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Today on New Scientist: 26 March 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-27 3:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: how to cut the cost of cosy, why drug use follows lack of sleep, and the perilous voyage of CubeSail
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Social networks show drug use follows lack of sleep
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-27 0:14)
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Analysing the friendship networks of 90,000 teens shows that lack of sleep seems to cause increased drug use? and that teenagers influence each other
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The chasm between teaching and research
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 23:55)
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Teaching is being undervalued by UK universities, says a new report
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Nanosatellite sets sail to tackle space junk
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 23:22)
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The tiny CubeSail will show how a spacecraft can use a sail to navigate the heavens before helping it to dive out of the scrapheap of low Earth orbit
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This week's top stories [26 March 2010]
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 23:03)
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Our top articles ranked by reader popularity. Will reclusive mathematician accept $1 million prize? Today on New Scientist: 19 March 2010 Boom time for Arctic animals Spy in the sky that sees round corners Power to the people: In praise of batteries Mysteries of Saturn as seen by Cassini probe Learning to use nature's GPS Moon marriage may have given Jupiter a ring Virtual ears help architects cut chatter confusion 'Junk' DNA gets credit for making us who we are
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How you emerge from your brain
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 21:17)
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If "you" are just firing neurons, can you be responsible for your actions? In My Brain Made Me Do It, Eliezer Sternberg says emergence is the answer
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Brain scientist vs novelist: what use is an afterlife?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 20:45)
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Last night David Eagleman talked to Will Self about possibilianism, death, and what comes after it. Julian Richards was there to hear them
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Insulation nation: Cutting the cost of cosy
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 17:00)
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Turning draughty old houses into snug eco homes seems impossibly expensive, but governments from California to China are finding ways to help us pay
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Prizewinning math could reveal hidden patterns in primes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 6:36)
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A $1 million prize has been awarded for work that keeps the internet secure and could help solve the fiendishly difficult Riemann hypothesis
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Will Google help breach the great firewall of China?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-3-26 3:00)
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The search giant has the technical expertise to shed light on China's internet censoring tools
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