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Watch out for the carp!!

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:52:13 -0600

If carp get in the lakes, 'it's game over':

freep.com

Chicago professor unearths dino-eating SuperCrocs

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:55:27 -0600

These crocs ate dinosaurs — and in some cases actually walked upright.

suntimes.com

Designer Duo Create Dress With 24,000 LEDs

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 20:21:41 -0600

The ‘Galaxy Dress’ claims to be the largest wearable display in the world and it will be the centerpiece of an exhibit at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.

wired.com

Chicago surgeon to operate on space station's arms

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:06:33 -0600

A Chicago area doctor is about to become the first orthopedic surgeon in space.

On Monday, Dr. Robert Satcher Jr., 44, will be one of six astronauts to embark on a journey to the international space station aboard the space shuttle Atlantis.

suntimes.com

Clean Smell Encourages Good Behavior

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:39:58 -0600

Does virtue have a smell? According to new research by a professor at Northwestern’s Kellogg business school, it might be the smell of clean.
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chicagopublicradio.org

Don't Forget To Fall Back This Weekend

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:18:49 -0500

Before you start downing candy corn and head out to all your Halloween destinations this weekend, remember that Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. this Sunday, the beloved "fall back" where we gain back an hour (of sleeping off hangovers).

chicagoist.com

Speak Out Against Climate Change on Saturday

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:14:07 -0500

Saturday is International Day of Climate Action, where people around the world will gather at various demonstrations to support the need for an international climate treaty and to raise awareness about climate change. You can check out the various scheduled events around Chicago on this map. There are two events worth noting

gapersblock.com

3 UC researchers win prize for bra that also functions as mask

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:41:23 -0500

One bra makes two masks: “Five seconds to convert and wear her own mask, and 20 seconds to wonder who the lucky man is to wear the second mask.” (all without removing her shirt!)

sciencelife.uchospitals.edu

TIFs - The Blind Spot In The Chicago Tax Break Debate

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:20:59 -0500

Progress Illinois digs into the business-luring TIF deals--a program the Mayor once referred to as the only game in town for economic development--and points out just one of the many problems with it: it puts the public on the hook without making any real demands on the corporations who receive our largess.

progressillinois.com

'Animal Architects' build knowledge in Wauconda

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:26:36 -0500

Families can learn why animals build, what structures they create and how they construct them. The exhibit focuses on mammals, birds, and invertebrates such as insects, spiders and crayfish.

suntimes.com