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Landscapes And Human Behavior Social scientists and biophysical ecologists are finding that environmental surroundings may play a significant role in human social interaction, serving either as a social lubricant as in the first case, or as a barrier. 'Oracle' Computer Could Have All The Answers Built In Instead of waiting weeks for computers to grind out solutions to complex problems, scientists may someday get answers instantly thanks to a new type of "oracle"computer that will have all the answers built in, predict Duke University computer scientists and engineers. When a question is posed, the computer will provide the answer already paired with the question in the very structure of the computer's processing unit. Unusual Material That Contracts When Heated Is Giving Up Its Secrets T Most solids expand when heated, a familiar phenomenon with many practical implications. Among the rare exceptions to this rule, the compound zirconium tungstate stands out by virtue of the enormous temperature range over which it exhibits so-called "negative thermal expansion,"contracting as it heats up and expanding as it cools, and because it does so uniformly in all directions. The Prisoner: An All-Star Appreciation Patrick McGoohan’s stunning spy-fi series The Prisoner only lasted 17 episodes before sadly disappearing in 1969. But its revolutionary mix of geopolitics, sci-fi and psychedelia has influenced not just television, but also music, comics, film and more. It even made a deep impression on the most influential band of all time.

 Researchers Find 'Secret Weapon' Used By SARS Virus In a discovery that suggests a possible new route by which scientists might fashion a vaccine against SARS, researchers have discovered one of the weapons the SARS coronavirus uses to sabotage the immune defenses of infected cells. Time Person of the Year: Story Archive Archive of stories about the Time Person of the Year (previously the Man of the Year) from 1927 to the present. Also includes links to the current year's Person of the Year, a gallery of Person of the Year magazine covers, and a photo history of the Person of the Year. From Time magazine. 'Rain Man'Mice Provide Model For Autism Mice containing a mutated human gene implicated in autism exhibit the poor social skills but increased intelligence akin to the title character's traits in the movie "Rain Man,"researchers have found. The researchers'study also shows how the mutation affects nerve function and provides an animal model that might allow further study of the debilitating condition. Earliest Chocolate Drink Of The New World The earliest known use of cacao -- the source of our modern day chocolate -- has been pushed back more than 500 years thanks to new chemical analyses of pottery excavated at an archaeological site at Puerto Escondido in Honduras. [Odd] Moose hunter banks on bagpipes A Swedish man is hoping to become a champion moose hunter with the aid of bagpipes. Population Movement Can Be Critical Factor In Dengue's Spread Human movement is a key factor of dengue virus inflow in Rio de Janeiro, according to results from researchers in Brazil. The results, based on data from a severe epidemic in 2007-2008, contribute to new understanding on the dynamics of dengue fever in the second largest city in Brazil.
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