Today on New Scientist: 3 October 2011
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-4 2:14)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com, including: Nobel prize controversy, geoengineering backlash and how a particle can also be a wave
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One-Minute-Physics: How a particle can also be a wave
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-4 1:49)
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Watch an animation that explains a paradox central to quantum mechanics
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Time for the hard questions
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(2011-10-4 1:36)
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In About Time, astrophysicist Adam Frank makes the case that our concept of cosmic time is inextricably linked to our notions of human time
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Inside of nose reveals time of death
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-3 23:42)
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Tiny finger-like projections lining the nose slowly stop beating hours after death, providing clues to when the person died
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Deceased scientist allowed to keep Nobel prize
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-3 23:40)
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The fate of the newly announced medicine Nobel was thrown into confusion when it was discovered that one of the prizewinners had died three days ago
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Data gold mine lifts veil on world of online poker
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-3 23:32)
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Software has provided a mass of statistics about online poker, one of the world's biggest draws, and could help pinpoint problem gamblers (full text available to subscribers)
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Would-be geoengineers must listen to the public
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-3 22:52)
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It is no surprise that a proposed test of a climate engineering technology has raised hackles despite being environmentally benign, says Adam Corner
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Quantum life: The weirdness inside us
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-3 21:34)
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Ideas from the stranger side of physics could explain some long-standing mysteries of biology. Michael Brooks investigates a controversial claim
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Secrets of immunity earn medicine Nobel prizes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-3 21:19)
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Discoverers of "front-line" defence systems and "learned" immunity share Nobel prize in physiology or medicine
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Security flaw exposed in HTC Android smartphones
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-10-3 21:15)
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Malicious apps with access to the internet could steal personal data, such as your email address, location, history and call logs
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