EnvironmentClimate change is the story you missed in 2017. And the media is to blame - Some of Trump’s tweets generate more national coverage than devastating disasters. As the weather gets worse, we need journalism to get better (theguardian.com)
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PsychologySchizophrenia May Not Be As Deeply Rooted As Thought - "A new study into schizophrenia challenges commonly held beliefs about the relationship between neurocognitive performance and cognitive insights. The findings could have implications for developing new treatments for the disorder." (healthpharmacy.us)
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Computer SciGoogle's AI teaches itself chess in 4 hours, then convincingly defeats Stockfish (trove42.com)
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PolicyBrexit ‘breakthrough’ draws praise from science policy experts: Giving EU nationals the right to remain in the UK will boost confidence, say observers. (nature.com)
submitted by edwinkslGrad Student | Chemical Engineering
PsychologyYale psychologist John Bargh: ‘Politicians want us to be fearful. They’re manipulating us for their own interest' - a book by a US academic has analysed the unconscious, evolutionary instincts driving modern society and the results are a chilling indictment on how far we are yet to come (theguardian.com)
submitted by mveaMD-PhD-MBA | Clinical Professor/Medicine
NeuroscienceScience Illiteracy Strikes Again: Canola Oil is Not Causing Alzheimer’s and Dementia (medium.com)
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BiologyThe Center for Biological Diversity today filed a notice of intent to sue the Trump administration over a new policy allowing state representatives with no scientific background to be included in endangered species determinations. (biologicaldiversity.org)
submitted by mveaMD-PhD-MBA | Clinical Professor/Medicine
ChemistryInside the Magically Mundane Lab of a Nobel Prize-Winning Chemist (wired.com)
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PolicyEPA removes climate change references from website, report says (us.cnn.com)
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MedicineMilitary toxins are becoming more harmful to our veterans (thehill.com)
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Animal ScienceSeparated Since the Dinosaurs, Bamboo-Eating Lemurs, Pandas Share Common Gut Microbes (news.ncsu.edu)
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Social SciencesStudy Shows Alarming Number of Teens Cyberbully Themselves (fau.edu)
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Social SciencesNew Stanford study analyzes recent research on causes of gun violence - Consensus is growing in recent research evaluating the impact of right-to-carry concealed handgun laws, showing that they increase violent crime, despite what older research says. (news.stanford.edu)
submitted by mveaMD-PhD-MBA | Clinical Professor/Medicine
Animal ScienceAntibiotics Sales for Use in U.S. Farms Animals Dropping for First Time (scientificamerican.com)
submitted by FillsYourNicheMS | Ecology and Evolution | Ethology
