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Audio slide show of mathematicians describing their craft -- which, as many of them note, has as much in common with creative arts than with hard sciences.

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Evan Lerner's even-headed week in review contemplates the intersection of science and faith: what (if anything) does it mean that the future head of the NIH, Francis Collins, is deeply religious?

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An update on the science of traffic jams, with some cool solid liquid phase-change metaphors interesting ideas about traffic's inherent ability to infuriate us:

"According to the calculations of Fey and Stutzer, a person with a one-hour commute has to earn 40 percent more money to be as satisfied with life as someone who walks to the office."

"Long commutes make us unhappy because the flow of traffic is inherently unpredictable. As a result, we never adapt to the suffering of rush hour. (Ironically, if traffic were always bad, and not just usually bad, it would be easier to deal with.) As the Harvard University psychologist Daniel Gilbert notes, 'Driving in traffic is a different kind of hell every day.'"

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And here's the article from Seed that spurred the discussion re: communicating climate change.

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Read this (awesome and very my-life-appropriate) article last week about how humans evolved as runners. Forgot to bookmark it until now! Totally essentially for any runner/science geek.

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"The new tools of high-throughput science  — like powerful data visualizations — are revolutionizing both scientific research and science education, as scientists, entrepreneurs, and educators all take advantage of their power. For the five Revolutionary Minds we profile here, the new tools of science are also the best tools for education, and engagement. "

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Ahhh! Too many books to read!

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Some "light reading" on the identify of scientists, how their role in society has changed over time, and the implications of science policy.

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Ooooh, I like this as a blog structure (reading a classic for the first time and reacting to it, chapter by chapter). In this case, it's Darwin's "Origin of the Species" in preparation for Darwin Day on Feb. 12.

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