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A public meeting of flat earthers is a product and sign of our times.
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Meta-analysis studies have made it possible to sort through apparently contradictory research by looking at the bigger picture.
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All the proofs in the world won’t change a convinced flat earther’s mind.
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New research shows just 1% of E. coli bacteria’s genetic mutations are lethal.
The first March for Science, April 22, 2017, Washington DC.
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On the eve of the March for Science, a marine biologist explains why she’s returning from abroad to speak out for science in the Trump era.
The scientific process and the generation of doubt : controversy versus polemic.
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It’s time to stop confusing sterile debates and pseudoscience with the healthy controversies that nourish scientific progress.
The way we move our eyebrows can help us to communicate.
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Having movable eyebrows – and evolving beyond the Neanderthal ridge – may have played a crucial role in early human survival.
Knismesis occurs from a light touch, like a feather touching you and can happen on the skin anywhere on the body.
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People have wondered for years and scientists still don’t know for sure.
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They were discovered over 100 years ago – but we still don’t know exactly what genes are.
Working together.
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We are already collaborating – the question is, how can we do it better?
The US AID program has provided the contraceptive Depo-Provera to other countries, including Senegal.
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Using ‘humanized mice,’ researchers found more evidence that a widely used contraceptive may make women more susceptible to HIV infection.
Australia’s Prime Minister and Minister for Jobs and Innovation meet with scientists at the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
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Plato suggested we leave complex things to experts and Aristotle suggested we leave them to the people. That tension has carried through to modern debates about where expertise belongs.
A team of researchers in northern Australia have documented kites and falcons, “firehawks,” intentionally carrying burning sticks to spread fire: It is just one example of western science catching up to Indigenous Traditional Knowledge.
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A double standard exists concerning the acceptance of Traditional Knowledge by practitioners of Western science.
Former governor general David Johnston invests Toronto scientist Janet Rossant as a Companion of the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa in 2016.
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Canada’s female scientists are superstars in their fields yet most Canadians have never heard of them. On International Day for Women in Science, it’s time to give them the recognition they deserve.
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An unlikely combination of artists, medieval historians, philosophers and scientists have converged to create an exhibition of glass artworks.
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“Critique of Black Reason” offers readers insight into how the construction of race and racism underpins our understanding of modernity.
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The organisation Sense about Science advocates for openness and honesty about research, and ensures the public interest in sound science and evidence is recognised in public debates and policymaking.
The frontispiece to the 1831 Frankenstein by Theodor von Holst, one of the first two illustrations for the novel.
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On its 200th anniversary, why is it a surprise that Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein at such a young age – just because she’s a woman?
From biotech to climate change, advances in technology raise significant moral questions. To engage responsibly, our next generation of scientists need training in the arts and ethics.
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Universities must train scientists to engage with the ethics of emerging technologies, rather than functioning as cogs in the engine of economic development. Integrating the arts into STEM can help.
The short answer is that it depends on the material the cups and plates are made of, and even what shape they are.
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Have you ever been told not to put metal in the microwave? Edie, age 8, wants to know why.