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The belated books of 2010: The First English Dictionary of Slang, 1699
Jacket CopyA look at The First English Dictionary of Slang, 1699, 2010 edition... -
PASSINGS: Edward G. 'Ted' Jones, David Baldus, Kathryn Tucker Windham
Edward G. 'Ted' Jones
Scientist studied brain anatomy, schizophrenia
Dr. Edward G. "Ted" Jones, 72, a former UC Irvine neuroscientist who was an expert on brain anatomy and the causes of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders, collapsed and...Tags: Entertainment, Defendants, Schizophrenia, Physical Conditions, Laws
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Wikipedia is 10 years old and still a bit idealistic
L.A. Times Tech BlogWikipedia turned 10 on Saturday, Jan. 15. And, at a decade old, the free online encyclopedia is holding onto some of its idealistic roots.... -
Tennessee's Elephant Sanctuary looks to make a fresh start after co-founder's firing
L.A. UnleashedHOHENWALD, Tenn. â Nestled on a secluded tract in the wooded hills of rural Tennessee is a sight that would likely startle an outsider, if outsiders were permitted to see it: the nation's largest sanctuary for old, sick and rescued...... -
Baruch Blumberg dies at 85; Nobel Prize winner who discovered hepatitis B virus
Dr. Baruch Blumberg, who received the 1976 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for discovering the hepatitis B virus, which causes severe liver disease and cancer, and who later developed the vaccine that protects against it, has died. He was 85....Tags: Liver Disease, Physical Conditions, Awards and Prizes, Chemical Industry, Internists
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Deborah Harkness' 'A Discovery of Witches' started with airport bookstores
Special to the Los Angeles TimesSometimes inspiration comes in the unlikeliest places. While vacationing in Puerto Vallarta in fall 2008, USC professor Deborah Harkness, a historian of science, was consumed with the upcoming bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth, but the rest of the...Tags: Stephenie Meyer, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Science, Anne Rice, Arts and Culture
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Book Review: 'Where Good Ideas Come From' by Steven Johnson
Where Good Ideas Come From
The Natural History of Innovation
Steven Johnson
Riverhead: 326 pp., $26.95
Steven Johnson's "Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation" is misnamed. Natural history was pioneered by 18th century...Tags: Entertainment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology, Education
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Libya blast kills photojournalists Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros
Reporting from Misurata, Libya, and Los Angeles -- Barely two months ago, combat photographer Tim Hetherington sent out a tweet from the Academy Awards ceremony, where his Afghanistan war film "Restrepo" was up for the best documentary trophy.
"At the...Tags: Entertainment, Awards and Prizes, Head Injuries, Movies, Metal and Mineral
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Brian Marsden dies at 73; astronomer who tracked comets and asteroids
Astronomer Brian G. Marsden, a comet and asteroid tracker who stood sentinel to protect the Earth from collisions with interplanetary rocks and other remnants of the solar system's creation, died Thursday of cancer at Lahey Clinic Medical Center in...Tags: Alan Hale Sr., Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Science and Technology, Science, Yale University
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Tetris might help prevent post-traumatic stress disorder flashbacks
L.A. Times Tech BlogTetris could prevent flashbacks associated with post-traumatic stress disorder... -
Glen Howard GoodKnight II dies at 69; Tolkien enthusiast founded the Mythopoeic Society
For a man preoccupied with all things Tolkien, his name appeared invented: Glen Howard GoodKnight II. But it was authentic, down to the unexpected capital "K" that stands sentry like a castle in Middle-earth.
In 1967, he was a history major at Cal...Tags: Family, Fantasy (genre)
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PASSINGS: Kwa Geok Choo
Kwa Geok Choo Wife, mother of Singapore prime ministers Kwa Geok Choo, 89, wife of Singapore's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, and the mother of the island nation's current prime minister, died Saturday at home, said a statement from the office of...Tags: Stroke, Awards and Prizes, Government, University of Cambridge, Colleges and Universities
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