Scientists have known for a long time what’s causing current climate change. What’s been less clear is why so many U.S. politicians aren’t listening. Sure, … Why So Many Politicians Deny Climate ChangeRead more
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How climate science denial affects the scientific community
Climate change denial in public discourse may encourage climate scientists to over-emphasise scientific uncertainty and is also affecting how they themselves speak — and perhaps … How climate science denial affects the scientific communityRead more
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The Gendered Language of Science
This episode of World of Ideas featured theoretical physicist Evelyn Fox Keller on the rhetoric of science. When she first set out to be a … The Gendered Language of ScienceRead more
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Chinese scientists genetically modify human embryos
In a world first, Chinese scientists have reported editing the genomes of human embryos. The results are published1 in the online journal Protein & Cell … Chinese scientists genetically modify human embryosRead more
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New species of early human discovered
Fossilized jaws and teeth found in northern Ethiopia belong to an ancient human relative that researchers say lived around the same time as Lucy’s kind, … New species of early human discoveredRead more
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Why I teach evolution to Muslim students
Certain problematic attitudes towards science have been imported into Muslim societies as a part of rapid globalization and modernization — the rejection of the theory … Why I teach evolution to Muslim studentsRead more
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Earliest humans had diverse range of body types
One of the dominant theories of our evolution is that our genus, Homo, evolved from small-bodied early humans to become the taller, heavier and longer … Earliest humans had diverse range of body typesRead more
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Dark matter even darker than once thought
Dark matter is a giant question mark looming over our knowledge of the Universe. There is more dark matter in the Universe than visible matter, … Dark matter even darker than once thoughtRead more
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Brain Training Doesn’t Make You Smarter
If you’ve spent more than about 5 minutes surfing the web, listening to the radio, or watching TV in the past few years, you will … Brain Training Doesn’t Make You SmarterRead more
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Prehistoric stone tools bear 500,000-year-old animal residue
Some 2.5 million years ago, early humans survived on a paltry diet of plants. As the human brain expanded, however, it required more substantial nourishment … Prehistoric stone tools bear 500,000-year-old animal residueRead more