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- Sweet Confusion: Does high fructose corn syrup deserve such a bad rap?
- Closed Thinking: Without scientific competition and open debate, much psychology research goes nowhere
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- A mind for math: A part of the brain associated with making memories may also predict success in learning math
- Teens take home science gold: A low-cost, self-driving vehicle; battery alternatives and analyses of galaxy clusters claim top prizes at a global high school science competition
- Flagging loose bolts: “Smart alert washer” automatically flags when a nut is coming loose, warning of potential danger
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Web edition: November 4, 2011
Print edition: November 19, 2011; Vol.180 #11 (p. 4)
LIFE
Cycads, often called "dinosaur plants," aren't so ancient after all. Read "Cycads not 'living fossils.' "
HUMANS
Ancient cooking pots show diets shifted slowly from fishing to agriculture. See "Early farmers' fishy menu."
ON THE SCENE BLOG
The Drake Equation for tallying alien life turns 50. See "The Drake Equation: All in the family," with a link for SN subscribers to a Q&A with Frank Drake.
BODY & BRAIN
Air pollution boosts blood pressure in at-risk groups. Read "A particulate threat to diabetes."
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