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Mysteries of the Simulated Pendulum [Uncertain Principles]
May 23, 2013 6:39
Last week, I spent a bunch of time using VPython to simulate a simple pendulum, which was a fun way to fritter away several...
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The Ball State Kerfuffle [EvolutionBlog]
May 22, 2013 2:05
Eric Hedin, an assistant professor of physics at Ball State University, has come under fire for an honors course called,...
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Honeybees Could Be Part Of Mine Detection Squad
May 21, 2013 22:43
Having the right kind of equipment in modern day warfare is definitely one of the keys to implementing a successful strategy,...
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The E-Cat is back, and people are still falling for it! [Starts With A Bang]
May 21, 2013 18:05
“Science literacy is a vaccine against the charlatans of the world that would exploit your ignorance.” -Neil...
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American Physicists and the Under-rating of Experiments [Uncertain Principles]
May 21, 2013 8:39
At Scientific American’s blog network, Ashutosh Jogalekar muses about the “greatest American physicist”,...
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A Lesson in Applied Probability [EvolutionBlog]
May 21, 2013 0:50
Nate Silver provides the antidote to some dubious statistical reasoning on the part of certain conservatives. He was replying...
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NASA Astrobiology Roadmap 5: Planetary Conditions for Life [Dynamics of Cats]
May 20, 2013 12:30
The final session in the online discussion of the NASA Astrobiology Roadmap is today from 4-5 pm eastern. Go to Astrobiology...
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Messier Monday: A Hyper-Smooth Globular Cluster, M5 [Starts With A Bang]
May 20, 2013 12:24
“The Milky Way is nothing else but a mass of innumerable stars planted together in clusters.” -Galileo Galilei Welcome...
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NASA Astrobiology Roadmap 4: Early Evolution of Life and the Biosphere [Dynamics of Cats]
May 20, 2013 12:07
Astrobiology Future The NASA online discussion session on the Astrobiology Roadmap continues this week. This morning there...
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Shoe Energy Harvester Could Power Future Medical Devices
May 20, 2013 10:52
They say that walking can be one of the best forms of exercise, and do you happen to agree with that particular assessment?...



