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The Quantum Universe (And Why Anything That Can Happen, Does) by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw
Two physicists use simple analogies to explain the weird world of quantum theory. Da Capo Press, 2011, 256 p., $25
- Humans
Chemists distinguish between gunshot residue from various firearms
Analytical technique could lead to better crime scene investigation.
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Science Past from the issue of April 21, 1962
GLENN REPORTS ON FLIGHT — The brilliant light from the “fireball” Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr. saw passing the window of his space capsule was observed by more than 1,400 scientists at a symposium in Washington, D.C. A color film, showing the astronaut in his cabin during flight, clearly revealed reflections of the burning chunks […]
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Science Future for April 21, 2012
April 28 Celebrate Astronomy Day with stargazing, workshops and other events nationwide. For more information, see bit.ly/GTe2wm May 3 An underwater archaeologist talks about surveys of pirate ships as part of a Science Museum of Minnesota series on the science and history of pirates. See bit.ly/xAPeLZ
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SN Online
SCIENCE & THE PUBLIC BLOG A court orders FDA hearings on livestock drugs. See “Growth-promoting antibiotics: On the way out?” Jason Brougham/Univ. of Texas LIFE A birdlike dinosaur (illustrated below) was iridescent. Read “Microraptor’s true blue colors.” ENVIRONMENT Deep corals were harmed by the BP spill. Learn more in “The farther the better for corals […]
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Suggest Cancer Preventive
Cutting calories to fight cancer.
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Letters
Consciousness series pondered Hofstadter’s “strange loop” and other ideas presented in the article “Self as symbol” (SN: 2/11/12, p. 28) suggest, but never say, that the notion of “I” exists in the dimension of time, not space. Obviously then, consciousness is not a tangible object — not any part of the brain. Rather, the “I” […]
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Mixed Results
Having the right blend of animal personalities can make or break a group
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Volcanic Rush
High-speed videos capture rocks flying at unheard-of rates.
- Health & Medicine
Extreme eaters show abnormal brain activity
Seeing images of food revs up reward areas in the obese and slows them down in severely underweight people, a brain scan study shows.
- Life
Stem cell treatment spurs cartilage growth
A small molecule called kartogenin prompts the manufacture of lost connective tissue in mice.
