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For high school student Meera Khare, consciousness is a constant stream of color. Whether she’s reading, texting a friend, or doing math homework, every letter or number she sees is swathed in its own specific hue. https://t.co/ftAKGn7v78 @apaxon@MeeraKhare3
Paleontologist Robert DePalma has been accused of faking data in a paper showing the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs struck Earth in the spring. https://t.co/YgQ9pwal9a
The World Meteorological Organization warns that climate-related shortages in water resources could affect two thirds of the world’s population by midcentury and will be felt unevenly https://t.co/GWMKLZ4i3y
Those who identify as members of minority ethnic groups face a greater share of discrimination and indignities than do students who aren’t in those groups. @cdwoolston reports: https://t.co/seAY3Kh9Lb
What are some ways you can approach communicating about scientific uncertainty? Explore this and get an introduction with this free course. https://t.co/ejlLatlUr2 @LifeologyApp@cochranecollab
The Healy is a case study in how pseudoscientific health gadgets are allowed to thrive in a regulatory environment that is not kind to consumers, writes @crackedscience @McGillOSS https://t.co/RC3XiD4Jnz
As scientists and conservationists have long argued, Shark Week is a major source of misinformation and nonsense about sharks, the scientists who study them, and how people can help protect endangered species from extinction. https://t.co/yjJKT46OMw @WhySharksMatter
A new lab housing the world's most potent viruses has raised legitimate safety questions among Kansas residents. But it’s also unleashed a torrent of fear that its staff is trying to combat https://t.co/Z1HHjJwtN8
.@amandayarnell is working to build a rich array of online resources on how to communicate about public health topics. The library includes things such as video case studies from climate creators and tip sheets based on content from student workshops. https://t.co/KLZheNeCv6
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We asked Sara Walker (@Sara_Imari) to explain how her "planetary intelligence" perspective can help guide us to new types of problem-solving while erasing the perceived boundary between natural and human-generated ones.
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