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Chaos at fifty | Print Edition – Physics Today
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The Fiftieth Anniversary of Chaos | Wired Science | Wired.com
The Fiftieth Anniversary of Chaos | Wired Science | Wired.com.
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Why is Science Behind a Paywall?
Why is Science Behind a Paywall?. Although the act of publishing seems to entail sharing your research with the world, most published papers sit behind paywalls. The journals that publish them charge thousands of dollars per subscription, putting access out … Continue reading
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If this was a pill, you’d do anything to get it
Most care-management systems rely on nurses sitting in call centers, checking up on patients over the phone. That model has mostly been a failure. And while many health systems send a nurse regularly in the weeks or months after a … Continue reading
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Hey Kids! Learn to Write Code, It’s the Future!
Hey Kids! Learn to Write Code, It's the Future!.
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Study outlines overlooked impacts of mountaintop removal – News – The Charleston Gazette – West Virginia News and Sports -
Study outlines overlooked impacts of mountaintop removal – News – The Charleston Gazette – West Virginia News and Sports -. “Topographic changes and land-cover changes associated with mountaintop mining have the potential to produce changes in climate at local to … Continue reading
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Digital Public Library of America.
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Lessons not learned: Insider threats in pathogen research | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Lessons not learned: Insider threats in pathogen research | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Article Highlights Even though America’s most notorious biosecurity breach — the 2001 anthrax mailings — was the work of an insider, expert panels have concluded that … Continue reading
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Obama: ‘Braaaaaains.’ Partha Mitra: ‘Whoa there, buddy.’
Partha Mitra is the Crick-Clay professor of biomathematics at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. A theoretical physicist by training, he is working on mapping mouse brain circuits. We spoke on the phone Tuesday evening about President … Continue reading
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More science on mountaintop removal’s health effects « Coal Tattoo
More science on mountaintop removal’s health effects « Coal Tattoo. Here’s a review of articles on the topic, including the most recent Hendryx article, available as a pdf file.