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Everybody loves a good end-of-the-year list recounting the highlights of time gone by. The best albums, best movies, people of the year (no matter how much controversy they occupy), and snarkiest comments pique everyone’s interest. 
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Was 2011 a good year for ideas? In other words, did mankind advance knowledge through scientific discoveries or other breakthroughs in thinking in the past 12 months? This is a question we are obsessed with at Big Think. While the answer may be nearly impossible to quantify, we have compiled a concise survey below of the most significant and relevant ideas that rose to light on Big Think in 2011. Please feel free to offer your suggestions in the comment thread below.
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The most interesting stories related to the science of sex that Discovery News published this year.
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The year 2011 saw scientific research that stretched from the farthest reaches of the universe to the deepest mysteries of the cell. Following a yearly tradition, Science's editors and news staff have selected one scientific Breakthrough of the Year and nine runners-up -- and have also highlighted some areas to watch for 2012
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A year in space: 30 pictures of Earth taken from the International Space Station in 2011 - Telegraph
A year in space: 30 pictures of Earth taken from the International Space
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From potentially habitable alien planets to dark energy to a new moon around Pluto, here are the 11 best astronomy stories of 2011.
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Technology is frequently examined as though it were the reason for its own being, a kind of byte-driven tautology or spectacularly dry religious sect. But technology is a means to address questions.
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The global average surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880, according to NASA scientists. Via José Gonçalves
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2011 has seen its fair share of stressful events, but the year was no more stressful than 2010, according to Gallup.
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When most people think of science, sex usually isn't the first thing on their minds. Yet there are researchers out there dedicated to understanding one of the most basic biological processes in both humans and animals alike.
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2011 was a year of weird news, and sitting on the cusp of 2012, it's time to look back on the odd year that was — as well as look ahead to a year that promises a new level of strangeness.
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Latest science news and analysis from the world's leading research journal...
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Like most publications, our friends over at Science have compiled a “best of 2011” list – in their case setting out their top 10 breakthroughs of the year.
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Christina Alvarez's curator insight,
May 14, 2014 2:34 PM
Data Visualization Good: interesting point/topic Weakness: bland color scheme and too many words.
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This year was filled with a plethora of discoveries giving insights into human origins and where we came from, revealing human ancestors had sex with now-extinct Neanderthals and Denisovans, where we left Africa from and the possible direct ancestor...
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Online singing sensation Rebecca Black topped a 2011 most-viewed YouTube videos list Tuesday that included spoofs starring pets, talking babies and pop music star Michael Bolton.
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Asteroids, comets, eclipses, eruptions and discoveries highlight a very active year in space. Here are some of the astronomical highlights that made 2011 a s...
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