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The answers to all your questions about the big bird: Does turkey make you sleepy? What's the difference between white and dark meat? And, stories about the bird itself
November 25, 2008 |
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The genetic switch that governs the formation of the two types of turkey meat during development
60-Second Psych
Research shows that people who write down what they are grateful for may exercise more
Science Talk
Talking turkey for Thanksgiving with turkey expert Richard Buchholz from the University of Mississippi
Turkey expert Richard Buchholz explains how the bird on your table Thursday is much different from the ones they had at the first Thanksgiving.
Ornithologist and conservation biologist Jeffrey Wells talks about birds and their roles as markers for environmental health. He also discusses the Boreal Forest, the Boreal Birdsong Initiative, the eBird research project (that you can assist) and his new book, The Birder's Conservation Handbook. We also have a brief tribute to the late Arthur C. Clarke
Research underway at Stanford University's Virtual Human Interaction Lab has shown that our digital self can persuade our real self to exercise more. (A good thing after gorging on mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie!)
What's the best way to get home for the holidays?
Just in time for Black Friday, ScientificAmerican.com presents some of this year's most exciting high-tech toys as well as gadgets to make the planet greener and inventions designed to deliver the most basic needs to developing countries
We run the numbers to see whether keeping kosher has any effect on your carbon footprint
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