Research
“Science doesn't emerge from single new findings that become 'breakthrough' stories in the media, but rather from developments that mature over months or years, with different sources of experimental validation.” — Virginia Barbour
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On the Freedom of Knowledge
March 07, 2011
The European Research Council has mobilized to unify Europe's fragmented research efforts through the creation of a single market for scientific knowledge.
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On Curing Everything
March 02, 2011
Nobel Prize-winning chemist Kary Mullis offers a radical new way to treat infectious diseases as the effectiveness of our current antibiotics wanes.
biotechnology, disease, global reset, health, medicine, research
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On Science Transfer
January 27, 2011
Emerging global challenges demand rapid responses from the scientific community. This can only be achieved through a reformation of the culture and practice of science—and its relation to the wider world.
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Public Presence & Social Science
January 14, 2011
The social sciences deal with humanity’s most pressing problems, but there are barriers between practitioners and the public. We must restructure these disciplines from the ground up.
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Death for “Arsenic-Based Life”?
December 07, 2010
A hotly anticipated announcement last week from NASA that scientists had discovered an exotic form of life ended up revealing more about science journalism than astrobiology.
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A Letter from the Editor
November 22, 2010
Solutions to interconnected and complex challenges require more than new ideas. They require a new starting point. A reframing of the questions. A categorical affront to the null hypothesis. A global reset.
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Sexy, But Biased
August 18, 2010
When scientists, scholarly reviewers, and the media focus only on the most sensational results of research studies, the resulting distortions can harm scientific progress and the public.
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The State of the Scientist
July 08, 2010
The identity of the modern scientist is, in every possible sense, a work in progress.
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An Embarrassment of Riches
June 18, 2010
Kepler’s planetary gold rush, a Japanese spacecraft that rides sunlight, a virtual Cambrian explosion, and the problem of performance metrics.
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The Expanding Mind
May 17, 2010
The technological progress that revolutionized computing, electronics, and robotics in the 20th century will transform our bodies and enhance our brains in the 21st.
cognition, enhancement, intelligence, neuroscience, research
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Why Invisible Gorillas Matter
May 12, 2010
The cognitive psychologist Daniel Simons helped create one of the most iconic and remarkable studies of the past fifteen years. Now he’s trying something new.
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Starving in a World of Plenty
May 05, 2010
Researchers are beginning to uncover the neurological underpinnings of eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia. Can recent advances lead to better treatments?
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To Cheat or Not To Cheat?
April 28, 2010
Across the animal kingdom, the decision of whether or not to be faithful to a mate often comes down to Darwinian considerations.
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Vintage Music and Biotech Seeds
April 27, 2010
In this week’s Findings Log, we take a look at new research on genetically engineered crops, the benefits of brain training, and turning sound into sheet music.
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Drosophila, We Hardly Knew Ye
April 21, 2010
A proposal to change the formal name of Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly, has significant implications for research in the life sciences.
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Biotech Is Not a Product
April 19, 2010
Anastasia Bodnar, geneticist, blogger, and maize-fortifier, on misconceptions surrounding biotechnology and drawing inspiration from dog-eared utopian classics.
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Butterfly Nets for Ghosts
April 15, 2010
Researchers bury thousands of devices miles deep into the ice at the bottom of the Earth—all in an attempt to catch the universe’s most elusive particle.
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The Cost of Scientific Misconduct
April 14, 2010
Scientists are facing increasing temptations to publish questionable results. Ethicists are exploring the roots of misconduct, and researchers wonder what can be done about the problem.
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Slippery Cells and Gestures
April 12, 2010
In this week’s Findings Log, we take a look at new research on desiccated plants, a cloud-sparse young Earth, and the silent parts of conversation.
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Magnifying the Quantum World
April 07, 2010
New experiments eliciting quantum behavior in objects large enough to be visible to the naked eye reveal the reality of the quantum world.
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Sexual Role-Reversals
March 31, 2010
Male pipefish get “pregnant,” and Atlantic slippersnails change sexes as they grow. Researchers are now uncovering how and why these bizarre sex strategies occur.
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Exactly, Ed Yong
March 24, 2010
Ed Yong’s blog Not Exactly Rocket Science took home three Research Blogging Awards, including the coveted Research Blog of the Year. Dave Munger talks with him.
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I Tried Almost Everything Else
March 22, 2010
John Rinn, snowboarder, skateboarder, and “genomic origamist,” on why we should dumpster-dive in our genomes and the inspiration of a middle-distance runner.
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Portfolio: The Adolescent Stage
March 18, 2010
Photographs of microscopic aquatic animals capture complex life stages in ways not possible in standard textbooks.
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Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare
March 15, 2010
Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.
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I Tried Almost Everything Else
John Rinn, snowboarder, skateboarder, and “genomic origamist,” on why we should dumpster-dive in our genomes and the inspiration of a middle-distance runner.
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Going, Going, Gone
The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
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Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare
Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.
