- A biochemist worries about the radiation levels to which air travelers (and TSA agents) are exposed to by the TSA’s new machines.
- Dark Jupiter May Haunt Edge of Solar System. We’ve been wondering about the way comets drop out of the Oort Cloud, and this might be an answer.
- Scientists trick cells into switching identities. Just more evidence that we don’t need no stinkin’ stem cell lines.
- The primitive social network: bullying required.
psychology
Linkpost, 11/29/10 to 12/1/10
Linkpost, 11/15/2010
- Taking inspiration from nature: Concrete laced with bacteria
- Trees Infused With Glowing Nanoparticles Could Replace Streetlights
- Say what? Scientists find playing Tetris an effective therapy after traumatic situations
- The Westboro Baptist Church ran into trouble in La Plata: “We’re … ten deep for at least 300 yards.”
- Cocoa genome ‘will save chocolate industry’
- What’s the 2010 Word of the Year? Refudiate.
- Revisiting the Myth of The 12-Year Old McDonald’s Burger That Just Won’t Rot
- Courts Helping Banks Screw Over Homeowners (NSFW language)
Labor Day Science Links
While I’m doing the eight-hour brisket barbecue …
- Hot Water Around Giant Carbon Star Creates Interstellar Mystery
- Think of this as a psychology link: Israel Identifies The Perfect Terrorist
- Novel nanotechnology collaboration leads to breakthrough in cancer research
- Is Believing In God Evolutionarily Advantageous?
- The Frozen Zoo aiming to bring endangered species back from the brink
- The Great Teaching Blind Spot
- Obama could kill fossil fuels overnight with a nuclear dash for thorium
- Chinese General Declares Democracy The Ultimate Weapon
- Gas-and-Brake Pedal Gets New Look After Recalls
- Triceratops ‘never really existed but was just a young version of another dinosaur’
- Donated Computer Time Discovers New Star
- Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzheimer’s
- In a Video Game, Tackling the Complexities of Protein Folding
- Men in a sexually competitive environment die sooner
- Earth’s Inner Core Might Be on the Move