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• Never Mind the Fracking, What About the Fractals?

  

  Up here in my garret the walls are covered in a variety of pictures.  Nothing of much merit.  Quite a lot of them are just old photos of drunken... Read more

  The 19 December 2012 by   Davidduff
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• Get Ready for the World's Smallest Bionic DOG!

  

  Science Fiction becomes reality: Peggy Leg will become the next Bionic Dog. In 1976 one of America's top female tennis players became severely injured after a... Read more

  The 19 December 2012 by   Hausofpaws
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• Have a Smart Christmas and a Harm-Reduced New Year

  

  Thoughts on addiction and the holidays. Addiction During the Holidays: Recovered or Not, It’s Important to be Prepared [Adi Jaffe, Psychology Today] “The... Read more

  The 19 December 2012 by   Dirkh
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• Cartoon Guide to Biodiversity Loss XVII

  

  I’m winding down here for the year (although there might be a few more posts before the New Year), so here’s the latest batch of 6 biodiversity cartoons (see... Read more

  The 18 December 2012 by   Bradshaw
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• Brain Plasticity Induced by Musical Training.

  

  As a lifelong pianist, I have always regarded with awe pianists like Horowitz and Rubenstein who have continued to perform into into their advanced old age. Read more

  The 18 December 2012 by   Deric Bownds
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• What’s Wrong With This Picture 2: An Intriguing Biosynthetic Proposal

  

  As a synthetic chemist I'm always on the hunt for interesting molecules to disconnect/speculate about, and a couple of  natural products published at the start... Read more

  The 16 December 2012 by   Brsm
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• Empty Talk About the Evolution of Complexity

  

  PZ Myers has a post on the evolutionary origins of complexity: αEP: Complexity is not usually the product of selection I find it frustrating that people... Read more

  The 15 December 2012 by   Bjornostman
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• Non-Thermal Microwave Effects: Probably Bollocks

  

  For a related post on things to check before publishing your controversial results to avoid potential humiliation, see my old piece on 'metal-free' reactions. Read more

  The 15 December 2012 by   Brsm
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• The Early History of the Robot Wars, Part 1

  

  IN THIS EPISODE: WTF? In the Eyeballs, Sexy Surveillance Mannequins and Other Shit Escaping the Constraints of Biology by Russ McSpaddenWTF In The Eyeball? Read more

  The 13 December 2012 by   Earth First! Newswire
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• Flying the Friendly Skies to Your Doctor's Visit

  

  Medical Tourism has gained a lot of momentum in the last decade: It started by polish, lituanian or other immigrants returning to their mother land for dental... Read more

  The 13 December 2012 by   Fadi Bejjani
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