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		<title>Guppies are smarter than I thought</title>
		<link>http://www.brainycat.com/2010/09/30/guppies-are-smarter-than-i-thought/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 00:29:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brainycat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[a study that shows that male guppies are able to adjust their mating strategy based on their phenotype.]]></description>
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		<title>Beware the crocoshark!</title>
		<link>http://www.brainycat.com/2010/09/28/beware-the-crocoshark/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 08:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brainycat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I like being up near the top of the food chain, thank you very much, and I see no reason to remand myself to the "large, slow and tasty" category.]]></description>
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		<title>Everybody thinks they&#8217;re an expert on morality</title>
		<link>http://www.brainycat.com/2010/09/26/everybody-thinks-theyre-an-expert-on-morality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Sep 2010 08:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brainycat</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Moral Foundations Questionnaire]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ I believe that an individual's morality is an internal compass that relates to the decision making process, but the actual behavior is mediated by societal concerns.]]></description>
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		<title>Everything you need to know about science in the news</title>
		<link>http://www.brainycat.com/2009/05/31/everything-you-need-to-know-about-science-in-the-news/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brainycat.com/2009/05/31/everything-you-need-to-know-about-science-in-the-news/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 23:21:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brainycat</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dumbing of america]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.brainycat.com/?p=448</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is courtesy of the always entertaining and enlightening Mental Indigestion blog. It seems like everytime I see something interesting in mainstream media, the reality of the alleged research isn't as definitive as they would have you believe. But the reality of the reseach is also vastly more interesting, nuanced and ultimately enlightening. No wonder [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to prepare for swine flu</title>
		<link>http://www.brainycat.com/2009/04/30/how-to-prepare-for-swine-flu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brainycat.com/2009/04/30/how-to-prepare-for-swine-flu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:09:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brainycat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are the most cogent, accurate and thoughtful websites I've found that deal with the H1N1 "swine flu" outbreak. The most important thing you can do for yourself and your household is to prepare yourself with knowledge. Epidemics don't work in the real world like they do in fiction (see The Stand, for example). Just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s the big deal about swine flu?</title>
		<link>http://www.brainycat.com/2009/04/27/whats-the-big-deal-about-swine-flu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:22:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brainycat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You've no doubt heard about the latest swine flu outbreak. If you're like me, you found yourself curious why this particular outbreak is worth so much attention. I poked around teh intertubes for awhile, and found out why swine flu is such a big deal. Swine flu is a generic name for a class of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chimps: it&#8217;s so not about meat for sex</title>
		<link>http://www.brainycat.com/2009/04/15/chimps-its-so-not-about-meat-for-sex/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brainycat.com/2009/04/15/chimps-its-so-not-about-meat-for-sex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:19:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brainycat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You've probably seen the headlines saying that wild male chimpanzees have been observed sharing meat with females in exchange for sexual favors. While certainly appealing to the sexist "common sense" endemic to our culture, the reality doesn't show this at all. Research by Cristina Gomes and Christophe Boesch of the Max Planck Institute show that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASA poll: Biggest Hits for the Home Planet</title>
		<link>http://www.brainycat.com/2009/04/14/nasa-poll-biggest-hits-for-the-home-planet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brainycat.com/2009/04/14/nasa-poll-biggest-hits-for-the-home-planet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brainycat</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Earth Day]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In line with the recent post about the validity of online polling, NASA is sponsoring a poll celebrating Earth Day where we get to vote for the 3 most important advances in terrestrial observation that NASA has provided in the last 50 years. At the landing page is a list of major achievements, complete with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I miss fireflies</title>
		<link>http://www.brainycat.com/2009/04/12/i-miss-fireflies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brainycat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[pacific nw life]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's very, very little I miss about living in the midwest. I was born, not raised, a west coast kind of guy. Besides proper thunderstorms, decent BBQ, and lazy float trips down warm rivers the only thing I miss are fireflies. Lightening bugs, as we called them as kids, don't live on this side of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Much Are You Worth?</title>
		<link>http://www.brainycat.com/2009/04/10/how-much-are-you-worth/</link>
		<comments>http://www.brainycat.com/2009/04/10/how-much-are-you-worth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brainycat</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First, they started siphoning gas out of cars. Then they started stealing copper cables and plumbing. Let's hope they don't get a chance to see this chart: (all cred to Science Punk)]]></description>
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