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Clean Air Saves Lives. Will China Notice?
Public health experts now know the incredible increases in life expectancy that can be gained from ensuring cleaner air—but that doesn’t necessarily mean the world will stop and take notice. - Better Than Owning
Kevin Kelly espouses the benefits of access over ownership—a principle that will not only effect how we clean our clothes, but also how we do science. - Detecting Alien Vegetation
Among the cosmos the earth is distinctive unique because of its distinctive spectral signature called the Vegetation Red Edge, or VRE. Now, astronomers are using VRE in order to aid the search for planets with vegetation, and hopefully, other forms of alien life. - Motivating minds
Procrastination has always been a significant hindrance to productivity, but today it seems that the rate at which people procrastinate is increasing because of increased distraction. However, new research points that it isn’t just what needs to be done that is the problem, but how people go about doing it that can affect how we dawdle. - Elevating Science, Elevating Democracy
Although a week has passed and the subject has been beaten to death, it doesn’t hurt to reflect once more upon the coming shifts in science and democracy heralded by the inauguration of the 44th president.
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