DAILY DOSE: FDA approval of Narcan is a turning point in the opioid crisis; Elon Musk et al sound the alarm over AI development.
SCINQ BASICS: Life without salt would be bland and miserable.
Fatal Jump: Tracking the Origins of Pandemics (Excerpt).
DAILY DOSE: Chang’e-5 rover samples lead to discovery of abundant source of water on the moon; Asian-Americans still struggling a century after a landmark Supreme Court decision.
EXPEDITIONS: The Galileo Museum has it all – telescopes, a jovilabe, and Galileo’s middle finger (maybe the one he gave the Vatican?).
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Researchers gave Covid-19 patients the max dose possible of Ivermectin. It failed (again).
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World Health Organization calls into question Chinese scientists’ credibility over released-then-reconcealed Covid-19 origins data.
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EXPEDITIONS: Zhouzhuang is more than the Venice of the East. It’s a wonder in its own right.
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DATA DEPENDENT: The Best and Brightest from the 2023 NFL Combine (with explanations of why the events matter).
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FOOD EXPEDITIONS: Hainanese chicken rice is loved all over Southeast Asia and for good reason. It’s delish.
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The Big Question: Dean Falk on Homo sapiens sharing the planet with a future Homo species.
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Super Bowl LVII: Everything from the Kansas City Chiefs’ 38-35 Win Against the Philadelphia Eagles.
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The Big Question: Jocelyn Maclure on the Role of the Scientist In Society.
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SCI-NY: Winter in NY and the Little Plant That Could.
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Conversations with Leslie Kean: Coming to terms with unidentified aerial phenomena and embracing the unknown.
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SCI-NY: The pretty poisonous plant on the walk home.
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The Exchange: Stella Donnelly and Michela Corsini on the influence of noise on urban evolution and the differences in audience behavior.
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REBEL, REBEL: Vera Rubin was overlooked by the Nobel Committee but revered by the rest of us.
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SPORTS: Revisiting Iga Świątek’s 2022 annus mirabilis.
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THE BIG QUESTION: Francis Fallon on the Role of the Scientist in Society.
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THE BIG QUESTION: Daniel Hutto on the Role of the Scientist In Society.
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Conversations with Director Rory Kennedy: On shooting “The Volcano: Rescue From Whakaari.”
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THE BIG QUESTION: Massimo Pigliucci on the Role of the Scientist in Society.
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THE BIG QUESTION: Wendy Turgeon on the Role of the Scientist in Society.
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SCI-NY: Fallen leaves, clever trees, and stockpiling for the winter.
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FOOD EXPEDITIONS: Potjiekos – South Africa’s one pot wonder.
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THE BIG QUESTION: Subrena E. Smith – What is the role of the scientist in society?
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DATA DEPENDENT: Who is the most valuable 2022 World Cup team? Does money equal success in Qatar?
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SPORTS: The World Cup in the Qatar desert would have been surrounded by greenery thousands of years ago.
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Conversations with Modupe Akinola: On coaching Chris Hemsworth through the most stressful situations during “Limitless”
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SCI-NY: Where do those amazing NYC tree colors come from?
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SPORTS: Yellow fuzz and the enduring mystery of tennis ball aerodynamics.
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Embryos’ development is delayed in pregnancies that end in miscarriage
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Biochar and energy from pyrolysis can pave the way for carbon-neutral agriculture in China
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New ways to measure curls and kinks could make it easier to care for natural hair
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Two meteorites are providing a detailed look into outer space
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Finger-prick test developed for ‘trich’ a common, undiagnosed STI
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Bodies of people with mental illness are biologically older than their actual age
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‘Nano inks’ could passively control temperature in buildings, cars
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A hatred of specific, everyday sounds may be more common than we think
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Road noise makes your blood pressure rise – literally
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Cautious approach advised for use of analgesics for low back pain
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