SCIENCE FRICTION
Science TEMPERS RISING THE ISSUE: Michael Crichton uses faulty data to skewer climate-change science To the dismay of the many scientists whose work and words are blatantly distorted within its pages,...
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The Issue: Just in time for Valentine’s Day, the news hit that a breakup or a surprise party could kill us. Well, not quite When mosquitoes brought West Nile virus to New York, all the papers said...
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Science The Issue: Get fat, live longer! That’s the euphoric reaction to the media hyping of a CDC study. But put down that pie A few weeks ago, I was eating in a restaurant in West Virginia… A few...
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Science 3 more things ticking cory off this month 1. Academic Scan Ban University presses say that Google´s plan to scan their books and create searchable, full-text indexes of their content is...
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Gadgets The Issue: Studio execs want to control what your TV can do. Here's the inside story of how they were stopped . . . this time May 6, 2005, should be a holiday. It´s When a U.S. circuit court of...
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