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Oliver Sacks Tribute Captures His Quirks and Insights
Readers, friends, colleagues and former patients gathered for a celebration of his life and work at an event for the World Science Festival. By Erica Goode.
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The puzzle solver
A researcher changes course to help his son. By Tracie White.
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If climate scientists are in it for the money, they’re doing it wrong
One of the more unfortunate memes that makes an appearance whenever climate science is discussed is the accusation that, by hyping their results, climate scientists are ensuring themselves steady paychecks, and may even be enriching themselves.
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NASA to Reveal Planet-Hunting Kepler Spacecraft's Latest Discoveries Tuesday
NASA officials will announce the planet-hunting Kepler space telescope's latest discoveries at a news conference Tuesday (May 10). It's unclear what, exactly, Kepler has found; a media advisory about the news conference didn't give any specific clues. You can find out by listening to the 1 p.m. EDT (1700 GMT) briefing live here at Space.com, courtesy of NASA. The participants in the Kepler news conference are...
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The Forgotten Father of the Information Age
Shannon had a weakness for juggling and unicycles, but his fingerprints are on every electronic device we own. By Siobhan Roberts. (Apr. 30)
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Man-made climate change is real, says practically every scientist
97 per cent of scientists agree that climate change is caused by humans, an American study has claimed. Significantly, the researchers behind the study also found that the more knowledge of climate science these scientists have, the more likely they are to believe in human-caused climate change. The study, published recently in the Environmental Research Letters journal, was conducted by a team from Michigan Technological University.
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The Science Station at the End of the World
The town of Ny-Ålesund, the most northerly permanent civilian settlement in the world, also houses the largest laboratory for modern Arctic research in existence. By Anna Filipova.
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‘If America Wants to Kill Science, It’s on Its Way’
A. Hope Jahren on women, research, and life in the lab. By Paul Voosen.
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World's southernmost polar bears losing almost a fifth of their body weight as ice shrinks: study
The world’s southernmost population of polar bears has already lost significant amounts of body weight after decades of shrinking sea ice with breeding females suffering the most, says new research from the Ontario government. “They’re in poorer condition now than they were in the 1980s,” said Martyn Obbard, of the province’s natural resources department, one of the co-authors of the paper published by the National Research Council.
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To diagnose autism, we should be watching the eyes
Two separate groups of researchers have uncovered similar techniques for figuring out whether children have autism that's quick, cheap, easy, and highly accurate: tracking the way their eyes move using a webcam and software. The new procedures could ultimately lead to an earlier and more accurate diagnosis for affected patients. Until now, children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have been identified using parental reports, clinical observations and interviews with the children themselves.
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Isaac Newton Was the World’s Original Counterfeiter Cop
Here’s the story of how the famous physicist played detective to capture his era’s most notorious currency faker. By Ian Steadman.
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Quitting smoking? New research shows most effective way
If you’re planning on kicking your cigarette habit, going “cold turkey” is the best option, new research published today in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine reports. According to the American Cancer Society (ACS), half of all smokers who keep smoking will end up dying from a smoking-related illness. In the United States alone, smoking is responsible for nearly 1 in 5 deaths, and more than 16 million people suffer from...
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Humans Didn't Make These Tiny Handprints - So Who Did?
In the Egyptian portion of the Libyan Desert, there’s a cave called “The Cave of Beasts” that contains over 5,000 cave paintings. Also known as Wadi Sura II, the cave was only discovered in 2002 by amateur explorers. Among the depictions of animals and dancing humans, there’s a curious portion of wall covered in hundreds of hand prints. The cave art was created at least 7,000 years ago, using the technique of placing a hand...
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The Case for Setting Aside Half the Planet
In his latest book, Pulitzer Prize–winning scientist Edward O. Wilson argues for a bold step in conservation. By Dean Kuipers.
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Scientists can’t agree whether salt is killing us. Here’s why.
The debate over the perils of salty diets may be one of the most polarized in all of science. On one side, scientists warn ominously that most Americans are killing themselves with salt. On the other, scientists insist most Americans are fine. The inability to resolve this question may seem puzzling. It is a question with deadly consequences, at least potentially. How much salt is healthy? Given the marvels of technology, it seems like that ought to be an easy one.
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Meet the Robin Hood of Science
How one researcher created a pirate bay for science more powerful than even libraries at top universities.
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The Research Pirates of the Dark Web
After getting shut down late last year, a website that allows free access to paywalled academic papers has sprung back up in a shadowy corner of the Internet.
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Using Brain Electrodes Researchers Were Able To Read Minds Almost At The Speed Of Thought
In a study published on January 28, 2016, the PLOS Computational Biology revealed groundbreaking research regarding the use of implanted electrodes in the human brain that can interpret brain signals at such speeds as to rival that of natural perception. That’s the claim of University of Washington neuroscientists and their colleagues who created the system that is implanted into the temporal lobe of the brain and reportedly decodes brain signals.
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Ann Selzer Is The Best Pollster In Politics
How her old-school rigor makes her uncannily accurate. By Clare Malone.
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'Research parasites' editorial moves NEJM in wrong direction
The NEJM editorial staff have defended the status quo for both data-sharing policies and conflict-of-interest disclosures.
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