English: Annotated extract from "working spreadsheet" to illustrate point regarding possible interpolation of data as discussion on Overpopulation Talk Page regarding disputed fall in Population due to plague. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)Science and Falsifiability
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High-Potency Pot Smoking Linked to Weakened White Matter in the Brain
Science News is reporting on a recent study that uncovers signs of weakened white matter in the brains of high potency pot smokers. The study found damage to the white matter in the…
Playing 3D Videogames Improves Memory
University of California, Irvine has released news about a recent study showing a link between 3D video gaming and improved memory formation. The study focused on a comparison of tw…
Bullying Exposure Associated with Adult Psychiatric Disorders
A recent study of Finnish children has shown that exposure to bullying as a child is associated with psychiatric disorders in adulthood that required treatment. An article covering t…
Green light for Human Gene Editing
Science News is reporting on the recent approval of human gene editing by an international group of scientists. https://www.sciencenews.org/si... Human gene editing res…
Want to do Real Paleontology? Now You Can!
Science News is reporting on a new program that allows you to search for fossils from the comfort of your own home. Researchers from the University of Bradford and the Turka…
Waterbear Genome not so Diverse Afterall?
Science News is reporting that research from the University of Edinburgh contradicts and would appear to refute a recent study claiming that tardigrades got roughly 17 perc…
Improving your life through chemistry: How to save spoiled wine
The American Chemical Society has been kind enough to upload its latest "Chemistry Life Hacks" video, "How to Save Spoiled Wine", which involves a simple chemical reaction…
Why Climate Policies are Doing More Harm than Climate Change
The rational optimist Matt Ridley (BA and DPhil degrees from Oxford University; Once Science Editor for the Economist; Full biography: http://www.mattridley.co.uk/bi... has writt…
Scientists capture image showing what dolphins see with echolocation
https://49.media.tumblr.com/tu... Researchers claim to have captured an image that shows how dolphins perceive the world around them using echolocation. Jack Kassewitz, fo…
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