 Belief in God 'childish,' Jews not chosen people: Einstein letter May 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 81 vote(s)
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Albert Einstein described belief in God as "childish superstition" and said Jews were not the chosen people, in a letter to be sold in London this week, an auctioneer said Tuesday. | |
Vatican: It's OK to believe in aliens May 13, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Believing that the universe may contain alien life does not contradict a faith in God, the Vatican's chief astronomer said in an interview published Tuesday. | |
 New idea in mortuary science: Dissolving bodies with lye May 08, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Since they first walked the planet, humans have either buried or burned their dead. Now a new option is generating interest - dissolving bodies in lye and flushing the brownish, syrupy residue down ... | |
Firearms Microstamping Feasible but Variable, Study Finds May 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 7
New technology to link cartridge cases to guns by engraving microscopic codes on the firing pin is feasible, but did not work equally well for all guns and ammunition tested in a pilot study by researchers from the forensic ... | |
Finding God with biocomplexity April 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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After centuries of trying to uncover the fundamental laws of the universe, science is still no closer to answering some of humanity’s biggest questions about the meaning of life, the existence of God and the evolution of ... | |
 A crash course in true political science May 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Daniel Suson has a doctorate in astrophysics and has worked on the superconducting super collider and a forthcoming NASA probe. Now he's heading back to school to take on an even trickier task - getting ... | |
Giant puzzle exposes Germany's communist secrets April 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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It is painstaking work, almost a labour of love, but help is close for the nine people who have spent years sticking together millions of pieces of paper to decipher the workings of East Germany's once-feared Stasi secret ... | |
 Frenchman aims for sound barrier with sky-high parachute leap April 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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A 64-year-old retired French army parachutist said Monday he hopes to smash through the sound barrier with a record-breaking 40,000-metre (130,000-foot) freefall jump over Canada next month. | |
New DNA testing bring free will into play April 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A new generation of DNA testing gives a peek at biological and psychological traits allowing lawyers to question free will in U.S. criminal cases, experts say. | |
 Britain releases batch of files on UFO sightings May 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The men were air traffic controllers. Experienced, calm professionals. Nobody was drinking. But they were so worried about losing their jobs that they demanded their names be kept off the official ... | |
Moral philosopher questions memory manipulation April 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Is medicated memory manipulation ethically sound? And perhaps more importantly, who should be charged with the decision to deliver such a treatment: patient or physician? | |
 Shock at pump stems from high crude oil prices April 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Next time you visit the gas station and fill your tank with $3.50 or more a gallon gasoline, reflect on this. Nine years ago you could have bought that same gas for 98 cents a gallon. What is going on? | |
Shocking attitudes to Great War’s wounded revealed April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Diaries written by working class soldiers wounded in World War One have revealed how they silently endured brutal treatment by military nurses, doctors, physiotherapists and stretcher bearers. | |
Decoding the dictionary: Study suggests lexicon evolved to fit in the brain April 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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The latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary boasts 22,000 pages of definitions. While that may seem far from succinct, new research suggests the reference manual is meticulously organized to be as concise as possible ... | |
 Closing the Achievement Gap in Math and Science May 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The latest results from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Math and Science Partnership (MSP) program show not only improved proficiency among all elementary and middle school students, but also a closing ... | |
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