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Scientific AmericanThe Best Way to Tax Carbon at the Border - 2 hours
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Scientific AmericanMentorship and Sponsorship Are Crucial for Advancing Inclusion in STEM - 3 hours
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A conversation with Charlotte Owen explores providing opportunities and giving...
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“Until recently, it was taboo to discuss [race] openly. There is still a lack of comfort for many on this subject.” Charlotte Owens discusses the lack of Black representation in STEM, her career path in biomedicine and the importance of mentorship. https://t.co/abiw91O9Be - view on twitter
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Scientific AmericanCan the U.S. and China Cooperate in Space? - 4 hours
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China’s meteoric rise in space science and exploration—along with its new partnership with Russia—is spurring U.S. experts to reconsider a long-standing prohibition on bilateral...
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Will collaboration or competition define international space science and exploration in the 21st century? The answer could come down to how two spaceflight superpowers, the U.S. and China, choose to engage with each other in the next few years. https://t.co/U6ACDdDqpF - view on twitter
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Scientific AmericanBuried ‘Lakes’ on Mars May Just Be Frozen Clay - 7 hours
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Mineral deposits, not salty water, are the most likely cause of radar reflections spotted beneath the planet’s south pole, a new study...
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Bright reflections that radar detected beneath the south pole of Mars may not be underground lakes as previously thought but deposits of clay instead, a new study finds. https://t.co/pq1buQ05CB - view on twitter
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Scientific AmericanCanada’s Residential Schools Were a Horror - 1 day
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Founded to carry out the genocide of Indigenous people, they created conditions that killed thousands of...
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The claim that Indigenous students in residential schools “only” died of TB is an attempt to whitewash what survivors and scholars recognize as genocide. The institutions caused the high death rates among more than 150,000 children taken from their homes. https://t.co/R1kbNoafAz - view on twitter
Thanks to a response based on local culture and values, India’s Nicobar islanders haven’t had a single infection during the nation’s horrific second...
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RT @kennethsilber: Fascinating report on handling the pandemic (well) in the Nicobar Islands. https://t.co/iBe5lJ8iqZ - view on twitter
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Scientific AmericanA Few Days on Antibiotics Are Often as Good as Weeks, Research Shows - 1 day
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Shorter courses cause fewer side effects and breed fewer antibiotic-resistant...
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For several common infections, a short course of antibiotics is as effective as the standard, with fewer side effects and a lower risk of drug resistance. https://t.co/CwKKFkP3yQ - view on twitter
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Scientific AmericanThe Question Medical AI Can’t Answer - 2 days
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It’s unable to tell us why it came to a particular decision—and that’s crucial...
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A good clinician should be able to explain why they arrived at a particular recommendation. Unfortunately, modern artificial intelligence algorithms rarely can. For health care applications, an AI needs to be explainable. https://t.co/POm7PnJ7Mo - view on twitter
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Scientific AmericanImmune Cells Suggest New Alzheimer’s Treatment Possibilities - 2 days
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Brain cells called microglia have different effects as the neurodegenerative disease...
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Immune cells called microglia may protect neurons in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease but exacerbate damage as the disease progresses. Here's the latest research on what could be a new approach to treating dementia. https://t.co/nHcnpMZdWy - view on twitter
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Scientific AmericanThe ‘Hydrogen Olympics’ Lit a Torch for the Clean Fuel’s Future - 3 days
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An energy expert explains why Japan—along with much of the rest of the world—is committing to the clean-burning...
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The iconic Olympic torch and cauldrons were lit with hydrogen-powered flame for the first time. #Tokyo2020 https://t.co/NhosCHSz03 - view on twitter
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As more world leaders consider levying border taxes on climate-damaging goods, a new study looks at ways it can be done in countries—including the United States—that haven’t established a domestic market for carbon emissions. https://t.co/k56nvRT6UK - view on twitter