April 2011
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Earthquake triggering, and why we don't know where... →
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Plants that act like people →
Aside from an active social life, plants display a whole range of other human-like behaviours. New Scientist looks at plants that can choose their mate, others that cry out for help and some that can even fake an illness.
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A reader asks: How fast was MESSENGER going on its...
This question was left in the comments of the first pic of Mercury from orbit taken by MESSENGER and I decided to bump it up to a full post.
How fast was the Messsenger traveling to reach Mercury in 6 1/2 years?
According to NASA, MESSENGER had to travel a distance of 4.9 billion miles to reach Mercury. Although Mercury is only (ha!) 100 million miles from Earth, in order to gain enough...
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sthomp replied to your post: Hi! My response to your post about evolution offended someone and I was wondering what your thoughts on my response are since you are an actual scientist and I am just one in training :)
So what do you say to the person like me who thinks, Why couldn’t God have created all this, including evolution. I mean OK kind of odd example but when cooking a risotto you don’t...
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My writing was just quoted by Andrew Sullivan on... →
This is sort of surreal, considering how popular his blog on The Atlantic is. Even if the piece was about beards and biology.
Scientists Recreate Autism With One Gene →
Very cool, but SHANK3 mutations only account for about 1% of autism so we have 99% of the game to go :)
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China leads challenge to scientific superpowers →
It’s no surprise that China, Brazil and India have been increasing their scientific output and spending a lot more on R&D lately, but I was surprised to hear how fast Iran is growing. Something tells me that in Tehran, peer review leaves something to be desired, though.
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flauntingfleetingfeeling-deacti asked: If you live in Austin,Texas, I will find you and force you to take shots with me.
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buggirl asked: Hi! My response to your post about evolution offended someone and I was wondering what your thoughts on my response are since you are an actual scientist and I am just one in training :)
wumbophilia asked: Are you American?
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WatchThe Most Bizarre Brain Disorders featuring V.S. Ramachandran on BigThink. People who don’t recognize their mothers, people who think they are dead and more …
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