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Science For Criminals – 19th Century Knowledge Helped Change Death Row

When did executions go from being functional example-setting to being more humane in method? Annulla Linders, a University of Cincinnati sociologist, examined newspaper accounts of 19th and 20th century Ohio executions to put more …

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Forget Sharks: The Animals That You Should Really Fear | Scienceray

Sharks have the reputation of being killers… but they pale in comparison to other animals .

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New Doctor's Pop Music Moppet Revealed – doctor who – io9

Just as the ninth and tenth Doctors had former popstar-turned-actress Billie Piper for Top Of The Pops credibility, so does Matt Smith’s eleventh time lord.

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New Doctor's Pop Music Moppet Revealed – doctor who – io9

Astroblog: Science Alive! 7-9 August 2009

In the run-up to National Science Week, Science Alive, South Australia’s Science Expo, will be held in at the Wayville Pavillion in the Adelaide Showgrounds. Science Alive! is free, and suitable for all ages

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Common Sense And Science – If You Have HIV, Don't Chew Your Baby's …

Don’t chew someone else’s food if you have HIV or AIDS? Sure, that sounds like common sense but lots of things that seem like common sense to some are abstract to others – try explaining geodesics, Euclidean geometry and spacetime to …

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