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Putting faith in technology, literally
More and more, people are seeking fellowship online and using modern technology to engage in a religious life
Survey: Mac users more educated, eat more hummus
Data collected by Hunch suggests those with Macs are younger, throw more parties, and are less likely to ride Harleys
Scientists ask: Is the kilo losing weight?
Ensuring a pound of butter is indeed a pound, or a gallon of milk a full gallon, has long been the province of government agencies that deal with weights and...
Nepal's rhino numbers 'recovering' after war
The number of rhinos living wild in Nepal has risen above 500 for the first time since a civil war that led to rampant poaching of the endangered animals, the...
Proof – review
New Vic, Newcastle-under-LymeTwo shows in, and already the New Vic's repertory season is reaping the benefits of a permanent ensemble. Actors with relatively little to do in the Rivals now appear in David...
Martin Rees: Atheists should drop anti-religion campaigns
Astronomer royal urges Darwinists to adopt 'peaceful coexistence' with moderate groups to beat fundamentalismMartin Rees, the astronomer royal, has called on anti-religion campaigners to abandon their tactics and strive for "peaceful coexistence" with mainstream...
Using video to fight workplace stress
People in all professions are using Xtranormal's easy technology and flat-voiced teddy bears to vent about work. Experts say humor does help.In the eight years Krista Lang Blackwood has been...
Maybe Just Drunk Enough to Remember
A woman testified that she was intoxicated, unable to recall a cab ride home. But she could recount being raped. Here’s a look at the science on alcohol and memory.
For Many Chinese, New Wealth and a Fresh Face
The breathtaking pace of transformation for upwardly mobile Chinese now extends to faces, as cosmetic and plastic surgery becomes a more widespread expenditure.
All About Love: Anatomy of an Unruly Emotion by Lisa Appignanesi – review
An ambitious dissection of the most intangible human emotion turns to literature and Freud to chart the experience in all its formsLisa Appignanesi is an ambitious writer who is temperamentally drawn to big...
Let There Be Light: Todd Drezner's Loving Lampposts, A Contrast To MacNeil's Autism Now
Having examined PBS's Autism Now in an earlier posting and noting its overall negativity, I'd like to turn to a documentary on autism that I can recommend: Todd Drezner's Loving...
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman – review
David Eagleman's breathless account of advances in neuroscience offers little real food for thoughtDavid Eagleman's previous book, Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives, was a delightful collection of short fables, each offering a...
Now That It's Over: A Review Of PBS's NewsHour Series Autism Now
The PBS series on autism, Autism Now, has aired all of its segments now. The extended transcripts of interviews are available online, as well. read more
With ‘Coolest Job Ever’ Ending, Astronauts Seek Next Frontier
As the space shuttle program comes to an end, it is a time of great uncertainty for those whose job involves spaceflight.
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood by James Gleick – review
James Gleick's complex magisterial essay encompasses everything from linguistics to cosmologyToo much information: the complaint du jour, but also toujours. Alexander Pope quipped that the printing press, "a scourge for the sins of...
Isa Leshko's Elderly Animals: there's life in the old dog yet
A series of studies of elderly animals by the American photographer Isa Leshko calls into question our attitudes to ageingAge discrimination in the media doesn't stop with humans. Our collective obsession with youth...
It's time to start planning for the rest of my century | Rachel Cooke
The news that 11 million of us are going to reach our 100th birthdays seems to be a cause for gloom for someThe pattern of life is changing. A fortnight ago, I...
Video: Behind the scenes at "What's Trending"
Shira Lazar gives you a behind the scenes look at the What's Trending studio, CBSNews.com's newest live interactive show and online hub covering social media and the top stories trending...
Dear humans: We want your brains
Neuroscientists at UC San Diego hope to recruit 1,000 more prospective brain donors this year
Backwards step on looking into the future | Ben Goldacre
Scientific journals can be as bad as newspapers in preferring eye-catching stories to negative findingsLast year a mainstream psychology researcher called Daryl Bem published a competent academic paper, in a well-respected journal, showing...
My Turn: What to expect when we're not yet expecting
Don't give advice, but be there to listen.According to Resolve, the National Infertility Assn., one in eight U.S. couples of child-bearing age is diagnosed with infertility. Two long years...
Alleviating season allergy symptoms naturally
Studies haven't verified claims about supplements containing nettles leaf and turmeric or vitamins B6 and B12 help.It's hard to feel upbeat about spring weather if you suffer from seasonal allergies....
Clinical Phase IIb Study Of ATH008 In Hand-Foot Syndrome (Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia Syndrome)
ADVANCELL has initiated a phase IIb clinical study of the Company's ATH008, for the treatment of the palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia syndrome, also known as hand-foot syndrome, a painful side-effect of certain...
Radiolab: the podcast that makes science fun and geeking out socially acceptable
We meet Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, the only US radio broadcasters attempting to 'tether the ant to the cloud'In an episode called Animal Minds, the presenters of Radiolab, Jad Abumrad and Robert...
Boredom: A Lively History by Peter Toohey - review
An enthusiastically eccentric study of ennuiJames Joyce boasted of never once having met a boring person; I guess we must have gone to different parties. I seem to have spent the greater...
Vaccine-Autism Researcher Poul Thorsen Indicted For Fraud - So?
Based on last week's indictment of vaccine-autism researcher Dr. Poul Thorsen for money laundering and mail fraud, the Coalition for Mercury-free Drugs (CoMeD), a Maryland-based non-profit organization, is calling for...
Principled expression
In the intimate gallery at Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research, a powerful new exhibition offers viewers a sense of despair, and hope. “DIGAME: Elizabeth Catlett’s Forever Love”...
GPS satellites get a serious upgrade
(PhysOrg.com) -- GPS has become such an integral part of the new technology in our lives that we really do not give it much of a thought. It gets us...