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In New Quantum Experiment, Effect Happens Before Cause

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-04/quantum-experiment-effect-happens-cause Four Particles Jon Heras, Equinox Graphics Ltd. A real-world demonstration of a thought experiment conducted at the University of Vienna, has produced a result that is somewhat befuddling to people with what the lead researcher calls a "naïve classical world view." Two pairs of particles are either quantum-entangled or not. One person makes the decision as to whether to entangle them or not, and another pair of people measure the particles to see whether they're entangled or not. The head-scratcher is: the measurement is made before the decision is made, and it is accurate. "Classical correlations can be decided after they are measured," says Xiao-song Ma, the writer of the study.
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A Brilliant List of Science Books for People Who Want Their Minds Blown

http://io9.com/5859727/a-brilliant-list-of-science-books-for-people-who-want-their-minds-blown I have not read her book. I saw this interview of her on Colbert, and that was enough for me. From her the interview on the Colbert Report:
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/01/black-hole-visuals/

How to Picture a Black Hole | Wired Science

This month, researchers are inaugurating the Event Horizon Telescope , a project that will try to take the first detailed pictures of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
5 December 2011 Last updated at 12:50 ET The planet, shown here in an artist's conception, circles its host star in 290 days

Kepler 22-b: Earth-like planet confirmed

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16040655
http://infosthetics.com/archives/2012/01/tedx_talk_on_molecular_animation_combining_cinema_and_biology.html

TEDx Talk on Molecular Animation: Combining Cinema and Biology

Right now, while you are reading this article, billions of your cells are busy replicating your DNA information. Although molecules are smaller than the wavelength of light, and thus we have no way to directly observe them, can we still somehow visualize these processes?
Mind & Brain :: News :: January 11, 2012 :: Email :: Print Stimulating a particular region of the brain alters the way rhesus macaques perceive optical illusions http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=monkey-brain-3d

Shape-Shifting: Researchers Change How Monkeys See in 3-D