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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-10 07:59 PM
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20 new ideas in science
Today’s most cutting-edge scientific thinking: from switching off ageing to “enhancing” our babies; understanding consciousness to finding dark matter.

http://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2010/08/life-universe-graphene
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Confusious Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-10 08:22 PM
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1. I am so freaking annoyed by the word "consciousness"
Edited on Mon Aug-16-10 08:22 PM by Confusious
That and paradigm. It's gotten so overused by the woo crowd I want to beat a teddy bear into fluff every time I hear it, even from scientists.
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Duppers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-17-10 02:14 AM
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3. there was a great program on the science channel tonight on....
Edited on Tue Aug-17-10 02:16 AM by Duppers
"consciousness" !! It's all about the gray matter, nuthin' more. Seriously.

Here's your bear...





:)

p.s. I've put all those woo-wooers on DU on ignore; makes reading a lot more pleasant here.
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rurallib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-16-10 09:09 PM
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2. "This is one of many universes"
I am moving!
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