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How war gave us the microwave
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 1:49)
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In Sex, Bombs and Burgers, Peter Nowak argues that pornography, fast food and warfare created technology as we know it today
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DNA trick throws ageing into reverse
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 1:05)
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The natural process of tissue degeneration could be reversed by switching on an enzyme
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Robots learn to read the writing on the wall
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 0:58)
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A new breed of robot is using text-spotting software, dictionaries and internet access to learn to read anything, anywhere (full text available to subscribers)
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Green machine: Bugs and sparks turn salty water fresh
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-30 0:35)
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Bacteria could make seawater drinkable to quench the world's thirst without squandering the world's power
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Mapping the mind to the body? a little too easily
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-29 23:36)
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Antonio Damasio's Self Comes to Mind has some intriguing new ideas based on solid science and makes a grand claim, but won't get its hands dirty
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Fluid nature: Psychedelic jellyfish dance for dinner
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-29 22:21)
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Simulations and psychedelic video are helping to uncover how jellyfish use rhythmic moves to find their food
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Royal Society paints picture of a world 4°C warmer
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-29 20:44)
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A comprehensive study of a world warmed by 4°C predicts water shortages and mass movements of people
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In our own image: Why we treat things like people
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-29 20:17)
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Cursing computers, talking to plants, even putting pigs on trial: anthropomorphism may be irrational, but it's how we cope with an indifferent world (full text available to subscribers)
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Engines of the future: Search-friendly spam
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-28 19:00)
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Companies seeking to boost their sites' rankings are trying to subvert search engines' algorithms on an industrial scale (full text available to subscribers)
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Cancún climate talks: what you need to know
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-11-27 22:00)
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The talks that are meant to fix the world's climate resume on Monday in Cancún, Mexico. New Scientist explains what's at stake and the likely outcome
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