hadron Collider’s successful first year and the capturing of the motion of an electron within an atom. Elsewhere, Science plumped for the construction of the first quantum...

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