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• TUESDAY 19. OCTOBER, 2010
• 14:21 The Curveball Illusion: Tricking Our Vision

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  Scientists believe a quirk in our visual processing is responsible for the curveball's challenge.  

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• 13:00 Neanderthal Children Were Large, Sturdy

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  A Neanderthal infant was discovered alongside two adults, potentially representing a prehistoric family.  

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• 04:42 Measuring a Star Using... a Moon?

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  You can't simply "weigh" a star, measurements need to be made and models need to be created. But in the future we may be able to directly measure a star's mass by studying exoplanets' exomoons.  

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• 04:27 Always a Bridesmaid: Vera Rubin and the Nobel Prize

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  The Nobel Prizes are won, but I was rooting for astronomer Vera Rubin, now 82, whose quiet, unassuming demeanor might seem incongruent with her extraordinary career in science.  

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• 03:16 New Tree Genus Discovered in Honduras

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  Botanists discover new species of plants relatively frequently, but finding a new genus is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.  

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• 01:42 President Obama to Appear on Mythbusters

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  He'll be helping Jamie and Adam recreate Archimedes Heat Ray.  

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• MONDAY 18. OCTOBER, 2010
• 21:00 Cavemen Ground Flour, Prepped Veggies

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  Cavemen were grinding their own flour and preparing vegetables at least 30,000 years ago, suggests evidence.  

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• 20:01 Mountain Goat Kills Hiker in Rare Attack

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  While hiking with his wife and a friend, Robert Boardman was fatally gored in an encounter with a ram.  

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• 19:31 2012 Mayan Calendar 'Doomsday' Date Might Be Wrong

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  According to all the ridiculous hype surrounding Dec. 21, 2012, the Mayans 'predicted' apocalypse with one of their calendars (in reality, they didn't). Doubt has now been cast over the accuracy of this date.  

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• 19:23 Megi - By Any Name, a Monster

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  The super-typhoon-hurricane-tropical cyclone that hammed the Philippines is one of the most intense ever recorded.  

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• 19:04 Does the Internet Make You Smart or Dumb?

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  The Internet is changing our concept of what constitutes intelligence.  

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• 18:48 Ancient Egyptian Priest's Tomb Unearthed in Giza

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  Paintings that adorn the walls of the burial chamber reveal snapshots of the priest's daily life.  

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• 16:39 Women Like Post-Coital Cuddle, Men Don't: Study

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  Women are more likely to want intimacy after sex, whereas men are more likely to want to drink or smoke, research finds.  

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• 16:25 Ocean Researchers Left on the Docks

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  A shortage of ships is leaving many researchers high and dry.  

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• 13:00 Earth's Early Cannibals Caught in the Act

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  These small, seemingly innocent critters, known as trilobites, had a dark side.  

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• 04:44 Time to Save Life on Earth: UN

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  Members of the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity are meeting to discuss strategies to reverse a man-made mass extinction.  

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• SUNDAY 17. OCTOBER, 2010
• 17:45 Expansive Hoover Dam Bridge Opens

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  The 1,900-foot-long structure in the world is the seventh highest bridge in the world.  

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• SATURDAY 16. OCTOBER, 2010
• 19:09 World's Longest Cable Car Line Debuts

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  The $18 million, 3.5 mile-long cable car line opened in Armenia and offers year-round access to an ancient monastery.  

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• 18:01 Blotting Out Sun May Soon Be Banned

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  Super villains aside, some have proposed blocking out the sun to curb global warming. But the U.N. may say no.  

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• 00:14 NASA Stages Dress Rehearsal for Shuttle Discovery's Last Launch

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  The shuttle Discovery crew and the NASA launch team on Friday wrapped up a dress rehearsal for the planned Nov. 1 liftoff on Discovery's last space voyage.  

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• FRIDAY 15. OCTOBER, 2010
• 23:01 Tyrannosaurus Rex Was a Cannibal

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  Tyrannosaurus rex is well known for eating other dinosaurs, but new fossils reveal these big carnivores ate each other too.  

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• 23:00 Cuban, U.S. Scientists Work Toward a Better Gulf

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  Thanks to its pristine reefs, Cuba is an excellent place for scientists to investigate marine ecosystems.  

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• 21:22 'Catfish' Film Exposes Lies, Mental Illness

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  The new film 'Catfish' is a case study of the strange mental illness called factitious disorder.  

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• 18:47 Orbital Debris from Chinese Satellite Tops 3,000 Pieces

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  Three and a half years after China intentionally blew up a satellite as part of a weapons test, 97 percent of the debris remains in orbit.  

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• 17:53 Biggest Galaxy Gang From Young Universe Seen

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  The massive galaxy cluster is located 7 billion light-years from Earth and weighs as much as 800 trillion suns.  

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