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CurioCity23 January 2012

The debate arising from the 2003 paleoanthropologists' discovery of a human ancestor who stood at 1m asks wheather this is a new species or still a Homo sapiens.

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CurioCity23 January 2012

That Gonzalez’s music has a scientific theme is no accident. When his first album Veneer came out in 2003 (North America in 2005), Gonzalez was working on a Master’s degree in microbiology - or biochemistry, depending on the source.

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CurioCity23 January 2012

With leap years every 4 years, our days drift from the time counted out by the Sun, but only measured over centuries. So leap years are lessened to non-centuries divisible by 4 and centuries divisible by 400.

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CurioCity23 January 2012

Testing may not be just a way to evaluate students, but actually help them learn. It has been found that testing increases understanding and memory retention.

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Stan Megraw 23 January 2012

The latest rage in hair dyers are ionic hairdryers which claim to be better for your hair. But are they?

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Stan Megraw 23 January 2012

"[by] my junior year of high school, that's when I really started bingeing and purging. Food was my crutch; it was how I dealt with emotions and uncomfortable situations."  -  Katharine McPhee,

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CurioCity23 January 2012

Crimes are solved almost entirely through forensic evidence and the technical aspects of the show amaze you. But does Hollywood have it right? What exactly does crime scene investigation involve?

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CurioCity23 January 2012

Despite what you seen on shows like House, Grey's Anatomy, or even Scrubs, doctors and nurses don't always have all the answers when it comes to making the best decisions about treatment. That's where medical librarians come in.

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CurioCity23 January 2012

There is a great deal of training in psychology that is required for a career in social work. We talk to Keith Leung to find out what it's like to be a Youth Counselor.

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CurioCity23 January 2012

Museums have teams of dedicated scientists doing research behind the scenes. We talk to Burton Lim, an assistant curator at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, to find out what it's like to work at the ROM.

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