- Flashback
- [Talking Points Memo - Josh Marshall]
I'm listening to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) on Hardball discussing the issues sounding violent political rhetoric. And she's reminding Chris how last year her opponent in her reelection campaign had one of these shooting range campaign events where he fired a gun at a silhouette marked with the initials DWS.
How could something so innocent lead to a misunderstanding?
- 1800s-era skeletons discovered as crews build L.A. heritage center
- [L.A. Times]
Construction of La Plaza de Cultura y Artes near Olvera Street has unearthed skeletons of early L.A. settlers in a cemetery thought to have been emptied in 1844.
- How to Recognize Signs of Burnout
- [Lifehacker - Adam Dachis]
We all feel burnt out from work now and again, but it's not always easy to recognize and easier to place blame elsewhere. Here are some burnout signs to look for and what you can do if you fit the bill.
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- Blog – Artificial Life Shares Biosignature With Terrestrial Cousins
- A biosignature common to both life on Earth and digital life could help to spot extra terrestrial organisms, say computer scientists
In the early 1960s, the independent scientist James Lovelock worked as a consultant for NASA developing ways to analyse extraterrestrial atmospheres. This work led him to the dramatic conclusion that life would leave an indelible stamp on the chemical make up of any planet…
- Scientist Who Collected Over 300,000 Baby Teeth Dies
- Dr. Louise Reiss collected over 300,000 baby teeth. …[Her] mission: to ban nuclear weapons testing in the atmosphere. She achieved her goal by collecting teeth from kids all over the country. Her project, called the Baby Tooth Survey, began in 1979…
- Moon Water Differs from Earth Water
- Researchers studying rocks brought back by astronauts have found that the moon’s scarce water has a different chemical signature than Earth water. Which leads to the conclusion that the water probably came from comets.
- Ancient farmers swiftly spread westward
- Agricultural villages appeared in Croatia nearly 8,000 years ago
- Why Can’t the Heroic Intern Who Saved Giffords’ Life Get Married in Arizona?
- [PLoS Blogs - Steve Silberman]
- Baby Language
- [NeuroLogica Blog - Steven Novella]
Recent studies demonstrate that babies 12-18 months old have similar activity in their brains in response to spoken words as do adults…
What this research implies is that the genetic program for brain design comes into effect very early in brain development. The language cortex is destined to be language cortex right from the beginning, as long as nothing goes wrong with this process.
- "Vampire Flying Frog" Found; Tadpoles Have Black Fangs
- Vietnamese jungles are home to a new species of "vampire"—a "flying" frog whose tadpoles sport black fangs, a new study says.
- Fish as Good as College Students in Numbers Test
- College students showed roughly the same numerical skills as mosquitofish when presented with a laboratory test, a new study says.
- Huge Black Hole Found in Dwarf Galaxy
- A supermassive black hole in a tiny, oddly shaped galaxy may help solve a chicken-and-egg mystery in galaxy evolution, a new study says.
- Inuit Dog Sleds Help Measure Arctic Sea Ice
- Instrument modified to fit on dog sleds to sea ice thickness.
[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. Signal boosts are awesome! --L.]
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