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This weeks science policy news: we have less natural gas than we thought; Google responds to personal information kerfuffle; what's in store for stem cells in 2012; and more.
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Call for Guest Community Manager of the Month Science & Sensibility is calling for bloggers interested in serving as the “Guest Community Manager of the Month.” This is a prime o pportunity...
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Take six dreadful yogurt ads aimed at women, skewer them mercilessly, Sarah Haskins-style, and wonder along with me what these dim-bulb marketers are thinking when they come up with this stuff. Conti nue...
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Walker: How does someone know they are a researcher? Cheryl: I guess it is when you get up in the morning and working on your research project is what you can’t wait to do. It is the part of you r...
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Rather than looking at political neuroscience as alienating and judgmental, try and look at it as giving you tips on how best to reach your target audience.
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We need to rethink the legal framework that allows new industrial chemicals to enter the market every day without being tested for potential health impacts on humans.
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Howard Markel, Professor of the history of medicine at the University of Michigan, in the New York Times: The censorship of influenza research will do little to prevent its misuse by evildoers — and...
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The past few months have been great for media coverage of sedentary behaviour, and I’ve been fortunate to be on the receiving end of a few interviews. I thought it would be fun to put them up...
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Travis’ Note: Today’s guest post comes from Registered Dietitian Julie Rochefort, in response to my post last week titled “Time to Watch My Weight“? More information on J ulie...
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In studies that observe the brain in action, the right hemisphere seems to be the sexy hemisphere. It lights up during orgasm—so much so that, in one study, much of the cortex went dark, leaving the...
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