Gov't Considers Seven States for Mercury
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From USATODAY.com Tech - Top Stories: The federal government is trying to find a location to store the nation's excess mercury deposits, with seven states being considered. But the government is quickly finding out that very few people want the stuff. A Colorado woman who showed

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Do You Believe In 'Tooth Worms'
Micro-images Of Strange, Worm-like Structures Uncovered Inside Dissected Molar

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 29 July 2009 09:30:56 AM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

From ScienceDaily: Latest Science News: New, micro-images of strange, worm-like structures uncovered inside a dissected molar might have been held in ancient times as proof that gnawing tooth worms were the cause of tooth decay, a theory widely believed in many cultures before mode

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New Supercomputer To Reel In Answers To Some Of
Earth's Problems

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 29 July 2009 09:15:31 AM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

From ScienceDaily: Latest Science News: The newest supercomputer in town is almost 15 times faster than its predecessor and ready to take on problems in areas such as climate science, hydrogen storage and molecular chemistry. The $21.4 million Chinook supercomputer was built by HP,

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Comic Con in review!

post from Bad Astronomy on 29 July 2009 09:00:00 AM. © Bad Astronomy

So, I’m almost recovered from Comic Con. It was, well, vast. And tiring. And exhilarating, and fun, and overwhelming. Pretty much what I expected.Jaime Paglia and meI was there ostensibly to moderate two panels: The Science of Science Fiction, and[...]

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TEDTalks: Jared Diamond Talks About Why Societies
Collapse

post from Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted) on 29 July 2009 08:59:56 AM. © Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted)

tags: politics, society, Why Societies Collapse, Jared Diamond, streaming video

Why do societies fail? In this video, Jared Diamond uses lessons from the Norse of Iron Age Greenland, deforested Easter Island and present-day Montana to talk about the signs that collapse is near, and how -- if we see it in time -- we can prevent it [22:42]

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