Experiments

Negative Irreproducible Tweets... for Science

Michael Ham | Posted 03.06.2012

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Michael Ham

Every scientist has at least one paper or graph tucked in a folder that lies in a dusty corner of the hard drive. The data is interesting, but doesn't lend itself to the creation of the grand narrative you must have for a traditional publication.

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Students' Ambitions Orbiting Above The Atmosphere

Posted 07.19.2011

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While Monday marked the launch of Space Shuttle Endeavour's (STS-134) final mission, the event goes further than the excitement of watching a ship bla...

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Heat Waves Could Be Common By 2039 In U.S., Finds Stanford Study

Posted 05.25.2011

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Devastating heat waves that result in fatalities and crop losses may increasingly become a common occurrence in the United States over the next three ...

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Heat Waves Could Be Common By 2039 In U.S., Finds Stanford Study

Posted 05.25.2011

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Devastating heat waves that result in fatalities and crop losses may increasingly become a common occurrence in the United States over the next three ...

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Did The Bush Administration Experiment On Detainees?

Mother Jones | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Torture, Cia, CIA Interrogation, Bush Administration, Enemy Combatants, George W. Bush, Physicians for Human Rights, Experiments, Politics News

In the course of trying to prove that its "enhanced" interrogation program was legal, the Bush administration may have broken the law, according to a ...

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The Big Rock Candy Mountain of Data

Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Blumenthal

Yesterday, I attended a press briefing on the 2008 elections by four organizations affiliated with the Democratic party. More important, they drew bac...

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