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Blue Monday Is Still All Capitalism And No Science

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The PR machine is as strong as ever regarding the nonsense that is Blue Monday. We’re debunking Blue Monday once again. Credit: Golubovy/Shutterstock.com A version of this article was first published in 2018, and we’re sharing it pretty much as it was because the entire Blue Monday corporate invention continues to be traded as “science” and there are only a limited number of ways this can be done saying that’s bullsh*t. It’s the third week of January and with it comes the annual “Blue Monday” nonsense. To be perfectly clear, Blue Monday was a day chosen by UK holiday TVRead News

Can you submit this paper for 14 year old Science SATs?

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Can YOU pass this Science SATs paper for a 14-year-old? Test yourself on these chemistry, biology and physics questions set for Year Nine pupils Published: 13:32 GMT, 15 January 2023 | Updated: 15/04/2023 13:39 GMT After British scientists spectacularly failed to launch a rocket into orbit this week… MailOnline is asking readers to challenge themselves with a series of science questions from a recent SATs exam for year nine pupils. Year 14 students take tests in chemistry, biology and physics to track their progress in chemistry, biology and physics before going on to do their GCSEs in year 10 –Read News

Splitting the atomic scientists: how the war in Ukraine ruined physics

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In normal times, the four major physics experiments using proton collisions at Cern’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland publish dozens of scientific articles a year. But in March 2022, the number of new research papers produced by the LHC experiments dropped to zero. Reason: lack of agreement on how to list Russian and Belarusian scientists and institutions, if at all. The interim agreement, which is in place so far, should not be announced. Articles are the hard currency of research, used for the exchange of information and evidence of the contributions of individuals and financial institutions. The four largestRead News

Exxon Scientists Predicted Global Warming, Even as Companies Cast Doubts, Study Finds

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What Biden said about Exxon? Why are Exxon profits so high? Thanks to rising oil prices and huge refining margins, Exxon posted $17.9 billion in profits and $115.7 billion in revenue for the three months between the end of March and the end of June . To wrap your mind around such absurd figures, imagine pulling into an Exxon gas station and filling up your tank. What did Biden say about Exxon? “I can’t believe I have to say this but giving profits to shareholders is not the same as cutting prices for American families,†Biden tweeted on Friday. BidenRead News

Exxon Mobil has accurately predicted global warming since the 1970s, study finds

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Scientists at oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil made remarkably accurate predictions about global warming, even as the company made public statements that contradicted the findings of its own scientists, according to a new study. Study reveals oil giant’s research predicted global warming with up to 83% accuracy Posted: Jan 13, 2023 11:39 a.m. EST | Last updated: January 13 Scientists at oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil made remarkably accurate predictions about global warming, even as the company made public statements that contradicted the findings of its own scientists, according to a new study. The study published in theRead News

Disruptive scientific research is slowing down and threatening progress

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If you measure by the sheer amount of published papers, we are in the golden age of science. There are more scientists than ever; there are more publications than ever; and while much great work remains underfunded, there is more funding than ever before. Federal R&D funding has grown from $3.5 billion in 1955 to $137.8 billion in 2020, a more than tenfold increase even after adjusting for inflation. Fields like artificial intelligence and biotechnology seem to be booming, but outside of a few specific areas, like artificial intelligence and biotechnology, it doesn’t seem like we’re in a golden ageRead News

Exxon’s Own Science Was Frighteningly Accurate About Global Warming, So It Covered It Up

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Despite sowing uncertainty about the existence and cause of global climate change, Exxon has privately projected global warming with frightening accuracy for decades, a new study shows. By digitizing and analyzing internal documents produced by ExxonMobil scientists between 1977 and 2002, a team of researchers from Harvard and the University of Potsdam put numbers behind recent rallying cries and hashtags that “Exxon knew” that burning fossil fuels would contribute to an increase in the global average temperature. “Our findings show that ExxonMobil didn’t just know ‘something’ about global warming decades ago—they knew as much as academic and public scientists knew,”Read News

Chocolate coats the tongue to give a melt-in-the-mouth sensation, study finds

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According to scientists, chocolate’s irresistible melt-in-your-mouth sensation comes down to the way it coats the tongue. The study investigated the physical process by which a solid square of chocolate turns into a smooth emulsion. It turned out that the chocolate released a layer of fat that coats the tongue, giving a smooth feeling the entire time it’s in your mouth. Dr Siavash Soltanahmadi, lead researcher on the study from the University of Leeds, said the findings could be used to design low-fat chocolate that mimics the feel of a high-fat product. “We believe we can develop the next generation ofRead News

Pollutionwatch: citizen science helps raise alarm about UK air pollution

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More and more people are taking air pollution measurements themselves, urging action from national and local governments. Last year, Mark Tebbutt installed Chorley’s seventh air pollution monitor. Since 2013, Tebbutt, his family and friends have been buying and using their own air pollution control instruments. These are mounted on garden fences and on the sides of houses in the Lancashire town. You can find their data online alongside that of more than 30,000 citizen scientists around the world. Tebbutt’s network often measures particulate pollution in the evenings, while people sit around their fires: “I started taking measurements out of concernRead News

How India’s caste system limits diversity in science – in six charts

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In recent years, groups of activists, students and researchers have been pushing institutions not only to follow quotas, but also to better support researchers from poor communities. “We’re doing this to hold up a mirror to these institutes to show how ugly they are,” says a spokesman for Egalitarians, an organization that tries to collect and publish data on diversity. The issue is part of a wider recognition of how privileged caste groups discriminate against marginalized communities – encouraged by India’s pro-Hindu Prime Minister Narendra Modi, say some academics who spoke to Nature but did not want to be named.Read News

The science behind healthy baby sleep Reel

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Changing Families Stories that reflect how families live and change. 0-2 months: Babies this age sleep 24 hours a day and take 4 or more naps each day. Bedtime in newborns is naturally late, usually around 9:00 p.m. or later, but it’s important to start moving the bedtime earlier around 6/8 weeks. At 2 months, baby’s last nap should end at 6:30 p.m. How much milk should a 1 month old drink? During the first week after birth, babies should eat no more than about 1-2 ounces (30-60ml) per feed. During the first month, babies gradually eat more until theyRead News

Fifty years ago, scientists sequenced a gene for the first time

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Molecular Biology’s flower child – Science News, January 6, 1973       During the past few years, several artificial genes have been synthesized…. But no one has discovered a real gene that dictates the production of a protein. Now researchers have… done just that… There is little doubt that gene sequencing holds powerful implications for the advancement of medical science. Update A new era of genetics research dawned when scientists reported that they had deciphered the building blocks of a gene that led to a virus. (The genes themselves look flowery when unfolded.) In the decades since, scientists have made genetic blueprints, orRead News

Our science predictions for 2023

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The past year has seen many major scientific discoveries – from the first time a nuclear warhead produced more energy than it used, to Nasa smashing a spaceship into an asteroid in a mission that revealed the possibility of redirecting any space stone towards it. So what will 2023 bring? Ian Sample and science writer Hannah Devlin discuss the big stories they expect to hit the headlines in 2023, and their science predictions for the year ahead. How to listen to podcasts: everything you need to know Sources: PBS NewsHour, CNET Highlights, STV News, BBC News, CBC News, euronews TheRead News

Scientists just invented a whole new way to cool things

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Say hello to ionocaloric cooling: a new way to lower mercury that has the potential to replace existing methods with something safer and friendlier to the planet. Conventional refrigeration systems transfer heat from space by cooling gas as it expands. Although this process works, some of the special gases we use are also not friendly to the environment. However, there are more than one way in which an object can be forced to absorb and release heat energy. A new method developed by researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley, US takes advantage ofRead News

We Finally Know How Ancient Roman Concrete Was So Durable

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The dome of the Pantheon. (Ed Freeman/Stone/Getty Images) The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by aqueducts. And those marvels that are still functional rely on a unique construction material: pozzolanic concrete, a spectacularly durable concrete that gave Roman structures their incredible strength. Even today, one of their structures – the infamous Pantheon, still intact and almost 2,000 years old – holds the record for the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome. The properties of this concrete have generally been attributed to its ingredients: pozzolana, a mixture of volcanic ash – named after the ItalianRead News

NASA science to be presented at American Astronomical Society meeting

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The mission of AAS is to improve and share humanity’s scientific understanding of the universe, which it achieves through publishing, organization of meetings, advocacy, education and outreach, and training and professional development. What are the 3 main branches of astronomy? Branch of astronomy Atmospheric science – the study of the atmosphere and weather. Exoplanetology – various planets outside the Solar System. Planetary formation – the formation of planets and moons in the context of the formation and evolution of the Solar System. What are 3 things that astronomers study? Examples of topics or fields studied by astronomers include planetary science,Read News

Science in 2023: what to expect this year

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Lunar missions, gigantic telescopes, CRISPR therapies and new vaccines – we look at what to look out for in the new year Related Articles Alzheimer’s drug slows mental decline in trial – but is it a breakthrough? UAE steps up space ambitions with Arab world’s first lunar mission Can mRNA vaccines transform the fight against Ebola? Subjects

Frontiers for Young Minds, edited by children, pushes scientists for clear writing

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Who is a scientist for kids? A scientist is a person who conducts research to gain more knowledge in a particular field. There are scientists in a variety of fields: biology, physics, marine biology, zoology, etc. Scientists are NOT someone who just “knows” things or “guesses” answers. Scientists do research! What is a child scientist? Child science is a human science that brings together the natural, human and social sciences to consider children from an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspective. What is a science for kids? Who is a scientist in simple words? A scientist is someone who systematically gathers andRead News

The natives may have created the ‘dark soil’ of the Amazon on purpose

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CHICAGO — For thousands of years, indigenous peoples of the Amazon may have intentionally created fertile soil for farming. At archaeological sites in the Amazon basin, mysterious patches of unusually fertile soil dot the landscape. Scientists have long debated the origin of this “dark earth,” which is darker and more carbon-rich than the surrounding soil. Now researchers have shown that the indigenous Kuikuro people of southeastern Brazil deliberately create similar soil around their villages. The finding, presented at the December 16 meeting of the American Geophysical Union, adds evidence to the idea that ancient Amazonians also intentionally prepared such soil.Read News

Documents and patents become less disruptive over time

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Main Although the past century witnessed an unprecedented expansion of scientific and technological knowledge, there is a problem that innovative activity is slowing18,19,20. Study documents declining research productivity in semiconductors, pharmaceuticals and other fields10,11. Papers, patents and even grant applications have become less novel relative to previous works and less likely to connect different areas of knowledge, both of which are precursors to innovation21,22. The gap between the year of discovery and the awarding of the Nobel Prize also increased23,24, suggesting that today’s contribution does not measure up to the past. This trend has attracted greater attention from policy makers,Read News

Timeline: The Most Important Science Topics of 2022

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Scientific discoveries and technological innovation play a vital role in addressing many of the challenges and crises we face each year. The past year may have come and gone quickly, but scientists and researchers have worked tirelessly to advance our knowledge within a number of disciplines, industries and projects around the world. During 2022, it’s easy to lose track of all the amazing stories in science and technology. At a Glance: Major Scientific Headlines of 2022 Below we dive a little deeper into some of the more interesting headlines, while providing links in case you want to explore these developmentsRead News

Innovation in science is on the decline, and we’re not sure why

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The rate of groundbreaking scientific discoveries and technological innovation is slowing despite a growing body of knowledge, according to an analysis released Wednesday of millions of research papers and patents. While previous research has shown downturns in individual disciplines, the study is the first to “emphatically and convincingly document this decline in disruption across all major fields of science and technology,” the lead author told AFP. Michael Park. Park, a doctoral student at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management, called discoveries that “break away from existing ideas” and “push the entire scientific field into new territory” as disruptiveRead News

‘Broken’ science has declined – and no one knows why

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The proportion of disruptive scientific papers, such as the 1953 description of the structure of the DNA double helix, has declined since the mid-1940s. Credit: Lawrence Lawry/SPL The number of published scientific and technological research papers has risen sharply in the last few decades – but the ‘disruptiveness’ of those papers has declined, according to an analysis of how radically the papers deviate from previous literature1. Data from millions of manuscripts shows that, compared to the mid-twentieth century, research conducted in the 2000s had a much better chance of gradually pushing science forward than of veering off in a newRead News

Classroom support: scientists turn their business tools into education

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Education-focused researchers explore the most effective ways to teach science. Credit: Getty As a doctoral student at the University of Washington in Seattle, biologist Michelle Smith spent a lot of time sorting fruit flies under the microscope. But she often found herself thinking about her teaching activities: assisting with undergraduate lab and writing courses and instructing schoolchildren in physics and biology. “I felt a true attraction to teaching, but I also liked to research”, he recalls. She felt lost, until 2007, when she took a postdoctoral position in educational research with Carl Wieman, a Nobel Prize-winning physicist with a deepRead News

We must dismantle the barriers that the GDPR creates for global science

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What is included in my trial? During your trial, you’ll have full digital access to FT.com with everything in our two Digital Standard and Digital Premium packages. Standard Digital includes access to a wealth of global news, analysis and expert opinion. Premium Digital includes access to our premier business column, Lex, as well as 15 curated newsletters covering key business topics with original and in-depth reporting. For a full comparison of Standard and Premium Digital, click here. Change the plan you will return at any time during your trial, visiting the “Settings & amp; Section “Account”. What happens at theRead News

The tail doesn’t wag the dog when it comes to agility, scientists say

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After years of researching man’s best friend, scientists have come to the conclusion that the tail cannot, in fact, chase the dog. An international team decided to investigate the purpose of the dog’s tail after studies showed that many animals, from lizards to squirrels, used their tails to perform impressive manoeuvres, such as righting themselves in mid-air and falling from trees. Although cats do not need a tail to flip themselves over and land on their feet, they use their tails for balance and as counterweights to make extreme hunting movements in the wild, including quick turns firm to keepRead News

Scientists have used a gene called ‘Mini Brains’ and developing Eye Brains.

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Mini-brains grown in the lab from stem cells spontaneously developed rudimentary eye structures, scientists reported in a fascinating 2021 paper. On tiny human brain organoids cultured in dishes, two optical sections with bilateral symmetry were observed, reflecting the development of eye structures in human embryos. This incredible result could help us better understand the process of eye differentiation and development, as well as eye diseases. “Our work highlights the remarkable ability of brain organoids to generate primitive sensory structures that are sensitive to light and harbor cell types similar to those found in the body,” said neuroscientist Jay Gopalakrishnan ofRead News

Scientists say planet in midst of sixth mass extinction, Earth’s wildlife running out of places to live – 60 Minutes

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Scientists: The world is in the middle of the sixth mass collapse In what year will the human population become so large that the earth cannot sustain itself? The answer is about 1970, according to research by the World Wildlife Fund. In 1970, the world’s 3.5 billion people were sustainable. But on this new year’s day, the population reached 8 billion. Today, plants and animals are running out of habitat. The scientists you will meet say that the Earth is suffering from the problem of social collapse on a scale that has not been seen since the time of theRead News

Prime Minister Modi addressed the 108th Indian Science Congress

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In which year was the name Kerala State Council for science Technology & Environment adopted? The Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) is an autonomous body under the ministry of S&T, Kerala, constituted in November 2002 to be an agency for change and development through science and technology. What government is in Kerala now? Pinarayi Vijayan is the incumbent chief minister; his government of the Left Democratic Front has been in office since May 25, 2016. What is Kscste fellowship? This scheme is to encourage enthusiastic and passionate science/engineering postgraduate students by supporting them financially in theirRead News

Where the 2022 news was (mostly) good: The best science papers of the year

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Better urinals, older pants, and a helicopter on Mars, oh my! Enlarge / Webb’s mirror self-portrait also looks very sharp thanks to the improved alignment. How often does something work exactly as planned and live up to the hype? In most of the world, that’s the equivalent of stumbling upon a unicorn holding a few winning tickets in its teeth. But that pretty much describes our best science story of 2022, the successful deployment and the first images from the Webb Telescope. In fact, there was a lot of good news coming out of the world of science, with aRead News