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blog of sci-fi author Charles Stross; many good links to and comments on science news

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important PDF documents: US torture and the medical evidence; rape in war; effect of current interrogation techniques

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impending mass die-off of species we don't even know about

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Simulations by global climate models show that when sea ice is in rapid decline, the rate of predicted Arctic warming over land can more than triple. Clear explanation of a complex process.

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"sleep can make memories more stable, so that they are more resistant to interference and decay"; and coffee-loaded all-night studying can make the information just slide away

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The climate is changing. But where will we see the devastating effects first? Ian Sample reports on Earth's 12 most fragile places

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We may make snap judgments, or mull things carefully. Possibly two kinds of thought: intuitive, based on past experience; and rational, rule-based, to evaluate intuition or come into play when decisions are difficult.

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Makes use of artificial veins and arteries in coronary bypass grafts by combining man-made materials with human cells to make new blood vessel elastic and durable and able to attach to host tissue.

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part of a whole special issue on music and science; this essay takes up some things I had not thought of before, although some seem obvious when you thing about them; of use for media production

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Scientists can clone cells from tissues taken from dead people who donated their bodies for medical research. Much of it is frozen stored tissue, and cells can be viable for up to thirty years. UK, not US.

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athletic enhancements, diagnostic refinements, bionic disease cures or stabilization--these may cause a class divide in the near future; well written essay; need for "ability studies," not just "disability studies."

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it's always a good idea to study up on behavioral cues that will help you fit in, and it's a mark of respect to do this kind of background research before traveling to a new place

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Culture, mind reading, tool use, morality, emotions, personality

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Perhaps more forms of life beneath the surface than above it ... different and effective ways of surviving – ways that could be independent of light and oxygen. These forms of life could exist on other planets.

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2004; in-depth study of how to look for art resources; one of my favorites is the New York Public Library collection, where you can order quality, framable, large photographic reproductions of anything you admire.

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progressive think tank, one of the few leftist ones in the US, with articles on many aspects of international politics

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"Wildlife is disappearing in the countryside but nature is compensating as more species colonise urban areas."

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liberal reproductive and embryo legislation; I am not sure about saviour siblings, having a baby for sake of surgically saving another child; embryo ok, but more than that? a heavy existential burden for all

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"These images won't show up in search engines' image searches or on Flickr (save one exception), but instead can only be accessed via the links below."

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new issue of Jump Cut now online: Arab, Latin American, and Chinese media; arthouse and European film; Hollywood, U.S. television and independent video; horror film; audio podcasting. 33 new essays.

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