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WATCH: Virtual Humans In The Wild Wild West

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Virtual Humans, Science, Video, Adaptive Technology, Cara Santa Maria, Usc, Computer Science, Talk Nerdy to Me, Artificial Intelligence, Institute for Creative Technologies, Science News

Have you ever had a conversation with a computer that wasn't one-sided? Virtual humans are the newest attempt to cross the uncanny valley and present ...

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SLIDESHOW: 'Benjamin Button' Brothers Said To Have Bizarre 'Age-Reversing' Disease

The Huffington Post | Jacqueline Howard | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Leukodystrophy, Mld, Neuroscience, Arylsulfatase a Deficiency, Benjamin Button, Michael Clark, Science, Benjamin Button Disease, Science News, Matthew Clark, Rare Disorder, Science News

They're being called the "Benjamin Button" brothers--a reference to "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," the 2008 movie in which Brad Pitt plays a m...

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When Scientists Speak, Who Listens?

Robert Walker | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Planet Under Pressure, Population, Population Growth, Biodiversity, Royal Society, Environment, Sustainability, Climate Change, Resource-Scarcity, Consumption, Food Security, Climate Change Science, Science, Global Warming, Scientists, Green News

If scientists get any media attention it's only because the science-deniers are ridiculing them. We live in the Era of Willful Ignorance. It is not only acceptable; it is fashionable to throw scientific caution to the wind.

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Leonardo Da Vinci's Legacy

Posted 05.02.2012

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Most of us know the Leonardo's famous works by now. From the "Last Supper" to the "Vitruvian Man" and, of course, the "Mona Lisa", Leonardo's masterpi...

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Analytic Thinking Erodes Religious Belief

Rob Brooks | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Religion, Atheist, Atheism, Agnostic, Rationality, Science, Evolution, Stephen Jay Gould, Faith, Religion and Science, Religion News

Although there is considerable disagreement about whether education kills religious faith, people's chances of identifying as religious believers declines with scientific education and education in rational thinking.

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The 7 Cleverest Science Experiments In History

Michael Brooks | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Book News, Famous Science, Science History, Pulitzer Prize, Pulitzer Prize Science, Famous Scientists, Science Book, Science, Pulitzer Prize Scientists, Science History Book, Slidepollajax, Scientists, Books News

Sometimes doing something stupid or undignified is the only way to make the discovery or breakthrough you have been reaching towards. Sure, you might break a taboo or two, and you'll almost certainly break the rules, but since when did playing safe win anyone a Nobel Prize?

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Study Of Compassion In Atheists, Faithful Yields Big Surprise

Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Video, Religious People, UC Berkeley, Personality Science, Science, Atheists, Psychology, Science News, Religion Study, Compassion Study, Science News

By: LiveScience Staff Published: 05/01/2012 12:11 PM EDT on LiveScience Atheists and agnostics are more driven by compassion to help others than a...

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Are Humans Still Evolving? New Study Gives Surprising Answer

Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Video, Human Evolution, Humanity of Sciences, Human Brain, Nature, Humans Are Evolving, Science, Science News, Proceedings of the National Academy, Human Life, Science News

By: Charles Choi, LiveScience Contributor Published: 04/30/2012 03:11 PM EDT on LiveScience Natural forces of evolution still continue to shape hu...

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The Natural Selection of the Immortal Soul: A Thought Experiment (IV and V)

Evan Eisenberg | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Religion, Science, Evolution, Religion and Science, Immortal Soul, Life After Death, Natural Selection, Religion News

As the Buddhist scholar Robert Thurman has noted, those unflinching realists who scoff at the notion of an afterlife may be the ones indulging in wishful thinking.

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'Radical' Physics Experiment Shows How Future Can Affect Past

Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Quantum Physics, Video, Quantum Information, Physics, Institute for Quantum Optics, Science, Entangled Particles, Science News, Physics Laws, Quantum Entanglement, Science News

By: Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 04/30/2012 11:30 AM EDT on LiveScience Spooky quantum entanglement just got spookier. ...

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WATCH: Does Prayer Work?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Tanya Luhrmann, Religion, Video, Talk Nerdy to Me, Does Prayer Work, Science, Prayer, Cara Santa Maria, Science News, Michael Shermer, Intercessory Prayer, Science News

An overwhelming 83 percent of Americans say that God answers prayers--which raises the question, does prayer work? Is it something that we can even be...

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Inquiring Minds Want to Know! Attending the 2012 Cambridge Science Festival

Zoe P. Strassfield | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Boston University, History, Astronomy, Harvard University, Cambridge, Cambridge Science Festival, Boston, Science, Evolution, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Technology, Robots, Comedy, Science Education, College News

While I'm incredibly sore that I couldn't be in New York today to see the Space Shuttle Enterprise arrive aboard NASA's carrier jet, living in Boston has allowed me to enjoy some first-rate experiences. The single luckiest event so far would have to be the Cambridge Science Festival.

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THIS WEEKEND: See 'Supermoon' In Night Sky

Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Close Moon, Supermoon 2012, Skywatcher, Video, Space, Blue Moon, Science, Lunar Perigee, Full Moon, Moon, Science News, Supermoon, Science News

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 04/30/2012 02:02 PM EDT on SPACE.com Skywatchers take note: The biggest full moon of the year is due to arrive thi...

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Want to Undermine Science in Public Policy? Start With Sex

Dr. Marty Klein | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Abortion, Pornography, Sex, Safe Sex, Science, Promiscuity, Sexual Solicitation, Strip Clubs, Sexual Predators, Science News

The facts about sexuality should not be trivialized into a matter of opinion. As Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but everyone is NOT entitled to their own facts.

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Should Dow Get a Veto Over Government Scientists?

Andy Igrejas | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Science, Congress, Chemicals, Health, Dow Chemical, Report-on-Carcinogens, The National Toxicology Program, House Small Business Committee, House Science Committee, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Health, Green News

An obscure Congressional hearing on Tuesday became a flashpoint in a very important conflict: the attempt by the chemical industry to gain a veto over the work of government scientists. This time, however, the scientists fought back.

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Rodent Study Yields Surprise About 'Success' Of Rats, Mice

Posted 04.29.2012

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By: Wynne Parry, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 04/27/2012 05:21 PM EDT on LiveScience Rats and their close relatives, including mice, make ...

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Physicists Report Discovery Of New Subatomic Particle

AP | Posted 04.30.2012

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GENEVA -- European researchers say they have discovered a new subatomic particle that helps confirm our knowledge about how quarks bind – one of...

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Pigeon Study Unlocks Secret Of Birds' Amazing Homing Skills

| Sarah C. P. Williams | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Video, Biology, Navigation, Homing Pigeons, Science, Birds, Earth, Magnetic Fields, Pigeons, Science News, Gps, Hemisphere, Science News

Release a pigeon thousands of kilometers from home, and it'll fly across seas, forests, or deserts to return. It's not sight or smell that allows thi...

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Education Reform: Language and Technology vs. STEM

Mirla Gonzalez | Posted 04.27.2012

Today, a lot of attention and funding is given to STEM programs but the humanities, language acquisition in particular, deserves just as much attention.

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LOOK: Odd, Giant Lava Spirals Found On Red Planet

AP | ALICIA CHANG | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Video, Arizona State University, Planet Mars, Space Science, Science, Andrew Ryan, Mars Lava, Science News, Mars, Science News

LOS ANGELES -- A researcher has spotted lava flows shaped like coils of rope near the equator of Mars, the first time such geologic features have been...

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WATCH: MIT Scientists Develop Miracle Material

Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Video, Self-Cleaning Glass, Nature, Science, Innovation, Science News, Technology, Nanocones, Glass, Mit, Science News

By: InnovationNewsDaily Staff Published: 04/26/2012 05:00 PM EDT on InnovationNewsDaily Tomorrow's world looks a bit brighter with MIT's new self-...

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Sun-Like Star May Break Astronomical Record

Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: Stars, Planets, Video, Space Science, Science, Solar System, Sun, HD 10180, Science News, Mikko Tuomi, Extrasolar Planet, Star System, Science News

By: Denise Chow Published: 04/26/2012 05:29 PM EDT on SPACE.com A star already known to host five alien planets may actually be home to a whopping...

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Embracing The Intuitive AND The Analytical

Rabbi Geoffrey A. Mitelman | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Intuitive Reasoning, Science, Cory Booker, Belief, Analytical Reasoning, Religion and Science, Faith, Religion News

A study has just come out that argues that analytical thinking weakens religious belief, while at the same time, intuitive thinking may strengthen religious feelings. So what does this mean for religion today?

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In Defense of the Generalist

Carter Phipps | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Religion, Science, Evolution, Generalist, Specialization, Education Philosophy, Culture News

This is not a world built for generalists. Even within individual disciplines, the drumbeat of specialization takes precedence over broader systems of knowledge.

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LOOK: Tiny Shark's Belly Glows In The Dark

Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Glow-in-Dark Shark, Glow, Science, Video, Smallest Shark, Smalleye Pygmy Shark, Science News, Animals, Shark Hormones, Université Catholique De Louvain, Science News

By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Published: 04/26/2012 11:41 AM EDT on LiveScience Tiny sharks about the size of a human hand have a...

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