Category: Science
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Literature Review Links Coffee & Bladder Cancer
Each additional daily cup of coffee you drink raises your risk of bladder cancer by 3% to 5%.
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Malaria May Be Driving Evolution of Blood Type
Malaria causes more severe illness in patients with type A blood.
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Chris Matthews’ Sick Obsession with Racism
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Is there extraordinary evidence to conclude that today’s Republican Party is motivated primarily by racism? No.
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A Bias in Field Goals and Penalty Kicks?
A study in PLoS ONE showed that, from 2005-2009, kickers in Australian football (which is more like rugby than American football) tended to miss to the right. But why?
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A Very Strange Lemon-Shaped Virus
Viruses are among the weirdest things on the planet.
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Is Your Penis Normal? There’s a Chart for That
This article was originally posted on RealClearScience. Are you one of those men who constantly worries that your penis isn’t of an adequate size? Then you may be suffering from “small-penis syndrome.” (Yes, that’s an actual medical term.) More likely, you are simply intrigued to know how your manhood measures up against the rest of…
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Net Neutrality: Obamacare for the Internet?
This article was originally posted on RealClearScience. Fox News is in a tizzy over net neutrality. (This topic has been covered extensively in the technology press; see the archive at RealClearTechnology.) In a nutshell, net neutralityrequires internet service providers (ISPs, such as Comcast, Cox, and Verizon) to treat all data equally. An ISP would not…
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Anti-Vax Parents Face Jail in Europe, Africa
Though many Americans (myself included) understandably flinch at the idea of the government forcing people to do or not to do things, there are times when government mandates are entirely appropriate.
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Tilapia: A Fish that Will Heal Your Wounds
Tilapia is best served with a side of French fries and cabbage, but scientists from Shanghai believe they have discovered an even better use: Collagen extracted from tilapia can be applied as a wound dressing that helps accelerate healing.
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Dust Devil Power: The Energy of Swirling Wind
To harvest energy, scientists have proposed creating their own dust devils.