Phys.org passes along research led by Dr. Katerina Johnson of Oxford and Dr. Karli Watson of UC Boulder, who found that the more social a monkey is, the healthier its gut biome is – which… Read the rest “Good friendships make a healthier gut biome (in monkeys, at least).”
MIT Technology Review takes a serious look at the ramifications of having public discourse in private hands, especially when it comes to a written record of turning points in human history.… Read the rest “Twitter’s collapse could wipe clean the historical record – of the last 16 years’ major moments, at least.”
As a habitual night-owl, it pains me to consider this Scientific American interview with UC Berkeley neuroscientist Eti Ben Simon, whose research has shown that people who don’t… Read the rest “Sleep-deprived people are more selfish and lonely.”
A friend of mine clued me into this project. It really works and I encourage you to try it.
Did you know cephalopods have been on Earth for longer than trees? That Hawaiian bobtail squid glow… Read the rest “Science Art: “Get Squid Facts” street art, Philadelphia, 2022.”
SONG: “False Social Reality”.
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SOURCE: Nature Communications 23 Aug 2022, “Americans experience a false social reality by underestimating popular… Read the rest “SONG: False Social Reality”
Nature looks at a “false social reality” that shapes our government policy – a persistent, mistaken belief across the population that underestimates support for … Read the rest ““False social reality”: More people care about climate change than you think. A LOT more.”
Maybe you saw this image on Twitter with a blurb like:
… Read the rest “Science Art: Photo de Proxima du Centaure, l’étoile la plus proche du Soleil…, Etienne Klein, 2022.”Photo de Proxima du Centaure, l’étoile la plus proche du Soleil, située à 4,2 année-lumière de nous.
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Maybe a half-step beyond “I know it when I see it.” PC Gamer repeats reports of some strange technological applications allegedly being tested in China, in the form of a helmet… Read the rest “Mind-reading helmet used to detect porn in China.”
Science News examines the science of the Top 40, with a survey of the charts that found what goes into that first, breakthrough hit is the opposite of what makes for an ongoing musical career… Read the rest “Pop-song paradox: What it takes to be a one-hit wonder is the opposite of what it takes to have a long career.”
Scientific American interviews two Indiana University researchers, Debby Herbenick and Tsung-chieh (Jane) Fu, who’ve found that folks of all ages are getting a little less busy… Read the rest “People are having less sex.”
Euronews.com reports on a new use for robots, to enforce social mores and good citizenship. Citizens seem less than pleased with the artificial politeness police, however:
… Read the rest “Singapore robots patrol against “anti-social behavior.””Called “Xavier,”
An Icelandic thinktank, Alda, has published a report on two multiyear studies that indicate it really is better to work smarter, not harder – or not longer at least. Workers in a four-day… Read the rest “People get more done working a four-day week.”
Recode echoes a warning published in PNAS and signed by 17 researchers in fields as disparate as climate science, biology, and philosophy. They’re convinced that the rapid rise … Read the rest “Social media a threat to humanity, warn biologists, ecologists, and other unlikely experts.”
Nature takes time out from COVID-19 news to inveigh against another kind of epidemic – of online viral content that’s, shall we say, too often less than accurate:
… Read the rest “Flattening the curve of misinformation.”In times of
The holiday spirit (or something) descended on The Washington Post, who have shared (non-paywalled, apparently) a statistical and neurological look at why Christmas music – and… Read the rest “Christmas music and your brain.”
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