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It's dogged as does it

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Frank J. Sulloway, Historian of science University of California, Berkley, reconstructs the famous naturalist Charles Darwin exploration on San Cristobal. The search shatters Darwin's myth that the evolution was responsible for the creation of separate species and explains his failure to record the island locations of the few finches he collected.

Author: Shermer, Michael
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2006
Ecuador, Pacific Rim, History, Evolution (Biology), Evolution, Darwin's finches, Galapagos Islands, San Cristobal, Venezuela

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None so blind

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The effect of perceptual or inattentional blindness was studied through various experiments. Studies reveal that much of what passes before our eyes may be invisible to a brain, which is focused on something else.

Author: Shermer, Michael
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2004
Blindness

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Full of holes: The curious case of acupuncture

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A brief description on the peculiar case of acupuncture is presented. Experts believe that understanding the psychology and neurophysiology of acupuncture and pain would lead to a good theory.

Author: Shermer, Michael
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2005
Neurophysiology, Acupuncture

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