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Develop your own science truthiness detector!

My favorite places to get science news: http://bit.ly/1dpkiI4 (Now as an RSS/OPML file thanks to @doodlewhale!! https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8365578/feedly.opml )

Also check out my public Twitter lists for more: http://www.twitter.com/jtotheizzoe

Those were all real headlines at the beginning. Proof:

Universe hologram: http://huff.to/1beW6W8

Chimp/pig humans: http://dailym.ai/1bSQNit

Popcorn: http://huff.to/IYEUha

LHC/black hole: http://bit.ly/1ce3VRX

Squeezing breasts: http://bit.ly/JLTV6L

Alcohol = heroin: http://cbsn.ws/19ftjXx

Calamari pregnancy: http://bit.ly/1cU5VgQ

Autism and freeways: http://bit.ly/1beWtQo

Cats: http://bit.ly/J80hME

Semen as antidepressant: http://bit.ly/18ZNIwT

Quantum afterlife: http://dailym.ai/IYFYBH

More reading:

How to read about science: http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/12/how-to-read-about-science/281855/

This is a science news article: http://www.theguardian.com/science/the-lay-scientist/2010/sep/24/1

Real science and health news: http://scienceblogs.com/startswithabang/2012/02/07/real-science-and-health-news-f/

Baloney detection kit: http://www.brainpickings.org/index.php/2012/03/16/baloney-detection-kit/

Do the Double X double take: http://www.doublexscience.org/science-health-medical-news-freaking-you-out-do-the-double-x-double-take-first/

PHD Comics: Science news cycle: http://www.phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1174

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