Leonardo da Vinci, the untaught genius
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 21:42)
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Stefan Klein's new book outlines a life of study and speculation about anatomy, flying machines, weapons and hydrodynamics? all without long division
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Towel-folding robot hopes to be labs' standard model
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 21:00)
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See a new robot intended to help researchers spend less time fiddling with unreliable hardware and more time developing smarter behaviour
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Anil Seth: How we'll find out what consciousness is
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 20:15)
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The co-director of a new centre for studying consciousness talks about the essence of redness, the dimensions of experience– and feeling unreal
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Bubble-blowing black holes explain stellar dearth
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 16:00)
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A puzzling lack of stars in the centre of galaxy clusters could be down to the "bubbles" of hot gas blown by a black hole
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Native American settlement highlights DNA dilemma
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 2:30)
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How can the principle of informed consent be squared with the wide-ranging possible uses of donors' DNA?
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Athletes' sweat test road to glory
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 2:03)
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New device could help athletes attain Olympic gold by helping to tweak their training programme according to what their sweat reveals about hydration
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Today on New Scientist: 27 April 2010
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 2:00)
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All today's stories on newscientist.com at a glance, including: how to get cheaper home power from sunlight, a clue to finding life on Mars, and why diamonds are a geek's best friend
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NASA's android astronaut assistant prepares for launch
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 1:30)
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Robonaut has a ticket for the last space shuttle mission, but can humans safely work alongside the legless droid?
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Bumpology: Can old wives' tales tell me my baby's sex?
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 0:42)
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Boy or girl– is there any truth to the folk wisdom about predicting it? From morning sickness to food cravings, here's the science behind the stories
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World's biggest telescope planned for Atacama
from New Scientist - Online News
(2010-4-28 0:35)
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The European Extremely Large Telescope will sit high on a mountain in the world's driest desert, it has been announced, says Kate McAlpine
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