Real Clear Science Friday

Six Tests for Evaluating Conspiracy Theories - Ross Pomeroy, RCS
Genetic Secret to Long Life Still a Mystery - Nicola Garrett, ABC Sci.
Do Rats Have Free Will? They Just Might - Neuroskeptic
Bilingual People Are Like Brain 'Bodybuilders' - Tanya Lewis, LiveSci
When Politicians Opposed Air Conditioning - Thomas Johnson, WS
As World Warms, U.S. Gets More Lightning - Seth Borenstein, AP
Texas Textbook Publisher Caves on Climate Denial - Clare Foran, NJ
Why Some Mammals Kill Off Infants - Carl Zimmer, New York Times
The Boy with the Lego Hand - Victoria Chao, The Atlantic
World's Most Complicated Watch Is $21M - Luke Jones, BBC News
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Fracking Chemical No Worse than Household Chemicals - Colorado
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Real Clear Science Thursday

Morning Update
Why Do We Cry Tears of Joy? - Claire Duffin, Telegraph
Your Senses Are Lying to You - Virginia Hughes, Nautilus
Why Chimps Aren't as Cultured as Humans - Stephanie Pappas, LS
Scientist Who Thought Criminals Were Part Ape - M. Simon, Wired
GMOs Can Bring Back American Chestnut Trees - John Timmer, AT
Why Americans Are Using Less Water - Francie Diep, PopSci
A Growing Market for Male Escorts - Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore, Aeon
Odd Things People Do in Workplace Bathrooms - Elahe Izadi, WaPo
Dr. Oz Asks for Questions on Twitter. It Goes Poorly - D. Gorski, RI

Afternoon Update
The Mystery of the Terracotta Warriors - Lori Ann White, Symmetry
Incredible Photos from a Comet's Surface - Marcus Woo, Wired
5,000-Year-Old Human Footprints Found - Elizabeth Palermo, LS
Ancient Reptile Either Cute or Terrifying - Ross Pomeroy, RCScience
Ancient Solar System's Magnetic Field - Ken Croswell, Science News
EU Axes Chief Scientist Job Due to Anti-GMOers - M. McGrath, BBC

Real Clear Science Wednesday

Morning Update
Bad News for Long-Term Pot Smokers - Tom Hartsfield, RCScience
The Ten Million Dollar Diet - Ross Pomeroy, RealClearScience
Why Cliques Form Only at Some Schools - Derek Thompson, Atlantic
Smell of Sex Lures Moths to Spidery Demise - Nala Rogers, ISNS
The Dangers of the New Space Race - Joe Gelonesi, ABC Science
Ice Age Babies Found in Alaska - Helen Thompson, Smithsonian
Children of Civil War Vets Still Walk Among Us - David Lande, NG
Whole Foods Almonds Have Too Much Cyanide - Jon Entine, GLP
A Reminder to Proofread Your Science Paper - Hank Campbell, S2.0

Afternoon Update
Touchdown! Probe Makes Historic Comet Landing - BBC News
U.S., China Agree to Historic Climate Deal - Matt Hoye, CNN
Bees Wage Surprisingly Violent Wars - Jane Lee, National Geographic
Why the Alpaca Has No Humps - Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian
Explaining Great Mystery of Immune System - B. Goldman, Stanford
Assertions of Certainty Greeted with Skepticism - Tom Jacobs, PS

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