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Learn the Science Behind Glow Sticks by Making Your Own [DIY]

It doesn't matter how old you are, glow sticks are always cool, and the science behind them is even cooler. DIY web site Instructables show us how to make our own. More
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Our Favorite YouTube Videos this Week: The Science Edition

Do you ever stare off into the cosmos, wondering about all the matter and particles swirling about in the universe? Or gaze into the spiraling petals of a rose and contemplate the Golden Ratio and all it connotes? No? Well, take some time out from your weekend of quietly quaffing to think, really think, about why, oh why the forces of nature chose to forge us within this mighty smithy we call life
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Phasma the terrifyingly adorable, six-legged insectoid bot

Is it possible for something to scamper into our heart and our nightmares simultaneously ? Phasma is making a bid for that distinction. The hexapedal running robot, built by Takram Design Engineering, is based on Stanford's cockroach-inspired iSprawl, and is built to look all cold and mechanical at rest, but to move very much like an insect, churning those springy six legs in a tripod gait. At first we were terrified by the motion, depicted on video after the break, but the more we watch it the more we're struck by how eager and exuberant it looks
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Catch the Perseids Meteor Shower Thursday Night [Astronomy]

Thursday night will be a prime night for watching the Perseid meteor showers thanks to a moonless night sky and the peak of the passing Perseid meteoroids. More
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Implantable blood sugar sensor could eliminate daily finger pricks

Science has been figuring out ways to sidestep those dreaded finger pricks for years now, but it's not often that we hear of such a permanent solution as this. A crew of researchers from The University of Tokyo and BEANS Research Institute are in the process of developing a newfangled blood sugar sensor that "reacts to glucose and lights up inside the body." 'Course, injecting dyes into humans in order to receive interpretable signals ain't exactly new , but hydrogel is what makes this approach unique. As the story goes, this jelly-esque material can be implanted within the body, enabling blood sugar levels to be monitored and measured externally with no pain or irritation whatsoever.
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Counterpoint: A Good Night’s Rest Won’t Make Up for Your Bad Sleep Habits [Energy]

If you're trying to make up for reduced sleep by getting in a few extra hours over the weekend, you may not be doing enough to fix the problem. More
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Get Smarter by Realizing You’re Not That Great [Mind Hacks]

We are all the best person we know and, in general, tend to think we're pretty unbiased as well. Illusory superiority can help us keep a healthy, optimistic attitude, but it can also prevent us from doing something great. More
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Become the Master of Any Subject with a Suite of New iPhone Apps

Mashable’s Spark of Genius series highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, see details here . The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Name: KnowPro Quick Pitch: KnowPro apps helps people learn new topics, test for competence, or compete against friends or colleagues through social platforms.
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Can Robots Run the News?

To the chagrin of sports reporters everywhere, a team from Northwestern University’s engineering and journalism schools has created a program that automatically generates sports news stories. Stats Monkey uses the box score and play-by-play — even quotes, if they’re available online — to compile articles that follow one of the system’s pre-defined narrative arcs. Despite the lack of human involvement in this process, New York Times columnist David Carr delivered a verdict of “not-that-terrible” on the result. A company called Narrative Science has even licensed the Stat Monkey software and now provides automated stories to news outlets, including the Big Ten Network
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Common Cooking Myths You Can Easily Dispel [Science]

Kitchen "tips" and habits made up a big percentage of things we discovered we were doing wrong . Searing meat to seal in juices? Baking soda absorbing fridge odors? Alcohol that "cooks off" instantly? This great debunking page dispels such common kitchen myths.
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