Category Archives: Science

Sick Business

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Jennifer Sky

When medicine and capitalism collide, Jennifer Sky writes, there is collateral damage. Continue reading →

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Lion Fever in Connecticut

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Elizabeth Eslami

A mountain lion was killed by a car in Milford, Connecticut. Elizabeth Eslami investigates what this unusual event means — and what it doesn’t. Continue reading →

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Science, Art and the Magic of Life

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Danbert Nobacon

The paradox inherent in human nature that helped us evolve into what we are today may well be our downfall. Danbert Nobacon investigates the merging of science and art. Continue reading →

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Marking Time

Posted on December 29, 2012 by James Greer

James Greer’s brief history of time, and the instruments that measure it. Continue reading →

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Robots!

Posted on December 15, 2012 by James Greer

James Greer glimpses the future at the Media Lab at MIT…and lives to tell the tale. Continue reading →

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Black Hole In My Head: The Science of the Soul

Posted on November 24, 2012 by James Greer

The soul, life after death, out-of-body experiences, reincarnation: modern science proves it’s all bunk…or does it? James Greer investigates some eternal questions. Continue reading →

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Apocalypse Soon

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Greg Olear

The Book of Revelation got it wrong: there are SEVEN Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Continue reading →

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