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- Visualizing probabilistic models and data https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/06/21/1817218116 2 comments
- The eardrums move when the eyes move http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/01/22/1717948115 57 comments
- Strong profiling is not mathematically optimal for discovering rare malfeasors http://www.pnas.org/content/106/6/1716.full.pdf+html 13 comments
- Brain stimulation poised to move from last resort to frontline treatment for major depression and other conditions https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2401731121 7 comments futurology
- Curiosity paradoxically increases people’s eagerness and patience for an answer. Scientists were surprised to find that when people were curious, they withheld from hitting the ‘spoiler’ button and kept watching. It was when people were not curious that they tended to opt for an instant answer. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2301974120 37 comments science
- Since 2010, US life expectancy growth has stagnated. Much of the blame has been placed on deaths among middle-aged adults due to drug overdose and other external causes. But a new study suggests that chronic disease among older Americans is actually the biggest factor. https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2308360120 126 comments science
- A genomic analysis has helped to show that Australia’s invasive rabbit population probably originated from a shipment of two dozen wild English rabbits that arrived near Melbourne on Christmas Day, 1859. https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2122734119 7 comments science
- Carbon services produced by wild animals could finance conservation and help reducing biodiversity loss and fighting climate change. The African forest elephants carbon services alone are worth $20-$25 billion https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2120426119 2 comments science
- Researchers find that students made little or no progress while learning from home during COVID-19 lockdowns. Learning loss was most pronounced among students from disadvantaged homes. https://www.pnas.org/content/118/17/e2022376118 19 comments science
- Lack of math education negatively affects adolescent brain and cognitive development. A new study suggests that not having any math education after the age of 16 can be disadvantageous. https://www.pnas.org/content/118/24/e2013155118 143 comments science
- Ancient DNA and multimethod dating confirm the late arrival of anatomically modern humans in southern China https://www.pnas.org/content/118/8/e2019158118 5 comments science
- Personal experiences bridge moral and political divides better than facts https://www.pnas.org/content/118/6/e2008389118 3 comments science
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- Transmission dynamics reveal the impracticality of COVID-19 herd immunity strategies: Herd immunity an impractical strategy, study finds https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/09/21/2008087117 38 comments science
- A SARS-CoV-2 vaccine candidate would likely match all currently circulating variants. Analysis of 18,514 SARS-CoV-2 sequences found no evidence of mutations affecting binding to the ACE2 receptor. https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/08/28/2008281117 6 comments science
- Inner Workings: Was Jupiter born beyond the current orbits of Neptune and Pluto? https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/06/30/2011609117?c 3 comments space
- Bats & rodents are considered high-risk viral reservoirs, but a new analysis suggests that bats & rodents are “unexceptional” in their propensity to host viruses that infect humans. Viral zoonotic risk is homogenous among taxonomic orders of mammalian & avian reservoir hosts. https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2020/04/08/1919176117 19 comments science
- Injection of seasonal flu vaccine into tumors converts immunologically cold tumors to hot, generates systemic responses and serves as an immunotherapy for cancer, reports new study in mice. Repurposing the “flu shot”, based on its current FDA approval, may be quickly translated for clinical care. https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/12/26/1904022116 508 comments science
- Developing a broadly reactive or “universal” influenza vaccine would save the US $3.5 billion in direct medical costs per year, according to a new study. The benefits would easily outweigh the cost of developing such a vaccine. https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/09/17/1909613116 31 comments science
- In vivo evidence for dysregulation of mGluR5 as a biomarker of suicidal ideation https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/05/07/1818871116?ct 5 comments science
- A new approach that teaches the body to recognize the cone portion of the virus – which stays the same year-to-year – could shake up the yearly vaccination ritual and give people a lifetime protection against pandemic flu https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/04/25/1822062116 3 comments science
- Satellite data is to predict rural households poverty in Kenya with 62% accuracy. https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/01/02/1812969116 3 comments science
- Social media bots "generated and promoted violent content aimed at Independentists, ultimately exacerbating social conflict online" during the Catalan independence referendum in 2017 (pnas.org) http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/11/19/1803470115#sec-1 3 comments geopolitics
- Cultural impediments to learning to cooperate: An experimental study of high- and low-caste men in rural India http://www.pnas.org/content/115/45/11385 5 comments science
- Genetic analysis of social-class mobility in five longitudinal studies: authors argue education GWAS discoveries which link genetics to educational attainment are not mere correlates of privilege; genetics influence social mobility within a life. http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/07/03/1801238115 19 comments science
- It Appears the Earth was able to form a crust less than 350 million years after its formation http://www.pnas.org/content/115/25/6353.short 3 comments science
- Psychopaths fail to automatically take the perspective of others http://www.pnas.org/content/115/13/3302 12 comments science
- Discovery could lead to sustainable ethanol made from carbon dioxide http://www.pnas.org/content/114/23/5918 10 comments science
- Sound-Meaning Association Paper http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/09/06/1605782113 29 comments linguistics
- Economic impact of refugees http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/06/15/1604566113.abstract.html?etoc 7 comments science
- Birds have primate-like numbers of neurons in the forebrain http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/06/07/1517131113.abstract.html?etoc 35 comments science
- A brief commentary regarding why there are no persisting hybrids of humans with Denisovans, Neanderthals, or anyone else http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/03/31/1602270113.short?rss=1 8 comments science
- On the universal structure of human lexical semantics (pdf, latest issue of PNAS) http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2016/01/25/1520752113.full.pdf 4 comments linguistics
- National hiring experiments reveal 2:1 faculty preference for women on STEM tenure track http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2015/04/08/1418878112 4 comments politics
- Evening use of light-emitting eReaders negatively affects sleep, circadian timing, and next-morning alertness (open access article) http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2014/12/18/1418490112 47 comments science
- In analyzing human behavior or attitudes, is it possible to have a sample size that is too large? http://www.pnas.org/content/109/41/16474.full 13 comments askscience
- Linguistical realism took a small hit recently: Yale Research find "Language can boost otherwise unseen objects into visual awareness." http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/08/08/1303312110.abstract 19 comments linguistics
- Scientists from Cambridge University have found a "trigger" for the onset of Alzheimer's disease- a change in the structure of a protein causing a chain reaction of neuron death http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2013/05/22/1218402110.abstract 26 comments science
- Mars 520-d mission simulation reveals protracted crew hypokinesis and alterations of sleep duration and timing http://www.pnas.org/content/110/7/2635.abstract.html?etoc 4 comments science
- Microbial life at −13 °C in the brine of an ice-sealed Antarctic lake [PDF] http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/11/21/1208607109.full.pdf 6 comments science