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The Inevitability of Eugenics: A Race of Self-Designing Tinker Toys
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Mention of eugenics inevitably results in whoops of horror, gnashing of hair, rending of teeth, and discussion of Hitler. Occasionally, however, matters of importance merit discussion even if they...
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Why the Myers-Briggs test is totally meaningless
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It's no more scientifically valid than a BuzzFeed quiz. I've taken the MB test two times. It was clear to me from the questions that they could be answered so many different ways depending on context....
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One dollar blood test using gold nanoparticles outperforms PSA screen for prostate cancer, study suggests
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A test that uses gold nanoparticles to detect early-stage prostate cancer costs less than $1, returns results in minutes and is more accurate than standard PSA screening, pilot studies show. The new t...
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Artificial spleen cleans up blood
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Researchers have developed a high-tech method to rid the body of infections - even those caused by unknown pathogens. A device inspired by the spleen can quickly clean blood of everything from Escheri...
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The Topography of Tears
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The Topography of Tears is a study of 100 tears photographed through a standard light microscope. The project began in a period of personal change, loss, and copious tears. One day I wondered if my te...
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Particle teleportation across Calgary marks 'major step' toward creation of 'quantum internet'
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In a "major step" toward practical quantum networking, researchers at the University of Calgary have successfully demonstrated the teleportation of a light particle's properties between their lab...
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Pfizer VP Comes Clean & Tells The Truth About Pharmaceutical Companies (Video)
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Below is a clip taken from the “One More Girl” documentary, a film regarding the Gardasil vaccine, which was designed to prevent Human Papillomavirus. In it, Dr. Peter Rost, MD, a former vice...
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The history of “scientist”
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First coined by William Whewell at the third annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in 1833 in response to Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s strongly expressed objectio...