Revolutionaries


Nicolaus Copernicus (1473 – 1543), a Polish astronomer, was the first astronomer to formulate a scientifically based heliocentric cosmology that displaced the Earth from the center of the universe.

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Polls

Which Revolution was more Important?

The Reformation (1500)
The Scientific Revolution (1600)
The Industrial Revolution (1850)
The Green Revolution (1950)

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In the News

Link Between Tanning Beds, Melanoma Grows Stronger (USA Today)
MMR Doctor Struck From Register (BBC)
A Link Between Pesticides and ADHD (Time)
Another Plastics Ingredient Raises Safety Concerns (Science News)
The Big Test for Bisphenol A (Nature)
The 'Killer Fungus': Should We Be Scared? (Time)

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Links

What's New by Bob Park
Physics Central
Evolution @ Berkeley
American Scientist

[ 00081 ] Commentary: Why We Need GM Crops (London Times)
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[ 00082 ] Study: Being Obese Shortens Your Life (Chicago Tribune)
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[ 00083 ] Tea and Cancer? Depends How Hot (LA Times)
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[ 00084 ] Study shows link between morbid obesity, low IQ in toddlers (Natural News)
http://www.naturalnews.com/020817.html

[ 00085 ] Epilepsy Drug Impairs Baby's Intelligence (ABC)
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[ 00086 ] Fructose-Sweetened Beverages Linked to Heart Risks (NY Times)
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[ 00087 ] Why People Believe Invisible Agents Control the World (Sci. Am.)
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=skeptic-agenticity

[ 00088 ] Scientific Heresy (Times)
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/science/article6386426.ece

[ 00089 ] EPA Reevaluating the Use of Recycled Tires in Playgrounds (Boston Globe)
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[ 00090 ] Silenced, the writer who dared to say chiropractice is bogus (The Independent)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/silenced-the-writer-who-dared-to-say-chiropractice-is-bogu

[ 00091 ] Alcohol's Good for You? Some Scientists Doubt It (NY Times)
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[ 00092 ] Homeopathic Drugs May Harm (News and Observer)
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[ 00093 ] Scientific Flip-Flop: Experts Debate the Roots of GM Opposition (Seed)
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[ 00094 ] That spare tire might make you live longer (globe)
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[ 00095 ] Do Contaminants Play a Role in Diabetes? (Sci Am)
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[ 00096 ] Organic 'Has No Health Benefits' (BBC)
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[ 00097 ] It May Be Vitamin D's Day in the Sun (LA Times)
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[ 00098 ] Antioxidants Help Cancer Cells? (Scientist)
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[ 00099 ] Toxic Soup: Plastics Could Be Leaching Chemicals Into Ocean (Wired)
http://snipr.com/ql0pl

[ 00100 ] A Clash of Polar Frauds and Those Who Believe (NYT)
http://snipurl.com/rpf9f

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