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Monday, July 20, 2009 3:09 PM

Clichés you may want to dump

Here's a must-read from the science section of Wired - 5 " atrocious science clichés to throw down a black hole ". I think they are not only used in science but elsewhere as well, with equal triteness and hit discerning readers with annoying...

Posted by Seema Singh | 1 comment(s)

Tagged in: Google, black hole, climate change, Wired, global warming, web 3.0, web 2.0, Holy grail