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Are Cats Changing the Behavior of Millions?
Wes Phillips  |  Jan 27, 2006  |  1 comments
Not the usual "ain't they cute?" discussion, but a look into Toxoplasma, a parasite that has a strange behavioral action on rats—and perhaps on men and women as well.
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Are CDs Mispriced?
Wes Phillips  |  Jan 23, 2007  |  1 comments
Seeking Alpha thinks so—and points to Amazon's bestseller list to prove why.
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Are Engineers the Product of Nature or Nurture?
Wes Phillips  |  Jun 21, 2006  |  1 comments
Neither, a new article at EE Times suggests: There might be an engineering gene—and the University of Minnesota has the MRIs to prove it.
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Are Ideologies Hard-Wired?
Wes Phillips  |  Sep 10, 2007  |  0 comments
A study delves the link between political views and cognitive style.
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Are Missing Teaspoons Really Dark Matter?
Wes Phillips  |  Nov 27, 2006  |  0 comments
Or maybe they're the larval form of some other proliferating common household object—Maya Kessler makes the case.
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Are Sharpies Bad for CDRs?
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 06, 2005  |  0 comments
Well, are they?
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Are We Doomed?
Wes Phillips  |  May 10, 2006  |  First Published: May 11, 2006  |  0 comments
The Independent interviews Jared Diamond, author of Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. The good news? We may not be doomed. The bad news: Yet, that is.
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Are You Ear-sperienced?
Wes Phillips  |  Apr 28, 2006  |  1 comments
Spring cleaning for your ears.
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Are You Experienced?
Wes Phillips  |  Apr 19, 2007  |  0 comments
Hendrix and Huckleberry—heavy party animals!
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Are You Positive?
Wes Phillips  |  Sep 18, 2007  |  0 comments
Neutrons aren't as simple as we thought.
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Argentina on Two Steaks a Day
Wes Phillips  |  May 01, 2007  |  0 comments
"The classic beginner's mistake in Argentina is to neglect the first steak of the day."
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Arghh Matey
Wes Phillips  |  Dec 18, 2007  |  1 comments
Helen A. S. Popkin has written a fine opinion piece on the new, phenomenally wrong-headed Congressional Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act (PRO-IP Act), which among other things (such as absurd penalties) includes a spanking new enforcement agency called WHIPER (White House Intellectual Property Enforcement Representative).
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Armor for Cats and Mice
Wes Phillips  |  Jun 18, 2007  |  0 comments
Jeff de Boer is a sculptor, jeweler, and artist who produces wonderfulobjets. From his FAQ: "I have not put a mouse into a suit of armor. I have, however, tried it with one of my cats, and have the scars to prove it."
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Arrgh, Lawmakers!
Wes Phillips  |  Apr 27, 2006  |  0 comments
The CEA has taken out ads in Capitol Hill papers that tell Congress to learn the difference between pirates and regular citizens employing fair use.
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Ars Gratia Artis
Wes Phillips  |  Sep 08, 2006  |  0 comments
Huckleberry auditions for the role of MGM logo cat.
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