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    Image of Fecal Matter On Shoes | The 'ewww!' on your shoe
    Fecal Matter On Shoes | The 'ewww!' on your shoe
    articles.baltimoresun.com link posted by c_prompt in Infectious_Disease
    An old article but still as relevant today as it was then. Years ago when I lived in Japan, it took a bit getting used to removing your shoes before entering homes, gyms, restaurants, etc. But it mad...

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    Image of Peek-A-Boo, Zika
    Peek-A-Boo, Zika
    editorial posted by Yield4Nothing in Infectious_Disease Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    As the new darling of the worldwide infectious disease family, Zika virus has emerged as one of the most talked-about public health issues currently. But where did it come from? Why has public knowle...

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    Image of Killer Viruses - Should we make them?
    Killer Viruses - Should we make them?
    editorial posted by Yield4Nothing in Infectious_Disease Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 United States License
    We all have previously learned about the Great Flu Pandemic of 1918, which killed between 20-40 million people worldwide in our history classes. Now with the advance of modern molecular biology techn...

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    Image of Chipotle: Is the public willing to stay faithful after norovirus outbreak scandal?
    Chipotle: Is the public willing to stay faithful after norovirus outbreak scandal?
    wired.com link posted by Yield4Nothing in Infectious_Disease
    When you promise fresh, ethically grown and sourced food to the masses, your supply chain becomes more complex. And more complexity means more risk. As a formerly faithful customer of Chipotle, I adm...

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    Stuart Hameroff on Singularity 1on1: Consciousness is More than Computation!
    editorial posted by Clarisse88 in science
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    Image of Put the “Ph” Back in PhD. We need big thinkers, but the current system teaches students to think small.
    Put the “Ph” Back in PhD. We need big thinkers, but the current system teaches students to think small.
    magazine.jhsph.edu link posted by c_prompt in science
    By re-embracing the relevant branches of philosophy—a central field of the humanities—scientists will see and think more broadly, perhaps rediscovering what drew them to the field in the first pla...

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    Apparently, Burning NH4Cr2O7 With HgSCN Opens A Portal To Hell.
    iflscience.com link posted by Clarisse88 in science
    Of all the chemical reactions we've covered within the past few months, the one filmed below probaby takes the prize for coolest looking and possibly scariest. After the pile of reactants is lit, it b...

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    Image of Laura Schulz: The surprisingly logical minds of babies (TED Talk). Do I admit too much when I tell you I had tears in my eyes as she finished her presentation?
    Laura Schulz: The surprisingly logical minds of babies (TED Talk). Do I admit too much when I tell you I had tears in my eyes as she finished her presentation?
    ted.com link posted by c_prompt in science
    How do babies learn so much from so little so quickly? In a fun, experiment-filled talk, cognitive scientist Laura Schulz shows how our young ones make decisions with a surprisingly strong sense of l...

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    Image of Scientists retrieve lost memories using optogenetics
    Scientists retrieve lost memories using optogenetics
    sciencedaily.com link posted by c_prompt in science
    Researchers have found that memories that have been 'lost' as a result of amnesia can be recalled by activating brain cells with light. They reactivated memories that could not otherwise be retrieved...

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    Image of The Search for Exceptional Genomes. They walk among us. Natural experiments, living ordinary lives, unaware that their genes may hold the clue to the next superdrug.
    The Search for Exceptional Genomes. They walk among us. Natural experiments, living ordinary lives, unaware that their genes may hold the clue to the next superdrug.
    technologyreview.com link posted by digdug in science
    Ten years ago, scientists discovered that some people are naturally missing working copies of a gene known as PCSK9. The consequences of the mutation were extraordinary. These people, including a T...

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    Image of Diane Ackerman on What Working at a Suicide Prevention Hotline Taught Her about the Human Spirit
    Diane Ackerman on What Working at a Suicide Prevention Hotline Taught Her about the Human Spirit
    brainpickings.org link posted by c_prompt in psychology
    Choice is a signature of our species. We choose to live, sometimes we choose our own death, but most of the time we make choices just to prove choice is possible. Above all else, we value the right...

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    Image of The Fluid Dynamics of “The Starry Night”: How Vincent Van Gogh’s Masterpiece Explains the Scientific Mysteries of Movement and Light
    The Fluid Dynamics of “The Starry Night”: How Vincent Van Gogh’s Masterpiece Explains the Scientific Mysteries of Movement and Light
    brainpickings.org link posted by c_prompt in science
    In a period of intense suffering, Van Gogh was somehow able to perceive and represent one of the most supremely difficult concepts nature has ever brought before mankind.
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    Image of Robotic through-the-cheek brain surgery now possible inside the all-seeing eye of an MRI
    Robotic through-the-cheek brain surgery now possible inside the all-seeing eye of an MRI
    extremetech.com link posted by digdug in science
    The video from this article is absolutely incredible:
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    Image of Phobias may be memories passed down in genes from ancestors
    Phobias may be memories passed down in genes from ancestors
    telegraph.co.uk link posted by digdug in psychology
    Memories may be passed down through generations in DNA in a process that may be the underlying cause of phobias
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    Image of Scientists discover how to ‘switch off’ autoimmune diseases
    Scientists discover how to ‘switch off’ autoimmune diseases
    bris.ac.uk link posted by digdug in science
    Scientists have made an important breakthrough in the fight against debilitating autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis by revealing how to stop cells attacking healthy body tissue. Rather tha...

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    Image of The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales (Oliver Sacks) - The President's Speech
    The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales (Oliver Sacks) - The President's Speech
    junkfoodforthought.com link posted by c_prompt in psychology
    ROFL. This is not only hysterical but also incredibly insightful. tl/dr: Some people who have language disorders are unable to understand the meaning of words. Instead, they rely on facial express...

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    Image of Sound and Touch Collide
    Sound and Touch Collide
    nautil.us link posted by c_prompt in psychology
    Humans have five distinct senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. For decades, researchers have thought that each sense is processed separately in the cortex, or outer layers of the brain, and...

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    Image of A controversial test for self-awareness is dividing the animal kingdom.
    A controversial test for self-awareness is dividing the animal kingdom.
    nautil.us link posted by Stavros in psychology
    “It’s not the ability to recognize yourself in a mirror that is important,” he would come to believe. “It’s what that says about your ability to conceive of yourself in t...

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    Image of I'm not a scientist nor engineer nor mathematician. But I wish I was. It's so romantic.
    I'm not a scientist nor engineer nor mathematician. But I wish I was. It's so romantic.
    editorial posted by c_prompt in science
    I've just watched a physics video that made me discover something important about myself. Had I better teachers growing up, I'd be a scientist now instead of a business technologist. I'...

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