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  1. Math

    A Golden Sales Pitch

    A design incorporating the golden ratio makes blue jeans aesthetically pleasing, or so the manufacturer claims.

    By Julie Rehmeyer
  2. Humans

    Bad Science

    Ben Goldacre, M.D., a columnist for the British newspaper The Guardian, looks at science and medicine through a skeptical lens in this popular blog. Go to: http://www.badscience.net

    By Science News
  3. Humans

    From the June 26, 1937, issue

    Fur fashions from Ethiopian monkeys, the Big Bang as the source of cosmic rays, and ensuring airline pilots get enough oxygen.

    By Science News
  4. Anthropology

    Ape Aid: Chimps share altruistic capacity with people

    Chimpanzees, as well as 18-month-old children, will assist strangers even when getting no personal reward, suggesting that human altruism has deep evolutionary roots.