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Evolution: 24 myths and misconceptions - life - 16 April 2008 - New Scientist: May 9, 4:46am 2 reviews evolution, science, new-scientist
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn13620?DCMP=NLC-nletter&nsref=dn13620; "Evolution is as firmly established a scientific fact as the roundness of the Earth. And yet despite an ever-growing mountain of evidence, most people around the world are not taught the truth about evolution, if they are taught about it at all. Even in the UK, the birthplace of Darwin with an educated and increasingly secular population, one recent poll suggests less than half the population accepts evolution. For those who have never had the opportunity to find out about biology or science, claims made by those who believe in supernatural alternatives to evolutionary theory can appear convincing. Meanwhile, even among those who accept evolution, misconceptions abound. Most of us are happy to admit that we do not understand, say, string theory in physics, yet we are all convinced we understand evolution. In fact, as biologists are discovering, its consequences can be stranger than we ever imagined. Evolution must be the best-known yet worst-understood of all scientific theories". New Scientist pulls out the big guns for evolution.

Cargo cult science - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Apr 24, 4:27pm 0 review science
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult_science

http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/movies/18expe.html?ex=1332475200&en=709faf6…: Apr 20, 4:08pm 4 reviews science
http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/movies/18expe.html?ex=1332475200&en=709f...

BBC NEWS | Health | Vitamins may shorten your life: Apr 16, 4:08am 10 reviews health, science, vitamins
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7349980.stm; Vitamins are the cure-all, getting rid of all those nasty antioxidants and giving us healthy long lives? Perhaps not... "Research has suggested vitamin supplements do not extend life and could even lead to a premature death. A review of 67 studies found no convincing evidence that antioxidant supplements cut the risk of dying. Scientists at Copenhagen University said vitamins A and E could interfere with the body's natural defences. Even more, beta-carotene, vitamin A, and vitamin E seem to increase mortality, according to the review by the respected Cochrane Collaboration."

Devoid of intelligence | Comment is free: Apr 15, 9:55am 3 reviews evolution, science, intelligent-design, creationism, expelled
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/adam_rutherford/2008/04/devoid_of_intelli...; "Why won't intelligent design just go away?". I suppose because there are a lot of unintelligent believers out there.

Stealth USB CapsLocker | macetech.com: Apr 2, 6:26pm 37 reviews science
http://macetech.com/blog?q=node/46

Fossil find could be Europes first humans | Science | The Guardian: Mar 27, 2:33pm 1 review science
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/mar/27/archaeology.dinosaurs

Scientist Turns Microscope on Herself | Epicenter from Wired.com: Mar 24, 4:32am 10 reviews science
http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/02/scientist-turns.html

Respectful Insolence: Jan 19, 2:39pm 6 reviews science
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/

Bamboo road bridge can support 16-tonne trucks - tech - 19 December 2007 - New S…: Dec 19, 2007 6:00pm 1 review science
http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/dn13107-bamboo-road-bridge-ca...; "Bridges built from bamboo instead of steel could provide a cheaper, more environmentally sustainable engineering solution in China, a recent experiment suggests. A novel type of bridge with horizontal beams made from a bamboo composite proved strong enough to support even heavy trucks in tests. The bamboo beams are cheaper and more environmentally friendly to make than steel or concrete, yet offer comparable structural strength. Yan Xiao, who works at the University of Southern California, in Los Angeles, US, and at Hunan University in China, led the development of the bamboo beams used to make the bridge. Instead of using round, pole-like pieces of unprocessed bamboo, which have been used as building material for many thousands of years, he came up with a way of assembling timber-like beams from many smaller strips of bamboo."

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