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I was just surfing around the web and I found a nice little program (actually a game) in which you solve science mysteries (and its real too not just a simulation). I haven't tried it myself but I thought some of you might show some interest

Here is a little story


and here is the website for the game


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Mon Sep 19, 2011 10:28 pm
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They're the same link. :/


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I heard about this, pretty amazing how they won this O.o

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Wed Sep 21, 2011 6:58 pm
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mitochondria wrote:
They're the same link. :/


Sry about that fixed =)


Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:59 pm
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Nice, I really love the idea.
We should include the layman into science, if only to make it seem less magical.

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