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  • Maggie Koerth
    2:59 pm Fri, Aug 1, 2014
    Experimental drugs tested in African Ebola outbreak

    There are several Ebola drugs in development and they're starting to reach struggling victims, especially Western aid workers, who agree to participate in ad hoc trials.

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  • Maggie Koerth
    2:43 pm Fri, Aug 1, 2014
    Most social science results have never been replicated

    Replication — where researchers re-do experiments to see if they get the same result — is a really important part of the scientific process. And it's hardly ever done in… Read the rest of the article: Most social science results have never been replicated

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  • Maggie Koerth
    2:37 pm Fri, Aug 1, 2014
    Mysterious holes in Siberia may be craters of climate change explosions

    Holes like this one have been appearing in Siberia — at least three are known so far. There are a couple of theories for what's causing them and both are… Read the rest of the article: Mysterious holes in Siberia may be craters of climate change explosions

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  • Maggie Koerth
    11:24 am Fri, Aug 1, 2014
    Where does the word "scientist" come from?

    This account of the 19th-century debate over whether or not the word "scientist" is accurate and pleasing to hear is a great reminder that some of the best history stories… Read the rest of the article: Where does the word "scientist" come from?

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  • Maggie Koerth
    11:06 am Fri, Aug 1, 2014
    Fantastic cookbook of extremely inexpensive meals

    Good and Cheap is a free/donation-based ebook filled with recipes geared toward helping you eat on $4 a day — which is the average amount SNAP (food stamp) recipients have… Read the rest of the article: Fantastic cookbook of extremely inexpensive meals

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  • Maggie Koerth
    10:47 am Fri, Aug 1, 2014
    When Buddhists call for genocide

    There's a fascinating story in the American Buddhist magazine Shambala Sun about the Burmese Buddhists who are killing and harassing their Muslim neighbors. Thoughtful and full of context, it is… Read the rest of the article: When Buddhists call for genocide

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  • Maggie Koerth
    10:38 am Thu, Jul 31, 2014
    Scientists track the origins of a ship buried under the World Trade Center

    In 2010, construction crews found the hull of a very old ship, buried at the site of the World Trade Center towers. Using dendrochronology, scientists now know how old the… Read the rest of the article: Scientists track the origins of a ship buried under the World Trade Center

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  • Maggie Koerth
    6:42 am Thu, Jul 31, 2014
    Paleontology on the Moon

    An experiment on Earth suggests that it might be possible to find microscopic fossils on the Moon.

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  • Maggie Koerth
    6:35 am Thu, Jul 31, 2014
    How Ebola works

    The MicrobeWiki has a really detailed explanation of the biological mechanisms behind an Ebola infection. It gets a little technical in places, but it's a good read if you've ever… Read the rest of the article: How Ebola works

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  • Maggie Koerth
    6:24 am Thu, Jul 31, 2014
    Humans are eating a scaly anteater into extinction

    Never underestimate omnivores with a penchant for animal-based traditional medicine.

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  • Maggie Koerth
    5:57 am Thu, Jul 31, 2014
    Read Dune with public radio's Science Friday

    If you liked learning about the science of Tatooine, you'll enjoy reading Dune with the Science Friday bookclub.

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  • Maggie Koerth
    7:58 am Wed, Jul 30, 2014
    Watch a cocoa farmer try chocolate for the first time

    N'Da Alphonse grows cocoa in Ivory Coast. He harvests the pods, removes the pulp-covered beans, and dries them before selling them to brokers. He'd never seen or tasted the food… Read the rest of the article: Watch a cocoa farmer try chocolate for the first time

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  • Maggie Koerth
    7:39 am Wed, Jul 30, 2014
    Medical experimentation and vulnerable people

    Fourty-two years after the exposure of the Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment, a group of educators, activists, and writers discuss the history and the present of medical experimentation and medical ethics.

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  • Maggie Koerth
    7:27 am Wed, Jul 30, 2014
    Why do some women get pregnant even though they're on the Pill?

    The answer is more complicated than simply missing a dose, or failing to take your birth control at just the right time each day. Scientists are just beginning to understand… Read the rest of the article: Why do some women get pregnant even though they're on the Pill?

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  • Maggie Koerth
    7:19 am Wed, Jul 30, 2014
    The history of botched executions

    The first use of the electric chair was both an official success and a horrific example of what can happen when the technology of executions doesn't work the way we… Read the rest of the article: The history of botched executions

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  • Maggie Koerth
    10:24 am Tue, Jul 29, 2014
    Scientists investigate radio wave "bursts" from space

    Two different radio telescopes have now picked up fast "burst" signals that seem to originate outside our galaxy. Let's cut to the chase: Is it aliens?

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  • Maggie Koerth
    9:44 am Tue, Jul 29, 2014
    How to solve the problem of plastic in the ocean

    Ocean scientists Kim Martini and Miriam Goldstein explain, in detail, why the well-meaning ideas of 19-year-old Boyan Slat won't work and show you what you can do now to help… Read the rest of the article: How to solve the problem of plastic in the ocean

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  • Maggie Koerth
    9:36 am Tue, Jul 29, 2014
    A really fantastic science show on TV

    I recently stumbled across Time Scanners, a tech-heavy, pop-science reality show. And, get this you guys, I learned things. I know. From TV. It's crazy.

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  • Maggie Koerth
    9:07 am Tue, Jul 29, 2014
    How to cut a bagel into two interlocking rings

    You will need a knife, a non-toxic marker, and some math.

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  • Maggie Koerth
    9:03 am Tue, Jul 29, 2014
    Succeeding at standardized tests means owning the books with the answers in them

    Standardized tests aren't tests of basic knowledge. They're branded products produced by textbook companies, and getting the right answers depends on whether you studied from the right books.

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