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New external post Why the N.Z. quake is no Haiti from Cosmic Log – Cosmic Log's Column – Articles and Seeds in the group Northwest Science Writers Association 1 hour, 3 minutes ago · View
In January, a 7.0 quake hit Haiti, and 230,000 people died. Today, a 7.0 quake hit New Zealand, and early indications are that it caused relatively few serious casualties. Why the difference?
The main reasons don’t have to do so much with the earthquakes themselves.
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SciFoo wrote a new post: attilacsordas: finally had a chance to chat w/George Dyson at #cybersci a chance I missed at 2 earlier #SciFoo camps will read about Julian Bigelow now – Fri Sep 03 15:23:24 +0000 2010 – tweet id 22896174047 7 hours, 30 minutes ago · View
attilacsordas: finally had a chance to chat w/George Dyson at #cybersci a chance I missed at 2 earlier #SciFoo camps will read about Julian Bigelow now – Fri Sep 03 15:23:24 +0000 2010 – tweet id 22896174047
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New external post Kids prove they're MoonBot masters from Cosmic Log – Cosmic Log's Column – Articles and Seeds in the group Northwest Science Writers Association 21 hours, 36 minutes ago · View
Alan Boyle writes: Twenty teams of teen-agers from around the country have put homebrewed lunar rover prototypes through their paces in the MoonBots challenge, a spin-off of the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize program. And the winner is … Team Landroids from New Jersey.
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SciFoo wrote a new post: HealthTap: New on #HealthTap: #SciFoo an insider’s perspective by @Daniel_Kraft #MD new #Photos http://ow.ly/2yMVc #innovation #science @timoreilly – Thu Sep 02 22:07:21 +0000 2010 – tweet id 22833840058 1 day ago · View
HealthTap: New on #HealthTap: #SciFoo an insider’s perspective by @Daniel_Kraft #MD new #Photos http://ow.ly/2yMVc #innovation #science @timoreilly – Thu Sep 02 22:07:21 +0000 2010 – tweet id 22833840058
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SciFoo wrote a new post: TEDxB: #TEDxBerkeley spk @daniel_kraft interesting inside account of the recent #scifoo conference at the #Googleplex http://bit.ly/9ypFAo #TEDx – Thu Sep 02 20:54:20 +0000 2010 – tweet id 22829116150 1 day, 1 hour ago · View
TEDxB: #TEDxBerkeley spk @daniel_kraft interesting inside account of the recent #scifoo conference at the #Googleplex http://bit.ly/9ypFAo #TEDx – Thu Sep 02 20:54:20 +0000 2010 – tweet id 22829116150
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New external post Wonder and whimsy on the Web from Cosmic Log – Cosmic Log's Column – Articles and Seeds in the group Northwest Science Writers Association 1 day, 3 hours ago · View
Economist: You can’t change the laws of physics … or can you?
NASA Watch: NASA’s new iPad app downplays lots of the solar system
Cracked: 6 unsolved mysteries (that have been totally solved)
Wired: Futurama’s comic cosmonauts revisit best bits -
Brian Glanz and HRH Beth are now friends 1 day, 4 hours ago · View
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SciFoo wrote a new post: goonth: Larry Page: "Ask: is what I’m doing going to change the world?" | Nice to meet your big idea http://ht.ly/2yGea #unconferences #TED #SciFoo – Thu Sep 02 18:36:52 +0000 2010 – tweet id 22820940477 1 day, 4 hours ago · View
goonth: Larry Page: "Ask: is what I’m doing going to change the world?" | Nice to meet your big idea http://ht.ly/2yGea #unconferences #TED #SciFoo – Thu Sep 02 18:36:52 +0000 2010 – tweet id 22820940477
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SciFoo wrote a new post: aallan: RT @kaythaney: anyone take photos at #scifoo? join the flickr group started by @betsythedevine and add away! http://bit.ly/aTRjlE (than … – Thu Sep 02 12:49:13 +0000 2010 – tweet id 22795000343 1 day, 10 hours ago · View
aallan: RT @kaythaney: anyone take photos at #scifoo? join the flickr group started by @betsythedevine and add away! http://bit.ly/aTRjlE (than … – Thu Sep 02 12:49:13 +0000 2010 – tweet id 22795000343
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SciFoo wrote a new post: kaythaney: anyone take photos at #scifoo? join the flickr group started by @betsythedevine and add away! http://bit.ly/aTRjlE (thanks betsy!) – Thu Sep 02 12:46:47 +0000 2010 – tweet id 22794838156 1 day, 10 hours ago · View
kaythaney: anyone take photos at #scifoo? join the flickr group started by @betsythedevine and add away! http://bit.ly/aTRjlE (thanks betsy!) – Thu Sep 02 12:46:47 +0000 2010 – tweet id 22794838156
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New external post nswa: What is a science comedian?
http://youtubecomedian.com from Twitter / nswa in the group Northwest Science Writers Association 1 day, 18 hours ago · updated 1 day, 18 hours ago · Viewnswa: What is a science comedian?
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New external post Hawking says God's not needed. So? from Cosmic Log – Cosmic Log's Column – Articles and Seeds in the group Northwest Science Writers Association 1 day, 19 hours ago · View
British physicist Stephen Hawking’s latest book is already making waves with his observation that science can explain the universe’s origin without invoking God.
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New external post Eco-author baffled by a violent fan from Cosmic Log – Cosmic Log's Column – Articles and Seeds in the group Northwest Science Writers Association 1 day, 22 hours ago · View
The “Ishmael” books are aimed at encouraging radical social change — but their author says hostage-taking is definitely not the change he had in mind.
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New external post The movement vs. the mayhem from Cosmic Log – Cosmic Log's Column – Articles and Seeds in the group Northwest Science Writers Association 1 day, 22 hours ago · View
The “Ishmael” books are aimed at encouraging radical social change — but their author says hostage-taking is not the change he had in mind.
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New external post Science smorgasbord on the Web from Cosmic Log – Cosmic Log's Column – Articles and Seeds in the group Northwest Science Writers Association 2 days, 1 hour ago · View
Space Transport News: Notables speak out on space policy
Slashdot: Ancient Nubians drank beer laced with antibiotics
Nature: When hasty headlines fail to shake a family tree
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SciFoo wrote a new post: philosophybites: This is not a conference @tomchatfield on #TED and #SciFoo http://bit.ly/brH7o6 (I loved SciFoo 2010) – Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:21:48 +0000 – tweet id 22690048274 2 days, 14 hours ago · View
philosophybites: This is not a conference @tomchatfield on #TED and #SciFoo http://bit.ly/brH7o6 (I loved SciFoo 2010) – Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:21:48 +0000 – tweet id 22690048274
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New external post Collider court case finally closed from Cosmic Log – Cosmic Log's Column – Articles and Seeds in the group Northwest Science Writers Association 2 days, 21 hours ago · View
It’s taken almost two and a half years, but last week a federal appeals court shut down a challenge to Europe’s Large Hadron Collider that was based on claims it could destroy the world.
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New external post Daily dose of science on the Web from Cosmic Log – Cosmic Log's Column – Articles and Seeds in the group Northwest Science Writers Association 2 days, 23 hours ago · View
Science News: DNA on the move
Technology Review: How to remake life
Wired UK: Family whisky made from diabetics’ urine
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New external post Researchers rescue Moore's Law from Cosmic Log – Cosmic Log's Column – Articles and Seeds in the group Northwest Science Writers Association 3 days, 1 hour ago · View
Will memristors save Moore’s Law? The answer appears to be yes … that is, if you redefine Moore’s Law, which has fueled the growth of the computer industry for four decades.
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SciFoo wrote a new post: mathtalfan: RT @prospect_uk: The phenomenon of the "unconference": @tomchatfield on #TED and #SciFoo http://bit.ly/brH7o6 – Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:09:03 +0000 – tweet id 22610221095 3 days, 10 hours ago · View
mathtalfan: RT @prospect_uk: The phenomenon of the "unconference": @tomchatfield on #TED and #SciFoo http://bit.ly/brH7o6 – Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:09:03 +0000 – tweet id 22610221095
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