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Updated: 21 Nov 12:12
Museum: Galileo's Fingers, Tooth Found
20 Nov 22:06
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Two fingers and a tooth removed from Galileo Galilei's corpse in a Florentine basilica in the 18th century and given up for lost have been found again, a Florence museum said Friday.
Scientist: 'Don't Give Up' On Stopping Asian Carp
20 Nov 21:00
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Two Asian carp species that could devastate the Great Lakes ecosystem may be a few miles from Lake Michigan. To halt their migration, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built an underwater electric fence on a canal 20 miles south of the lake. But tests conducted by David Lodge at Notre Dame indicate that they have gotten close to the lake despite the barrier.
Rethinking The Human Future In Space
20 Nov 18:00
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With NASA reporting a "significant amount" of water on the lunar surface, is it time to re-examine our priorities regarding living and working in space? Mark Sykes, director of the Planetary Science Institute, talks about why and how people should venture beyond Earth.
Personalizing Solar Power
20 Nov 18:00
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Researchers are hoping to improve solar energy installations by coupling a solar panel to an efficient hydrolysis unit that splits water into oxygen and hydrogen. Daniel Nocera of MIT says the approach could lead to personal solar power units that could get many houses off the grid.
Real-Life Physics Problems Star On TV
20 Nov 18:00
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The stars of The Big Bang Theory are two fictional Caltech physicists, but the physics problems they study are real. Bill Prady, the program's co-creator and executive producer, talks about including real-world science in the script, from dark matter to magnetic monopoles.
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Starving
Starving
The world's a smoking black haze
and we're all rushing around in a daze
trying to get to each mall
we don't yet have it all
'cause we haven't yet found how to praise.
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Eating
Eating
Our people have pains and aches
and we don't know what's in what we make:
even the best and the green
can contain toxic fiends;
what's in what you just ate?
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