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

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encyclopedia of scientific terms and their critical or philosophical dimensions like developments in science (chao theory, complex systems studies, theoretical biology) and some related philosophical writings

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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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It could be used to reinforce conventional paper, produce extra-strong sticky tape or help create tough synthetic replacements for biological tissues--still made from wood pulp

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I love the idea of vertical or high rise farming. It is already practiced in the Netherlands. Find out more about it here.

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In Norway, a mountain vault contains many seeds to feed the world in case of a major catastrophe; many nations contribute money and seed.

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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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CO2 emissions may be causing an increase in plant growth, making environmental and global warming debate more complex.

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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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some of these really did surprise me

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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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Valtin, psychologist and key writer in anti-torture activism in US, has own blog here and also on DailyKos, where he details fights inside American Psychological Association against its current stance.

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chilling report about 2002 conference FBI held with behavioral psychologists, prefiguring much of US interrogration practice to come

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