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Beauty in Math and Art Activate Same Brain Area
Elegant equations evoke the same activity in mathematicians' brains as gorgeous art or music -
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Historic Abundance of Blue Whales Returns in California
The mighty blue whale is back after being nearly hunted to extinction. David Biello reports. -
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Can’t Take My Eyes off You—Your Face, That Is
The direction of your gaze when looking at someone offers an unconscious, automatic giveaway of whether your initial reaction is romance or sex. Christie Nicholson reports -
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Evolution
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Paleoanthropologist Ian Tattersall Talks about What Makes Humans Special [Video]
New ideas about human evolution reveal just how unique Homo sapiens are -
Scientific American Volume 311, Issue 3
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Blood Transfusions from Survivors Best Way to Fight Ebola
A panel of experts from the World Health Organization says blood plasma and whole blood transfusions should have priority—for now -
Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 5
Mind & Brain
MIND Reviews: Coming to Our Senses
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Blue Whales Recover off U.S. West Coast
The comeback in one part of the Pacific in nearly complete, a study finds—raising questions about a plan to alter shipping lanes to avoid feeding grounds -
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Apple Expected to Set Its Sights on Wearables, Mobile Payments
The rumor mill surrounding the company's latest is in high gear, with possibly a wearable device and smartphone wallet capabilities to be announced next week. Larry Greenemeier reports -
Reuters
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High-Tech Gunfire Locator May Nab Rhino Poachers in South Africa
By Peroshni Govender KRUGER NATIONAL PARK South Africa (Reuters) - Rhino poachers in South Africa now risk giving themselves away when they shoot thanks to a high-tech, gunfire-detection system being piloted in the country's flagship Kruger National Park. -
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Coffee's Caffeine Buzz Evolved Separately from Tea's
Genome of the robusta variety reveals that caffeine-making evolved more than once, in part because pollinators developed a caffeine habit -
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Elon Musk's Tesla Picks Nevada to Host Battery Gigafactory
The move aims to boost the carmaker's hopes of producing an affordable electric vehicle -
Anecdotes from the Archive
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This Week in World War I: September 5, 1914
Censored: How the Army Eats In this issue, a telling line reads: "The censors have not allowed the press of the world to state whether or not explosives were dropped on the fortifications of Liège." This special "War Issue" contained much on military theory, organization and resources, but apart from a scattering of images little [...] -
Nature
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How Archer Fish Gun Down Prey from a Distance [Video]
The fish control the range of their potent water pistols by adjusting their mouths -
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Synthetic Fabrics Host More Stench-Producing Bacteria
Micrococcus bacteria thrive on the open-air lattice of synthetic fibers—where they sit chomping on the fatty acids in our sweat, turning them into shorter, stinkier molecules. -
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Mathematics, Live: A Conversation with Evelyn Boyd Granville
Evelyn Boyd Granville was one of the first African American women to earn a Ph.D. in mathematics. She recently turned 90, and I wrote a post here to celebrate. -
Scientific American Mind Volume 25, Issue 5
Mind & Brain
Is Mindfulness Good Medicine?
Mindfulness meditation can help alleviate depression and possibly anxiety -
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Energy & Sustainability
Stealth Wind Turbines Avoid Radar Interference in France
France is building the world's first wind farm with turbine blades designed to minimize interference with radar systems, using technology partially inspired by stealth warplanes. EDF Energies Nouvelles, the renewables unit of state-controlled utility EDF, aims to install the new Vestas-built turbines next spring in the "Ensemble Eolien Catalan" wind farm near Perpignan and start operating them over the course of 2015. -
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Your Fertile Brain at Work
Scientists have mapped the innovative mind so that we can remake our own in its image -
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Energy & Sustainability
Aging Nuclear Reactors May Close in Japan
Japan will push nuclear operators to draft plans to scrap a quarter of the country's 48 reactors, which are either too old or too costly to upgrade to meet new standards imposed after the Fukushima disaster, the Nikkei reported on Friday. The government is betting that by forcing older units considered more vulnerable to disaster to shut down it may gain public support to restart newer units, the Nikkei reported.
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