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    Scientists Build Scales That Can Weigh a Single Proton [Science]

    How do you weigh an atom? To be honest, that's a question with plenty of problems which need answering, but one thing's certain: you need some accurate scales. Now, scientists have made a set that can measure the smallest unit of mass, the yoctogram—which is less than the mass of a single...
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    Scientists Suggest That Eating Placenta Is Good For You [Science]

    The entire animal kingdom does it, but most humans become squeamish and pull their faces at the very notion. But now, scientists are suggesting that mothers—and perhaps even fathers—would benefit from eating parts of the placenta following child birth. Yum. More »
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    Lord Sir Christopher Monkton, Science Advisor to the Stars, is ... wait, what?

    Faking it? He's a fake? Do tell! More details, context, here. Read the comments on this post...
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    Beyond 42: Stories Telling Science

    Skeptically Speaking 156: This week, we're experiencing the power of stories to communicate science. Join us for Beyond 42: How Science Can Use Stories to Explain Life, the Universe and Everything. This event, recorded live in Edmonton, features Scientific American Blog Editor Bora Zivkovic...
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    Scientists Have Worked Out How to Stop You Going Bald [Science]

    Going bald is the one big vanity concern among most men. But relax, it doesn't need to be that way; scientists have just worked out exactly why men go bald, and already have a way to stop it happening. The discovery could mean treatments are developed to suppress the protein and to stop...
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    How does science presupposing absolute truth relate to absolute moral truth?

    If science doesn't assume there are absolute laws or truths in the universe that can be known then what could one hope to learn from science, since we couldn't know anything with certainty? Likewise, if morality did not presuppose any absolute truths then how could one know what is moral? Since...
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    When it comes to Medicine & Science, why do we humor Theists?

    I'm not kidding... I'm not trolling... Contraception isn't just for preventing pregnancy. It's a TREATMENT for dozens and dozens of medical conditions. There's absolutely no difference between a woman with Polycystic Ovarian Disorder taking Contraception and a man with High Blood Pressure...
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    Is the Heartland "Strategy Memo" a Fake? Let's try using science!

    As you know, there is much discussion about whether or not a "strategy memo" leaked from the Heartland Institute is a fake. We are told by a trustworthy source that this policy memo was leaked to him, and that he then tricked the Heartland Institute to supply him with additional documents, which...
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    Time to take the science quiz

    From the Christian Science Monitor: You may have an opinion on climate change, evolution education, stem-cell research, and science funding. But do you have the facts to back up your opinion? This quiz will test your basic scientific literacy. Go take the quiz and report back! Read the...
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    Which bus to take in Calgary to get to Telus Science Centre?

    Hi! Which bus is the best to take in Calgary to get to Telus Science Centre? Preferably from downtown if they do one. Tried to use the Calgary Transit website to figure out but it drives me mad.
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    Which bus to take in Calgary to get to Telus Science Centre?

    Hi! Which bus is the best to take in Calgary to get to Telus Science Centre? Preferably from downtown if they do one. Tried to use the Calgary Transit website to figure out but it drives me mad.
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    Which bus to take in Calgary to get to Telus Science Centre?

    Hi! Which bus is the best to take in Calgary to get to Telus Science Centre? Preferably from downtown if they do one. Tried to use the Calgary Transit website to figure out but it drives me mad.
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    Which bus to take in Calgary to get to Telus Science Centre?

    Hi! Which bus is the best to take in Calgary to get to Telus Science Centre? Preferably from downtown if they do one. Tried to use the Calgary Transit website to figure out but it drives me mad.
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    Which bus to take in Calgary to get to Telus Science Centre?

    Hi! Which bus is the best to take in Calgary to get to Telus Science Centre? Preferably from downtown if they do one. Tried to use the Calgary Transit website to figure out but it drives me mad.
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    Science Quiz Please Help!!!?

    (TCO 10) The primary function of capillaries is to: 1 exchange materials with cells. 2 carry blood through the body. 3 manufacture blood cells. 4 connect arteries to veins. 2. (TCO 10) Which of the following occurs during a nerve impulse? Sodium ions: 1...
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    Kobe Bryant isn?t always into mixing science and basketball

    Among the players of his era, Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant has always stood out for treating basketball like a problem to be solved rather than simply a game he plays. Kobe is obsessive in his attempts to get better, to the point where he'd presumably consider any bit of knowledge or...
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    Even better than science!

    ... well, not really, but ... No matter how interesting the big expensive science NASA does is, or how important the work is to understanding our planet and solar system or figuring out important problems, nothing is as cool as seeing your own house on a satellite photograph, as it were...
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    Traditional Inuit Knowledge meets Science

    When I was a kid, I saw a photograph in an old Life magazine of a man standing on the ice somewhere in the Arctic, and a killer whale breaking trough the ice, much of the whale's body out of the water, a very short distance from the man. The whale was so close to the man that it was hard to say...
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    Science Online 2012 The Music Video

    A Carin Bodnar's Crib. Read the comments on this post...
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    The Science Of How Dairy Causes Acne

    Earlier this week, Dr. Frank Lipman*cleared up some of our confusion about why dairy seems to be the next evil food group. But in the process, he raised another issue about what milk does to your skin: according to him, dairy causes acne, too. But many commenters were up in arms about the...
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