February 2012
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…Sometimes people stop me and say things like, “I hate to be a nerd but… or, “I’m sorry to bother you, but… or, “I’m not a creepy stalker, but… And often their hands are shaking while forgetting to introduce themselves. It’s usually a very sweet exchange. I’ve yet to meet a creepy stalker. Even among the creepy stalkers.
The feeling is enormous to have people in airports, airplanes, ...
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drst:
The beltway pundit class says the White House is in trouble on this. Reality check, guys, okay? Where the white house is on this issue is here. Hey, women of America, under a Democratic president your birth control pills will be covered by health insurance, and if you don’t have health insurance you can go to a clinic and get subsidized birth control there. If a republican is elected your...
The GRAMMYs Add Special Dance/Electronica Segment
thegrammys:
Chris Brown, Deadmau5, Foo Fighters, David Guetta, and Lil Wayne to join for performance highlighting the dance/electronica genre on the 54th GRAMMY Awards http://grm.my/x10zi4
[Photo: Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images]
Looking forward to this, minus Chris Brown.
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If you win the NCAA championship, you come to the White House. Well, if you’re a...
– President Obama will host the second annual White House Science Fair in Washington tomorrow.
“Fourteen year old Joey Hudy from Phoenix, Arizona is already a Maker Faire veteran,” reads the White House press release.
“He invented an Extreme Marshmallow Cannon and an LED Cube Microcontroller...
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When you’re scientifically literate, the world looks different to you. It’s a...
– If I Were President… - Neil deGrasse Tyson (via jtotheizzoe)
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January 2012
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Adele will kick off the fourth season of ‘Live from the Artists Den,’ which premieres nationally on PBS beginning Feb. 3.
So happy that her voice is back. Definitely #1 on my 2012 Concert Wish List.
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Take Your Placebos, Or Die →
jtotheizzoe:
In a trail of drugs for heart disease, one group who took their drugs regularly, as directed were 40% likely to die than those who did not.
The catch? Both of those groups were taking placebos. From NeuroSkeptic
What the placebo adherence effect demonstrates is that there may be confounds no-one has thought of. They might even be impossible to measure. And if these mystery...