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Slapstick science at the Edinburgh Fringe
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-19 23:08)
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Space, sex and snot are just a few of the subjects poked fun at during this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Mairi Macleod has her funny bone tickled
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My chemical romance: The science of dating
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-19 22:09)
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To celebrate the launch of our new dating site, read about Darwinian dating and DNA attraction, or take our chat-up line quiz
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Evolve your own objects for 3D printing
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-19 21:13)
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A new website called EndlessForms lets anyone create their own 3D-printable designs in just a few clicks
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Feedback: Bottled bull
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-19 21:08)
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How to clean your cells from the inside out, the higher-dimensional theme park, Boston boiling, and more (full text available to subscribers)
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Lottery wins come easy, if you can spot the loopholes
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-19 20:50)
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A spate of "lotto-hacker" revelations do not involve high-tech gadgets but a knack for exploiting common loopholes
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Warning: Killer fungi could run amok again
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-19 20:18)
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If climate change weakens trees too much, fungi could attack? just as they did 250 million years ago
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Does science support an insanity defence for Loughner?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-19 19:35)
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The defence team for Jared Lee Loughner– who shot and killed six people and injured 13– are looking to his family history to prepare an insanity defence
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RoboBee speaks honeybee dance language
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-19 19:32)
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A simple robot can mimic the honeybee waggle dance, which tells other bees where to forage for food
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British used bioweapon in US war of independence
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-19 19:30)
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In 1777, George Washington sent troops to Philadelphia to be vaccinated in the face of a British biowarfare threat: smallpox
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Bendy 'plasmon' beams focus better than light alone
from New Scientist - Online News
(2011-8-19 18:35)
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Light cannot squeeze down smaller than half its wavelength, but waves of electrons can? and now they can be steered in real time
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