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False Memories Generated in Lab Mice
In the 1940s, neurosurgeon Wilder Penfield found his patients would recall seemingly random information – the smell of cookies...
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Looking at Quantum Gravity in a Mirror
Einstein’s theory of gravity and quantum physics are expected to merge at the Planck-scale of extremely high energies and...
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Researchers Solve Darwin’s Copycat Evolution Puzzle
Species of snakes, spiders and butterflies have all evolved to look like other species to ward off predators. But...
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Rutgers Professor Wins ‘Nobel Prize’ of Mathematics
Order and reason are a mathematician’s tools. In the hands of a very select few, however, those tools can...
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Detection of Cosmic Effect Brings Universe’s Formation Into Focus
A large research team from two major astronomy surveys reports in a paper submitted to the journal Physical Review...
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A Neuroscientist’s Quest to Reverse Engineer the Human Brain
M.I.T. scientist Sebastian Seung describes the audacious plan to find the connectome--a map of every single neuron in the...
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NASA: We Have Discovered the Secrets of the Supernova
Officials at the U.S. space agency NASA say they uncovered the secrets of the supernova. New data from the...
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Illegal Logging May Be Worth Billions
Illegal logging generates $10-15 billion around the world, according to new analysis from the World Bank. Its report, Justice...
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Dark Energy and the Joy of Being Wrong
From Adam Frank at 13:7: Sometimes nature just throws you a loop. All your carefully laid plans, all your exquisite...
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Insight Into a Shocking Therapy for Depression
Since the 1930s, doctors have been jolting the brains of depressed patients with electricity to relieve their symptoms. The...