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Black Holes are Everywhere

Holes are everywhere, if you look... This post is the second in a series that accompanies the upcoming publication of my book ‘Gravity’s Engines: How Bubble-Blowing Black Holes Rule Galaxies, Stars, and Life in the Cosmos’ (Scientific American/FSG). [More]

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3 Marketing Lessons from a Blackjack Gambler

Use these simple strategies learned from Black Jack to turbo charge your marketing results. Whenever I am in Vegas I always spend a considerable amount of time at the Blackjack tables. Also known as 21, it is a simple card game wherein the players and the dealers try to beat one another's hands without exceeding the number 21

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Predicting Summer Box Office Hits With Social Media And People, Algorithms Be Damned

Could Twitter have foreseen the tsunami that was the Avengers opening weekend? Fizziology uses social media to make predictions about box office success--and is doing as well or better as traditional industry predictions. With summer movie blockbuster season upon us, it’s time for a favorite seasonal pastime: box office revenue predictions.

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Steve Grubbs: The Way I Work

Steve Grubbs, 47, started his career in politics, before parlaying his campaign experience into two businesses in the late '90s.

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Face-off: Bluetooth Watches Tested

New Bluetooth-connected smart watches act like remote controls for your smartphone. Heres how to use them. These watches let you monitor calls, read text messages, check your calendar or e-mail, and even control a PowerPoint presentation with just a tap on your wrist.

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Trayvon Martin s Psychological Killer: Why We See Guns That Aren t There.

When George Zimmerman saw Trayvon Martin walking down the street in Sanford, Florida, he quickly assumed that the Black, hoodie-clad teenager was carrying a weapon. He then pulled out his gun and fatally shot the young student, whose hands were gripping nothing more than a bag of Skittles. [More]

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Lyme Disease Pushes Northward

Lyme disease may surge this year in the northeastern United States and is already spreading into Canada from a confluence of factors including acorns, mice and the climate.The illness is transmitted from mice and deer to humans via bites from the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis , usually in forested areas. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the United States.

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Facebook Pages: Big Changes Coming Soon

Your company's Facebook pages are about to get a big makeover. Here's how to make sure you're ready for it. Spent a lot of time learning about and building out your company's existing Facebook page?

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How Depressed Is That Mouse?

In “ Lifting the Black Cloud ,” Robin Henig surveys the search for new, improved antidepressants. Much research in the area involves laboratory mice and rats.

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Serving Greens for Green: The Little Salad Shop

Two Yale students used their college weight gain as motivation to start a thriving, health food restaurant. For Yale University students Jerry Choinski and Etkin Tekin, the dreaded “freshman 15” came two years late.

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