According to MSN News, “Today’s top science story” is “Online charges for Big Brother fans“. I’m glad that what with BP trying in vain to cap the worst oil spill in human history occurring right this instant, MSN has its priorities straight. There’s a trope for that.
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Atomic Spin
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Spin n. 1. A fundamental quantum property of elementary particles. 2. A bias or slant on information, a form of propaganda.
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