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by Chris Nerney

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Chris Nerney writes about research news and the latest discoveries in the areas of science, technology, space and psychology.

How freestyle rap frees your brain's creativity

Posted Nov 15, 2012 - 03:01 pm

New research shows that the brain activity of experienced rappers changes when they're freestyling.
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- Software, brain, creativity
Stupid solar eclipse superstitions

Posted Nov 13, 2012 - 08:18 pm

There was a solar eclipse in Australia on Wednesday. A werewolf was hungry, my friends.
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- Software, China, Johnny Cash
Just how do you find an exoplanet?

Posted Nov 08, 2012 - 03:47 pm

Astronomers report finding a planet 42 light years from Earth. Exactly how do you find an exoplanet, anyway?
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- Hardware, exoplanets, HARPS
Obama win should keep NASA's asteroid, Mars plans on course

Posted Nov 07, 2012 - 04:22 pm

President Obama's reelection on Tuesday should come as a relief to NASA officials who faced an uncertain budget future under a Romney administration.
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- Hardware, asteroid, government
Get all your Bigfoot news of the day right here!

Posted Nov 06, 2012 - 02:18 pm

It's a good day to be Bigfoot, at least if Bigfoot were a media whore.
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- Offbeat, bigfoot
Space shuttle Atlantis moving on to life of shuffleboard, early-bird specials

Posted Nov 01, 2012 - 04:55 pm

The space shuttle Atlantis on Friday will travel about 10 miles from the Kennedy Space Center to its retirement home in Florida.
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- Hardware, atlantis, discovery
How Obama created 'Frankenstorm' to ensure his reelection (according to paranoid conspiracy nuts)

Posted Oct 30, 2012 - 06:26 pm

Partisan operatives and commentators are lining up to hurl accusations that the "Frankenstorm" is being politicized by the other side. And then there are these people.
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- Software, aliens, conspiracy
The (literally) unbelievable UFO war in Antarctica

Posted Oct 29, 2012 - 03:41 pm

There's a fierce ongoing battle in Antarctica between UFOs that can travel 25,000 mph and the naval forces of puny Earthlings from several different nations, according to a former U.S. military contractor.
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- Hardware, aliens, antarctica
Watch Hurricane Sandy from NASA's orbiting satellites

Posted Oct 26, 2012 - 02:12 pm

NASA's web site offers the latest videos and pictures of Hurricane Sandy taken from orbiting satellites and the International Space Station.
Men better multitaskers than women, concludes Swedish study

Posted Oct 25, 2012 - 04:48 pm

A Swedish study concludes that men are better multitaskers than women, but you can put a big asterisk on the results.
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- Hardware, men, multitasking

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