In the nearly two centuries since German physician Carl Wunderlich established 98.6°F as the standard “normal” body temperature, it has been used by parents and … A drop in temperatureRead more
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Posted inPolitics / Science / Social Control Media / ToMl / USA Empire
Politics that target brain’s threat-detection circuitry and emotion-based decision process
Will we be surprised again this November the way Americans were on Nov. 9, 2016 when they awoke to learn that reality TV star Donald … Politics that target brain’s threat-detection circuitry and emotion-based decision processRead more
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Scientists knew what to do, but leadership would not do it
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcCKU2dyaaw&rel=0] Totally Under Control
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Humans Are All More Closely Related Than We Commonly Think
The family tree of humanity is much more interconnected than we tend to think. “We’re culturally bound and psychologically conditioned to not think about ancestry … Humans Are All More Closely Related Than We Commonly ThinkRead more
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How Money Can Distort Research
This past May, Harvard University (where I teach) issued a report on its relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It was an admirably … How Money Can Distort ResearchRead more
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A 429-Million-Year-Old Trilobite Had Eyes like Those of Modern Bees
Perfectly pristine fossils might make great museum showpieces, but they are not always the most informative for paleontologists. Some of the more salient secrets of … A 429-Million-Year-Old Trilobite Had Eyes like Those of Modern BeesRead more
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Why Are Blue Whales So Gigantic?
“We are truly living in a time of giants.” Lofty language like this doesn’t happen often in scientific literature. But the person who wrote them, … Why Are Blue Whales So Gigantic?Read more
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Earliest humans stayed at the Americas ‘oldest hotel’ in Mexican cave
A cave in a remote part of Mexico was visited by humans around 30,000 years ago — 15,000 years earlier than people were previously thought … Earliest humans stayed at the Americas ‘oldest hotel’ in Mexican caveRead more
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Ecosystems are very delicate, so don’t edit it
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJm8PeWkiEU&rel=0] Gene Editing: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver