Gender dysphoria may have genetic basis: Australian study ~lgbt transgender Article 1014 words 8 votes
The dangers of DNA testing - In a new study, 74 out of 108 crime laboratories implicated an innocent person in a hypothetical bank robbery ~science biology Article 553 words 15 votes
Litigation gone digital: Ottawa experiments with artificial intelligence in tax cases ~finance Article 839 words 4 votes
Latest study reveals sharp rise in essay cheating globally, with millions of students involved ~humanities education Link 13 votes
Y Combinator plans to start doling out $60 million next year to study universal basic income ~finance Article 652 words 22 votes
Fifty-four oenology students described white wine dyed red with descriptors strongly correlated with red wine ~food drinks Article 585 words 9 votes
A study on the online "filter bubble" found that liberals and conservatives were actually recommended similar stories on Google News, representing a fairly homogeneous set of mainstream news sources ~science Article 1168 words 8 votes
Study shows forest conservation is a powerful tool to improve nutrition in developing nations ~enviro conservation Link 6 votes
Associations of fats and carbohydrate intake with cardiovascular disease and mortality in eighteen countries from five continents (PURE): a prospective cohort study ~health diet Link 4 votes
Brain drain: The mere presence of one’s own smartphone reduces available cognitive capacity ~science Link 6 votes
Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over twenty-five years ~health medicine Link 4 votes
New study cautions against the public perception that ecigs are safe ~health Article 4620 words 13 votes
Working four-day weeks for five days’ pay? Research shows it pays off. ~life work Article 845 words, published Jul 24 2018 19 votes
Can a computer write a sonnet as well as Shakespeare? The best version of the algorithm fooled people nearly fifty percent of the time ~tech Link 3 votes
I Don’t Believe in Aliens Anymore - Humanity must learn to find meaning without relying on gods or extraterrestrials. ~science Article 521 words 28 votes
Psychological language on Twitter predicts county-level heart disease mortality ~science psychology medicine Article 3950 words 3 votes
Global warming is increasing the chances of heatwaves, scientists say ~enviro climate change Article 900 words 6 votes
Even four-year-olds dislike freeloaders. Young children expect cooperation and are willing to work to sustain it. ~science psychology Article 324 words 7 votes
A Bayesian phylogenetic study of the Dravidian language family ~humanities language Article 4292 words, published Mar 1 2018 4 votes
Mobile phone radiation may affect memory performance in adolescents, study finds ~health Article 903 words 3 votes
Potential DNA damage from CRISPR has been ‘seriously underestimated,’ study finds ~science medicine Article 1066 words 7 votes
Study on the effectiveness of fingerprinting countermeasures ~tech privacy browsers Article 639 words 4 votes
US National Institutes of Health ends alcohol study, citing funding, credibility problems ~health Article 620 words 3 votes
Mammals are becoming more nocturnal to avoid humans, study finds ~science biology Article 949 words, published Jun 14 2018 29 votes
Evidence for a mental health crisis in graduate education ~health.mental Article 146 words, published Mar 6 2018 8 votes
Beyond the ‘reading wars’: How the science of reading can improve literacy ~humanities education Article 618 words 4 votes
LGBT teachers in the countryside are nine times more likely to have mental health problems, says study ~lgbt Article 263 words 8 votes
Recently published study in Nature shows that tropical storms have slowed by 10% over seventy years ~enviro climate change Article 660 words 4 votes
Cutting out meat and dairy is the best way to reduce your environmental impact ~food meat Article 504 words 22 votes
Low cognitive ability linked to prejudice against same-sex couples, Australian study shows ~lgbt Article 501 words 7 votes
How the Chinese government fabricates social media posts for strategic distraction, not engaged argument ~tech social media Article 305 words 14 votes