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1. AWA: Ctrl-S April 14 2008

   

   We all struggle with our memories. This is as true for society as a whole as it is for an indivi... (31 days ago)

2. AWA: Nerds April 7 2008

   

   There are two kinds of people: those who are unstylish, socially inept, yet academically gifted, ... (38 days ago)

3. AWA: Skeptical Sunday: You Sure About That? March 31 2008

   

   We all have something we feel certain about; the Sun will rise, the sky is blue and dried egg is ... (45 days ago)

4. AWA: Order and Chaos Encore Presentation March 24 2008

   

   Like your stomach subjected to repeated $1.99 buffets, the universe is ever-expanding. As it gro... (52 days ago)

5. AWA: Formula One: The Drake Equation March 17 2008

   

   When it comes to contacting ET, SETI scientists do the math. They’ve been filling in value... (59 days ago)

6. AWA: Science and Art: Worlds Apart? March 10 2008

   

   Leonardo da Vinci is considered a genius for combining art and science. But how usual is this f... (66 days ago)

7. AWA: The Early Bird Gets the Wormhole March 3 2008

   

   Here’s a time-saver: ditch that car and find your local wormhole. You’ll be transpo... (73 days ago)

8. AWA: The End of Food February 25 2008

   

   Do you find eating tiresome? Is taking time to chew taking too big a bite out of your productivi... (80 days ago)

9. AWA: Driving Evolution February 18 2008

   

   We’ve all descended from a common ancestor, but, as Homo sapiens, we no longer brachiate th... (87 days ago)

10. AWA: Senses Census February 11 2008

    

    Don’t worry if you’ve lost your senses – we’ve found them. Find out why ... (94 days ago)

11. AWA: You Talkin' to Me? February 4 2008

    

    Blah, blah, blah. Yadda, yadda, yadda. Yap, yap, yap. There’s a lot of blather out there... (101 days ago)

12. AWA: Skeptical Sunday: Fortune Cooking January 28 2008

    

    “As I look into the crystal ball, I see… I see… I see James Randi, magician and... (108 days ago)

13. AWA: Aging: Stop Right There! January 21 2008

    

    Imagine if aging were a disease like measles, one that could be cured. Some scientists think it&... (115 days ago)

14. AWA: May the Forces Be With You January 14 2008

    

    Think you have it together? Then, you’ll want to thank the four fundamental forces of natu... (122 days ago)

15. AWA: Science Detectives December 24 2007

    

    Some detectives don’t look for fingerprints or interrogate suspects to unravel mysteries. I... (143 days ago)

16. AWA: Sputnik: 50 Years, One Month, Two Weeks Later December 10 2007

    

    It looked like no more than an oversized grapefruit with whiskers. So you wonder what all the fu... (157 days ago)

17. AWA: Pole to Pole November 19 2007

    

    The north and south poles are hot news right now, but for disturbing reasons. As the Earth’... (178 days ago)

18. AWA: Skeptical Sunday: Risky Business November 12 2007

    

    Airplanes falling out of the sky! Lethal bird flu! Killer rocks from space! There’s a lo... (185 days ago)

19. AWA: Mot'am I'm Atom October 29 2007

    

    Meet the Atom. It’s small, mostly empty, and held together by nature’s strongest for... (199 days ago)

20. AWA: Ctrl-S October 22 2007

    

    We all struggle with our memories. This is as true for society as a whole as it is for an indivi... (206 days ago)