Posts Tagged ‘history’
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No, Google hasn’t been taken over by a foreign country. The green-and-white flag over the Google logo today is the banner of the artificial language Esperanto, flying in recognition of the 150th birthday of its inventor, L.L. Zamenhof. |
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Nazi doctor Josef Mengele was likely behind the astonishing number of blonde twins in a remote Brazilian town, recent reports said. But a new study says it was just genetics acting naturally. |
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On the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, it’s widely accepted that humans descended from apes. But where are we going? Scientists share visions of cyborgs, stout mothers, and dead ends. |
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A lot of people—some even reportedly contemplating suicide—are “genuinely frightened” the end of the world will arrive in 2012. Experts say books, Web sites, and marketing for 2012, the movie, may be fanning the flames. |
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Journalist-turned Internet technologist, data cruncher, researcher and communications strategist. I also teach these topics at Arizona State University. I enjoy SCUBA diving, mountain biking, hiking and road trips. Always up for a good cup of coffee. Want more?
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