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Started by Kai, June 04, 2012, 08:05:39 PM

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Kai

June 04, 2012, 08:05:39 PM
Reposting here from my SCIENCE! Facebook edition, because this is fascinating. The guest is Ed Yong of Not Exactly Rocket Science, the best damn science journalist out there.

http://www.econtalk.org/archives/2012/06/yong_on_science.html
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June 04, 2012, 08:08:50 PM
Blocked.   :argh!:

Will read when I get home.
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June 04, 2012, 10:39:05 PM
Note: you can read the transcript, or you can listen to the hour long broadcast recording. I suggest the latter.
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