Week of March 13, 2017 Archives
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Monday, March 13
Einstein's Thoughts on the Meaning of Life
Paul Ratner
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Big Think
Common Logical Fallacies Committed by Scientists
Ross Pomeroy
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RCScience
Exploring Titan With Aerial Platforms
Matt Williams
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Universe Today
The Stagnation of Sociology
Brian Boutwell
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Quillette
Life Could Spread Easily on TRAPPIST Exoplanets
Adam Mann
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PNAS
A Look Ahead to Earth-Orbiting Space Colonies
Ian Johnston
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Independent
Are Plants Aware?
Robert Lanza
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Psychology Today
Two Priests, a Pope, and the Big Bang
John Farrell
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Forbes
Why Freud Still Isn't Dead
John Horgan
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Scientific American
Tuesday, March 14
Natural Causes to Blame for Arctic Ice Loss?
Alister Doyle
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Reuters
Disease Diagnoses Via Smart Phone Increasing
The Economist
First Fluorescent Frog Species Identified
Anna Nowogrodzki
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Nature News
Daily Satellite Imaging Changes Perception of Earth
Nathan Hurst
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Smithsonian
Monkeys' Use of Stone Tools Found to Be Accidental
Darren Curnoe
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Cosmos
Exposing the Real Zombies of the Animal Kingdom
Chris Baraniuk
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BBC
Greener Energy From Revived Space-Race Tech?
Tim Wogan
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Physics World
UK Scientists Brace for Impending Brexit Break
Erik Stokstad
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Science Mag
Criminal Intent May Be Visible in Brain Scans
Sara Miller
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Live Science
3D Map Details Complete Chromosomal Structure of Mouse
Beth Mole
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AT
Wednesday, March 15
How to Make Parallel Universes Real
Ethan Siegel
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SWaB!
Fungal Infection Utilizes 'Trojan Horse' to Access Brain
Alex Berezow
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ACSH
Mars Mission May Use Crushable Landing Structure
Elizabeth Howell
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Seeker
NASA and Russia May Explore Venus Together
Calla Cofield
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Space.com
'Hacking' Phone Accelerometers With Soundwaves
John Markoff
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NYT
Air-Pollution Protection Offered by B Vitamins
Matt McGrath
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BBC News
Wood Ants Brew Potent Antibiotic Protection
Patrick Monahan
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Science Mag
Waging War Against Pesticide Resistance
Brooke Borel
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Nature News
Rapid Evolution Aids Some Urban Animals
Sarah DeWeerdt
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Anthropocene
1.6 Billion-Year-Old Photosynthetic Fossils Unearthed
Mindy Weisberger
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LS
Thursday, March 16
Stem Cell Injections Leave Three Patients Blind
Denise Grady
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NYT
New Supernova Observed in Nearby Galaxy
Alison Klesman
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Astronomy
Balloon-Assisted Satellite Launcher Tested
Caleb Henry
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Space News
Dark Matter Had Little Influence on Early Galaxies
Keith Cooper
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Physics World
Plague Breeds Medieval Cosmetics Development
Hunter Oatman-Stanford
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CW
Health Care Phone Apps Fail to Meet Expectations
Beth Mole
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Ars Tech
Evolution Accelerates in the Short-Term
Carrie Arnold
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Quanta Magazine
Who Will Regulate Lab-Grown Meat?
Elizabeth Devitt
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Science Magazine
Malleable Transparent Touchpad Developed
Charles Q. Choi
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Live Science
Glimpsing a Microchip's Delicate Architecture
Nathaniel Scharping
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Discover
Friday, March 17
Recent Theories Tested by Gravitational Waves
Chris Lee
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Ars Tech
Declassified Nuclear Test Videos Uploaded to YT
Nathaniel Scharping
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Discover
Water Bears Turn to 'Glass' When Dried Out
Nicholas St. Fleur
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NY Times
Time Crystals Do Not Really Crystalize Time
Ethan Siegel
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SWaB!
Surprise Etna Eruption Injures Tourists and News Crew
BBC News
Russia Recruiting New Cosmonauts for Moon Mission
Matt Williams
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UT
Controversial Three-Parent Embryo Advances in UK
Gretchen Vogel
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SM
Eyes of Parasitic Insect Inspire Cellphone Camera Design
The Economist
Titan's Lakes May Erupt With Nitrogen Bubbles
Nicole Kiefert
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Astronomy
Continent-Sized Dust Storms Swirl Across Mars
Elizabeth Howell
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Seeker
Quiz:
What Are the Most Common Elements in the Sun?
Sunday, March 19
Society: The True Cause of the Sleep Crisis
Jacob Silverman
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New Republic
Remnants of Earth’s Original Crust Found in Canada
Annette Choi
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PBS NOVA
The 3 Superbugs That Pose the Greatest Threat
Stephanie Bucklin
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LiveScience
How to Buy Happiness
Isabella Kwai
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The Atlantic
Could We Find Dark Matter Next Door?
Manuel Gnida
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Symmetry
Trump Budget Axes NASA Office of Education
Sarah Kaplan
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Washington Post
Five New Charmed Baryons Discovered By LHCb
Tommaso Dorigo
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Science 2.0
Is the Dark Really Making People Sad?
Linda Geddes
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Mosaic
In Hunt for Animal Consciousness, We Find Ourselves
George Johnson
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UD
A Step Toward Deciphering Auroras
Andrew Grant
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Physics Today