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A Real-Life Doctor Frankenstein?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 05.16.2012

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2012-05-16-Screenshot20120516at3.52.36PM.pngGiovanni Aldini may not be a household name, but his contributions to science cannot be ignored. Neither can his macabre demonstrations of the power of electricity on the human body.

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Isaac Newton Confessed 48 Sins: You Won't Believe #13

Posted 01.07.2012

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Isaac Newton discovered the laws of gravity, revolutionized optics and co-invented calculus, but as a teenager he saw himself as a sinner. Brain Pi...

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PHOTOS: 10 Of The Most Fascinating Thought Experiments

Posted 01.05.2012

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Thought experiments are meant to illustrate a scientific or philosophical point without having to do the dirty work of an actual experiment. You m...

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Renowned Scientist's Work Gets A New Home

AP | Posted 12.12.2011

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LONDON -- The University of Cambridge says it is posting almost all of Isaac Newton manuscripts to the Internet. The university said Monday it is lau...

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Physics, Porn, and Personal Responsibility: Isaac Newton's Laws Applied

Bethany St. James | Posted 02.05.2012

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Bethany St. James

Every action has a consequence. If we go against the actual laws of physics, why are we surprised when the result is less than satisfactory?

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Should Obama Show His School Transcripts?

Bernard Starr | Posted 07.12.2011

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Bernard Starr

Once again Trump is demanding proof -- this time he wants to inspect Obama's school transcripts. Should we be concerned? I think not.

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The Dangers Of Believing In Parallel Worlds

Clay Farris Naff | Posted 05.25.2011

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Clay Farris Naff

Big Ideas, such as Einstein's relativity, are tremendous achievements in science. All the same, Big Ideas have a way of filtering into popular culture, where they sometimes mutate and do harm.

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First Nighter: Young Women Behave Badly in Bachelorette and So Does Bachelorette

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Finkle

Now at Second Stage Uptown we're given 29-year-old Leslye Headland's Bachelorette, which takes place in a hotel room the night before a wedding.

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It Took 99 Years For Anyone To Notice That The Oxford English Dictionary Was Wrong

AOL | Terence Neilan | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Oxford English Dictionary got it wrong, and it took 99 years before anyone noticed. Siphons don't work, it turns out, because of atmospheric pres...

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Newton's Apples On Google Logo: Animated Doodle Celebrates Sir Isaac Newton's Birthday

Posted 05.25.2011

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Google is honoring Sir Isaac Newton with it's first animated logo design on the English scientist and thinker's birthday. Newton was born 367 years ag...

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Climategate In Perspective, Featuring Isaac Newton

Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.25.2011

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Brendan DeMelle

Climate conspriricists pounced at the opportunity to draw grandiose conclusions from the illegal hacking of private emails from the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit.

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Can You Change the Past?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

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Deepak Chopra

The sum of the matter is this: physical reality begins and ends with the observer. We cannot go beyond the observer with our concepts of space and time.

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