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Christopher Mims

Immortal Jellyfish, Cancer-Curing Atom Smasher, Bees Can Count to Three (Episode 11)

by Christopher Mims on February 11, 2009

Eco-Friendly Bombs, China Wants Its Scientists Back, and How Pollution Helps (Episode 10)

by Christopher Mims on February 4, 2009

Poison lunch boxes: how the Bush administration put industry ahead of protecting children from lead, and what the Obama administration is doing fix it

by Christopher Mims on February 4, 2009

Science Proves:* Men less picky than women

by Christopher Mims on January 31, 2009

Super Mario Gravity, Borat on Autism and the Comic Book Hero of Climate Change (Episode 9)

by Christopher Mims on January 28, 2009

Scientists recreate the first ‘living’ molecule, testosterone causes economic bubbles, and tiny robot hands are coming to a bloodstream near you (Episode 8)

by Christopher Mims on January 23, 2009

Science and Islam (a six part series)

by Christopher Mims on January 21, 2009

Bill Nye the Science Guy: Now on Youtube

by Christopher Mims on January 18, 2009

Bees on Blow, the Science of Axe Body Spray, 5 Years of Spirit and Opportunity (Episode 7)

by Christopher Mims on January 14, 2009

How bees explain why drugs of addiction also happen to be pesticides

by Christopher Mims on January 14, 2009

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    • Immortal Jellyfish, Cancer-Curing Atom Smasher, Bees Can Count to Three (Episode 11)
    • Eco-Friendly Bombs, China Wants Its Scientists Back, and How Pollution Helps (Episode 10)
    • Super Mario Gravity, Borat on Autism and the Comic Book Hero of Climate Change (Episode 9)
    • Scientists recreate the first ‘living’ molecule, testosterone causes economic bubbles, and tiny robot hands are coming to a bloodstream near you (Episode 8)
    • Bees on Blow, the Science of Axe Body Spray, 5 Years of Spirit and Opportunity (Episode 7)
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