Author: David Cohn
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Scientists Triple Your Ability to Rock Out
A new musical instrument exemplifies the love affair between math and music.
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Scent of a Terrorist
Taking the lead from man's best friend, the military wants to turn odor recognition into a science.
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In Need of New Levees
With the sea rising around it, New Orleans could be headed for new lows.
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Sleeping on the Job
The life and times of a human guinea pig.
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Stumbling Upon a Gene for Smarts
Researchers have located a gene that they believe directly affects mental performance.
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The Biblical Scientist
Doron Nof finds natural mechanisms for some of Christianity's greatest miracles.
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'Human' Drug Trials, Without Humans?
Researchers use stem cell research to perform 'human' drug testing in the body of mice.
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"The Mother of All Issues"
Activist Laurie David says the government is the last barrier to starting the green revolution.
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Transcending Urgency
Co-founder of the first Earth Day, Denis Hayes, says we need solutions to climate change yesterday.
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UK Professor Says Fetus Can't Feel Pain
A clinical review suggests that fetuses will not feel the effects of an abortion up to 26 weeks.
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Rejiggering the Chemical Reaction
The observation of frictionless motion in water could change chemical models of liquid solutions.
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Pets as Indicators of a Pandemic
Our domesticated friends can alert us to when avian flu hits the US.
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Ethanol's New Cheap Trick
A new method for ethanol production could make it a more viable alternative fuel.
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A False Tolerance for Red Bull
Although it goes down easier and feels smoother, combining energy drinks with alcohol will get you just as intoxicated.
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The Ad-Busting Brain
Study shows that some words used in consumer branding only dig so deep into the brain.
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Drink To Your Health
A new study shows the healing effects of beer.
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Yellow, the New Green
Is ethanol really the alternative fuel of the future?
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Microscopy and the Art of Sudoku
An algorithm created to help scientists process images of tiny specimens has unexpected applications for brain teasers.
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The Link Between Tickling and Mental Illness
A study pinpoints an aspect of brain function that schizophrenia sufferers may lack.
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Solving the Styrofoam Situation
A microbe that eats polystyrene could provide a solution to the problem of recycling the material.
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Statistically Modeling Oscar
An Oregon scientist develops an algorithm to forecast the winners of this year’s Academy Awards.
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The One Drug To Replace All Drugs
Researchers may have found the magic pill that can cure even the worst addiction.
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A New Weapon Against Viruses
Scientists can now see almost all of a virus' nooks and crannies.
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The Anatomy of a Hit Song
It's not the hook or the lyrics; it's got to do with other peoples' opinions.
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The Myth of the "Freshman 15"
College students won't necessarily succumb to expanding waistlines.