Wired: Top Stories (4 unread)
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Sex-Changing Chemicals Make Male Starlings Sing Sweet Songs
Posted: March 1st, 2008, 9:00pm EST by wired science
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A study by researchers at Cardiff University, published this week in Public Library of Science ONE, finds that pollutants that turn male fish into females have an unexpected effect on starlings: They cause the guys to sing sweet songs that females find irresistible.
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Bush Nominates Three to Empty Privacy Board
Posted: March 1st, 2008, 8:45pm EST by Threat Level
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A newly independent Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board may soon actually have members again after sitting empty for nearly a full month. President Bush nominates three people, including a chairman, to fill some of the Board's five seats.
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Study: Robot and Dog Comfort Elderly Equally Well
Posted: March 1st, 2008, 1:00pm EST by Associated Press
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A study carried out by Saint Louis University finds that a dog named Sparky and a robotic dog, AIBO, are about equally effective at relieving the loneliness of nursing home residents and fostering attachments.
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Tellme Founder: Sale to Microsoft Has Worked Out Well
Posted: March 1st, 2008, 12:30am EST by Associated Press
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Mike McCue, founder of Tellme Networks, doesn't regret his $800 million sale to Microsoft. It wasn't what he envisioned when he built the company, but after being assured that Tellme would be able to retain its Silicon Valley office, identity and quirky culture, McCue agreed to stay on as general manager. He now says being a subsidiary of the world's largest software maker can work out well.