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Brett Israel


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Weekly News Roundup: A Klingon Dad, Russian Space Bloggers, & Black Market Fat

Discoblog | November 20th, 2009 in Blog Roundup | No Comments »

ZOMG! Get These iPhone Apps Right Meow!

Discoblog | November 20th, 2009 in Technology Attacks! | No Comments »

Heart-Stopping Cinematic Excitement: Guess How Much Fat Is in Movie Popcorn?

Discoblog | November 20th, 2009 in Food, Nutrition, & More Food | 2 Comments »

Scientists Who Spy: 8 Tales of Engineering & Espionage

Discoblog | November 19th, 2009 in Crime & Punishment | No Comments »

Bomb-Proof Your House With the World’s Toughest Wallpaper

Discoblog | November 18th, 2009 in Technology Attacks! | 1 Comment »

iPhone Blower App for Those Too Lazy to Exhale

Discoblog | November 18th, 2009 in Technology Attacks! | No Comments »

How to Build a Whizbang Chicken Plucker From a Washing Machine

Discoblog | November 17th, 2009 in Technology Attacks!, The Wide (& Strange) World of Animals | No Comments »

In Antarctica, Drilling for… 100-Year-Old Whiskey?

Discoblog | November 17th, 2009 in Food, Nutrition, & More Food | 7 Comments »

World Famous Sex Blogger’s Day Job? Research Scientist.

Discoblog | November 17th, 2009 in Sex & Mating | 3 Comments »

Weekly Weird News Roundup: Friday the 13th Edition!

Discoblog | November 13th, 2009 in Blog Roundup | No Comments »

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    • About the Blog

      DiscoBlog is DISCOVER's compendium of quirky, funny, and surprising science news from the edge of the known universe. It's edited by Eliza Strickland, and written by Brett Israel and Andrew Moseman.
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