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Date: July 19th, 2009

Only 5? You Just Made the List, Buddy.

19 July, 2009 (03:00) | Language, Physics | 1 comment

5 Atrocious Science Clichés to Throw Down a Black Hole
After careful consideration and consultation with members of the local science writing community (only some of them were drunk), we have selected the five most annoying and ubiquitous clichés we think should be sucked into a black hole, forever banished from all future descriptions of science.

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Doctor Obvious, Come Here … Slowly

19 July, 2009 (03:00) | Physics, Politics, Security |

Higher Speed Limits Cost Lives, Researchers Find
“This is a failed policy because it was, in essence, an experiment over 10 years. People assumed that increasing the speed limit would not have an impact,” said Friedman. “We’ve shown that something has happened and it’s quite dramatic.”
Umm, really? People assumed that if you drive faster, with [...]

 

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