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/ 1 year agoSocial media algorithms warp how people learn from each other, research shows
Social media companies’ drive to keep you on their platforms clashes with how people evolved to learn from each other. One...
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/ 1 year agoCaroline Herschel was the first female astronomer, but she still lacks name recognition two centuries later
Astronomer Caroline Herschel’s work discovering and cataloging astronomical objects in the 18th century is still used in the field today, but...
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/ 1 year agoAI and new standards promise to make scientific data more useful by making it reusable and accessible
The phrase ‘research data management’ might make your eyes glaze over, but it’s actually this behind-the-scenes work that allows for large-scale...
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/ 1 year agoCan you cry underwater?
An ophthalmologist explains how important tears are to keeping your eyes feeling good and working well – whether you’re on dry...
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/ 1 year agoHurricane Hilary triggers California’s first tropical storm watch ever, with heavy rain and flash flooding forecast
Forecasters are warning of a destructive storm for Mexico and the US Southwest – with El Niño, a heat dome and...
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/ 1 year agoAs BRICS cooperation accelerates, is it time for the US to develop a BRICS policy?
BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – compose 41% of the world population and almost a third...
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/ 1 year agoTipping etiquette and norms are in flux − here’s how you can avoid feeling flustered or ripped off
Tipping seems to be more coercive and less tied to service quality these days.
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/ 1 year agoIdentifying fire victims through DNA analysis can be challenging − a geneticist explains what forensics is learning from archaeology
Maui officials have asked relatives to provide DNA samples to help identify victims of the Lahaina wildfires. Time and exposure to...
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/ 1 year agoMemes about animal resistance are everywhere — here’s why you shouldn’t laugh off rebellious orcas and sea otters too quickly
A few marine mammals in apparent revolt pushed meme-makers into overdrive. But a scholar who thinks about justice and human-animal relations...
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/ 1 year agoChatGPT and other language AIs are nothing without humans – a sociologist explains how countless hidden people make the magic
Language model AIs seem smart because of how they string words together, but in reality they can’t do anything without many...
