Appeasement: replacing Stockholm syndrome as a definition of a survival strategy
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Human trials of artificial wombs could start soon. Here’s what you need to know
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A new study uncovers liver flukes' savvy manipulation of ants, making them climate-aware zombies
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For the first time in the United States, research with cephalopods might require approval by an ethics committee
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Study of multiple species shows birds with more complex vocal skills are better problem-solvers
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Plan for £100m UK underwater living research facility move forward
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Meet the winners of the 2023 Ig Nobel Prizes
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The Lindy Effect
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Executive summary - Elsevier’s acquisition of Interfolio: risks and responses (2022)
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Will it slip or will it grip: Scientists ask, “what is snail mucus?”
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Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found
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Beneath the Earth, ancient ocean floor likely surrounds the core
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Lucid dreamers transmit musical melodies from dreams to reality in real-time in groundbreaking study
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Human ancestors nearly went extinct 900,000 years ago
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Scientists grow whole model of human embryo, without sperm or egg
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Why are adverts so loud?
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Here's why automaticity is real actually
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New amphibian family tree a leap forward in understanding frogs, shows they evolved tens of millions of years later than previously thought
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The early history of counting
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Knot theory: How the most useless branch of math could save your life
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Searching for dark matter with the world's most sensitive radio
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Scientists discovered why Germany’s wild boar are radioactive
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The rediscovery of circadian rhythms
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The golf ball paradox
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I’m so sorry for psychology’s loss, whatever it is
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A University of British Columbia study gave fifty homeless people $7,500 each and debunks stereotypes about homeless people’s spending habits
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How far can you jump from a swing?
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Who is likely to believe in conspiracy theories?
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Live roundworm found in Australian woman's brain in world-first discovery
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The veery thrush will time its migrations months in advance to avoid dangerous storms in the Atlantic Ocean. How are these birds so attuned to the climate?
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What does any of this have to do with physics?
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Ig Nobel Prize winner Higashiyama Atsuki and the “Between-Legs Effect” mystery
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How a brain implant and AI gave a woman with paralysis her voice back
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Scientists release the first complete sequence of a human Y chromosome
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The hunt for natural hydrogen reserves
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Mapping arctic foxes’ spectacular solo journeys
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July 2023 was the hottest month on record
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‘We’re changing the clouds.’ An unforeseen test of geoengineering is fueling record ocean warmth.
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Cyberattack shutters major NSF-funded telescopes for more than two weeks
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Ancient fires drove large mammals extinct, study suggests
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National Ignition Facility fusion societal energy hype
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Turning milk into clothing
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White-nose syndrome in bats was detected in Texas in February 2020. Scientists are only now understanding the population loss.
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Chromium is showing immense promise as a cheap, plentiful alternative to metals used in smartphone screens and solar cells
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Brain recordings capture musicality of speech — with help from Pink Floyd
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The superconductor sensation has fizzled - and that's fine
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US scientists repeat fusion ignition breakthrough for 2nd time
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Muon g-2 doubles down with latest measurement, explores uncharted territory in search of new physics
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Are there politics in mathematics?
Curious if there are movements within the governance or research pertaining to the field that act to promote or suppress certain ideas? Was watching the “Infinity explained in 5 different levels”...
Curious if there are movements within the governance or research pertaining to the field that act to promote or suppress certain ideas? Was watching the “Infinity explained in 5 different levels” and thought… maybe there are trends for or against interpretations and/or abstractions that get a rise in people…
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There’s far more scientific fraud than anyone wants to admit
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