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Requests work better than orders, even when we’re asking or ordering ourselves
We like to be in control of our own lives, and some of us have an automatic rebellious streak when we’re told what to do. We’re less likely to do a task if we’re ordered to do it than if we make the...
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Richmond park photos
A couple of photos taken today, during a lovely spring stroll through Richmond Park Ring-necked parakeet Red deer
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Fast food logos unconsciously trigger fast behaviour
Like it or not, the golden arches of McDonalds are one of the most easily recognised icons of the modern world. The culture they represent is one of instant gratification and saved time, of ready-made...
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Research Blog of the Year
Image, ironically, from FailBlog Warning: this post contains sentiment. If you are cynical and/or British, you might want to avert your eyes. Alternatively, read this and then go watch some Charlie...
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“Exactly, Ed Yong”– an interview by Dave Munger
To tie in with this week’s Research Blogging Awards announcement, I spent an enjoyable half-hour on Monday being interviewed by Dave Munger, who organised the awards. The interview is now up on the...
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Ahem. A slight delay.
Er, yeah. Sorry. Hit a slight glitch. Big news TOMORROW (as in Friday 26th), probably in the early afternoon. Look, it’s not like I’ve discovered the Higgs Boson…
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Metamorphosis – Not Exactly Rocket Science moves to Discover Blogs
I’ve been teasing a big announcement for a couple of days now, and after a technical delay, here it is – the death of Not Exactly Rocket Science. And the birth of Not Exactly Rocket Science After two...
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Tumbleweeds – this blog has moved
For anyone still lurking around here, this blog has moved to Discover blogs. Come and find me in my new home. If anyone thinks that their feeds updated automatically and are confused by this, it may...
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Greetings WIRED UK readers
If any of you are visiting after reading my feature on space bacteria in the April issue of WIRED UK, you’ve arrived at the wrong place due to a mix-up in the byline. Head over to the new home of Not...
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Bacteria on your keyboard point to your identity but forensic value is unlikely
We all know that as we type on our keyboards or click our mice, we leave behind fingerprints that could be used to deduce our identities. But these prints aren’t the only remnants of our presence....
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The value of “this is cool” science stories
A couple of nights ago, I discovered a blog by Canadian science journalist Colin Schultz, who is doing a series of interviews with eminent science journalists including Carl Zimmer, Nicola Jones, David...
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Pregnant male pipefish abort babies from unattractive females
For most men, the thought of taking on the burden of pregnancy from their partners would seem like a nightmare, but it’s all part and parcel of seahorse life. After mating, female seahorses and...
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Attack of the killer tomato fungus driven by mobile weapons package
In Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic story, Dr Henry Jekyll drinks a mysterious potion that transforms him from an upstanding citizen into the violent, murderous Edward Hyde. We might think that such an...
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Sperm war – the sperm of ants and bees do battle inside the queens
One night of passion and you’re filled with a lifetime full of sperm with no need to ever mate again. As sex lives go, it doesn’t sound very appealing, but it’s what many ants, bees, wasps and...
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