Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

STEM CELL DEBATE PUT ON HOLD? War in Iraq Becomes Top Priority for Congressional Dems

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The Washington Post has these details on the problems House Dems face as they juggle Iraq with the agenda items of stem cell research, minimum wage, and other domestic issues.

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Health

Fruits and vegetables are trying to kill you

Antioxidant vitamins don’t stress us like plants do—and don’t have their beneficial effect.

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Smart Skills

Innovation chief says “pressure test” your pet hypothesis. It’s guaranteed to be wrong.

His grandfather, a member of Oppenheimer’s atomic bomb team, foresaw the potential of nuclear energy to power cities — not destroy them.

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Neuropsych

The man who tried to redeem the world with logic

Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.

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The Present

5 reasons the president has little control over the economy

Unmasking a “convenient untruth” in U.S. politics.

Life

How jelly-like bodies help sea creatures survive extreme conditions

Deep underwater, temperatures are close to freezing and the pressure is 1,000 times higher than at sea level.

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