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Art and Science Meet in Images of Museum Specimens and Artifacts

The convergence of art and science gets a new treatment in an exhibition opening next week at the American Museum of Natural History. " Picturing Science: Museum Scientists and Imaging Technologies " features more than 20 sets of large-format and visually engaging images that showcase the wide range of research being conducted at the museum, as well as how various optical tools are used in scientific research. A preview: Tibetan deity wood figure [More]

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Small Study: Young Gang Members Want Dogs Mostly For Companionship

“I don’t know if you’ve ever walked a pit bull. You owe it to your life to walk a pit bull down the street, I’m telling you. It’s like a gun you can pet, it’s the only way to describe it, it’s awesome.” Comedian Bill Burr.

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Engineers Take Step Closer To Smell-A-Vision

How many times has it happened to you: you’re sitting around watching a rerun of Friends and you think: Man, if only I could catch a whiff of that hazelnut mocchaccino they’re all pretending to drink.

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Video: U.S. Open wrapup show: Rory keeps rolling

Todd Lewis, Jason Sobel and Rex Hoggard recap the second round at Congressional, wondering if Rory McIlroy can get the Masters monkey off his back and establish himself as the future of golf, sharing highlights and more. (NBC Sports)

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Funny Money: Is Bitcoin The Future Of Currency… Or A Total Scam?

Digital security firm Symantech has discovered a new type of viral exploit that tries to crack open a user's Bitcoin wallet and steal its contents--the virtual answer to the old-fashioned bank heist. But what's a Bitcoin, and why would anyone want one when there are gold bricks and paper dollars still ripe for a swindle?

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This Week In Bots: Robochefs, Killer Toy Drones, Teacherbots, And More

As Stephen Hawking once said: "Unless mankind redesigns itself by changing our DNA through altering our genetic makeup, computer-generated robots will take over our world." So what developments in robotics happened this week? Robot breakfast We've seen research roboticists perform various odd tricks with their robots, but this one takes the pancake

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