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Radiant Fury: Sun Unleashes Powerful X1.0 Class Solar Flare ( scitechdaily.com )

New Hair Loss Drug Approved by FDA ( www.technologynetworks.com )

What Does “Scientific Progress” Mean, Anyway?: Three ways we think about science flourishing — or getting stuck ( www.thenewatlantis.com )

One Extra Cup of Coffee a Day May Help Avoid Weight Gain. Here's Why. ( www.sciencealert.com )

The Impact of chatGPT talks (2023) - Prof. Max Tegmark (MIT) ( youtu.be )

MIT’s playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKemzYMx2_Ot1MZ_er2vFi…

Prevalence of Symptoms ≤12 Months After Acute Illness, by COVID-19 Testing Status Among Adults — United States, December 2020–March 2023 ( www.cdc.gov )

Related: Long COVID symptoms can emerge months after infection www.sciencedaily.com/releases/…/230810141013.htm

Satisfaction with online dating app depends on what you're looking for ( scopeblog.stanford.edu )

99% of humans are about to experience sunlight at the same time ( www.accuweather.com )

At one precise moment this weekend, nearly all of the 8 billion people on Earth will be able to see sunlight in the sky, the counterpart to the “moment of darkness” that unfolds in December.

First misinformation susceptibility test finds 'very online' Gen Z and millennials are most vulnerable to fake news ( phys.org )

Researchers want the public to test themselves: https://yourmist.streamlit.app/. Selecting true or false against 20 headlines gives the user a set of scores and a "resilience" ranking that compares them to the wider U.S. population. It takes less than two minutes to complete.

Software Horror Game ( discuss.tchncs.de )

China’s quest for human genetic data spurs fears of a DNA arms race ( wapo.st )

Personal and Psychological Dimensions of AI Researchers Confronting AI Catastrophic Risks - Yoshua Bengio ( yoshuabengio.org )

New type of gravitational waves detected, Dr Becky video ( www.youtube.com )

What are your favorite science publications (that aren't primary literature)?

A lot of science communication in the media can be, to say it gently, not the best. Important things get left out, conclusions are often misrepresented or extrapolated to things that they really don't say, and methods are often left out completely....

How Close Are We to Immortality? ( www.youtube.com )

BP neural network-based early warning model for financial risk of internet financial companies ( www.tandfonline.com )

Genetically modified bacteria break down plastics in saltwater ( www.sciencedaily.com )

To address this challenge, the researchers worked with two species of bacteria. The first bacterium, Vibrio natriegens, thrives in saltwater and is remarkable – in part – because it reproduces very quickly. The second bacterium, Ideonella sakaiensis, is remarkable because it produces enzymes that allow it to break down PET...

Polaritonic Chemistry: New breakthrough shows how short pulses of light destroy particles ( phys.org )

This is kind of cool, “polaritonic chemistry”

How to Keep Muscles Strong as You Age ( www.scientificamerican.com )

Ocean-friendly Sunscreen- Formulating a sunscreen alternative that won't harm ocean life ( stanmed.stanford.edu )

The Effect of Self-Monitoring Limited Social Media Use on Psychological Well-Being ( tmb.apaopen.org )

Too smart for their own good: Russia is waging a war against its own scientists ( web.archive.org )

An increasing number of high-calibre researchers are being accused of treason in today’s Russia, mostly without official charges, landing behind bars for decades. And the main beneficiary of their imprisonment is the Federal Security Service (FSB), which deprives them not only of their freedom and ability to work, but...

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