Episode CXXXXVI: Farewell, Captain Beefheart

post from Pharyngula on 19 December 2010 11:25:40 AM. © Pharyngula

Did you hear? Captain Beefheart is dead, but the weird thread goes…with the world's weirdness diminished a little bit.

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Science Sees Further

post from Bad Astronomy on 19 December 2010 09:12:19 AM. © Bad Astronomy

On November 30, The Royal Society — the oldest fellowship of scientists in the world — celebrated their 350th anniversary. To commemorate the event, they created a project called Science Sees Further, a series of articles and interviews about[...]

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tron legacys glimpses of high tech idealism

post from weird things on 19 December 2010 08:17:40 AM. © weird things

Usually, it’s rare for me to catch a movie on its opening weekend, but in the case of Tron Legacy, I had to make an exception. I mean come on, I’m a programmer by day and a computer science grad student by night, so it’s kind of a job[...]

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Better Safe Than Sorry Airport Security

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 19 December 2010 07:01:00 AM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

Most U.S. airline passengers tolerate full-body scans and hands-on searches because they'd rather be safe than sorry. Privacy is not an issue for them. What alternatives do you think would be equally effective? Passengers coming into the U.S. from other countries are usually not subjected to the sam

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Solar Mirage

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 19 December 2010 07:00:00 AM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

The ambitious joint Japanese-Algerian project seeks to build an oasis of solar power plants from desert sand. Silica extracted from sand in the Sahara Solar Breeder Project will be used to make solar panels, which in turn will be used to construct solar power stations. The latter will breed addition

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Is It Time to Upgrade

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 19 December 2010 07:00:00 AM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

Are you using a legacy control system? How do you know when the time to replace it has arrived? Potential reasons to upgrade include increasing overall equipment effectiveness, improving human-machine interfaces (HMIs), communicating with other machines, and implementing vision systems. Experts in t

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Information about breast cancer risk found in
junk DNA

post from American Biotechnologist on 19 December 2010 04:39:02 AM. © American Biotechnologist

A new genetic biomarker that indicates an increased risk for developing breast cancer can be found[...]

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Hinokio

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 19 December 2010 01:50:38 AM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

Hinokio is a 2005 Japanese science fiction film directed by Takahiko Akiyama and starring Masatoshi Nakamura, Kanata Hongo and Mikako Tabe.

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MRI scans reveal brain changes in people at
genetic risk for Alzheimer's

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 19 December 2010 12:58:54 AM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

People with a known, high risk for Alzheimer's disease develop abnormal brain function even before the appearance of telltale amyloid plaques that are characteristic of the disease, according to a new study.

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A total lunar eclipse and winter solstice
coincide on Dec. 21

post from Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought on 19 December 2010 12:46:11 AM. © Machines Like Us - Science at the speed of thought

With frigid temperatures already blanketing much of the United States, the arrival of the winter solstice on December 21 may not be an occasion many people feel like celebrating. But a dazzling total lunar eclipse to start the day might just raise a few chilled spirits.

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