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Slow-motion replays of deep passes have mesmerized fans of American football for decades.
Read More »Russian Scientists Poised to be First to Reach Ice-Buried Antarctic Lake
At a tiny outpost in the middle of Antarctica, Russian scientists are poised to become the first humans to reach a massive liquid lake that has been cut off from the sunlit world for millennia, and may house uniquely adapted life forms that are new to science.
Read More »Brain Injury Rate 7 Times Greater among U.S. Prisoners
A car accident, a rough tackle, an unexpected tumble. The number of ways to bang up the brain are almost as numerous as the people who sustain these injuries
Read More »Brain Injury Rate 7 Times Greater among U.S. Prisoners
A car accident, a rough tackle, an unexpected tumble. The number of ways to bang up the brain are almost as numerous as the people who sustain these injuries. And only recently has it become clear just how damaging a seemingly minor knock can be.
Read More »Lies We Tell Ourselves: How Deception Leads to Self-Deception (preview)
In Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1970 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar , a skeptical Judas Iscariot questions with faux innocence (“Don’t you get me wrong/I only want to know”) the messiah’s deific nature: “Jesus Christ Superstar/Do you think you’re what they say you are?” [More]
Read More »Lies We Tell Ourselves: How Deception Leads to Self-Deception (preview)
In Andrew Lloyd Webber’s 1970 rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar , a skeptical Judas Iscariot questions with faux innocence (“Don’t you get me wrong/I only want to know”) the messiah’s deific nature: “Jesus Christ Superstar/Do you think you’re what they say you are?” [More]
Read More »Homeless Project Residents Drink Less If Booze Ban Is Lifted
This Sunday, millions of Americans will sit down in front of their television or computer, crack open a few beers, and watch the Super Bowl. But if those viewers live in a housing project for the homeless, that booze could get them booted back out to the street
Read More »Homeless Project Residents Drink Less If Booze Ban Is Lifted
This Sunday, millions of Americans will sit down in front of their television or computer, crack open a few beers, and watch the Super Bowl. But if those viewers live in a housing project for the homeless, that booze could get them booted back out to the street
Read More »Super Bowl Command Center Monitors Parking Gripes, Terrorist Threats
The private company behind the Super Bowl's official Social Media Command Center isn't just tweeting fans transit tips, they're monitoring social media for game-day threats by would-be terrorists. And Madonna. What do Justin Bieber and potholes have in common
Read More »Super Bowl Command Center Monitors Parking Gripes, Terrorist Threats
The private company behind the Super Bowl's official Social Media Command Center isn't just tweeting fans transit tips, they're monitoring social media for game-day threats by would-be terrorists. And Madonna
Read More »Schism over H5N1 Avian Flu Research Leaks Out
Caption: Electron micrograph of H5N1 virus (gold) Image: CDC/Courtesy of Cynthia Goldsmith; Jacqueline Katz; Sherif R. Zaki NEW YORK Sparks flew Thursday night at a New York Academy of Sciences panel discussion about whether or not certain recent research into the H5N1 avian flu virus has created a major biosecurity threat and what, if anything, to do about it
Read More »Schism over H5N1 Avian Flu Research Leaks Out
Caption: Electron micrograph of H5N1 virus (gold) Image: CDC/Courtesy of Cynthia Goldsmith; Jacqueline Katz; Sherif R. Zaki NEW YORK Sparks flew Thursday night at a New York Academy of Sciences panel discussion about whether or not certain recent research into the H5N1 avian flu virus has created a major biosecurity threat and what, if anything, to do about it. [More]
Read More »BlueCross BlueShield, BMW, Best Buy, And De Beers Venture Into New Investments
For many big nontech companies, the best way to innovate quickly is to fund startups that pioneer their future business.
Read More »Close Super Bowl Boosts Ad At End
Advertisers will drop $3.5 million for a 30-second spot during Sunday’s Super Bowl.
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