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Researchers Expose Troubling Bias In Forensic Psychology
One of the Original Rorschach Ink BlotsImage made by Hermann Rorschach, downloaded from Wikimedia CommonsCourt psychologists interpret evidence differently depending on who they think hired them. Does...
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Nintendo Would Like To Just Take Back The Last 5 Years, Please
Nintendo 2DSNintendoNintendo has just unveiled the 2DS, a pretty conscious step away from the 3DS. Remember the good ol' days? Today, Nintendo made an announcement that caught people off-guard: a new...
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Google Glass: Surgery Tool Of The Future?
Glass SurgeryOhio State UniversityA surgeon transmitted the first Google Glass video of a live surgery to colleagues and med students across town. We've been waiting for a while to figure out what...
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Why The U.S. Is Building A High-Tech Bubonic Plague Lab In Kazakhstan
The Central Reference Laboratory, in Almaty, Kazakhstan, is due for completion in 2015Ben DaltonWhen Kazakhstan's Central Reference Laboratory opens in September 2015, the $102-million project...
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Build Your Own Photo Booth
Hot ShotsTo prevent overheating the camera and other electronics, Morris cut two ventilation holes into the bottom of the wooden shell and put a computer fan over each one.Courtesy Alexander...
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How To Argue With Someone Who Says 'Pandas Deserve To Die'
Panda EatingWikimedia CommonsIt's a contentious, edgy argument! But it's flawed in just about every way. Here's how to exploit those flaws. A baby panda was born last week at the National Zoo. The...
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Which Organs Can I Live Without, And How Much Cash Can I Get For Them?
Pricey OrgansVictor de Schwanberg/Photo ResearchersFirst, a disclaimer: Selling your organs is illegal in the United States. It's also very dangerous. Handing off an organ is risky enough when done in...
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How Science Has Battled Natural Disasters
May 1933From the Popular Science archives, the hurricane house, the seismograph camera, the forest-fire-fighting dirigible, and more. Click to launch the photo gallery.On August 29, 2005, Hurricane...
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Meet The Chimp Who Paints Masterpieces With His Tongue
Brent The ChimpChimp HavenWho's the finest chimpanzee artist in all the land? This guy. This is Brent. Brent is a 37-year-old chimpanzee who lives at Chimp Haven, a sanctuary in Keithville, La....
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Idea: Let's Name Storms After Climate Change Deniers
"Hurricane Marco Rubio ravages the East Coast." Hurricane Katrina hit Louisiana eight years ago today, killing at least 1,836 people. Now, a group of activists wants to know: Why place that morbid...
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Mars Rover Curiosity Drives Itself For The First Time
What Curiosity SawThis is the first photo snapped by Curiosity after she completed her first solo trip.NASA/JPL CaltechIn Mars's Gale Crater, Curiosity breaks free of its human shackles. The rover...
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FYI: What Are Cruise Missiles, And How Do They Work?
Tomahawk Cruise MissileU.S. NavyEverything you ever wanted to know about this retro-'90s weapon, which the Obama administration might use against Syria's government. The Obama administration is...
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Skype Confirms 3-D Chatting: 'We Have It In The Lab'
...And Then He Emerged From The Skype ScreenSkypeDon't you want that kid to break free of his 2-D Skype chat? In an interview with the BBC, a Microsoft executive described as the corporate...
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Mystery Animal Contest: Who Is This Upside-Down Tree-Dweller?
Guess the species (either common or Linnaean) by tweeting at us--we're @PopSci--and get your name listed right here! Plus eternal glory, obviously. Update: we have a winner!So, here are the rules: To...
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Infrared Car System Spots Wildlife On The Road From 500 Feet Away
Animal AvoidanceKako FoniaHere's how it works. Since their debut 13 years ago, in-car night-vision systems, which identify pedestrians approaching a roadway, have arguably made driving safer. But they...
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Robot Security Guard Will Watch Old People While They Sleep
Meet the Linda BotsLinda, made by the University of Lincoln in England, is named after "Lindum," the Roman name for Lincoln.Telegraph UKA new project aims to teach robots how to work alongside humans....
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Mega-Canyon Discovered Beneath Greenland Ice Sheet
And it's on the same scale as parts of the Grand Canyon! A previously unknown canyon has been discovered in Greenland, hidden beneath the ice. It is at least 750 kilometres long. To put that in...
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Why It's So Hard To Predict Hurricanes
Hurricane KatrinaNOAAOur models of where storms are going have gotten much better, but we can't really predict how strong they'll be once they get there. At 6:10am on August 29, 2005, the eye of...
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This App Can Make Anyone A Video Game Designer
Pixel PressBrian KlutchDraw the design for a level on graph paper, and Pixel Press can translate it into a real, playable game Who hasn't sat on the couch at the end of a marathon gaming session and...
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Gray Matter: A Venturi Pump That Shoots Fire
Flame OnA jet of burning cinnamon shows just how flammable fine organic powders can be in a stream of pure oxygen.Mike WalkerA pump that goes from blow to suck with no moving parts When you blow air...
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