"The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office." - Robert Frost #quote
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Hot weather can make pain worse https://theconversation.com/hot-weather-can-make-pain-worse-heres-why-288463 #psychology #health #science #STEM
Hot weather can make pain worse – here’s why
Heatwaves are becoming more frequent, longer and more intense. As they do, it’s likely more people will experience pain.
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Some tropical butterflies live surprisingly long lives. Is it their high-protein diet? https://theconversation.com/some-tropical-butterflies-live-surprisingly-long-lives-is-it-their-high-protein-diet-286562 #entomology #biology #science #STEM
Some tropical butterflies live surprisingly long lives. Is it their high-protein diet?
Heliconius butterflies eat high-protein pollen and seem to age well.
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How pigeon fanciers are helping scientists understand lung disease https://theconversation.com/how-pigeon-fanciers-are-helping-scientists-understand-lung-disease-287270 #epidemiology #health #medicine #science #STEM
How pigeon fanciers are helping scientists understand lung disease
By testing hundreds of pigeon fanciers, researchers hope to predict who is most at risk and improve treatment for a wider family of lung diseases.
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Clinicians ask ‘do you mind if I use AI?’ Perhaps you should https://theconversation.com/clinicians-ask-do-you-mind-if-i-use-ai-perhaps-you-should-288718 #health #AI #technology #science #STEM
Clinicians are using AI scribes, but what happens to your medical data?
There’s little transparency about who has access to deeply personal medical data or how companies handle it.
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New museum find shows nature can’t stop inventing seahorses https://theconversation.com/new-museum-find-shows-nature-cant-stop-inventing-seahorses-288274 #ichthyology #science #STEM
New museum find shows nature can’t stop inventing seahorses
No one has ever seen one of these fish alive. But they are most likely still swimming in a part of the sea we hardly ever visit.
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Good things take time – but new research suggests mindfulness can make the wait easier https://theconversation.com/good-things-take-time-but-new-research-suggests-mindfulness-can-make-the-wait-easier-287955 #marketing #psychology #science #STEM
Good things take time – but new research suggests mindfulness can make the wait easier
Mindfulness can change how we experience time, making it easier to wait for future rewards without relying on greater willpower.
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The warning signs are over: Australia now faces a devastating bird flu outbreak in wildlife https://theconversation.com/the-warning-signs-are-over-australia-now-faces-a-devastating-bird-flu-outbreak-in-wildlife-288889 #australia #environment #science #STEM
The warning signs are over: Australia now faces a devastating bird flu outbreak in wildlife
We cannot stop wild birds from flying. But we can control whether this becomes an unmanaged catastrophe or a closely tracked outbreak.
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"Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." - Albert Einstein #quote
"In a mad world only the mad are sane." - Akira Kurosawa #quote
"There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home." - Ken Olsen #quoteBoost
Impact of #climatechange may be equivalent to 3.3 million years of transformations in tropical vegetation https://theconversation.com/impact-of-climate-change-may-be-equivalent-to-3-3-million-years-of-transformations-in-tropical-vegetation-288073 #environment #science #STEM
Impact of climate change may be equivalent to 3.3 million years of transformations in tropical vegetation
Changes that took millions of years can now happen in a matter of decades, and this accelerated rythm can be destructive, with dangerous consequences for the planet
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Play is essential for young children, including when it comes to their learning https://theconversation.com/play-is-essential-for-young-children-including-when-it-comes-to-their-learning-285572 #pediatrics #education #science #STEM
Play is essential for young children, including when it comes to their learning
Play-based early childhood programs can help young kids develop emotional regulation and problem-solving skills, traits that can serve them well throughout childhood.
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Some people's chats with Claude AI found to be publicly available online https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly5qgjk5ywo #technology #AI #privacy #STEM
Some people's chats with Claude AI found publicly available online
Hundreds of conversations with Anthropic’s chatbot were discovered as being publicly accessible.
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How do we know what dinosaurs looked like? https://theconversation.com/how-do-we-know-what-dinosaurs-looked-like-288231 #science #STEM #dinosaurs
How do we know what dinosaurs looked like?
Listen to palaeobiologist Neil Gostling on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast talk about how scientists work out what dinosaurs looked like.
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UK's iconic Jodrell Bank telescope faces axe in science cuts https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y6r9rdxygo #astronomy #science #STEM
Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands
Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.
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An abandoned SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the Moon. The real problem comes next https://theconversation.com/an-abandoned-spacex-rocket-is-about-to-crash-into-the-moon-the-real-problem-comes-next-288287 #astronomy #pollution #science #STEM
An abandoned SpaceX rocket is about to crash into the Moon. The real problem comes next
As the Moon starts getting crowded, questions of safety and responsibility are becoming hard to ignore.
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"Silence is one of the hardest arguments to refute." - Josh Billings #quote
How a 99-year-old mathematician unraveled a century-old braid mystery https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-a-99-year-old-mathematician-unraveled-a-century-old-braid-mystery/ #maths #mathematics #science #STEM
How a 99-year-old mathematician unraveled a century-old braid mystery
Joan Birman popularized the Burau representation problem decades ago. Now she and two colleagues have a proof that reveals brand new insights into the geometry of braids
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"Laws are like sausages. It's better not to see them being made." - Otto von Bismarck #quote
"It is a great ability to be able to conceal one's ability." - Francois de La Rochefoucauld #quote
"He who is drowned is not troubled by the rain." - Chinese Proverb #quote
"The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little." - Joe Martin #quote
"Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress." - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi #quote
"The important thing is not to stop questioning." - Abert Einstein #quote
80-million-year-old snake fossil sheds light on why lizards lost their limbs and started slithering https://theconversation.com/80-million-year-old-snake-fossil-sheds-light-on-why-lizards-lost-their-limbs-and-started-slithering-287291 #herpetology #biology #science #STEM
80-million-year-old snake fossil sheds light on why lizards lost their limbs and started slithering
Snakes lost their limbs millions of years ago to become undulating, scaly tubes of muscles. Scientists are finally figuring out why.
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A huge cosmic object could force astronomers to rethink what a moon is https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-huge-cosmic-object-could-force-astronomers-to-rethink-what-a-moon-is/ #astronomy #science #STEM
A huge cosmic object could force astronomers to rethink what a moon is
This almost Jupiter-sized object is orbiting a brown dwarf, which, in turn, is circling around a small star
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Rescuing satellites is harder than it looks – a growing space junk problem will make doing so more important https://theconversation.com/rescuing-satellites-is-harder-than-it-looks-a-growing-space-junk-problem-will-make-doing-so-more-important-286737 #astronomy #space #science #STEM
Rescuing satellites is harder than it looks – a growing space junk problem will make doing so more important
A new mission to save NASA’s Swift observatory shows why catching a satellite that was never designed for rescue is one of the hardest jobs in spaceflight.
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Great Apes kiss and cuddle to keep the peace, says study https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y045vprg5o #nature #primates #animals #science #STEM #biology
Great Apes kiss and cuddle to keep the peace, says study
Hugging before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, say scientists studying apes.
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