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- Major new climate study rules out less severe global warming scenarios https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/07/22/climate-sensitivity-co2/ 14 comments
- As BA.2 subvariant rises, lab studies point to signs of severity https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/17/health/ba-2-covid-severity 11 comments worldnews
- I have been studying the charts, doing some DD, some TA, and I think GE is bout to be launched up from the classic, textbook, ladder waterslide combo! (Ellen degenerate) https://www.reddit.com/gallery/qu4jjt 27 comments wallstreetbets
- For reasons unknown, Earth’s solid-iron inner core is growing faster on one side than the other, and it has been ever since it started to freeze out from molten iron more than half a billion years ago, according to a new study by seismologists at the University of California, Berkeley. https://news.berkeley.edu/2021/06/03/is-earths-core-lopsided-strange-goings-on-in-our-planets-interior/ 239 comments science
- Study finds young athletes who perceive their parents as less authoritarian are more likely to embrace moral values in sport, to keep winning in proportion, and to reject cheating. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.618507/full 13 comments science
- Decades of research reveals very little difference between male and female brains - once brain size is accounted for, any differences that remained were small and rarely consistent from one study to the next, finds three decades of data from MRI scans and postmortem brain tissue studies. https://academictimes.com/decades-of-research-reveals-very-little-difference-between-male-and-female-brains/?t=au 2786 comments science
- A specific gene associated with autism appears to undergo changes in the sperm of men who use marijuana, according to a small study. https://www.futurity.org/cannabis-marijuana-sperm-autism-gene-2143882-2/ 17 comments science
- Examining brain scans of more than 800 incarcerated men, a study found that individuals who had committed or attempted homicide had reduced gray matter when compared to those involved in other offenses. https://news.uchicago.edu/story/scientists-studied-brains-more-800-prisoners-heres-what-they-found 12 comments science
- Remove password masking - This article summarises the results from an academic study investigating the impact removing password masking has on consumer trust (2014) http://passwordmasking.com/ 19 comments web_design
- Russia's effort to convince Bernie Sanders voters to support Trump was 'central' to their strategy to beat Hillary Clinton, according to a new study https://www.businessinsider.com/bernie-sanders-central-to-russias-pro-trump-2016-strategy-study-2019-4 279 comments politics
- A new study of ~1.8 million children in Sweden has found that the risks for autism and depression are significantly higher if your mother was hospitalized with an infection during pregnancy. However, researchers couldn't determine exactly how a maternal infection impacted a child's developing brain. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapsychiatry/article-abstract/2727135 3 comments science
- Russian Twitter Trolls Encourage Division Over Islam, Study Says https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-01/russian-twitter-trolls-encourage-division-over-islam-study-says?srnd=premium 10 comments worldnews
- Twitter bots were more active than previously known during the 2018 midterms, study suggests https://www.cnbc.com/2019/02/04/twitter-bots-were-more-active-than-previously-known-during-2018-midterms-study.html 70 comments politics
- HPV vaccine benefits women who don't get it: A new study of HPV prevalence and vaccination suggests that incidence of HPV is declining even for unvaccinated women because the risk of contracting it is going down. The vaccine cuts the risk of several cancers. https://www.upi.com/health_news/2019/01/22/hpv-vaccine-benefits-women-who-dont-get-it-study-says/4301548175203/ 1029 comments science
- New study finds nearly half of young Americans believe US is racist and not 'greatest' country - https://www.kusi.com/new-study-finds-nearly-half-of-young-americans-believe-us-is-racist-and-not-greatest-country/ 3 comments worldnews
- About 2 Million Low-Income Americans Would Lose Benefits Under House Farm Bill, Study Says https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/06/us/politics/trump-farm-bill-congress.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fpolitics&action=click&contentcollection=politics&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentplacement=3&pgtype=sectionfront 4 comments politics
- New study reveals millions of Americans may have incorrect prescriptions for aspirin, statins and blood pressure meds https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-06-millions-incorrect-statin-aspirin-blood.html 5 comments worldnews
- The number of Finnish intelligence units has turned to a clear decrease, according to a recent study https://www.lapinkansa.fi/kotimaa/suomalaisten-alykkyysosamaara-on-kaantynyt-selvaan-laskuun-kertoo-tuore-tutkimus-200638635/ 2 comments europe
- Among recently returned veterans, a new study says those who are married or living with a partner are at higher suicide risk than soldiers who are single, and older married female veterans are at the greatest risk. https://today.uconn.edu/2018/01/married-veterans-risk-suicide-single-soldiers/ 4 comments science
- A study of 447 self-identified Alt-Right members shows they're more distrustful of MSM and government; have higher Dark Triad traits, social dominance orientation, authoritarianism, high aggression; and extreme levels of overt intergroup bias, including blatant dehumanization of racial minorities. https://psyarxiv.com/c9uvw 36 comments science
- Study Finds the Bass Guitarist Is Most Important Band Member http://www.guitarworld.com/news/study-finds-bass-guitarist-most-important-band-member/30789 35 comments nottheonion
- Best method to learn/ study history? https://www.reddit.com/r/history/comments/5ylzi5/best_method_to_learn_study_history/ 10 comments history
- Science AMA Series: Hi Reddit! I’m Dr. Mark Pimentel, Gastroenterologist and scientist studying GI-Motility at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. I’ll be talking about the role of small bowel bacteria and IBS, and microbiome linked diseases. AMA! https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/4wa0cr/science_ama_series_hi_reddit_im_dr_mark_pimentel/ 1299 comments science
- Since 1986, mean summer temperatures across Europe have been about 1.3°C hotter than they were two millennia ago, while heatwaves have been longer, more frequent and more persistent, study says. http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jan/29/modern-european-summers-are-warmest-since-roman-times-study-finds 36 comments science
- Study finds link between yeast infections and mental illness http://www.psypost.org/2016/05/yeast-infection-linked-mental-illness-42604 3 comments science
- Over 75% of drug trials only use male mice, which has consequences for the women who end up taking the drugs. Researchers reviewed 710 schizophrenia studies using mice. https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/where-are-the-female-mice-in-drug-testing 5 comments science
- “Deviant” sexual behaviours common in general population, study finds http://thinkpol.ca/2016/03/09/deviant-sexual-behaviours-common-in-general-population-study-finds/ 74 comments science
- Topics such as acid rain, evolution and global warming are at risk of information "sabotage" on the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, a study has found. Authors said topics considered controversial are at greater risk of "vandalism and other shenanigans" to the "detriment of scientific accuracy". http://gizmodo.com/anti-science-trolls-are-starting-edit-wars-on-wikiped-1724422402? 88 comments worldnews
- USC Study Finds Peer-Approval of E-Cigarette (E-Cig) Use May Turn Teens to Vaping. http://blog.sciencescape.org/2015/08/15/usc-study-finds-peer-approval-of-e-cigarette-e-cig-use-may-turn-teens-to-vaping/ 5 comments science
- You can't 'outrun' obesity: Study says exercise doesn't help weight loss http://mashable.com/2015/04/23/obesity-exercise-uk-study/?utm_cid=mash-com-tw-main-link 4 comments science
- LDS membership highest indicator for Republican affiliation, study says http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=968&sid=34167887 3 comments politics
- Largest international study into safety of GMO food launched by Russian NGO: $25 million 'Factor GMO' study will start next year http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/nov/11/largest-international-study-into-safety-of-gm-food-launched-by-russian-ngo 5 comments worldnews
- Lab conditions skew cancer studies - tumor growth occurs faster in mice kept in room temperature http://www.nature.com/news/chilly-lab-mice-skew-cancer-studies-1.14190 8 comments science
- Study shows how bilinguals switch between languages http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/news/releases/exploring-how-bilinguals-switch-between-languages.html 3 comments linguistics
- Breasts better off without bras: French study http://www.thelocal.fr/page/view/breasts-better-off-without-bras-french-study 775 comments worldnews
- Constructing the nation in reality TV: a comparative study http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10304312.2013.772105 3 comments culturalstudies
- Obama suffers more negative press than GOP, Pew study shows http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-obama-suffers-more-negative-press-than-gop-pew-study-shows-20120423,0,5743096.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+latimes%2Fmostviewed+%28l.a.+times+-+most+viewed+stories%29 4 comments politics
- First Americans All from Siberia, Study Confirms http://www.livescience.com/history/071127-genetic-bridge.html 8 comments politics
- Global Warming Is Irreversible, Study Says http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyid=99888903 16 comments science
- Strong Brands Balm Consumer Brains, New Study Shows http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/11/28/132744.php 2 comments reddit.com