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Cancer researcher wins science writing prize
Posted on 06. Sep, 2010 by Science news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk.
Rare childhood cancers are the subject of an award-winning essay by Nicola Harris in this year's Max Perutz prizeMy palms are sweaty and my mouth is dry, but it's more excitement than nerves, though of course the nerves are there, too. I've got my cel...
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Many fathers get depressed after having children
Posted on 06. Sep, 2010 by Denis Campbell.
One in five men suffer from depression by the time their child is 12, according to a Medical Research Council studyOne in five men become depressed after becoming fathers as they juggle lack of sleep, extra responsibilities and a changed relationship w...
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Old Fad Gets Upgraded – Digital Pets with Robot Bodies and Virtual Avatars (video)
Posted on 06. Sep, 2010 by Aaron Saenz.
In the late 90s, the digital pets craze swept playgrounds and classrooms throughout Japan and the US. The amazingly popular Tamagotchi let you ‘raise’ a virtual pet by attending to its constant needs through pressing buttons on a small egg-shaped toy key chain. Like all fads, the digital pets craze faded, but not completely. Between [...]
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The price of happiness? £50,000pa
Posted on 06. Sep, 2010 by Ian Sample.
Research shows that happiness increases with earnings – up to a pointMoney can't buy you love, but it can make you happier if you are not a high earner, according to a Nobel prizewinning psychologist.A survey of 1,000 Americans found that happiness r...
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I was wrong about veganism. Let them eat meat (but farm it right) | George Monbiot
Posted on 06. Sep, 2010 by George Monbiot.
The ethical case against eating animal produce once seemed clear. But a new book is an abattoir for dodgy argumentsThis will not be an easy column to write. I am about to put down 1,200 words in support of a book that starts by attacking me and often r...

















