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Attention Ladies: University of Rochester Research Proves Red Makes You Hotter

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Attention Ladies: University of Rochester Research Proves Red Makes You Hotter

It's a biological impulse they can't even control. It's like shooting fish in a barrel!

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Latest comment by Anonymous: One can find a more comprehensive report on color choices at http://digg.com/design/What_is_the_Most_Searched_Color

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College OTRNews

Glow-in-the-Dark Cat is Least Stealthy Cat Ever

Glow-in-the-Dark Cat is Least Stealthy Cat Ever

Who says you can't do anything fun with a Biology degree?

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Latest comment by Anonymous: Q1. Can this gene treatment be done in electric blues as well since there was a nobel prize recently for the flourescent blue&green gene used in medical research? Can these two colours be combined to pro... MORE »

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OSU - Ohio StateWacky Faculty

OSU Experts Screwing With Science

OSU Experts Screwing With Science

In an attempt to win the Darwin Award, Ohio State physicists have decided to **** with nature and try to blow up the world.

 

The physicists have built a giant particle collider and are attempting to recreate the conditions right after the "Big Bang". According to the Associated Press, "The experime

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Latest comment by Anonymous: If you don't understand quantum physics, don't comment on it.... It can only make you look stupid.

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Invisibility Cloaks Not So Imaginary, Scientists Prove

Invisibility Cloaks Not So Imaginary, Scientists Prove

No, this post won't reference the (super highly awaited) 6th Harry Potter movie. Instead, even cooler straight-from-Hogwarts news.

 

According to this CNN article, scientists in Berkeley, CA are getting close to creating an actual invisibility cloak, a la HP. Researchers have bee

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UNC Chapel HillPartying

Louder Music Leads to More Passed Out Drunks

Louder Music Leads to More Passed Out Drunks

A recent study done in France shows that people are likely to drink more alcoholic beverages faster in a bar with loud music than in a bar with music being played at a normal level.

 

Young men between ages 18 and 25 were observed over three Saturday nights at two diffe

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UNC Chapel HillText Worthy

Human Skin Found to Produce Hash-Like Substance

Human Skin Found to Produce Hash-Like Substance

Researchers in Germany and Hungary recently discovered that human skin produces a substance similar to that found in THC.  "Endocannabinoids," just like cannabinoids found in pot leaves, protect the skin from the drying effects of the elements (i.e. wind).

 

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Catapult Camp Being Held At Maryland

Catapult Camp Being Held At Maryland

Wonder what that small object was that hit you on your way to the pool this summer? Must have been something that a high schooler shot at you as part of the first ever "Catapult Camp."

 

According to U.S. News and World Report, 31 high school students built mini-catapults at Maryland

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A Solution To Cancer? This Rutgers Professor May Have It

A Solution To Cancer? This Rutgers Professor May Have It

We have all heard over and over again: positive attitudes are associated with living healthier and lengthier lives. That is why people are so often encouraged to exercise, laugh, think positive, keep harmful behavior to a minimum, and remain active.
 

Still, some of

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New American Dilemma in Engineering Ed?

New American Dilemma in Engineering Ed?
Fewer minority students are earning engineering degrees. Is it a our white-dominated universities keeping them away, a lack of interest, sub-par high school prep... Or all of the above?... MORE »
Latest comment by Anonymous: Not sure of the point of this article - What am I supposed to do/feel now? Is there someone to blame? Can this be fixed? If this is a "problem", whose problem is it and wh... MORE »

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University of RichmondFunny

The Guys are at it Again

The Guys are at it Again
A sign with the words "All Bigotry Hurts" hanging from the pillars of Gottwald (outside of Gottwald and D-Hall.)

So the sign guys are at it again. The same guys who did the Free Tibet sign have posted another sign outside of Gottwald, our science building. The sign reads "All Bigotry Hurts" with a little castle underneath. Is it for attention or activism?
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