December 2010
32 posts
365 DAYS - 365 POSTS
Dec 31st
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WikiLeaks cables: Vatican vetoed Holocaust... →
Moves to beatify controversial wartime pope reveal tension between conservatives and liberals in Catholic church
Dec 31st
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Earth project aims to 'simulate everything' →
Dec 30th
Dec 29th
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Why metal fans are brainier →
A disproportionate number of bright students listen to metal. No wonder - it’s difficult, erudite and still the voice of the outsider.
Dec 28th
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Behind the music: Why are musicians more likely to... →
Creative artists are fifth in the top 10 professions with high rates of depressive illness. But does depression attract them to the job? Or does the job make them depressed?
Dec 27th
The buzz words of 2010 explained
Assange – The act of dressing self-indulgence up as piety, eg “don’t tell me you only stayed in the pub to look after your mate. That’s a load of assange and you know it!” Austerity – Sanctimonious meanness. Bigot – Person whose determination to have a point of view interrupts your busy campaigning schedule. Blowout preventer – Device on deepwater oil rigs that,...
Dec 26th
Dec 25th
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Going round in circles →
In contradiction to most cosmologists’ opinions, two scientists have found evidence that the universe may have existed for ever
Dec 24th
Listen
Dec 23rd
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What students on ketamine tell us about... →
Dec 22nd
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Playbutton: Self-playing music for digital times →
If you still buy music on CDs or vinyl from record shops, you have to take it home before you can hear it, unless you carry a portable player around. But what if the record could play itself?
Dec 21st
Dec 20th
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Dec 19th
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The moon as you've never seen it before →
Dec 18th
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Liar, liar! Brain circuit predicts others' honesty... →
A set of linked brain regions predicts whether you are going to be deceived. It could help explain why some people become paranoid.
Dec 17th
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Dec 15th
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Dec 15th
The Search for Life: The Drake Equation →
Dec 14th
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The mystery of Chernobyl →
A bitter dispute is raging over whether the fallout zone is a wasteland or wonderland. Now, a team of scientists is heading back into the contaminated area to find out the truth. 
Dec 13th
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After 12 days of WikiLeaks cables, the world looks... →
Dec 12th
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WikiLeaks cables: Pfizer 'used dirty tricks to... →
Dec 11th
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WikiLeaks cables: Pope wanted Muslim Turkey kept... →
Dec 10th
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Julian Assange should be awarded Nobel peace... →
Russia urges Assange nomination in calculated dig at the US over WikiLeaks founder’s detention
Dec 9th
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US embassy cables: Shell says 'we have people in... →
Dec 8th
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US embassy cables: Desperate Housewives and... →
Dec 7th
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US embassy cables: Shell seeks to share Nigeria... →
Dec 6th
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US embassy cables: Chinese scientists create... →
Dec 5th
Dec 4th
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The State of Russia: Frost at the core →
Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin are presiding over a system that can no longer change
Dec 3rd
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Making a little difference →
Dec 2nd
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Wireless at the speed of plasma →
Dec 1st