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Science Past from the issue of August 12, 1961
“CLIMBERS” PRONE TO ILLNESS — “Nonhazardous” occupations can be dangerous for men who work their way up. Eighty-four out of 139 young men between the ages of 22 and 32 who had attained managerial positions showed more illness than 55 co-workers who stepped into the same kind of job right out of college…. The men […]
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SN Online
ATOM & COSMOS NASA’s Dawn spacecraft enters orbit around the asteroid Vesta. Read “Dawn on Vesta.” MOLECULES Tasting fat gives rats the munchies. See “Fat stimulates binge eating.” BODY & BRAIN Armor-clad knights use about twice as much energy to move as non-armored fighters. Read this tale and others in “News in Brief: Body & […]
- Humans
Brain waves make a fast brake
New technology would allow drivers to slam on the brakes faster just by thinking about it.
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- Health & Medicine
One problem, many paths
Autism’s many genetic players may act through common networks.
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BOOK REVIEW: Eruptions That Shook the World by Clive Oppenheimer
Review by Alexandra Witze.
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BOOK REVIEW: Weeds: In Defense of Nature’s Most Unloved Plants by Richard Mabey
Review by Sid Perkins.
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Avian Architecture: How Birds Design, Engineer, and Buildby Peter Goodfellow
A browsable, amply illustrated overview of avian construction from mere scrapes in the sand to edible structures people prize for soup. Princeton Univ. Press, 2011, 160 p., $27.95
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The Mathematics of Life by Ian Stewart
In this engaging overview, a mathematician describes how the field of biomathematics is answering key questions about the natural world and the origins of life. Basic Books, 2011, 358 p., $27.99
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Falling to Earth: An Apollo 15 Astronaut’s Journey to the Moon by Al Worden with Francis French
An astronaut offers a candid look at his trip to the moon, including the scandal that ended his spacefaring days. Smithsonian Books, 2011, 304 p., $29.95
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The Sun’s Heartbeat: And Other Stories from the Life of the Star That Powers Our Planet by Bob Berman
Light-hearted tales trace human understanding of Earth’s nearest star and of the sun’s effects on Earth. Little, Brown and Co., 2011, 304 p., $25.99
