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In the Middle East, Female Scientists Face Different Challenges

Rana Danaji, a professor of molecular biology in Jordan, weighed in in the journal Nature on what it's like to be a woman in science in an Arab world

A Tale of Two Screams: Which Stock Horror Scream is Better?

Often, screams in horror movies come from stock files. Chances are, they're one of two stock screams: the Wilhelm or the Howie

Don’t you want to be like this guy?

Let ‘Weird’ Al Yankovic Teach You How to Make a Good Parody

Sit back and relax while the master teaches you how to do what he does best: parody.

Invasive nutria in the Southern U.S.

Guilt-Free Meat-Eating Strategy: Hunt Invasive Species

A new book describes how invasive species may provide vegetarians a welcome meat-eating freebie

Incredible Halloween Costumes Inspired by Famous Works of Art

Culture-hounds take heart: Halloween doesn't have to be all Honey Boo Boos and internet memes

This man is ghost riding. Wikipedia says so.

In Honor of Wikipedia’s Near-Completion, Here Are Its Most Awesomely Weird Entries

How To Scrape at a Picasso Without Getting Arrested

The New York Times has an interactive feature showing Picasso's "Woman Ironing" that you can scratch away at to uncover the original pairing - one of a man

A New Tate Online Exhibit Showcases Lost, Stolen and Destroyed Art

The exhibit includes newspaper clippings, photographs and the last known images of each of the featured works

This is exactly the type of comedic gold that Unpolitic.me could protect you from.

How to Completely Avoid Politics in Social Media

A new chrome extension automatically filters political posts from your social media feeds

Can We Excuse Cheating If It Supports a Good Cause?

Is it ever ok for us to bend the rules or cheat in order to achieve a greater good, or to support those who do?

Five Kid Concussions in One Game Have Parents Questioning Pop Warner Football

Those concussions have hurtled this game to the forefront of the ongoing debate surrounding kids and football

In 2012 Election, Gender Gap Is As Wide As It’s Ever Been

Men and women haven't agreed in three elections: 1996, 2000 and 2004

Meet the idea killers.

Don’t Waste Your Best Ideas on Focus Groups

The best ideas would do terribly in focus groups, says designer Gianfranco Zaccai, because people don't know that they're going to like new things

161 Years Ago Today Ahab First Battled the White Whale, and Critics Hated It

Today marks the 161st anniversary of Moby Dick, the epic seafaring tale by Herman Melville, and Google is celebrating with its own Doodle

If You’re Trapped With Duct Tape Over Your Mouth, Here’s How to Get It Off

A YouTube video shows that actually you can totally get the tape off your mouth without using your hands

Every Place in North Dakota Captured in 9,308 Photographs

In a series of 9,308 photographs Andrew Filer documented every place in North Dakota. Literally

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100-Million-Year-Old Spider Caught in the Act of Pouncing on Its Prey

A rare fossil captured a 100-million-year-old moment in time, a spider attacking an insect trapped in its web

Bafflement Over the European Union’s Peace Prize Win

The European Union received the Nobel Peace Prize this morning, much to the dismay of many Europeans and Tweeters

Kenai lived to be 23, much longer than the 15-18 years of a typical sea otter.

Kenai the Sea Otter, Rescued From Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, Has Died

One of the last two otters rescued from the Exxon Valdez oil spill has just passed away

Mo Yan and Chinese literature translator Howard Goldblatt speak at a literary festival.

China’s ‘Provocative and Vulgar’ Mo Yan Wins Nobel in Literature

Chinese author Mo Yan took this year's Nobel Prize in Literature for his "hallucinatory realism"

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