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Lab Tracks
Monday Lab Tracks: Cosmik Debris by Frank Zappa
In a delightful change of plans, the brand-new Friday Lab Tracks has now become Monday Lab Tracks — starting your…
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Chemistry
Microscopic Science Art
Did you know there’s such a thing as scientific glassblowing? Apparently a lot of those swirly glass tubes and bendy…
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Robotics
Creepy Robot Head Singin’ the Hits
In one of the creepiest-looking things I’ve seen since The Grudge, Professor Chyi-Yeu Lin and his colleagues at National Taiwan…
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Skepticism
Are the Grammys Racist?
In April, the Grammy Awards announced a massive restructuring to their awards categories. The academy pared down their hulking 109…
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Uncategorized
AI: Fool Your Ears
At TAM, Richard Wiseman did a talk on the way our brains can be fooled by context. This is one…
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AI: Flow
Have you ever been so fully engaged in an activity that all awareness of the outside world stops? This is…
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Medicine
Lollipop Listening Therapy
As much as many skeptics enjoy debunking the claims of many autism activists who say they’ve found a cause, a…
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AI
AI: Beating The Little Hater
Lately, I’ve been in a bit of a slump. As much as I want to, I can’t seem to make…
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