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The Weight of Stigma: Heavier Patients Confront the Burden of Bias
Melissa Krechmer, a social worker in Philadelphia, grew tired of hearing the same refrain from each of her doctors. “I’d…
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Origin of Life Theory Involving RNA–Protein Hybrid Gets New Support
Chemists say they have solved a crucial problem in a theory of life’s beginnings, by demonstrating that RNA molecules can…
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We Shouldn’t Try to Make Conscious Software—Until We Should
Robots or advanced artificial intelligences that “wake up” and become conscious are a staple of thought experiments and science fiction.…
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Cryptocurrency mining is still on the rise despite huge price drops
The value of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies has plummeted in recent weeks, but the computer power devoted to the industry…
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Extraterrestrials and the Search for Life
Introduction We Might Not Be Aloneby Jesse Emspak Section 1: Where is Everybody? 1.1 The Fermi Paradox Is Not Fermi’s,…
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Aliens could say hello by arranging planets in prime number pattern
A sufficiently advanced alien civilisation would be able to arrange the orbits of the planets in its star system in…
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The lab coat and lone genius – science’s most infuriating stereotypes
Television often portrays researchers as lab coat-wearing weirdos who hate social interactions, but the name of the game is collaboration…
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Yes, Phones Can Reveal if Someone Gets an Abortion
Last week a leaked memo revealed that the Supreme Court plans to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. If…
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Some medicines prescribed to treat back pain may prolong the problem
Two drugs called dexamethasone and diclofenac relieve back pain in the short term, but may block healing of the injury…
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Is It COVID or Is It Allergies?
For the third year in a row, seasonal allergies have coexisted with COVID-19. And according to clinicians, it has been…
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