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A Lingering Dispute Over The Ethics Of Stem Cell Research Might Be Over
The Supreme Court, in an action that may bring to an end a lingering dispute over research on embryonic stem cells, on Monday turned down an appeal by two scientists seeking to stop all such studies....
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Five Intriguing Facts About People Who Live To 100
A growing number of Americans are living to age 100. Nationwide, the centenarian population has grown 65.8 percent over the past three decades, from 32,194 people who were age 100 or older in 1980 to...
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Why Astronauts Get Taller In Space
Astronauts in space can grow up to 3 percent taller during the time spent living in microgravity, NASA scientists say. That means that a 6-foot-tall (1.8 meters) person could gain as many as 2 inches...
View ArticleYour Productivity Is Directly Related To Mood
Don’t feel like doing what you have to do?Stop trying to push through it. Don’t grit your teeth. You may want to cheer up.I have long resisted this sort of attitude but the evidence mounts:...
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Nine Reasons You're Still Broke ... When You Shouldn't Be
You might remember a particularly fuzzy story in The Huffington Post that came out last year around Christmas, called “The Real Reason You're Single.”Although much of the advice in the column was...
View ArticleWhy Arguing Is The Best Way To Learn
Carl Wieman is a Nobel-Prize winning physicist, and a professor who prided himself on his brilliant lectures. There was just one problem with Wieman’s teaching style: his students weren’t learning...
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Apple Doesn't Want To Streamline the Point Of Sale, It Wants To Tear It Down
The iPhone 5's lack of NFC integration, though it was overshadowed by Mapgate, surprised many in the wake of its launch last year. But the omission starts to make sense when you consider Apple's...
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Some People Can't Recognize Their Own Face
The condition is known as “prosopagnosia” / “facial agnosia”, or in less medical terms: “face blindness”. (“Prosopagnosia” actually literally means: “face ignorance”. “prosopon” = “face”, “agnosia” =...
View Article10 Incredibly Simple Ways To Get More Done
The New York Times recently ran an article about how email can make people less productive. However, misuse of email is only the tip of the proverbial iceberg.Here are 10 actions that you can take...
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A Russian Tax Fraud Worth $230 Million May Just Be The Tip Of The Iceberg
MOSCOW, Russia — Sergei Magnitsky’s brutal death in a Moscow prison in 2009 has come to symbolize the confluence of corruption, repression and human rights abuse that’s flowered under President...
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'Dark Knight Trilogy' Writer Says Batman And Leonardo Da Vinci Are More Alike...
"Dark Knight" trilogy cowriter David S. Goyer turns his imagination to Leonardo da Vinci in the upcoming Starz series "Da Vinci's Demons." But Goyer says the guardian of Gotham and genius of the...
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The First-Ever 'Gun Appreciation Day' Will Be Held Two Days Before Obama's...
American gun enthusiasts can express their zeal on an upcoming "Gun Appreciation Day" right before Barack Obama is sworn in for a second term as president.A new coalition of gun rights and conservative...
View Article5 Ways To Do What You Love
The ultimate myth in America is that you can do what you love and get paid for it.For most people, this myth is destructive. Instead of seeing the world for how it is and seeking balance between our...
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What To Do When A Bobcat Attacks
Bobcats aren't known for attacking humans — they almost always avoid contact with us — but that's no comfort to a Massachusetts resident who killed a bobcat with his shotgun after it attacked him in...
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'Doomsday Asteroid' Zooming Past Earth Today Is Bigger Than Thought
A European space telescope has captured new images of the huge asteroid Apophis, revealing that the potentially hazardous object is actually bigger than previously thought — and you have a chance to...
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'Universal' Personality Traits Aren't Actually Universal
Psychologists can get a pretty clear picture of someone's personality by evaluating to what degree they express traits known as the "Big Five"— openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness...
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10 Phrases That Will Make Your Home Listing Instantly More Desirable
“A picture is worth a thousand words,” the age-old adage goes. And this is particularly true in real estate, which is why it’s so critical for sellers to make sure their agents post polished photos...
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I Get Paid To Edit Wikipedia For Leading Companies
Wikipedia, the world’s largest online encyclopedia has gone promotional.Not the site itself, but those using the site to create a profit for themselves.Founder Jim Wales (known to his “loyal” fans as...
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The 150-Year Evolution Of The World's Most Famous Subway Map
The London Underground celebrates its 150th birthday today, marking the anniversary of the first trip on the tube, between Paddington and Farringdon. The tube is arguably best known for its iconic map,...
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Former Bush Economist: Trillion Dollar Coin Is 'Better Than The Alternatives'
Donald Marron was a member of President George W. Bush’s Council of Economic Advisers.Currently, he’s director of the Tax Policy Center. Regarding the trillion-dollar platinum coin idea, he finds the...
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