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We stopped dreaming

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Quantum Mechanics explained

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New on Project Gutenberg, 2 Aug 2011

New and notable ebooks on Project Gutenberg. Responsibilities (1911) by W. B. Yeats Rambles by Land and Water, or, Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico; including a canoe voyage up the River Panuco, and researches among the ruins of … Continue reading

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The Now Future: Flying Robot Birds

Forget flying cars (so passé!) – how about some flying robot birds?

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Take with a grain of salt

Scientific American: It’s Time to End the War on Salt This week a meta-analysis of seven studies involving a total of 6,250 subjects in the American Journal of Hypertension found no strong evidence that cutting salt intake reduces the risk … Continue reading

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New on Project Gutenberg, 26 Jul 2011

New and notable just updated on Project Gutenberg, this week featuring: Japan and the California Problem (1921) by Toyokichi Iyenaga and Kenoske Sato La vampire (1865) by Paul Féval (French) Astronomy with an Opera-glass (1890) by Garrett Putman Serviss The … Continue reading

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Merry pratt of the day, 24 Jun 2011

“Clint, I’ve heard a lot of fantastic yarns, but this tops them all. If anyone else told me that story, I’d throw him out on his pratt.” From Seven from the Stars (1962) by Marion Zimmer Bradley. As deducible from … Continue reading

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