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| Malcolm Gladwell's miscellany of myths Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:00:00 |
| Superstar writer Malcolm Gladwell teases out complexities behind the obvious and fun in the mundane in his collection of essays, What the Dog Saw |
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| The music of Life on Earth Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:00:00 |
| Edward Williams's music for Life on Earth is as atmospheric and innovative as the classic 1979 David Attenborough TV series it was composed for |
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| 'Space elevator' wins $900,000 NASA prize Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:37:00 |
| A laser-powered robot climbed 900 metres up a cable suspended from a helicopter, winning a prize that had gone unclaimed since 2005 |
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| Innovation: Can technology persuade us to save energy? Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:17:00 |
| Gadgets and systems designed to steer us towards greener behaviour are under development, and they work – if we'll let them |
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| Today on New Scientist: 6 November 2009 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:00:00 |
| Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: how to end the epidemic of short-sightedness, the future of computer graphics, and why human microbes are total NIMBYs |
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| Triple shadows and fake reflections: Future graphics Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:20:48 |
| See computer graphics research to be presented at the ACM Siggraph Asia conference next month – including an art installation that casts three distinct shadows |
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| Was life founded on cyanide from space crashes? Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:55:00 |
| Comet and asteroid strikes may have seeded Earth with cyanide that prepared the planet for life |
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| Generation specs: Stopping the short-sight epidemic Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:05:00 |
| Myopia is on the rise all around the world, but there might be a simple way to spare many kids the need for spectacles |
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| This week's top stories [06 November 2009] Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:31 |
| Our top articles ranked by reader popularity.Magnetic 'eyesight' helps birds find their wayThe best of this year's science writingSticky future for the spider sutureCould you stop being hysterical?Instant Expert: The Copenhagen climate change summitEarthly treasures: The Prix Pictet photography awardToday on New Scientist: 2 November 2009Giant crack in Africa formed in just daysPay us oil money, or the rainforest gets itPeter Diamandis: the joy of taking risks |
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| Nanoparticle DNA damage study: what you should know Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:54:00 |
| A study has found some nanoparticles can harm cells without being in contact with them: should you be worried? |
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| Picking up mates at the white shark café Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:00:00 |
| Great whites roam the oceans to hunt but always touch base at their favourite dangerous dive |
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| How your brain sees virtual you Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:34:00 |
| The way the brain regards the virtual "you" may help explain why some people spend large chunks of their life online playing immersive games |
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| Pilots' artificial horizon lined up for a revamp Fri, 06 Nov 2009 10:30:00 |
| Conventional instruments can be misread in a crisis – or so says the inventor of what he claims is a more intuitive design |
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| Human microbes are picky about neighbourhoods on body Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:00 |
| A map of the bacteria living on the human body shows the bugs that call us home have strong preferences about where they settle |
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| Today on New Scientist: 5 November 2009 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:00:00 |
| Today's stories on newscientist.com, at a glance, including: how to kill thousands of species with magma and coal, why the digital switchover is good news for astronomers, and a quick and simple way to make a really loud noise |
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