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Monday, January 10, 2011

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Bad Science (Video)

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Author of the Guardian's weekly "Bad Science" column and Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks, British physician Ben Goldacre dismantles the questionable science behind an assortment of drug trials, court cases, and events of our time.

DoJ Subpoena Proves Twitter’s Value — and Its Weakness

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The US government's move to order Twitter to disclose information about users involved with WikiLeaks confirms the network's status as a real-time information network, but also makes it obvious how much we have come to rely on it, and the implications of that dependence.

Toyota Prius V: 50% More Space at the same MPG

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V for versatility. That's the 2012 Toyota Prius V's hook line, and though it drops the "MP" from MPV, it's precisely that--and awfully familiar, at that.

The Evolution of The Batmobile [Infographic]

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It's a dream car, complete with sleek exterior and gadget filled interior. But no matter how much you love the Batmobile, you literally have no idea how much it's evolved over the years.

Gabrielle Giffords a Champion of Green Causes

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Long a champion for solar power, Giffords has repeatedly supported clean energy policy even when it has not been the popular thing to do.

Physicists create a sonic black hole in the lab

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Black holes get their name because they absorb all incoming light, and are so dense that none of that light can escape their event horizon. In a new study, scientists have created a sonic analogue of a black hole in the lab – that is, a sonic black hole in which sound waves...

Missing Chinese lawyer told of abuse

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The police stripped Gao Zhisheng bare and pummeled him with handguns in holsters. For two days and nights, they took turns beating him and did things he refused to describe. When all three officers tired, they bound his arms and legs with plastic bags and threw him to the floor until they caught their breath to resume the abuse.

Why Cam Newton Proves College Players Should Be Paid

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The NCAA has developed the best possible economic scenario: national exposure of its product, insane revenues, and virtually zero expenditure on payroll. If there is one lesson to be taken from the Heisman trophy won by Cam Newton, it is that amateurism, the one component that separates the NFL and NCAA, doesn't mean much.

Spacing babies close may raise autism risk

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Close birth spacing may put a second-born child at higher risk for autism, suggests a preliminary study based on more than a half-million California children.

5 Things Elvis Presley Might Have Done If He Didn't Die in 1977

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What would Elvis Presley's career have been like if he didn't die in 1977? Here are five things he might have gone on to do if he didn't leave us way too early.

Predator Drones Move From Military to Civilian Vigilantes

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The rate of technological change over the last century has been exponential. It's a trend that's seen robotics take centre stage in the theatre of war -- and in some cases, saved many lives. But according to political scientist P. W. Singer, it may be taking us into the ultimate of ethical grey areas. For example, unmanned squadrons of "Predator Drones" currently carry out five times the airstrikes in Pakistan that were waged on Kosovo ten years ago....

New Leads In Notorious BIG Murder Investigation?

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Authorities have given rapper Christopher Wallace's family some hope this week, indicating to CNN that there could be a promising new lead in the case.

What Happened When Fundamentalist Christians Tried to *Cure* Me of Homosexuality

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A young gay man recounts his soul-crushing experience being "rehabilitated" by the Christian Right.

The Publisher of Playboy Says It Has Agreed to Hugh Hefner's Offer to Take the Company Private

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The Publisher of Playboy Says It Has Agreed to Hugh Hefner's Offer to Take the Company Private

Obama and Palin Bring Bitter Partisanship to Archie Comics [Preview]

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On sale later this month is Archie #617, continuing the beautifully titled "Campaign Pains" storyline that guest-stars President Barack Obama and Sarah Palin.

Louis CK: We're Feeding Our Kids Insanity and Wondering Why They're Insane (video)

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'Louis C.K.: Hilarious'Comedy Central finally brought 'Louis C.K.: Hilarious' to basic cable. Released last year, it became the first stand-up comedy film to be accepted as a part of the Sundance Film Festival.

Man Taunts Cop in Crazy Subway Arrest Video

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In the clip, the officer pins a man to the ground, throws the suspect's hat, pushes him down the stairs, punches him once, takes out a baton and finally manages to wrestle the guy into submission after four minutes. The entire time, the man taunts the officer and resists arrest with relative ease.

Psychedelic Kitteh (pic)

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Kidnapped by Drug Lords: My 3rd Worst Vacation in Mexico

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The World's Most Revolutionary Cell Phone

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On the cover of GOOD 006, the Design issue, we ran an image of an AK-47 and asked this question: Is there design this good that doesn't kill people? According to a story in Foreign Policy, there is: the Nokia 1100 cell phone. Like an AK-47, the article posits, the Nokia 1100 is strong and hyper-efficient: built to endure the less-than-ideal conditions for electronics in developing nations.
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