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more about #science more comments → notheretomakefriends: Who ate the Ununseptium ( Uun ) ? more » thesciencegirl: This girl obviously hasn't seen the new periodic table... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: So so so so so so so so so over. Like beyond over. Like 2002, maybe. more » LaComtesse: New element required: Deliciousium. more » amsci: That Sodium one has my name all over it! No, really... they're my initials. :) more » hydrogen_jukebox: Be still my heart. Between this and this, I'm thinking maybe I should have been a chemist. more » anonanimal: Umm, this is what I should have gotten for my birthday last weekend. (Chem major). more » curiousgeorgiana: This just in. Science: Team Cake more » keldo: An excellent source of Ca and Fe! more » wtfox?!: Uranium has never looked so tasty! Om nom nom. more » keldo: A little nerd told me about this earlier today... no lie! more » Sanfo: Sadie, my respect for you grows daily, especially since you have made your allegiance known. There's politics in blogging. Cake politics. more » JLady: "scrotal baggage" is so my new favourite term for relationship crap: "So, I was thinking about dating Aaron..." "Oh man, don't do it. You know what L... more » prairielily: When the balls are threatened by a nearby stimuli (a pinprick to the thigh, for example) they are pulled up towards the body. My boyfriend is coming ... more » boxspelunker: Slightly off-topic: Has anyone eaten mochi? It feels like a testicle. This is how I thoughtlessly described it to a group of people once. They were... more » -
#howtheotherhalflives
Myths About Balls: Why They Dangle, Why They Hurt
Jesse Bering, he of the hilarious penis column fame, is at it again. This time, we learn everything we ever (or perhaps never) wanted to know about testicles. More » -
#weirdscience
Personality Plus
"Males have more pronounced personalities than females across a range of species — from humans to house sparrows — according to new research." (NB: "Personality" is defined as "consistent, predictable behaviours.") [ScienceDaily] -
#weightymatters
Study: Fat People Dare To Think They're "Normal"
According to a new study, almost 10% of obese people "misperceive that their body size is normal and think they don't need to lose weight." Time for a Fat Panic! More » -
#snipsandsnails
Chemicals In Plastic Change How Boys Play
Scientists already knew that certain chemicals found in plastics, called phthalates, could damage boys' genitals. Now a study shows they also make boys less interested in stereotypically male toys. More » -
#mothertongue
Babies Cry In Mothers' Accents
German researchers studied 60 French and German newborns and found that the babies cried with different accents. They believe babies pick up the inflection of their mother's voice in the womb and imitate it in an attempt to bond. [BBC] -
#prozacnation
Turn That Frown Upside Down: Is There A Good Reason We're Depressed?
Why we're depressed? Maybe "it's an adaptation - not a malfunction." But Nature doesn't care if you make it to work on time: More » -
#putaringonit
Science Says: Marry An Older, Less-Educated Man
Today in prescriptive studies about how to conduct your love life: for a lasting marriage, women should pick men who are at least five years older, and have less education. More » -
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#soundofmusic
Odl Lay Hee: Julie Andrews Might Sing Again
Andrews, who lost the ability to hold a note after surgery in 1997, may get synthetic vocal cords. One researcher says "We've tested them in animals and the initial results are going quite well." Are there singing lab rats?!?!? [Guardian] -
#weirdscience
Making Physics Fun
At the link: A musing about the state of science in children's lives; chemistry sets have given way to "boogerology" kits, emphasizing gross stuff in an effort to lure kids. But click through for the anvil launch video! [Retro Thing] -
#futurama
I Will Survive
Some evolutionary biologists are predicting that "women of the future are likely to be slightly shorter and plumper, have healthier hearts and longer reproductive windows." Karl Lagerfeld respectfully disagrees. Especially about the hearts. [NewScientist] -
#leftovers
New HPV Vaccine Approved • North Carolina Set To Release Child Rapists
Today the FDA voted to approve the vaccine Cervarix, an HPV vaccine created by British drug company GlaxoSmithKline. The vaccine is expected to become available later this year, but Glaxo has not released any information about pricing.• More » -
#medicalmissteps
New HIV Vaccine Less Effective Than Initially Reported
Last month, researchers made a big splash with the news that a new HIV vaccine reduced the risk of infection by 31%. But new analysis shows only a 26% reduction, which could have occurred by chance. More » -
#foodfad
Has Calorie Restriction Jumped The Shark?
Calorie restriction used to be cool in 2006 — and now it's back, with the Times Magazine covering a new study of ascetic eaters and their enviable "biomarkers." But in these lean times, the practice seems kind of dated.
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#whatapill
Will The Pill Stop You From Hooking Up With Bad Boys?
New research about oral contraceptives indicates that the pill does more than prevent pregnancy - it also suppresses the sex drive. But is this tendency ultimately detrimental to our species? More » -
#trickortreat
Candy Land
Something to think about this Halloween: A new study has found that children born to mothers who ate large amounts of licorice while pregnant perform poorly on cognitive tests and are more likely to show disruptive behavior. [EurekAlert] -
#germwarfare
Bath & Body Works
Researchers found bacteria builds up in showerheads, then aerosolized particles are inhaled while bathing. For healthy people, the bacteria is harmless, but it can be reduced by running the water for 30 seconds/using a metal showerhead. [NYTimes, Image via Flickr.] -
#gossipboys
Study Finds More Men Gossip Than Women
Men who gossip outnumber women two to one and 80 percent of our conversations are gossip, according to a British study. Researchers say gossip helped cavemen elect leaders and catch thieves, and only 5% is malicious. [N.Y. Daily News] -
#notablequotable
"We Are All Part Of The Animal Kingdom"
Jane Goodall on empathy and its role in science: "It's the empathy you feel with a living, individual being that really helps you understand. Then you can use your scientific training to find out if your intuition is correct." [Time] -
#sextalk
"I Hoped He Would Put The Rubbish Out": Why Women (Supposedly) Have Sex
Adding more fuel to the lame notion that women don't actually like sex is a new book claiming females have intercourse with men for basically every reason other than attraction. More »
