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Why Shutting Airports Is Not the Best Way to Halt a Global Flu Pandemic

First things first, the 1918 pandemic was NOT caused by the H1N1 virus from 2009.  Those viruses are genetically and antigenically distinct.  They... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 18, 2012 at 4:47 PM EDT

A Preliminary Analysis of Privacy On Google+

the other privacy This issue of user privacy vs. other users gets coverage all the time by the media. I don't understand why no one else but me... (read full comment)  

Posted on November 18, 2011 at 12:46 AM EST

Automakers Give Flywheels a Spin

other considerations Has anyone thought about what happens to that flywheel during a collision? I'd not like to think about having the equivalent... (read full comment)  

Posted on July 15, 2011 at 10:06 PM EDT

Chemists Discover Freezing Point of Supercooled Water

Terrible headline This article needs a new headline since the researchers didn't discover anything as far as I can see. A model that needs to be... (read full comment)  

Posted on July 15, 2011 at 9:33 PM EDT

The Dark Matter Data Bonanza

That's one of the questions I feel is never addressed very well when dark matter gets talked about. I've wondered if dark matter just means... (read full comment)  

Posted on June 10, 2011 at 4:02 PM EDT

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Faint Young Sun Paradox Not Solved, Says NASA

Look the other way There seems to be a lot of tap dancing here to come up with a theory. The easier answer, and Occam's too, seems to be to... (read full comment)  

Posted on June 1, 2011 at 2:00 PM EDT

Multiverse = Many Worlds, Say Physicists

reconvene? I don't know anything about the specifics of the multiverse in terms of how modern physics is framing the idea, but I have been living... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 24, 2011 at 10:32 AM EDT

Unthinking Machines

I understand your dim view of the future but AI development has nothing in common with consumer electronics. As for your concerns about the... (read full comment)  

Posted on May 10, 2011 at 7:02 PM EDT

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The 10 Essential Elements of Design

meh I don't want to pile on the authors, but I did want to say that, I too, found this piece lacking. I was hoping for some real insight because... (read full comment)  

Posted on April 29, 2011 at 2:34 PM EDT

Paradoxical Decision-Making Explained By Quantum Theory

I'm confused I don't understand why choice 4 isn't the probability winner like choice 1. Choice 1 is a 1 in 3 chance of winning; 90 balls, 30... (read full comment)  

Posted on April 14, 2011 at 2:48 PM EDT

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