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#crispr #spiders 🧪 futurism.com/scientists-g...

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#crispr #biology #gene 🧪 www.popularmechanics.com/science/heal...

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🚨 URGENT RESPONSE CALL 🚨 The NIH just withdrew from Safe to Sleep®—a campaign that helped cut SIDS deaths by 50%. This quiet decision will cost babies’ lives. We need noise. Fast. Here’s what to do ➡️🧵(1/3) www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...

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#bonobos #female #coalitions how females protect themselves by forming coalitions wapo.st/4cMxVpN “This study could provide insight how women build power to better protect ourselves from male violence by forming & maintaining coalitions,or alliances,with 1 another, just like our bonobo cousins.”

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Fascinating finding: a #placebo is effective even if the recipient knows it has no active ingredients. This has been found before so it is very unlikely to be a fluke. 🧪 #pain #relief www.newscientist.com/article/2473...

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#Genetically modified bacteria turn a houseplant into a #natural air #purifier #Indoor #pollution #VOC 🧪 www.fastcompany.com/91300603/neo...

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#Animals #cuteness “Cuteness evokes + feelings happiness & warmth stimulating instinct to care for it” “care for our young helps species survive” “release dopamine, a neurotransmitter:feelings of pleasure,reinforces +emotional response towards cute things.” www.verywellmind.com/the-psycholo...

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🧪 #Kanzi #bonobo #language www.livescience.com/animals/bono...

submitted 76 days ago • 6 comments

I’ve long used FiveThirtyEight’s interactive “Hack Your Way To Scientific Glory” to illustrate the idea of p-hacking when I teach statistics. But ABC/Disney killed the site earlier this month :( So I made my own with #rstats and Observable and #QuartoPub ! stats.andrewheiss.com/hack-your-way/

submitted 77 days ago • 59 comments

Today is the #vernal #equinox in the northern hemisphere. 🧪 www.cbsnews.com/news/first-d...

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📊 #psy6135 #rstats Today's topic: Visualizing Uncertainty Topics: Visualizing distributions, Error bars, Bayesian stuff, fitted curves, ... Thx to @elibryan.bsky.social, @mjskay.com, @clauswilke.com, @cedricscherer.com and other folks I stole from. 💻 Slides-- friendly.github.io/6135/lecture...

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🧪 A story of someone who developed amazing artistic ability after developing progressive #aphasia. Previously she hadn’t shown any artistic ability. www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda... Reminiscent of the man who became a #mathematical marvel after #brain #damage. psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-...

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Excellent discussion/explainer of #pi and irrational numbers. 🧪 Perfect for pi #day. www.wired.com/story/cant-w...

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🧪 #Trauma #psilocybin #brain #injury #treatment www.sciencealert.com/psilocybin-p...

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Potentially important discovery about the #immune system. 🧪 "We discovered a novel mechanism of immunity that is allowing us to have a defence against #bacterial #infection.” Non-technical summary: www.bbc.com/news/article... Technical: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

submitted 91 days ago • 1 comment

Are #animals rational? Descartes said “no” whereas Hume said “yes.” This article summarizes the large body of research supporting Hume. Many of the examples involve #corvids. 🧪 #evolution #cognition thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/animals-are-...

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#Artificial #intelligence programs can create optical illusions that other AIs are unable to recognise, creating a useful #CAPTCHA test to differentiate humans from bots (for now). #security 🧪 petapixel.com/2025/02/25/t...

submitted 96 days ago • 4 comments

#esp or detection of someone #staring at us www.optimistdaily.com/2025/02/why-... “This built-in “gaze-detection system” is part of an ancient survival mechanism that has helped humans—and many other animals—navigate threats and social interactions.” Were you aware of this system?

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#addiction #alcohol #ocd “Many notice a striking side effect of these drugs: It reduces people's cravings for alcohol, nicotine &opioids.They may also reduce some types of compulsive behaviors,:gambling &online shopping” Unfortunately expensive but insurance may cover it www.npr.org/sections/hea...

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Progress toward using live bacteria to power solar panels. 🧪 #solar #renewable #energy #conservation #climate “Unlike traditional solar panels made from silicon and other materials, these ‘living solar panels’ are self-sustaining and made from living materials.” bgr.com/science/livi...

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Is there such a thing as #dopamine #detox? It’s a little complicated but, basically, no. #pleasure #addiction #rewards 🧪 www.sciencefocus.com/science/dopa...

submitted 116 days ago • 2 comments

Protein in oyster blood counters #antibiotic resistance. #infection🧪 “The protein killed Streptococcus pneumoniae … and Streptococcus pyogenes. When paired up with antibiotics, the protein also helped improve effectiveness against other bacteria.” www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/o...

submitted 116 days ago • 7 comments

Mystery of the #ghost solved. Strange noises and eerie lights appear to have been caused by #earthquakes. 🧪 #paranormal www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/t...

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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

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Important scientific advances in 2024. #memory, #autism, #cancer, #CRISPR, #Telemores, #cancer, #evolution, #Huntington’s, #hunger, #aging 🧪 www.rockefeller.edu/news/36948-i...

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