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    The Gross Factor: The Only Way Denver Students Will Wash Their Hands

    By Rachel Durfee Posted on 12.17.2008 6 Comments

    Poo on you, wash your hands. You just peed, wash your hands. If you lived in a University of Denver undergraduate dorm, signs touting this rhyme might grace your hallways. In an attempt to encourage students to wash their hands more frequently, specifically after going to the bathroom, researchers at UD tried various types of messaging to get the idea across: gross, germ, and you-will-get-sick.

    12.17.2008 at 07:23pm - Comment by jdkchem

    It is DU not UD. Are you sure you were at the University of Denver?

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    A Scientist, a Liberal and a Conservative Walk Into a Bar

    By Posted on 11.4.2008 1 Comments

    In today's links, scientists tell jokes; hoaxers trick scientists; and more. Pictured, prominent scientists examine the skull of Piltdown Man.

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    11.4.2008 at 07:49pm - Comment by jdkchem

    Would have been better had the "that the liberals didn’t give higher ratings to “Deep Thoughts,” which represent the kind of “nonsense” humor that supposedly appeals more to creative and open-minded people" crap not been pushed, yet again. Only in their own minds are "liberals" more creative and open-minded.

  • Science

    Tech's Top 10 Election Lows

    By Tom Conlon Posted on 10.30.2008 12 Comments

    Just as the 1960 election was the first to be truly shaped by the television medium, this year's presidential throwdown will go down as the first that was undeniably shaped, and perhaps even decided, by technology. From the very beginning, the news media, the pundits, the public, and the candidates themselves have engaged tech in ways and to levels that simply weren't possible before now. As a technology enthusiast, it's been thrilling to see things like blogs, widgets, Twitter feeds, Facebook, and text messaging enter the mainstream political lexicon.

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    10.31.2008 at 03:41pm - Comment by jdkchem

    "While that would certainly be quite the feat for a guy who was all but unaware of the Internet until a few short months ago" Before you repeat the lie perhaps you should do a little more research. This has been debunked repeatedly. Then journalists are have become unbelievably lazy and ignorant.

  • Science

    Bad Market? Blame Men

    By Julia Wallace Posted on 10.14.2008 12 Comments

    It was only a matter of time before pop-news outlets pounced on a biological explanation for the tidal wave of bad credit and risky decisions that has engulfed the U.S. this month: it was those dang men and their raging hormones!

    10.2.2008 at 04:04pm - Comment by jdkchem

    "from what i have read and seen, YES!!! this is so true, Sorry guys" Try again sweetie. Saying that taking risks caused the financial meltdown is stupid and naively oversimplifies what happened.



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