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Morality – Religion, Philosophy and Science

2013-01-07T13:49:26Z

What is the proper basis for morality? This question comes up frequently in skeptical circles for various reasons – it tests the limits of science, the role of philosophy, and is often used as a...

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Plaque-forming substances in mice with Alzheimer’s disease dramatically reduced

2012-09-05T16:27:27Z

Scientists have found that eliminating an enzyme from mice with symptoms of Alzheimer's disease leads to a 90 percent reduction in the compounds responsible for formation of the plaques linked to...

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NCBI ROFL: The fluid mechanics of coffee rings. | Discoblog

2012-08-29T23:00:46Z

Formation of coffee stains on porous surfaces. “During the drying of drops of nanoparticle suspensions, segregation can occur by internal fluid flows toward the contact line, if the contact line is...

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¿Cómo se descubrió el efecto invernadero?

2012-06-28T08:19:04Z

John Tyndall era un científico victoriano célebre por sus conferencias en la Royal Institution de Londres. También se caracterizaba por diseñar unos experimentos muy hábiles, casi tanto como los que...

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GameFounders: An Accelerator For European Game Startups

2012-06-22T02:06:31Z

There’s a new startup accelerator in town, and by town, I mean Estonia. The accelerator is called GameFounders, and it’s looking to accept up to 10 gaming startups in its inaugural...

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La caída de un slinky a cámara superlenta

2012-06-21T09:01:00Z

Awesome HD Slinky Slow-Mo (Youtube, min) Cuanto más veo caer el muelle a cámara lenta, más contraintuitivo me parece. ¿Cómo es posible que la parte inferior quede como congelada en el aire mientras...

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¿Dónde tenemos el órgano sexual más grande?

2012-05-31T09:00:42Z

¿No habéis oído a ciertos políticos y religiosos decir que la homosexualidad se cura? Bien, no de de ese tema exacto os quiero hablar, pero sí de lo que pasa cuando vamos en contra de lo que vendría...

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Mi entrevista con el mejor profe de Física del mundo

2012-02-16T21:24:00Z

Walter Lewin: "Aburrir con una clase de Física es un crimen" (Youtube, 4:20 min) Acabo de volver de Barcelona tras 48 horas realmente intensas. Este miércoles tuve la oportunidad de entrevistar al...

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The Bravewell Collaborative maps the state of “integrative medicine” in the U.S., or: Survey says, “Hop on the bandwagon of ‘integrative medicine’!” (2012 Edition)

2012-02-15T19:00:21Z

Earlier today, Steve discussed a new report hot off the presses (metaphorically speaking, given that it’s been published online) from the Bravewell Collaborative. Naturally, given the importance of...

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Bravewell Puts Integrative Cart Before Science Horse

2012-02-15T13:04:29Z

The Bravewell Collabortive is a private organization whose stated mission is to, “accelerate the adoption of integrative medicine within the health care system.” They are well-funded, and they have...

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Drug Interactions, Polypharmacy, and Science-Based Medicine

2012-02-16T15:04:17Z

As I write this, the American news cycle is firmly focused on the issue of drug harms. It’s in the headlines not because of the thousands of cases of drug toxicity, hospitalizations, and even deaths...

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Mutación no es una mala palabra

2012-02-08T08:30:00Z

Como le pasa a cualquiera, la célula a veces puede equivocarse y cometer errores grandes o pequeños. Esos errores, que pueden suceder durante la replicación del ADN, durante la lectura o traducción...

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“Pure” science and serendipity

2012-02-08T09:00:42Z

Following up on the theme of my last post, there’s an even larger issue about pure vs. applied science: the best research is “pure” research, often with no practical goal in mind. As I pointed out in...

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Proponen reforma en apoyo a la ciencia

2012-01-20T10:57:40Z

Presenta Colegio Nacional propuesta de reforma a la Constitución que permita fomentar y apoyar la ciencia en México.

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Grapes may help prevent age-related blindness

2012-01-19T15:05:46Z

Can eating grapes slow or help prevent the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a debilitating condition affecting millions of elderly people worldwide? Results from a new study...

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How to Present Scientific Data [Uncertain Principles]

2012-01-19T15:46:24Z

In the same basic vein as last week's How to Read a Scientific Paper, here's a kind of online draft of the class I'm going to give Friday on the appropriate ways to present scientific data. "Present"...

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Study: When Doctors Predict How Long You Have to Live, They’re Pretty Much Guessing | 80beats

2012-01-19T17:43:17Z

A recent column by Dr. Pauline Chen at the New York Times explores a surprising oversight in modern healthcare: Doctors don’t really have a clue how to predict how long a patient will live. In the...

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Tantos libros y tan poco tiempo

2011-12-30T19:41:35Z

Siempre que tengo oportunidad lo digo, y lo haré una vez más: me encantaría conseguir que la gente, en general, leyera, al menos, 10 páginas de un libro al día. Puede parecer muy poco, pero al cabo...

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El lío de las patentes con células madre embrionarias

2011-11-09T08:30:49Z

Las terapias basadas en células madre representan uno de los avances más prometedores en las nuevas tecnologías médicas. Sin duda, como ocurre con todo nuevo descubrimiento, no están exentas de...

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Greenpeace contra las patentes de células madre

2011-11-10T08:30:28Z

Un aspecto interesante derivado del caso al que hacíamos referencia ayer, el relativo a la sentencia dictada por el Tribunal de Justicia de la Unión Europea el pasado 18 de Octubre, en el caso que...

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