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Discoblog

Smriti Rao

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Turn a Man Into Mush With a Nasal Spray of Pure Oxytocin

Discoblog | April 30th, 2010 in Sex & Mating | 1 Comment

How to Save Gorillas: Turn People on to Snail Farming

Discoblog | April 30th, 2010 in Crime & Punishment, The Wide (& Strange) World of Animals | 3 Comments

Need to Find the Big Dipper? There’s an App for That

Discoblog | April 29th, 2010 in Space & Aliens Therefrom, Technology Attacks! | 2 Comments

How to Cook Steak in Your Beer Cooler

Discoblog | April 29th, 2010 in Food, Nutrition, & More Food | 30 Comments

Fierce, Territorial Llamas Act as Bouncers for a Wildlife Refuge

Discoblog | April 28th, 2010 in Crime & Punishment, The Wide (& Strange) World of Animals | 3 Comments

Scout’s Honor: I’m Only Playing This Video Game to Earn My Merit Badge

Discoblog | April 28th, 2010 in Crime & Punishment, Technology Attacks! | No comments

Stem Cell-Powered Worm Doesn’t Age, Can Grow a New Head

Discoblog | April 27th, 2010 in Diseases, Injuries, & Other Ailments, Technology Attacks!, The Wide (& Strange) World of Animals | 4 Comments

All Aboard the Beef Train–Amtrak Debuts a Train Running on Beef Biofuel

Discoblog | April 27th, 2010 in Food, Nutrition, & More Food, Technology Attacks! | 1 Comment

Lost iPhone Case Heats Up: Cops Seize Gizmodo Editor’s Computers

Discoblog | April 26th, 2010 in Crime & Punishment, Technology Attacks! | 3 Comments

Fast Food News: It Boosts Impatience, and What Trumps KFC’s Double Down?

Discoblog | April 23rd, 2010 in Food, Nutrition, & More Food | No comments

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