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Review: Unscientific America
January 5th, 2010 by Joel
Unscientific America is not a bad book. It’s certainly well-meaning, considering an important topic, and with a sometimes thoughtful discussion. The unfortunate part, however, is that large chunks of the book aren’t as well thought out as others – many of the examples given really do not support the thesis.
The oddities start out, of course, [...]
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Science Links for Nov 26
November 26th, 2009 by Joel
Extinction looms as 1500 species in danger
NORTHERN Australia is facing a fresh wave of potentially catastrophic mammal extinctions, experts warn.
Why dolphins are deep thinkers
All the dolphins at the institute are trained to hold onto any litter that falls into their pools until they see a trainer, when they can trade the litter for fish. [...]
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