Garbage in, garbage out when it comes to big data analysis of language and culture.
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The Pitfalls of Using Google Ngram to Study Language
Spy Agency Maps Show How the Arctic is Heating Up
New, unclassified maps from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency show how the Arctic is heating up--literally and geopolitically.
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Major Advance Reveals the Limits of Computation
A major advance reveals deep connections between the classes of problems that computers can—and can’t—possibly do.
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Space Photos of the Week: A Beautiful Blue Nebula Says Good Night
Space photos of the week, October 4 - 10.
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Forces of Nature to Follow if You’re Stuck at Your Desk
From Karl the Fog to God Himself, here are the residents of the natural world you should be following on Twitter.
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Absurd Creatures: This Salamander Could Teach Humans How to Regrow Limbs
A lab at the University of California Irvine trying to figure out how to regrow lost limbs by studying the axolotl.
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What’d Make a Better Rocket, Nuclear or Ion Engines?
Would it be better to have a rocket that uses all the fuel at once or to let out a little bit at a time? Here is a closer look at the rocket equation.
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Scientists Found a Flu Vaccine Flaw—Now They Have to Fix It
The H3N2 subtype is the deadliest of the common flu viruses---and the one vaccines are worst at fighting.
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Pluto Has Skies of Blue and Frozen Water
NASA's New Horizons mission keeps sending home the hits. This week: blue skies and frozen water!
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It Just Got a Lot Harder for Big Tobacco to Defend Itself
This week, the 12 countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership---the largest regional trade agreement in history---slapped tobacco down.
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