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Neil deGrasse Tyson separates fact, fiction in 'Interstellar'

Neil deGrasse Tyson separates fact, fiction in 'Interstellar'

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about the science behind the near-future dystopian film "Interstellar."

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Facebook again tries to simplify privacy policy

Facebook has faced concerns from users and from government regulators and privacy advocates that its policies are too complicated.
by The Associated Press

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What Obama's net neutrality plan means for the Internet's future

What Obama's net neutrality plan means for the Internet's future

President Obama asked the FCC to implement the "strongest rules possible to protect net neutrality."

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Touchdown! European probe makes first landing on a comet

Touchdown! European probe makes first landing on a comet

Millions of miles from Earth, the Philae robotic lander has settled on the comet's surface, the European Space Agency says.

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Facebook, Google launch Ebola donation campaigns

Facebook, Google launch Ebola donation campaigns

But some say the outbreak is not a problem that can be solved only with money. Volunteers are needed in West Africa to work in treatment units.
by Eleanor Klibanoff

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Bake cookies, learn scientific method

Bake cookies, learn scientific method

Bethany Brookshire, aka @SciCurious, recently started "Cookie Science," which aims to illustrate the scientific method by creating a tasty gluten-free cookie for a friend.
by Alison Bruzek

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Researchers to attempt robotic landing on comet's surface

Researchers to attempt robotic landing on comet's surface

The European Space Agency's Rosetta mission is poised to send out a small probe to land on 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
by Geoff Brumfiel

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Microsoft is trying to be a social network

Microsoft is trying to be a social network

Microsoft -- a company most associated with Word documents and Excel spreadsheets -- is getting a makeover.
by Aarti Shahani

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