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Human Nature: Science, Technology, and Life.
June 2008 - Posts
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Two months ago, I celebrated what seemed to be an emerging recession in cosmetic surgery . That assessment was based on anecdotes and sketchy data from Reuters and the Los Angeles Times . The good news, I argued, was that the rough economy was reminding Read More...
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The movement to stamp out birth control appears to have taken an ominous turn. Until now, women with contraceptive prescriptions were just being turned down by individual pharmacists. Now they're being turned down by whole pharmacies. Refusals from individuals Read More...
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Yesterday, Sen. Ted Kennedy got out of the hospital. He'd been there since last week, when he had surgery to remove a brain tumor. How long he'll live, nobody knows. The last report from his doctors was right after the operation : "Senator Kennedy was Read More...
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Friday morning, I thought I was all done investigating the ins and outs of the Chinese one-child policy . And then this happened. On Friday evening, Xinhua, the state news service, reported: China's family planning authority are to send a medical team Read More...
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Last week I wrote about the warranty on children killed by the recent earthquake in China. I referred to an exemption to the country's one-child policy, allowing parents who lost their kids to replace them. At one point, I asked, "Why should the warranty Read More...
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Here's something good you can do for your body and your planet: Eat more bugs. Janet Raloff has the goods in this week's Science News . We're facing worldwide environmental, obesity, and food crises. Bugs are the answer. Consider the nutritional value Read More...
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