With GPS Data Out, Feds Eye Warrantless Cell
Phone Surveillance

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From Wired Top Stories: Prosectors are shifting their focus to warrantless cell-tower locational tracking of suspects in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that law enforcement should acquire probable-cause warrants from judges to affix GPS devices to vehicles and monitor their every mov

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Watch Arthur C. Clarke Predict the Internet and
Personal Computers... In 1974

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 31 March 2012 10:07:09 PM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

From Gizmodo: Besides being one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time, Arthur C. Clarke had a knack for foreseeing the future-at least in terms of technology. And in this clip from 1974, he predicts both personal computers and the internet. Read the whole article

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Lightweight Carbon Fiber Axe Is More Of an
Artistic Masterpiece Than a Tool

post from CR4 - Recent Blog Entries on 31 March 2012 10:06:42 PM. © CR4 - Recent Blog Entries

From Gizmodo: Who says artists can only use paints and canvas, or musical instruments, to craft a masterpiece? The folks at Blue Ant Studio deserve a spot in the Louvre for its lightweight but strong Carbo Axe made from titanium and carbon fiber. Read the whole article

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Dogs Make Going to Work More Fun

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From Discovery News - Human News: Dogs in the workplace reduce stress and boost job satisfaction, finds a unique study. Read the whole article

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On whether the rich are jerks

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A recent article by Paul Piff and collaborators, purporting to show that rich people are jerks (more formally: "higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior"), has been getting attention in the popular media.

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Metformin appeared to slow prostate cancer growth

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The use of metformin in men with prostate cancer before prostatectomy helped to reduce certain metabolic parameters and slow the growth rate of the cancer, according to the results of a phase II study.

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Teasing apart handed molecules with lasers

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The handedness, or chirality, of nature’s molecules has fascinated chemists for decades and ever since Louis Pasteur plucked apart the left-and right-handed enantiomers of tartaric acid salts with tweezers and magnifying glass there has been an urge to find ways to understand the origins of chirality and how to manipulate it to the chemist’s own [...]

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Doing multidisciplinary research

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Introduction Science in the 20th century has been divided into a distinct number of more or less separate disciplines ranging from Mathematics and Physics to Biology and Medicine. This distinction was naturally based on the different aspects of our[...]

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Titanoboa!

Hey, that sounds familiar. The monster snake is getting some new attention, with a life-size replica installed in Grand Central Station, and to be featured in a documentary on the Smithsonian Channel (which I don't get, and never heard of until now) tomorrow.

The documentary might be a little bit cheesy, but it still looks fun.

OK, a lot cheesy.

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Neil Tysons congressional testimony

My old friend and colleague Neil Tyson has long been an advocate for exploration, for basic investment in science, and for pushing the boundaries of what we know and can do. In early March, he got a chance to make his stand official: he testified before[...]

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