Thursday, May 31, 2012

Today on New Scientist: 31 May 2012

Time flows uphill for remote Papua New Guinea tribe

Who says time has to flow forwards? The Yupno people have a mental timeline that breaks all the rules - it's not straight, and flows uphill

What will the world look like in 2052?

In 1972 a computer model warned that resource limits could lead to the collapse of civilisation. Now one of its original authors sketches the final act

Earth's atmosphere creates glow-in-the-dark light show

Watch a new video that shows layers of coloured light produced by the Earth's atmosphere

Frictionary 'mines your whines' to pinpoint software bugs

Linguistic analysis of messages to online help desks could focus bug-fixing activities on the most pressing software problems

Why you really should have heard of ambergris

Why are lumps of digested squid beaks are so prized? And what should we do to save the oceans on which they float?

Zoologger: Strange reptiles saw heads off seabirds

Equipped with a chewing style that's unique among living animals, tuataras are the masters of mastication - and they have three eyes

Dodgy tales of 'research' swirling the globe

What's wrong with science journalism in the UK, wonders Daniel Engber

Power from cellphone towers keeps vaccines cool

Surplus electricity from cellphone towers can run fridges to chill vital drugs in parts of the world where the main power supply is unreliable

Men and women: Different brains, same aims

The sexes may be more alike than we thought. A startling new theory says that some of the disparities between our brains may be there to make us act the same

Autism study strengthens idea that we read God's mind

People with autism are less likely to believe in God - possibly because they have difficulty reading other's intentions

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