Month: February 2013

GPS improved by 90%

Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid have developed a new system which improves the ability of a GPS to determine a vehicle's position as compared to that of conventional GPS devices by up...

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Loitered Lens : Neurotic Mass Movement

Photographer Carl Batson captures Neurotic Mass Movement onstage....

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Name-brand or generic?

Name-Brand or generic: Conservatives and liberals don't just differ when it comes to politics, they may also make different purchases at the grocery store. ...

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The Great Dismal

Our actions exist as living architecture that surrounds the breathing moment. Future generations will dwell in the world we erect, thought by thought, deed by deed....

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Opioid prescription is on the increase

Opioid Prescription: More and more medical 'drugs' are being prescribed for pain relief in Germany....

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Super Mario Brothers, Reptilian Rape and the Hollow Earth Theory

The ideology of imperialism runs deep in Bowser. He is also, at least, a kidnapper, but more probably a pedophile. ...

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Mental Health Infrastructure Forgets Youth

Mental health facilities that provide outpatient specialty services for youth are a critical element of the mental health care infrastructure, especially for youth who are uninsured or publically...

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The Best Form of Defence : Most Offensive Songs

In a twisted celebration of the offensively smug Valentine's Day message, Trebuchet rounded up some contributors for an overview of musical offensiveness....

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Bioelectric signals can be used to detect early cancer

Biologists at Tufts University School of Arts and Sciences have discovered that bioelectric signals that can identify cells that are likely to develop into tumors....

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New Hey Colossus Album on the Way.

MIE is proud to be releasing Cuckoo Live Life Like Cuckoo, the eighth album from the London/Somerset 8-piece, Hey Colossus....

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds : Her Majesty’s Theatre

Review: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Performing Push the Sky Away. Her Majesty’s Theatre, London. Feb 10th 2013...

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Brythonic Gyrations

I see Breton dances as a kind of bhajan. They are about losing yourself to something greater. We forget the Dionysian at our peril....

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Shark Attacks : Florida Leads

In the case of a shark attack, researchers advise taking a proactive response, such as hitting the shark's nose, since they respect size and power....

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Hanging Offence : Lahd Gallery

I got involved with the art world in the beginning just so that I could give the women artists from the Gulf, who were under-represented at the time, a chance to show their works and to have a bigger...

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Cats and Kids: the tale of Epilepsy

Research shows cats and human have a similar form of epilepsy. ...

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The Sensual Economist

For no outwardly discernible reason, the periodical had decided to give the soft-porn star a full page obituary (with picture)....

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GM Tobacco Plants Treat Rabies

Smoking tobacco might be bad for your health, but a genetically altered version of the plant might provide a relatively inexpensive cure for the deadly rabies virus....

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Blue Coupe : Live

The new material stands up well alongside the old, and marked them out as something far more than a mere nostalgia act, rather a band who still have something to say....

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“Now for seconds”: Rewarding Substances

A new study in Biological Psychiatry reports that Poor impulse control contributes to one's inability to control the consumption of rewarding substances, like food, alcohol, and other drugs....

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Anger, Passion, and Destiny in the USA

There has been a deadly legacy wrought by social structures that inflict shame and thus sow seeds of inarticulate rage. ...

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Altruistic Plants

Altruistic Plants : Study is the first to specifically test the idea of cooperation among siblings in plants. ...

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Gove : Music Reacts

The Henley report outlined serious concerns about the implications of losing creative arts and music studies as recognised subjects within the English Baccalaureate qualification. ...

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Gael Garcia Bernal in No [Film]

No is a deeply involving experience, and in no small part due to Bernal's performance....

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Foals Stream New Album

Foals stream their new album in advance of release....

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Caring friends can save the world

Research shows that "wanting to improve the world starts with teens caring about their friends, Concordia research shows."...

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Caroline Jane Harris : Interview

I connect with the notions of the skilled hand, patience and emphasis on detail present in traditional Chinese arts. ...

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Quantum communication

Ultrafast, efficient, and reliable single-photon detectors are among the most sought-after components in photonics and quantum communication, which have not yet reached maturity for practical...

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Nick Cave / MBV at Primavera Sound

Optimus Primavera Sound reveals the line up of its second edition that will take place from the 30th May to the 1st June in the Parque da Ciudade in Porto....

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Dubstep Allstars Vol. 10 – Plastician

Trying to unite the disparate tendencies into a compilation is already ambitious but trying to unite them into a continuous mix could seem like asking for trouble. Plastician produces some...

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Global warming less extreme than feared?

Global warming less extreme than feared? Internationally renowned climate researcher Caroline Leck of Stockholm University has evaluated the Norwegian project and is enthusiastic....

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