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Spider-Man Webbing: How Many Calories Does It Take To Produce All That Silk?

Spider-Man Webbing: How Many Calories Does It Take To Produce All That Silk?

Jan 28 2015 | comment(s)


Spider-Man's breakfasts must be unreal levels of eggs. warriorpoet

By Mark Lorch, University of Hull

While stuck in a hotel room I got sucked into watching the 2002 "Spider-Man" movie. And it struck me that Peter Parker must have an enormously high-protein diet to generate all that spider silk he goes through. So being the geek that I am, I wondered what his protein consumption has to be to sustain his villain-beating lifestyle.

Fight Cybercrime With Smarter Habits

Fight Cybercrime With Smarter Habits

Jan 28 2015 | comment(s)


Wise advice. Julia Wolf, CC BY-NC-SA

By Arun Vishwanath, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Why Climate Scientists Shouldn't Testify Before Congress

Why Climate Scientists Shouldn't Testify Before Congress

Jan 27 2015 | comment(s)


Climate scientists will be either ineffectual or counter-productive if they testify before Congress. EPA

By Mathis Hampel, University of East Anglia

Western liberal democracies believe that in difficult political decisions science serves as a referee and arbiter of truth.

Carhacking: Computerized Vehicles Are More Vulnerable Than Ever

Carhacking: Computerized Vehicles Are More Vulnerable Than Ever

Jan 27 2015 | comment(s)


Who's really driving your car? Saad Faruque, CC BY-SA

By Andrew Smith, The Open University and Blaine Price, The Open University

If Abortion Is A Choice Then Sex Selection Abortion Should Remain Legal

If Abortion Is A Choice Then Sex Selection Abortion Should Remain Legal

Jan 27 2015 | comment(s)


Opposing this law change is not anti-feminist. shutterstock

By Pam Lowe, Aston University

A campaign is underway in the United Kingdom to make it illegal to abort a child based on its gender.

Proponents say they are worried about women being coerced into terminating female fetuses and that action needs to be taken to stop discrimination against baby girls.

What Parts Of Education Should Be Done By Teachers Instead Of Parents?

What Parts Of Education Should Be Done By Teachers Instead Of Parents?

Jan 27 2015 | comment(s)