Science – Technology
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The curious case of the shrinking genome
Alla Katsnelson, Knowable Magazine Scientists are exploring why some creatures throw away bits of their DNA during development To do…
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Bee gold: Honey as a superfood
Berly McCoy, Knowable Magazine From pesticide detox to increased longevity, the benefits of the sweet stuff go well beyond simply…
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Chloroplasts do the darndest things
Diana Kwon, Knowable Magazine As if harvesting the sun’s energy to sustain life on Earth weren’t enough, the small green…
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Using virtual reality to help counter domestic abuse
Dinsa Sachan, Knowable Magazine In immersive interventions, batterers can experience what it’s like to be attacked and learn some empathy…
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Why Covid-19 testing went so wrong in the US, and what to do now
Hunni Media for Knowable Magazine, Knowable Magazine CREDIT: PRODUCED BY HUNNI MEDIA FOR KNOWABLE MAGAZINE In January 2020, the worst…
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Making the last words count
Lola Butcher, Knowable Magazine Guided conversations with the terminally ill are popular with patients, families and doctors who’ve experienced them.…
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Now is the time to prepare for the economic shocks of battling climate change
Eryn Brown, Knowable Magazine Shedding reliance on fossil fuels is key to making the leap from a carbon-intensive present to…
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How to handle climate anxiety
James Gaines, Knowable Magazine Worry over the planet’s future is taking a toll on emotional well-being, researchers say. Here’s how…
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Why we are developing a patent-free Covid antiviral therapy
Alpha Lee, Knowable Magazine OPINION: During global health crises such as pandemics, drug discovery should be publicly funded and open,…
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Can ranked-choice voting heal our poisoned politics?
M. Mitchell Waldrop, Knowable Magazine The electoral reform also known as instant-runoff voting promises bridge-building and broad appeal instead of…
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Tackling the growing problem of overmedication
Helen Santoro, Knowable Magazine Polypharmacy — taking five or more meds at a time — leads to side effects, unnecessary…
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Speaking in whistles
Bob Holmes, Knowable Magazine Dozens of traditional cultures use a whistled form of their native language for long-distance communication. You…
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Are we ready? Understanding just how big solar flares can get
Christopher Crockett, Knowable Magazine Recasting the iconic Carrington Event as just one of many superstorms in Earth’s past, scientists reveal…
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Covid’s main lesson? For this journalist, it’s unpredictability
Hunni Media for Knowable Magazine, Knowable Magazine VIDEO: New York Times science reporter Apoorva Mandavilli chronicles the rise of the…
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Animals that take advice from bacteria
Bob Holmes, Knowable Magazine The larvae of many marine creatures drift in the plankton, then settle to the seafloor and…
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