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The Goods: February 2011′s Hottest Gadgets

iRobot Scooba 230: Smaller Scrubber About half the size of earlier models, iRobot’s new auto mop is able to wash in tight corners. Continue reading

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The Goods: January 2011′s Hottest Gadgets

Car Talk This key-size dongle upgrades any car with an audio input to a Bluetooth- enabled luxury model. Continue reading

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[News of the Week] Educational Assessment: Shanghai Students Lead Global Results on PISA

A group of teenagers from Shanghai, China, have posted the top scores on the latest version of an international test of practical knowledge in reading, mathematics, and science. Continue reading

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FOR KIDS: When the universe began … again

Physicists suggest maybe the Big Bang was the latest of many bangs Continue reading

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FOR KIDS: When the universe began … again

Physicists suggest maybe the Big Bang was the latest of many bangs Continue reading

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Cosmic rebirth

Circular patterns in the universe’s pervasive background radiation suggest the Big Bang was only the latest of many Continue reading

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The Science Behind Wikipedia's Jimmy Appeal

The Science Behind Wikipedia’s Jimmy Appeal. Continue reading

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The Science Behind Wikipedia's Jimmy Appeal

The Science Behind Wikipedia’s Jimmy Appeal. Continue reading

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The Goods: November 2010′s Hottest Gadgets

Wet Circuits Power Strip Shocks can easily happen when water gets into empty outlets – something this strip prevents in two ways: It cuts the power supply to any unoccupied plug and it funnels moisture into two side channels that run it out an escape vent at the end of the strip. Continue reading

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[Book Review] Neuroscience: Seeing Through Incapacities

In his latest collection of brain-gone-wrong stories, Sacks also recounts his experiences dealing with his own ocular melanoma. Continue reading

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