NeuroscienceShape of human brain has barely changed in past 160,000 years (newscientist.com)
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MedicineNew study found the importance of dietary fiber: isn’t just the easier pooping but fermentable fiber -dietary carbohydrates that the human gut cannot process on its own but some bacteria can digest- is also an essential source of nutrients that your gut microbes need to stay healthy (today.duke.edu)
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Psychology“You Wouldn’t Steal…” Research Shows Why Many Anti-Piracy Messages Fail (torrentfreak.com)
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Social ScienceMen in rich countries are the least likely to care about climate change. The climate concern gap is far smaller in poorer countries. Possible explanation: as men benefit most from current economic and social hierarchies, they perceive greater psychological costs to adjusting to change. (cambridge.org)
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MedicineThese Vaccines Will Take Aim at Covid—and Its Entire SARS Lineage (wired.com)
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EnvironmentNew study finds global forest area per capita has decreased by over 60% (eurekalert.org)
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AstronomyAstronomers image the star-birthing web of a cosmic Tarantula Nebula (space.com)
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Social ScienceHaving rich childhood friends is linked to a higher salary as an adult | A study of Facebook friend networks has shown that people from low-income households are more like to grow up to make a higher salary if they had wealthier friends as children (newscientist.com)
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Social ScienceCommunicating the human causes of global warming increases public engagement (climatecommunication.yale.edu)
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PhysicsStretchy material could make bandages change colour when getting loose: This material developed for holograms from the 19th century, could be used to make bandages that warn medics if they are being wrapped too loosely, or mechanical sensors that require no electronics. (nature.com)
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AstronomyScientists mapped distribution of dark matter around galaxies 12 billion years ago–further back in time than ever before. Gravitational lensing of the cosmic microwave background has been used to probe the distribution of dark matter around some of the earliest galaxies in the Universe. (physics.aps.org)
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NeuroscienceNew evidence hints at the role of gut microbiota in autistic spectrum disorder (sciencedirect.com)
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NeuroscienceHow a Neurotransmitter May Be the Key in Controlling Alzheimer’s Toxicity (news.kaist.ac.kr)
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EconomicsAfter a minimum wage increase, workers become more productive. On the whole, it leads to welfare improvements for both employed and unemployed workers (i.e. the minimum wage increase is not counterproductive), but reduces company profits. [Data: 40,000 retail workers in large US stores] (journals.uchicago.edu)
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