March 27th, 2008

The signs of spring are coming earlier in the American west. Scientist say global warming is to blame.
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The Ten Most Historically Inaccurate Movies. Hollywood never lets the facts get in the way of a good yarn.
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Ten Ways to Raise a Green Baby. Let's just hope baby turns a more natural color before first grade.
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Too Much Information? Study Shows How Ignorance Can Be Influential. And we certainly have enough of it to go around!
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Before radio was widely used, planes used "road signs" painted on roofs to find airports! Some of these signs may still exist; some survive only in pictures.
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When you first saw the video of the BigDog quadruped robot, you were thinking the same thing I was. And so were these people. Swallow your coffee before watching.
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The political costs of primping. A woman running for president will spend an extra two weeks over the course of a campaign just getting ready in the morning, just because she can't afford not to.
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MIT offers free college courses online. Here are some links to get you started.