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E-Blast Friday 09.28.12 Breaking Story Babies Are Born Scientists Today's Video Fast Neutrinos Picture of the Day Musk Ox Family New Today on Science360 Radio "A World Of Fungi," With NSF-Funded Plant Biologist Kathie Hodge At Cornell University Latest News Hummingbirds Make Flying Backward Look Easy In terms of efficiency, reversing is much cheaper than hovering flight and no more costly than flying forward, scientists find. Artificially Intelligent Game Bots Pass The Turing Test On Turing's Centenary An artificially intelligent virtual gamer has won the BotPrize by convincing a panel of judges that it was more human-like than half the humans it competed against. Making The Healthy Choice What determines whether you choose chocolate cake or something healthier? Scientists have identified the neural processes at work during self-regulation. New in the Journals & Magazines POPULAR MECHANICS: Transient Electronics Could Dissolve Inside Your Body SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN: Ocean Acidification Can Mess With A Fish's Mind PHYSICS: Black Holes Weigh The Possibility Of A Massive Photon NEW SCIENTIST : Buddhist Statue Acquired By Nazis Is Space Rock SCIENCE: Bearing Sons Can Alter Your Mind What the Blogs Are Saying Today QUEST - Things You May Not Know About California Tsunamis THE LOOM - A Paddleboat For Lakes Of Gasoline WIRED SCIENCE - How Big Is The XKCD Click-Drag World? NOT EXACTLY ROCKET SCIENCE - Spiny Mice Defend Themselves With Self-Flaying Skin And Fast Healing Factors THE PHYSICS ARXIV BLOG - How To Build A Black Hole Laser Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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