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Is Rick from Rick & Morty The Ideal Scientist? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios – YouTube

PBS Idea Channel 10 years ago04 mins

Rick and Morty! Tweet us! http://bit.ly/pbsideachanneltwitter Idea Channel Facebook! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelfacebook Talk about this episode on reddit! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelreddit Idea Channel IRC! http://bit.ly/pbsideachannelirc Email us! pbsideachannel [at] gmail [dot] com Rick Sanchez, the erratic scientist from Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty is nothing short of brilliantly talented, but his crazy antics and experiments place him on a…

Here’s Why Men Always Think Women Are Flirting — Science of Us

Abraham Riesman10 years ago01 mins

Many straight men, as many a straight lady can tell you, have an annoying habit of mistaking basic manners — a smile, a laugh, even a simple polite reply — for flirtation. Recently, a team of Norwegian psychologists decided to investigate this romantic mystery, and they concluded that this sexual misperception — as they…

Summer of Science – The World’s Oldest Message in a Bottle – NYTimes.com

The New York Times10 years ago03 mins

It took a century, but the message finally reached its destination. Marianne Winkler, a retired post office worker, discovered a peculiar bottle in April while vacationing with her husband on Amrum Island in Germany. Inside the dusty glass tube was a piece of paper with the words “Break the bottle,” inscribed in bold red type according…

Will a Sheep’s Wool Grow Forever? – Modern Farmer

Jesse Hirsch10 years ago05 mins

Take a moment to drink in the glory of Shrek the Sheep. Shrek really, really, really did not like getting his hair cut. So for six years, this New Zealand libertarian managed to avoid spring shearings by hiding in a cave. By the time he was found in 2004, his owners couldn’t even tell he…

Cancer cells programmed back to normal by US scientists – Telegraph

Sarah Knapton10 years ago05 mins

“Initial experiments in some aggressive types of cancer are indeed very promising. “It represents an unexpected new biology that provides the code, the software for turning off cancer.” Cells need to divide constantly to replace themselves. But in cancer the cells do not stop dividing leading to huge cell reproduction and tumour growth. The scientists…

We’ve Identified Those Bugs Infesting Burning Man — And It’s Not Pretty [UPDATED]

Annalee Newitz10 years ago09 mins

Yesterday, Burning Man organizers revealed the truth: the annual desert arts festival is infested with bugs. Swarms of them. Piles of them. What are they? Why has nobody ever seen them before, in over two decades of building mega-party spaces in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert? We found out. We asked entomologist and insect photographer Alex…

We need to engineer the racism out of apps | Fusion

Latoya Peterson10 years ago015 mins

Last year, San Francisco released BART Watch, an app for reporting crimes on the Bay Area’s main transit system. After filing a California Public Records Act request to see what people were reporting, the East Bay Express found a disturbing pattern: Of the 763 alerts sent to BART, 198 included a description of the race…

Ben Carson Once Did Research On Fetal Brain Tissue – BuzzFeed News

Virginia Hughes10 years ago04 mins

Ben Carson, a Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon and Republican presidential candidate, previously did research using human fetal tissue. In the wake of the hidden-camera videos showing Planned Parenthood doctors discussing how to provide aborted fetuses to scientific researchers, Carson has told Fox News that the benefits of this research have been “overpromised” and “under-delivered.” Late on…

The Best Meteor Shower of the Year Is Tonight, and Here’s How to Watch it

Ria Misra10 years ago013 mins

The Perseids is my favorite meteor shower of the year, and this year is likely to be the best one in recent memory. Here’s when, where, and how to watch it—and just what is going to make this year so spectacular. Top image: 2010 Perseids / image courtesy of Michael Menefee. What Are the Perseids?…

Controllers complain errors caused by tiring work schedules – Salon.com

Joan Lowy10 years ago04 mins

WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA researchers warned the Federal Aviation Administration nearly four years ago that air traffic controllers’ schedules lead to chronic fatigue and undermine safety. The FAA has kept the NASA study secret. Voluntary reports from a confidential aviation safety database run by NASA show that controllers are still complaining that they make dangerous…

Capitalism and Schizophrenia – Annotated

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The Anxiety of Influencers

Andrew Tate, charged with rape and trafficking in Romania, returns to the U.S.

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Is Rick from Rick & Morty The Ideal Scientist? | Idea Channel | PBS Digital Studios – YouTube

Here’s Why Men Always Think Women Are Flirting — Science of Us

Summer of Science – The World’s Oldest Message in a Bottle – NYTimes.com

Will a Sheep’s Wool Grow Forever? – Modern Farmer

Cancer cells programmed back to normal by US scientists – Telegraph

We’ve Identified Those Bugs Infesting Burning Man — And It’s Not Pretty [UPDATED]

We need to engineer the racism out of apps | Fusion

Ben Carson Once Did Research On Fetal Brain Tissue – BuzzFeed News

The Best Meteor Shower of the Year Is Tonight, and Here’s How to Watch it

Controllers complain errors caused by tiring work schedules – Salon.com