A Lens On Wealth, From All The Angles
Hunter Lewis presents both yes and no answers to the titular question and several related ones in ?Are the Rich Necessary??...
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Music: In An Eclectic Concert Series, A Meeting Of Rock And Classical Composers
On Wednesday and Thursday the innovative, genre-mixing Wordless Music series will present the first American performance of ?Popcorn Superhet Receiver,? by Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead’s lead guitarist....
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G.I.’s In Iraq Open Big Offensive Against Al Qaeda
The push comes at a critical time, with increasing U.S. casualties and rising pressure to show results or begin troop withdrawals....
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FireWire Speeds Set To Quadruple
The speed of FireWire is set to quadruple next year after the group behind it announced a new specification for the networking interface....
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After Raids, 14 Held In Spain On Suspicion Of A Terror Plot
Police arrested a group of suspected Islamic militants who they say were planing an attack on Barcelona....
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Science News

Parasitic Butterflies Keep Options Open With Different Hosts
2008-01-09 05:31 - The parasitic larvae of the Alcon blue butterfly mimic the chemical signature of not one, but two ant species.

More Acidic Ocean Hurts Reef Algae as Well as Corals
2008-01-09 05:31 - A new study shows that ocean acidification may be bad for crustose coralline algae, another important coral reef builder.

Newly Found Planet Orbits Young Star Amid Dust and Gas
2008-01-09 05:31 - A circumstellar disk of dust and gas, the raw material of a solar system, has been found circling the star TW Hydrae.

Ancient Yucatán Soils Point to Maya Market, and Market Economy
2008-01-09 05:30 - New findings are some of the first strong evidence that the ancient Maya civilization had a market economy similar in some respects to societies today.

To Raise Armyworms and Corn Borers, Study Insect Husbandry
2008-01-09 05:30 - Frank M. Davis and other experts have developed an entire technology to breed large numbers of insects for a variety of exotic jobs.

When Superconductivity Became Clear (to Some)
2008-01-09 05:30 - Fifty years ago, a paper appeared in the journal Physical Review with an answer to a physics puzzle: superconductivity.

Economists Say Movie Violence Might Temper the Real Thing
2008-01-08 05:30 - A new study challenges conventional wisdom, suggesting that violent films prevent violent crime by attracting and keeping would-be assailants occupied.

Judge Imposes Stricter Rules on Navy to Protect Marine Life
2008-01-06 05:30 - A federal judge has ordered the Navy to adopt stringent new safeguards intended to improve protection of whales and dolphins during its sonar training exercises off Southern California.

Donors Bring Big Telescope a Step Closer
2008-01-06 05:30 - A project to build a digital camera of cosmic dimensions on a mountaintop in Chile has received a $30 million boost from a pair of software moguls and philanthropists.

Evolution Book Sees No Science-Religion Gap
2008-01-05 05:30 - The National Academy of Sciences has released a book explaining the differences between science and religion, and asserting that acceptance of evolution does not require abandoning belief in God.


 
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