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Posts made in March, 2021

Dog or Machine? Which is Better at Sniffing Out Bombs?

Dogs have keen olfactory sensory neurons, receptor proteins great for differentiating smells humans never notice. One reason is basic biology; they breathe and smell separately. Electronic sniffers mimic many of the same processes dogs have - and require far less specialized training.So which is better? The Reactions team at the American Chemical Society wanted to get the latest.read...

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UCSF Publishes Its Annual ‘Science May Be Killing Us’ Paper

Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, of the University of California San Francisco, frequent collaborator of anti-vaccine activist and organic industry trade group head Gary Ruskin (US Right to Know) and sue-and-settle attorney Raphael Metzger, is back with a new paper claiming they can 'detect' chemicals in pregnant women.read...

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Latest Data Show Bees Are Still Not Dying At An Alarming Rate

The latest numbers on honeybee colonies have been released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and they show that the Beepocalypse we keep being warned about has been postponed for another year.read...

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Do You Pay Less For Art If It’s Done By A Woman?

A few years ago, a study claimed that in gender blind symphony auditions, women scored 30 percent better. Harvard gender studies authors concluded that there was gender bias in hiring and that was the reason for a gender gap in symphony orchestra compositions.read...

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Do You Pay Less For Art If It’s Done By A Woman?

A few years ago, a study claimed that in gender blind symphony auditions, women scored 30 percent better. Harvard gender studies authors concluded that there was gender bias in hiring and that was the reason for a gender gap in symphony orchestra compositions.read...

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