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Defeat Your Doppelgängers: Clonal Pluralization of Self
How many doubles do you have? (Ninja Tune) We all want to fit in, but at the same time we want to stand apart from the crowd. We’re thrilled when we’re the first to discover a new musical artist, but...
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Big Trouble in Little China: Where is the universe?
Behold: Director John Carpenter poses with the core cast of "Big Trouble in Little China." (Image courtesy John Carpenter) John Carpenter’s 1986 film “Big Trouble in Little China” is the greatest film...
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Is there room for God on a space mission?
Bring your faith with you. (Fototeca Storica Nazionale/Getty) Science continues to alter the shape of religious belief, so how does devotion to a god change in orbit? Would long-distance space travel...
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Is Mormonism the Ideal Religion for Space Exploration?
That’s Dr. James C. Fletcher in the yellow coat. You might recognize the man to his right as Dr. Wernher von Braun. (Archive Photos/Getty Images) You can argue that religion is just another childish...
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Poop into the Fire with Incinerating Toilets
Not an actual incinerating toilet. (blkjesus01/Creative Commons) I spent yesterday afternoon researching toilet innovations for a future article and, as interesting as pooping technology gets, I wasn’t...
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The NYC Indian Restaurant at the End of the Universe
It looks like the inside of something living, doesn't it? Well happy birthday. (Bonnie J. Heath Photography) Prior to my recent visit to the World Science Festival, I had only heard whispers of the...
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The Pooping Duck: Marvel of 18th Century Robotics
Inside the pooping duck. (Creative Commons/Spiff_27) Radiolab’s recent “A Clockwork Miracle” episode concerns a sixteenth-century mechanical monk, but Jad also briefly mentions the wonders of a robotic...
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The Link Between Alien Abduction and Indian Captivity Stories
Modern fears, modern monsters. What do these guys represent? (Eugene Smith/Creative Commons) My wife audibly rolled her eyes during the trailer for the upcoming “Cowboys & Aliens” sci-fi flick and...
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Pirahã: The Language Without Abstraction, Fiction or Myth
Babel Fish possibly required. (Image by Rod Lord) So Julie and I just finished recording an episode of Stuff to Blow Your Mind titled “The Lying Game,” which on the heels of reading China Miéville’s...
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Should NASA fake an interplanetary holy war?
Planet of interest. (heiwa4126/Creative Commons) Neil deGrasse Tyson is probably the last person to suggest NASA falsify the threat of alien invasion to play on humanity’s fears. I also doubt he’d...
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