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Oh, he’s such a lab bird
Bold flycatchers may be more likely than shy birds to get trapped for lab studies.
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Science needs ace communicators and politicians
In February, Alice Huang became president-elect of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The renowned virologist began her career at Harvard in 1971, eventually becoming director of the laboratories of infectious diseases at Children’s Hospital Boston. After a stint at New York University, she moved to the California Institute of Technology in 1997 […]
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Book Review: An Orchard Invisible: A Natural History of Seeds by Jonathan Silvertown
Review by Susan Milius.
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The Unwell Brain: Understanding the Psychobiology of Mental Health by F. Scott Kraly
Dysfunctional moods and behavior have chemical roots. W.W. Norton & Co., 2009, 224 p., $18.95 The Unwell Brain: Understanding the Psychobiology of Mental Health by F. Scott Kraly
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Strings Link the Ultracold with the Superhot
Perfect liquids suggest theory’s math mirrors something real.
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Specialis Revelio!
It’s not magic, it’s neuroscience.
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Shared Differences
The architecture of our genomes is anything but basic.
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Why Sh*t Happens: The Science of a Really Bad Day by Peter J. Bentley
Science explains life’s daily mishaps and offers ways to fight back. Rodale, 2009, 308 p., $16.95 Why Sh*t Happens: The Science of a Really Bad Day by Peter J. Bentley
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Logical Labyrinths by Raymond M. Smullyan
Analogies and a fantasy setting bridge the author’s earlier puzzle books and technical writings to teach readers about logic. A.K. Peters, 2009, 327 p., $49 Logical Labyrinths by Raymond M. Smullyan
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Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming by Anthony D. Barnosky
Rising temperatures could irrevocably alter creatures and their habitats, great and small. Shearwater, 2009, 288 p., $26.95 Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming by Anthony D. Barnosky
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Birth Day: A Pediatrician Explores the Science, the History, and the Wonder of Childbirth by Mark Sloan
What is known — and what isn’t known — about the first day of a child’s life. Ballantine Books, 2009, 370 p., $25 Birth Day: A Pediatrician Explores the Science, the History, and the Wonder of Childbirth by Mark Sloan
