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Why Fingernails On a Chalkboard Sound Painful
sciencehabit writes “Some sounds are excruciating. Take fingernails squeaking on a chalkboard. The noise makes many people shudder, but researchers never knew exactly why. A new study finds that there are two factors at work: the knowledge of where th… Continue reading
Why Fingernails On a Chalkboard Sound Painful
sciencehabit writes “Some sounds are excruciating. Take fingernails squeaking on a chalkboard. The noise makes many people shudder, but researchers never knew exactly why. A new study finds that there are two factors at work: the knowledge of where th… Continue reading
The story behind the world’s first cancer vaccine [Public Science Triumphs]
The world’s first vaccine designed to prevent cancer was not developed by a pharmaceutical company. Instead, its development was funded by public institutions on two continents, including three universities, and the U.S. National Cancer Institute. The … Continue reading
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The story behind the world’s first cancer vaccine [Public Science Triumphs]
The world’s first vaccine designed to prevent cancer was not developed by a pharmaceutical company. Instead, its development was funded by public institutions on two continents, including three universities, and the U.S. National Cancer Institute. The … Continue reading
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Did hot dogs save us from colon cancer? [Food Science]
After 1978, two strangely related things happened: a new set of regulations for processed meat limited the amount of nitrite used in hot dogs, forcing manufacturers to add ascorbate or erythorbate instead. And the following that year, there was a majo… Continue reading
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Did hot dogs save us from colon cancer? [Food Science]
After 1978, two strangely related things happened: a new set of regulations for processed meat limited the amount of nitrite used in hot dogs, forcing manufacturers to add ascorbate or erythorbate instead. And the following that year, there was a majo… Continue reading
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Check out "Dyslexie," a new font that helps dyslexics read with ease [Neuroscience]
The National Institutes of Health estimate that one out of every five persons in the US suffers from dyslexia, a brain-based learning disability that can make it frustratingly difficult to read. One way people have tried combatting the symptoms of dysl… Continue reading
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Check out "Dyslexie," a new font that helps dyslexics read with ease [Neuroscience]
The National Institutes of Health estimate that one out of every five persons in the US suffers from dyslexia, a brain-based learning disability that can make it frustratingly difficult to read. One way people have tried combatting the symptoms of dysl… Continue reading
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Scientists offer a miracle cure for the effects of alcohol poisoning: strawberries [Chemistry]
Drinking can wreak havoc on your insides, and not just the relatively short-lived brand of havoc brought on by a one-night drinking spree. We’re talking long-term damage to the mucous membrane of your stomach that can give rise to all manner of gastroi… Continue reading
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Scientists offer a miracle cure for the effects of alcohol poisoning: strawberries [Chemistry]
Drinking can wreak havoc on your insides, and not just the relatively short-lived brand of havoc brought on by a one-night drinking spree. We’re talking long-term damage to the mucous membrane of your stomach that can give rise to all manner of gastroi… Continue reading
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Royal Society opens archive, kills productivity
60,000 peer-reviewed papers, including the first peer-reviewed scientific research journal in the world, are now available free online. The Royal Society has opened its historical archives to the public. Among the cool stuff you’ll find here: Issac New… Continue reading
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Royal Society opens archive, kills productivity
60,000 peer-reviewed papers, including the first peer-reviewed scientific research journal in the world, are now available free online. The Royal Society has opened its historical archives to the public. Among the cool stuff you’ll find here: Issac New… Continue reading
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Why are most people right-handed? [Evolution]
It seems like such a simple question, but it’s actually one of the most biggest mysteries in all of science. Is it because of how our brains are organized, how ancient humans gripped tools, or is it simple anti-lefty prejudice?
Nobody knows for sure, … Continue reading
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Tagged biology, Brain, evolution, handedness, Human evolution, Left-Handedness, neanderthal, Neuroscience, primate, Right-Handedness, science, syndicated, Top
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Why are most people right-handed? [Evolution]
It seems like such a simple question, but it’s actually one of the most biggest mysteries in all of science. Is it because of how our brains are organized, how ancient humans gripped tools, or is it simple anti-lefty prejudice?
Nobody knows for sure, … Continue reading
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Thinking, Fast and Slow: A New Way to Think About Thinking
Beneath the biases of intuition, or how your experiencing self and your remembering self shape your life.
Legendary Israeli-American psychologist Daniel Kahneman is one of the most influential thinkers of our time. A Nobel laureate and founding father … Continue reading
Thinking, Fast and Slow: A New Way to Think About Thinking
Beneath the biases of intuition, or how your experiencing self and your remembering self shape your life.
Legendary Israeli-American psychologist Daniel Kahneman is one of the most influential thinkers of our time. A Nobel laureate and founding father … Continue reading
Why Economic Inequality is Killing Us [Afternoon Reading]
Even in decidedly “wealthy” countries, human health is not always guaranteed. In fact, studies show that the best indicator of a country’s health is not its overall wealth, but how that wealth is distributed. Time Magazine’s Maia Szalavitz reports:
Im… Continue reading
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Densely-linked cluster of 147 companies control 40% of world’s total wealth
The network of global corporate control (PDF), a study published in PLOS One, analyzes the ownership structures of the world’s corporations and finds a tightly-knit cluster of 147 entities control 40 percent of the world’s wealth. Not only is this cr… Continue reading
Massive 15-year study finds no link between cell phones, cancer
Despite numerous studies indicating that cell phones pose no health risk to their users, a few studies have been released that suggest prolonged use might contribute to brain cancer. For the World Health Organization, th… Continue reading
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Tagged Cancer, cellphones, epidemiology, Gadgets, medicine, News, science, syndicated
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I’m not sure I have any comment for this, other than to say how pleased I am that puns work just as well in math.
Via Vincent Knight