What's News This Month
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Science, Medicine and Technology
(a monthly brownbag series)

(email suggestions-questions to either Tim Cannon, Gary Kwiecinski, Ed Kosmahl,  Satya P. Chattopadhyay, Phil Yevics, or Declan Mulhall )

September 30th - 11:30am
Brennan, 205


Science

 
  1. Exercise 'tackles flawed memory'
  2. Women pick men who look like dad
  3. New clues to mystery sea monster
  4. Sea level rise by 2100 'below 2m'
  5. Rosetta probe makes asteroid pass
  6. Observatory - Dual Citizenship for the Woolly Mammoth
  7. How chandelier cells light up human thought 
  8. Animal Intelligence and the Evolution of the Human Mind
  9. Gut Decisions May Not Be Smart
  10. Neanderthals Matched Brawn With Brains
  11. Monogamy gene found in people
  12. New brain cells are essential for learning 
  13. Illusions: The Eyes Have It:
  14. Nemo Sniffs His Way Home
  15. Alarming Sex Appeal
  16. Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Lead to Obesity, NIH Study of Rare Disorder Shows
  17. Fly's brain 'senses swat threat'
  18. 'Lost towns' discovered in Amazon
  19. Arctic ice 'is at tipping point'
  20. Purdue, Citing Research Misconduct, Punishes Scientist
  21. Animal Intelligence and the Evolution of the Human Mind
  22. How to Disown a Body Part
  23. Why you should go with your gut feeling 
  24. Hope for Hearing Loss?
  25. 'Autistic' mice offer hope of genetic clues - health
  26. Science News / Dopamine Fends Off Zzzzz’s
  27. Smells Like Danger 
  28. Earliest Known Human Had Neanderthal Qualities
  29. High-Aptitude Minds: The Neurological Roots of Genius: Scientific American
  30. Science News / Inborn Path To Math
  31. Declaring love boosts sex appeal
  32. Monkey Brains Hint at Evolutionary Root of Language Processing
  33. The Way S/he Moves 
  34. Tree frogs pick out the loudest call in the chorus 
  35. Science News / Highly Wired
  36. How genes pick our mates for us
  37. Monkeys Show Their Generous Side
  38. New Drug Arrests Alcohol Addiction in Rats
  39. Training Young Brains to Behave 
  40. Oceans are 'too noisy' for whales
  41. Lavender 'calms dental patients'
  42. Who are the British creationists?
  43. Call for creationism in science
  44. Stroking reveals pleasure nerve
  45. Diatom nanostructures bend light
  46. Taxi drivers 'have brain sat-nav'
  47. Observatory - Dinosaurs Got by With a Little Bit of Luck - NYTimes.com
  48. Observatory - Tiny Water Bears Triumph Over Outer Space - NYTimes.com
  49. Basics - Gut Instinct’s Surprising Role in Math - NYTimes.com
  50. BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | North East/N Isles | Attraction 'down to testosterone'
  51. Does Pleasure Get Old? | ScienCentral | Science Videos | Science News
  52. Glitch Shuts "Big Bang" Collider For Two Months - NYTimes.com
  53. Sweet smells lead to sweet dreams - being-human - 21 September 2008 - New Scientist
  54. Wasps have a good memory for a face - life - 22 September 2008 - New Scientist
  55. Study: Facebook profiles can be used to detect narcissism
  56. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Neanderthals 'enjoyed broad menu'
  57. BBC NEWS | Health | Men with sexist views 'earn more'
  58. Plant Evolution Timeline
  59. UCLA mathematicians discover a 13-million-digit prime number - Los Angeles Times
  60. Science News / This Is The Brain On Age
  61. Why do we like to dance--And move to the beat?: Scientific American
  62. 'Hub' of fear memory formation identified in brain cells (SCRANTON GRAD!!!)
  63. BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Team finds Earth's 'oldest rocks'
  64. BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Solar wind blows at 50-year low
  65. BBC NEWS | Americas | Brazil unveils deforestation plan
  66. Study: Facebook profiles can be used to detect narcissism
  67. BBC NEWS | Health | Loneliness 'makes you cold'
  68. BBC NEWS | Health | Auction bidding 'driven by fear'
  69. BBC NEWS | UK | England | Fish oil brain study 'laughable'
  70. Earth's Magnetic Field Expected to Flip Soon
  71. Easily Startled People May Be More Politically Conservative
  72. Cheating Death Is Easier Than You'd Think
  73. Australian Wasp Fooled Into Having Sex With Flowers
  74. Study: Flowers Losing Sweet Smell Over Pollution 
  75. Scientists Make Fruit Flies Gay, Then Straight Again
  76. Scientists Turn Cockroaches Into Zombie Slaves
  77. New Protein Antifreeze Improves Ice Cream 
  78. American Indian Ancestry Traced Back to Six Women
  79. Ice Age Features Found at World Trade Center Site 
  80. Facial Recognition Seems to Vary by Culture
  81. Church Attendance Boosts Student GPAs
  82. Wide-Faced Men May Be More Aggressive
  83. Scientists Say We Can See Sound
  84. Study: Alcohol Does Make Other People More Attractive

Medicine  Top, Science, Medicine, Technology

  1. 'Ibuprofen best' for child fevers
  2. Hearing risk for festival goers
  3. Isotope shortage may delay scans
  4. Universal flu vaccine tests start
  5. Observatory - Marijuana Ingredient May Fight Bacteria
  6. Surgical technique halts cell loss, Parkinson's researchers find
  7. New Study: Measles Vaccine Doesn't Cause Autism
  8. Personal Health - Let the Mind Help Tame an Irritable Bowel
  9. Brain chemistry winter blues link
  10. Essay - Addiction Doesn’t Discriminate? Wrong
  11. Study links bipolar disorder with older fathers
  12. Brain dysfunction tied to fibromyalgiam
  13. Court: US can block mad cow testing
  14.  Farm pregnancy 'cuts asthma risk'
  15. Boy has shoulder made from elbow
  16. Science News / A-beta On The Brain
  17. Americas | Listeria fear after Canada deaths
  18. Toddler cancer spotted via e-mail
  19. Gene therapy may restore hearing
  20. Cancer spread 'happens earlier'
  21. Antipsychotic drug 'stroke risk'
  22. Study Links Age of Fathers and Bipolar Disease in Offspring 
  23. Retinal transplants see fleeting success : Nature News
  24. Popularity of a Hallucinogen May Thwart Its Medical Uses
  25. Vitamin 'may prevent memory loss'
  26. Exercise 'blunts fat gene effect'
  27. Infections linked to cot deaths
  28. Science News / Teen Depression: No Genes Required
  29. Risks Found for Youths in New Antipsychotics
  30. Breast cancer vaccine hope raised
  31. Toxic milk toll rockets in China
  32. Many women 'do not check breasts'
  33. Arthritis knee op 'does not work'
  34. ‘Referred Pain’ Opens Research Window for Neuroscientists - NYTimes.com
  35. HHMI News: Nervous System Rallies Immune System Forces Against Invading Pathogens
  36. Science News / Pain Relief To Believe In
  37. BBC NEWS | Health | Antibiotic 'cerebral palsy link'
  38. Scarless Surgery Uses Body's Own Openings - washingtonpost.com
  39. Gmail - [BP/BNnews] Microbial Diabetes - Sweet Dreams - Mindless Psychiatry - cannonjt@gmail.com
  40. EPA against limiting rocket fuel ingredient in water - CNN.com
  41. BBC NEWS | Health | 'Dramatic results' in eye gene op
  42. Swedish researchers uncover addiction's genetic roots - The Local
  43. Antidepressants may harm male fertility - sex - 24 September 2008 - New Scientist
  44. Dozen Athletes Are Donating Their Brains for Study on Concussions - NYTimes.com
  45. Use Ritalin only as last resort for kids with ADHD, guidelines say
  46. Science News / Window Of Opportunity For Stroke Treatment Widens
  47. Adding mirror to stroke therapy speeds recovery: study
  48. China’s Milk Scandal Now Seen as Risk in Europe - NYTimes.com
  49. Essay - Addiction Doesn’t Discriminate? Wrong - NYTimes.com
  50. BBC NEWS | dot.life | A blog about technology from BBC News | Facebookers are narcissists
  51. BBC NEWS | Health | Statins 'prevent artery ageing'
  52. BBC NEWS | Health | 'Sumo virus' warning is issued
  53. BBC NEWS | Health | Fish 'reduces early eczema risk'
  54. BBC NEWS | UK | Ecstasy downgrade is considered

Technology

  1. Google’s Photo Face Recognition is Wow Marketing
  2. I’m So Totally, Digitally Close to You
  3. Video Game Review - Playing God, the Home Game, in Spore 
  4. Pogue’s Posts - Technology - New York Times Blog
  5. Microsoft Works to Perfect Windows Vista
  6. Germany leads 'clean coal' pilot
  7. 'Jules Verne' begins final voyage
  8. Microsoft to Slash Xbox 360 Price In Japan - Nikkei 
  9. The Beer That Takes You Back . . . Millions of Years 
  10. Essay - Helping the Stars Take Back the Night
  11. Internet Traffic Begins to Bypass the U.S.
  12. Novelties - Lines and Bubbles and Bars, Oh My! New Ways to Sift Data
  13. Observatory - Cinnamon Is Key Ingredient in Anti-Mold Wrapper
  14. Surge in Natural Gas Cars Has Utah Driving Cheaply 
  15. Future features in London expo
  16. Internet Explorer gets makeover
  17. Real lessons from virtual battle
  18. Wind power speed record bid fails
  19. 'Big bang' experiment is hacked
  20. Japan tops world broadband study
  21. Classical download store launches
  22. Laptop delivers all-day computing
  23. Link by Link - Don’t Buy That Textbook, Download It Free - NYTimes.com
  24. The College Issue - The Camera-Friendly, Perfectly Pixelated, Easily Downloadable Celebrity Academic - NYTimes.com
  25. The College Issue - The Tell-All Campus Tour - NYTimes.com
  26. Basics - Putting a Meter on the Computer for Internet Use - NYTimes.com
  27. Ping - Technology Doesn’t Dumb Us Down. It Frees Our Minds. - NYTimes.com
  28. BBC NEWS | Technology | Google's phone software launched
  29. Scientific debate is changing | User-generated science | The Economist
  30. Got an idea to help the world? Here's $10 million - CNN.com
  31. China Launches Space Walk Mission - NYTimes.com
  32. Drilling Down - Letting Our Fingers Do the Talking - NYTimes.com
  33. State of the Art - Really Feeling the Music - NYTimes.com
  34. A Giant Yacht Sails to San Francisco - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
  35. The $10 Million Light Bulb - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
  36. Hole In Adobe Software Allows Free Movie Downloads - NYTimes.com
  37. BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Freighter to end life in fireball
  38. BBC NEWS | UK | Magazine | Inventing the basics
  39. BBC NEWS | UK | Pilot completes jetpack challenge
  40. BBC NEWS | Technology | EC call for 'universal' broadband
  41. BBC NEWS | Technology | Google's Android mobile unveiled
  42. BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Computer game boosts maths scores
  43. BBC NEWS | Technology | Users fail to spot fake pop-ups
  44. BBC NEWS | Technology | Games less virtual, more reality
  45. BBC NEWS | Technology | Touring the greenest museum ever





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