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Are Extinctions Up? Are We Doomed?
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A new paper says scientists can make their work more appealing to the public by making it more personal. I learned of it through a paid university PIO but few scientists will see the irony in that.
The Nobel Prize For CRISPR-Cas9: Here's Who Got Left Out
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Climate Tipping Points Paper Adds No New Research To IPCC Reports - We Have Not Erased The CO2 Budget For 1.5 °C
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McMindfulness: Buddhism Sold To You By Neoliberals
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