Born in a tiny cold shack in the woods, I raised myself, tending the fire and the soup pot with help from the resident wolves, ravens and mice. At age five, I gave birth to a wet furry version of myself, who said, "Don't walk on the thin ice," then disappeared into the fireplace, unburned by the flames. Years of this existence taught us to love each other. We moved to the city where we live in a cast-iron building looking over the taxicabs, prostitutes and drug dealers who call us The Trinity. We've never seen slavery or the Clinique counter at the department store, so I guess our existence is pretty circumscribed. We search the Internet to broaden ourselves.

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Robot ALMOST passes the Turing Test Posted: 3 hours ago by psycmoe
The test was devised in 1950 by British mathematician Alan Turing, who said that if a machine was indistinguishable from a human, then it was "thinking". One robot, Elbot, came close on Sunday by reaching 5% below the pass mark.
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How To Build A Better Panda Posted: 8 hours ago by pocksucket
Not from Lego though.

Chinese geneticists have completed a map of the Giant Panda's genome, which may well allow them to determine why Panda's have such trouble reproducing, amongst other things.
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New images yield clues to seasons of Uranus Posted: 8 hours ago by AutumnLotus
Uranus reached equinox, the point in time where the sun is directly over Uranus' equator and what little sunlight Uranus gets is distributed evenly over its northern and southern hemispheres, giving scientists their best opportunity to probe the seasonal dynamics of Uranus.
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Classical music relieves stress during pregnancy Posted: 10 hours ago by bonka
Experiment with participation of 240 pregnant women was carried out. Pregnancy of 120 of them proceeded in usual way, and others passed 30-minute musical therapy regularly.
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How to Cooking Tips and Cookbooks! Posted: 13 hours ago by tamtammer
Peppercorn Press is your one-stop site for everything you need in the kitchen. Our goal is to bring you the tools, knowledge, and products you need to make every day in your kitchen a total success!
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free career assessment Posted: 13 hours ago by tamtammer
Provides free online tests based on personality traits that will help you explore more of your skills and discover more of your potentials. Our aptitude tests will aid you in self-assessment whether you will be a successful entrepreneur or be productive in some other career.
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Details of Evolutionary Transition from Fish to Land Animals Revealed Posted: 17 hours ago by AutumnLotus
New research has provided the first detailed look at the internal head skeleton of Tiktaalik roseae, the 375-million-year-old fossil animal that represents an important intermediate step in the evolutionary transition from fish to animals that walked on land.
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Alaska Glaciers Grew This Year, Thanks To Colder Weather Posted: 24 hours ago by ImNotBlue
"In mid-June, I was surprised to see snow still at sea level in Prince William Sound," said U.S. Geological Survey glaciologist Bruce Molnia. "On the Juneau Icefield, there was still 20 feet of new snow on the surface of the Taku Glacier in late July. At Bering Glacier, a landslide I am studying, located at about 1,500 feet elevation, did not become snow free until early August.
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300 Million-Year-Old Fossil Found In Massachusetts Posted: 1 day ago by suebe
Scientists have uncovered what they are calling the oldest full-body impression of a flying insect, possibly an ancient mayfly.

More here
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Perfumes can cause barrenness Posted: 1 day ago by omaka
Doctors urgently recommend pregnant women not to use perfumes and flavoured body creams.
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The ground-breaking pictures of animals capturing life in the womb Posted: 2 days ago by AutumnLotus
Ground-breaking photographic techniques, plus state-of-the-art graphics, 4-D scanning techniques and the most sophisticated natural history models ever, have all been used to provide an unparalleled glimpse into a world that few of us would ever expect to see.
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How well can you eyeball measurements? Posted: 2 days ago by tigertony
I sometimes eyeball things rather than outright measure (when it's for the small, unimportant stuff). But I never really took a look at how accurate my eyeballing really was. How accurate is yours? (A great time waster)
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Internet use 'good for the brain' Posted: 2 days ago by AutumnLotus
Yay! More pliming.
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UBC Dig Uncovers Roman Mystery Posted: 2 days ago by AutumnLotus
UBC archaeologists have dug up a mystery worthy of Indiana Jones, one that includes a tomb, skeletons and burial rites with both Christian and pagan elements.
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MSU scientists find new gene that helps plants beat the heat Posted: 2 days ago by AutumnLotus
Michigan State University plant scientists have discovered another piece of the genetic puzzle that controls how plants respond to high temperatures. That may allow plant breeders to create new varieties of crops that flourish in warmer, drier climates.
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Venus Express searching for life – on Earth Posted: 2 days ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists using ESA’s Venus Express are trying to observe whether Earth is habitable. Silly, you might think, when we know that Earth is richly stocked with life. In fact, far from being a pointless exercise, Venus Express is paving the way for an exciting new era in astronomy.
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Banjo used in brain surgery Posted: 2 days ago by psycmoe
A musician who underwent brain surgery to treat a hand tremor played his banjo throughout to test the success of the procedure.

Video at link
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Baby's Got Bach Posted: 2 days ago by Nateebiinature
Even though they are still too young to speak, babies at just five months old are able to distinguish the differences between the works of major classical composers.
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Infant Stars Caught Feeding Posted: 2 days ago by AutumnLotus
The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope has given astronomers their most detailed look at how infant stars feed off the disks of gas and dust that swirl around them as they grow.
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The Spider Invasion Has Begun Posted: 2 days ago by pocksucket
Changes in the UK climate mean that winters once cold enough to kill off exotic spiders are now mild enough for them to survive.

Black Widow based scare-mongering from the Telegraph in the link.

Slightly more sombre reporting from The BBC, but they do have a video
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The More Alcohol You Drink - The Smaller Your Brain Volume Posted: 2 days ago by karenben
The more alcohol an individual drinks, the smaller his or her total brain volume, according to a new study.
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Electromagnetic fields cause fluorescent bulbs to glow Posted: 3 days ago by Nateebiinature
Interesting photos showing the glow from fluorescent tubes as a direct result of the electromagnetic field surrounding overhead power lines.
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The Sun Posted: 3 days ago by Bornbad
The Sun is now in the quietest phase of its 11-year activity cycle, the solar minumum - in fact, it has been unusually quiet this year. Scientists are unsure of the significance of this unusual calm.
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Bigfoot For Sale Posted: 3 days ago by cartoonmotion
The body of the creature we call Bigfoot is up for auction on Ebay. Get out your wallets, folks!
This is is not a hoax. The body, however, is.
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The Certainty Bias: A Potentially Dangerous Mental Flaw Posted: 3 days ago by Bornbad
A neurologist explains why you shouldn't believe in political candidates that sound too sure of themselves.
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