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• Two More from Pauling and Rath

  

  Linus Pauling, 1991.In the early 1990s, Linus Pauling and Matthias Rath drafted two patent documents not related to their lipoprotein(a) research – documents... Read more

  The 23 January 2013 by   Scarc
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• What is the Evolutionary Purpose of Tickling?

  

  image credit: José Malhoa You probably know that you can't tickle yourself. And although you might be able to tickle a total stranger, your brain also strongly... Read more

  The 23 January 2013 by   Gerard
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• Brain Correlates of Developing Intuition.

  

  An interesting open access study from Wan et al.: The superior capability of cognitive experts largely depends on automatic, quick information processing,... Read more

  The 23 January 2013 by   Deric Bownds
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• The Court of Internet Opinion Abolishes Privacy and Condones Smear

  

  In the last decade or so, it has become increasingly easy to smear somebody we do not like on the internet. It is all anonymous and inconsequential and allows u... Read more

  The 22 January 2013 by   Fadi Bejjani
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• Shiny Object Syndrome

  

  For a while now I’ve been really keen to get my hands on one of the new Chromebooks but they have been as scarce as the proverbial rocking horse poop. Read more

  The 22 January 2013 by   Betchaboy
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• The Tortoise Beetle - Amazing Metallic Arthropods

  

  image credit: Seabrook Leckie cc They look almost manufactured. Many tortoise beetles have transparent cuticles, the tough but flexible outer covering which... Read more

  The 21 January 2013 by   Gerard
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• Moist

  

  It doesn’t rain, it pours.  This week at Lajuma we have been getting about 100mm of rainfall per day, and although we already posted some photos, we have a few... Read more

  The 20 January 2013 by   Iratemonkey
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• Pictogram Movie Posters by H-57

  

  Minimalistic movie posters and movie pictograms are REALLY popular these days. There gems come from designer Matteo Civaschi of Milan-based creative studio H-57. Read more

  The 20 January 2013 by   Ningauble
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• Mighty Old Trees Are Dying

  

  According to a research conducted on some of the world’s greatest forests like Yosemite National Park in California, the African savanna, the Brazilian rain... Read more

  The 20 January 2013 by   Ningauble
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• Hefting for a Maximum Distance Throw

  

  From the task dynamic analysis of throwing for maximum distance, we've identified the fact that for a given release angle and maximum release velocity, there... Read more

  The 17 January 2013 by   Andrew D Wilson
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