What a let down. Comparing to how people view themselves doesn’t tell us much. People are notoriously bad at self reflection.
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New psychology research uncovers surprisingly consistent misjudgments of tattooed individuals -
Recycled Plastic is a Toxic Cocktail: Over 80 Chemicals Found in a Single PelletA new study with researchers from University of Gothenburg and Leipzig shows that recycled polyethylene plastic can leach chemicals into water causing impacts in the hormone systems and lipid metabolism of zebrafish larvae.
“Recycled plastic can leach chemicals into water” would have been a better headline. “Recycled plastic can leach X% more chemicals into water than ‘virgin’ plastic” would be even better.
Still, I better not house my zebrafish in a recycled polyethylene aquarium, I guess.
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Strange radio pulses detected coming from ice in AntarcticaThe goal of the experiment is to gain insight into distant cosmic events by analyzing signals that reach the Earth. Rather than reflecting off the ice, the signals—a form of radio waves—appeared to be coming from below the horizon, an orientation that cannot be explained by the current understanding of particle physics and may hint at new types of particles or interactions previously unknown to science, the team said.
The researchers published their results in the journal Physical Review Letters.
“The radio waves that we detected were at really steep angles, like 30 degrees below the surface of the ice,” said Stephanie Wissel, associate professor of physics, astronomy and astrophysics who worked on the ANITA team searching for signals from elusive particles called neutrinos.
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Depression linked to increased dementia riskThanks for finding the silver lining in this.
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Why do killer whales keep handing us fish? Scientists unpack the mystery“Offering items to humans could simultaneously include opportunities for killer whales to practice learned cultural behavior, explore or play and in so doing learn about, manipulate or develop relationships with us,” the researchers wrote. “Giving the advanced cognitive abilities and social, cooperative nature of this species, we assume that any or all these explanations for, and outcomes of such behavior are possible.”
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Babies from three people's DNA prevents [a] heriditary diseaseThey use an egg of a donor, which is stripped of the nucleus, and inject the nucleus of the mother there to conduct IVF. The goal is to use the donor’s mitochondria and avoid a mitochondrial DNA genetic disease to be inherited from the mom.
So the title is technically correct, in a clickbaity sort of way.
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Distorted sound of the early universe suggests we are living in a giant voidThose are definitely words.
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'Hot Schrödinger's cat' states created in the lab, proving that quantum effects don't require extreme cold -
4,000-year-old teeth record the earliest traces of people chewing psychoactive betel nutsWhat a terrible day to stop sniffing glue.
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Polymer membrane separates hydrocarbons, offering alternative to distillationI’m not as confident. Refining columns work reliably for decades requiring just a couple trays being replaced every now and then. RO membranes are generally fickle, need a lot of babying and require complete replacement every couple years.
There’s also energy integration opportunities in a refinery to use the “waste” heat to preheat feeds and of course the feeds precool the hot top stream. Being a highly commoditized market pushes companies to drive three bottom line down.
I think we’ll only see meaningful impact by phasing out of fossil fuels, not making their manufacture incrementally more efficient.
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Evolution made us cheats, now free-riders run the world and we need to changeGoodman says: “We see this happening today, as evidenced by the rise of the Julius Caesar of our time—Donald Trump— but it is a situation that evolution has predicted since the origins of life and later, language, and which will only change form again even if the current crises are overcome.”
Dude…
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Study finds some sea slugs consume algae, incorporate photosynthetic parts into their own bodies to keep producing nutrientsIsn’t this like really old news?
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Common sugar substitute shown to impair brain cells, boost stroke riskEverything reminds me of her.
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The Way You Breathe Is Unique to You, Like a FingerprintYou just cast Manual Breathing on us.
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Researchers create method for converting urine into high-value bio-implant materialUrine for a surprise!
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Street smarts: how a hawk learned to use traffic signals to hunt more successfullyThat’s actually urban.
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Polymer membrane separates hydrocarbons, offering alternative to distillationAlright, I don’t think we’re understanding each other.
Yes, the primary source of hydrogen nowadays is oil, but it doesn’t have to be. We can electrolyze water for that. We can also use modern alternatives to monoculture that do not deplete the soil.
Sulfur can be mined without resorting to the oil chain.
I don’t know why you mentioned ethylene. It is used as a ripening agent, but we can simply wait for fruit to ripen on their own, with the added benefit that they would develop their flavor instead having the bland taste we currently get at the supermarket.
Medication, explosives, detergents, dyes come from the chemical industry, and yes, there’s an important difference.
Solvents and paints are something harder to replace, but there are some plant based alternatives being used in very niche applications.
All of the alternatives are not being used today because it’s more expensive. And they’re more expensive because they don’t have a century of research dedicated to make them cheaper like oil has.
We don’t NEED oil. It’s just more convenient, it allows us not to change the status quo, to not think about different ways we should live. With oil, we can put our head in the sand and pretend we’re not careening to our own demise.
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Couples with opposing political views face higher risk of separationSometimes it goes as deep as value systems.
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So lose lose for that catNot necessarily. We could focus on public transit instead of gigantic electric SUVs.
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What your snot can reveal about your healthHonestly? Less gross by a mile.