Site of the Day for Wednesday, September 14, 2016
RealClearScience
Today's site offers science news from recognized, reputable sources, yet still
manages to feature headlines with a "ripped from the National Enquirer" flavor.
Nevertheless, Gentle Subscribers will find articles of scientific validity,
frequently with a significant shock factor.
"RealClearScience is your portal to the best, most relevant science news and
opinion from around the globe. Here you'll find everything from small talk
fodder to the latest findings from the frontier of discovery. In addition to
daily curated aggregation of news articles, university press releases and
videos, our site features a plethora of unique, original content ... - from
the website
With a style which appears to date from the "missing spacebar" school of web
design -- visitors may find Control and + to increase the layout size helpful
-- this exuberant science news site revels in the latest controversial research
publications. Apart from standard categories such as research, videos, and
blog, the site also includes a section devoted to Transhumanism which it
defines as "Human Performance Enhancement". Current articles highlighting the
site range from Drunks Drunker Around Sobers filed under the Unconventional
Wisdom tag from findings at Cardiff University in Wales, non-controversial
research from Michigan State University which has linked intelligence to chess
expertise, and the first image of the infamous prion responsible for mad cow
disease.
Slip over to the site for the latest science news at:
http://www.realclearscience.com/
A.M. Holm
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