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Laura Shin
Laura Shin
Contributing Editor
Laura Shin has been published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times, and is currently a contributor at Forbes. Previously, she worked at Newsweek, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and LearnVest. She holds degrees from Stanford University and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism.
Laura Shin
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Archive: 10-2011
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The more Facebook friends you have, the bigger your brain is
Scientists use brain scans to reveal find out how social network popularity is linked to brain size.
October 19, 2011, 9:42 AM PDT | By Boonsri Dickinson
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Crowdsourced tests show radioactive hot spots in Tokyo
In an example of crowdsourced science, a group of citizens has discovered 22 radioactive “hot spots” in Tokyo, which is 160 miles from Fukushima.
October 19, 2011, 3:00 AM PDT | By Laura Shin
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Video: Turn any surface into a touchscreen
Microsoft and Carnegie Mellon researchers unveil OmniTouch, a system that turns hands, walls, pads of paper and more into touchscreens.
October 17, 2011, 8:59 PM PDT | By Laura Shin
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Stem cell breakthrough could bring cure for genetic diseases
A new technique could someday allow doctors to treat genetic diseases with a patient’s own cells.
October 16, 2011, 7:16 PM PDT | By Laura Shin
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Stanford’s football team armed with a mouthguard sensor to record head impacts
Stanford researchers are measuring the impacts that happen on the football field by giving the football players mouth guards that can understand what positions may be more dangerous and help them...
October 14, 2011, 11:38 AM PDT | By Boonsri Dickinson
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Found: Largest virus ever
Researchers have discovered the world’s largest virus, which has 112 times the number of genes of the average flu virus.
October 13, 2011, 7:07 PM PDT | By Laura Shin
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DNAnexus gets $15 million from Google Ventures, announces cloud storage deal
With the Google partnership, DNAnexus aims to bring DNA databases to the browser.
October 13, 2011, 4:48 PM PDT | By Boonsri Dickinson
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Dream job? Jack Horner is hiring someone to build a dinosaur
If you’re an unemployed, evolutionary biologist looking for a post-doc gig, this may be the perfect job for you. Jack Horner is looking for someone who isn’t afraid to think - and who would...
October 12, 2011, 4:00 AM PDT | By Boonsri Dickinson
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Graphene discoveries: photodetectors and silicon chip replacement
In the latest round of graphene discoveries, researchers are finding that graphene can respond to light and be built to replace the silicon chip.
October 10, 2011, 11:18 AM PDT | By Boonsri Dickinson
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Kickstarter project will send your own satellite into space
Cornell graduate student Zac Manchester hopes to raise enough money to launch 100 chip-sized satellites into space.
October 10, 2011, 9:11 AM PDT | By Boonsri Dickinson