Saturday, 14 March 2009

Daily Link Splurge

Daily Link Splurge

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Posted: 14 Mar 2009 04:19 AM PDT

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Posted: 14 Mar 2009 04:19 AM PDT

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A human failure, seen at face value

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 04:00 AM PDT

Humans excel at recognizing faces, but how we do this has been an abiding mystery in neuroscience and psychology. In an effort to explain our success in this area, researchers are taking a closer look at how and why we fail.

Roses are red 'to deter, not to attract'

Posted: 14 Mar 2009 02:30 AM PDT

Scientists have discovered why roses are red, claiming their striking colour has evolved to deter predators.

How the Big Crunch Theory Works

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 11:20 PM PDT

We're all worried about what will happen at the end of our lives. We see other living things die, and we know it will happen to us. Because it's inevitable, we worry about when, where and how it will happen. Many of us also wonder about the fate of Earth. Will it be a hospitable blue ball forever, or will it eventually be consumed by the sun...

APOD: 2009 March 13 - Hickson Compact Group 90

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 08:50 PM PDT

Scanning the skies for galaxies, Canadian astronomer Paul Hickson and colleagues identified some 100 compact groups of galaxies, now appropriately called Hickson Compact Groups (HCGs). This sharp Hubble image shows one such galaxy group, HCG 90, in startling detail

Society's Vital Networks Prone to 'Explosive' Changes

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 08:40 PM PDT

US computer scientists have found that random networks – the mathematical description for networks we experience everyday in forms such as the internet and global flight connections – have the potential for extreme behaviour never seen before.

Peking Man Lived 200,000 Years Earlier Than Thought

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 06:30 PM PDT

the group of early humans whose 1920s discovery gave a big boost to the theory of evolution—lived hundreds of thousands of years earlier than previously believed, a new study says.

Elmo Interviews Ricky Gervais • VideoSift: Online Video *Quality Control

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 05:57 PM PDT

http://www.videosift.com/video/Elmo-Interviews-Ricky-Gervais

A Close Look at the Original Information Superhighway | Unusual Organisms | DISCOVER Magazine

Posted: 13 Mar 2009 05:48 PM PDT

http://discovermagazine.com/2009/apr/05-close-look-original-information-superhighway

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