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COROT surprises a year after launch Stellar seismology and a new extrasolar planet. (tags: astronomy news science planets) The quest for a new class of superconductors An article positing superconductors in which electrons pair up through something other than phonon interactions. (tags: physics…
Good Math, Bad Math : Credit Default Swaps: Gambling as Insurance "Credit default swaps are interesting - in the same way that a Rube Goldberg device is interesting. They are in a fundamental sense very simple, but the structure that's built up around them is so bizarre, so ridiculous on the face…
Southern Baptists Back a Shift on Climate Change - New York Times '[T]he new declaration, which will be released Monday, states, "Our cautious response to these issues in the face of mounting evidence may be seen by the world as uncaring, reckless and ill-informed."' (tags: politics religion…
A thought -- Words Words Words -- The Dream Cafe Weblog "If President Bush has sunk lower than others, it is only because he is being stood on by giants." (tags: US politics silly) Mythbusters' Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage | The A.V. Club Zombie Feynman says it's science, and that's good…