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Sheril Kirshenbaum
Science
Sep 17, 2010 3:25 PM

Distraction

Credit: Mike Luckovich (H/T Miles Grant)

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Credit: Mike Luckovich (H/T Miles Grant)

Sheril Kirshenbaum is a research scientist at UT Austin's Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy. She is author of The Science of Kissing and Unscientific America. ... Read More
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