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the new fantastic, biodegradable plastic

Plastics are an environmental disaster, but we still need them. Now, there's a much better solution to our plastics problem.
the new fantastic, biodegradable plastic

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how oligarchs are polluting our way out of a baby boom

When children and future generations are critical to the future, but not as critical as quarterly returns.
how oligarchs are polluting our way out of a baby boom

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scientists find out why some places just feel haunted

Ever walk into an old house or a dark, gloomy place and felt like something is just... off? Now we know why.
scientists find out why some places just feel haunted

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giving up on fixing the planet one panic at a time

People want to save the planet, but only if they feel like they can.
giving up on fixing the planet one panic at a time

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why we fail to imagine the worst

"What's the worst that can happen?" is a common refrain in the West. It's also based on unjustified optimism.
why we fail to imagine the worst

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how and why corporate jargon and technobabble lull the mind

Yes, sadly, some of the worst stereotypes about corporate culture really are true.
how and why corporate jargon and technobabble lull the mind

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why we don't need another round of nuke testing

Modern technology and computing made nuclear testing unnecessary. Modern politics make it insanely dangerous.
why we don't need another round of nuke testing

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why we really are creatures of habit about two thirds of the time

Yes, we run mostly on autopilot. We more or less have to.
why we really are creatures of habit about two thirds of the time

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constant time memory: another attempt to explain our minds with code

A new study tries to compare our memories with a common data structure.
constant time memory: another attempt to explain our minds with code

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how we separate, or mix, fact and fiction

How we can tell what is the the real life and what is just a fantasy? And what does it say about our evolution and potential?
how we separate, or mix, fact and fiction

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think slow, act fast: why human brains are a lot lazier than we think

New research shows that far from challenging computers when we think, we seem to operate at a much slower pace than scientists expected.
think slow, act fast: why human brains are a lot lazier than we think

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chairman trump's great leap backwards

The Trumpian war on science, culture, and checks and balances on executive power is eagerly, and rapidly, repeating the worst mistakes of past autocracies.
chairman trump's great leap backwards

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our fragile and potentially self-destructing universe. sort of...

If you believe popular science headlines, our cosmos could unravel at any instant. It's very unlikely, but the idea's core questions are still worth asking.
our fragile and potentially self-destructing universe. sort of...

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a once-in-a-billon merger of two organisms proves an "impossible" feat of evolution

A new discovery by scientists shows an organism becoming part of another, proving an idea that creationists insisted was impossible.
a once-in-a-billon merger of two organisms proves an "impossible" feat of evolution

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did scientists figure out how to make a warp drive? well... yes, and no

According to popular science headlines claim that we've cracked how to make a warp drive within the known laws of physics. The reality is a lot more complicated.
did scientists figure out how to make a warp drive? well... yes, and no

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