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20th Jul 2009

Faster Jockeys and the Future of Journals


Ben Valsler
On 2007's Memorial Day Weekend on Arlington Park Race Course, Chicago, Illinois.

On this NewsFlash, we hear how learning about a reward is a reward in itself and how a jockey's stance can shave seconds from a race.  Also, how cats manipulate their owners through purring and the future of reading science online!

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(c) André Karwath aka Aka

A Message from our Cat Overlords

It's a well-known fact that humans don't own their cats – rather the cats own us. This is why I, Dr Kat, am a dog person.  And now a report in this week's Current Biology reveals how our feline overlords manage to persuade foolish humans to do their bidding.This is research from Karen McComb at...

(c) Roger McLassus

The Thirst for Knowledge

Imagine you've been told you've won a prize.  But you don't know how much.  It could be pennies or it could be millions.  Most of us would be itching to find out about the size of the prize.  Now researchers in the States have discovered that uncovering information about future r...


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Jockeys Stance Shaves Seconds

It turns out that the jockey's amusing posture has some serious physics behind it. Andrew Spence tells us more...

(c) Raysonho

The Future of Scientific Journals

It looks as if the world of scientific papers is about to be transformed. Cell Editor, Emilie Marcus, explains:




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