Guest Thinkers — August 16, 2010

Framing Science Ranked Among Top 15 Science Blogs

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For the fourth straight month, Framing Scienceranks among the top 15 science-related blogs, as tracked by Wikio. The position of a blog in the Wikio ranking depends on the number and weight of the incoming links from other blogs. (Blogrolls are not taken into account and Wikio only counts links from the last 120 days.)

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People walking on a city street with steam rising from vents create a scene reminiscent of an omics exposome research study. A woman in a white beanie looks back as buildings and traffic form the vibrant backdrop.

Health

The next omics? Tracking a lifetime of exposures to better understand disease

Of the millions of substances people encounter daily, health researchers have focused on only a few hundred. Those in the emerging field of exposomics want to change that.

A white lab mouse sits in a glass petri dish, cradled gently by hands clad in blue gloves. The captivating scene underscores the crucial role of lab mice in scientific research and discovery.

Life

Scientists kill 192 million lab mice each year. Is there a better way?

Can laboratories become more humane, or is it time to end animal research altogether?

Fractal pattern with a bright white center and symmetrical, radiating lines on a black background, resembling an intricate dance of math and physics.

Hard Science

Why physics is unreasonably good at creating new math

The secret sauce is the real world.

Starts With A Bang

Ask Ethan: Why is the Big Bang shown as a tube?

The most common visual depictions of the history of the Universe show the Big Bang as a growing tube with an “ignition” point. Why is that?

Starts With A Bang

Time: Yes, it’s a dimension, but no, it’s not like space

The fabric of spacetime is four-dimensional, with three for space and only one for time. But wow, time sure is different from space!

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