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- Rolling Out Bamboo Bicycles
- Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn Talks Climate and Carbon
- Looking Back, and Up, at a Seattle Icon
- With Climate Change, No Happy Clams
- Denis Hayes on Being Green
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- How to Survive a Mass Extinction
- Whole Genome Scans Could Reveal Too Much
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Jul. 27, 2012
Why Science Is a Non-Issue in the Election...Again
How science stacks up against other issues discussed and debated on the campaign trail.
Oct. 19, 2012
Making Sense of Presidential Polls
Feeling a little overwhelmed by all the presidential polls? A neuroscientist and statistician talk about how to make sense of the election -- and why not all votes are created equal.
Oct. 26, 2012
In Twitter We Trust: Can Social Media Sway Voters?
Scientists are examining how social media can influence the opinions of voters.
Aug. 22, 2008
How Undecided Are 'Undecided Voters?'
Just how undecided are 'undecided voters?' New research published this week in the journal Science looks at 'automatic mental associations' and finds that they can be good predictors of the way an 'undecided' voter will likely finally vote.
May. 11, 2012
Why Race Could Color the Vote Against Obama
A new study shows hidden racial attitudes are playing a role in the 2012 presidential vote.
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