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The Elements: An Illustrated History of the Periodic Table

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New York Times columnist Paul Krugman tries to escalate the science wars

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China’s new president is a scientist

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Spacetime bubbles in the South Pacific

NOV 08, 2012
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Nature contradicts key officials concerning National Ignition Facility’s original mission

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Subpoenaing scientists’ BP oil-spill e-mail

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The computation of poetry

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