Science – Technology
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Why can only rich people afford electric cars?
Tamara Sheldon, Knowable Magazine EV subsidies are poorly designed and mostly benefit the rich. Some simple changes could make them…
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Get companies to pay for wildlife recovery
Paul Jepson, Knowable Magazine ‘Pragmatic rewilding’ restores damaged ecosystems and harnesses private money, with benefits for all Back in the…
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A lifetime of climate change
Nicola Jones, Knowable Magazine Researcher Arun Agrawal has lived three decades on either side of a watershed: the United Nations…
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A risk of radon exposure in the Arctic as permafrost thaws
Chris Baraniuk, Knowable Magazine Scientists are working to map out the risks of the permafrost thaw, which could expose millions…
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The tale of the domesticated horse
Amber Dance, Knowable Magazine The beloved animal has shaped human history over millennia, just as people have influenced its evolution…
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Gallium finds new use in soft electronics
Kurt Kleiner, Knowable Magazine Bend it. Stretch it. Use it to conduct electricity. Researchers are exploring a range of applications…
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Does online opioid treatment work?
Lola Butcher, Knowable Magazine The Covid-19 pandemic brought a sudden shift to virtual health care. That has increased access —…
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Why people sleep less than our primate relatives
Elizabeth Preston, Knowable Magazine On dry nights, the San hunter-gatherers of Namibia often sleep under the stars. They have no…
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Mining museums’ genomic treasures
Eryn Brown, Knowable Magazine The world’s natural history collections hold billions of biological specimens, many of which still contain DNA.…
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How antidepressants changed ideas about depression
Adam Levy, Knowable Magazine PODCAST: Serendipitous discoveries led to drugs like Prozac and to new insights into the physical basis…
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Progress on mapping the brain’s wiring, an interview with Harvard neuroscientist Jeff Lichtman
Monique Brouillette, Knowable Magazine New technology is enabling neuroscientists to make increasingly detailed wiring diagrams that could yield new insights…
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Vaccinating the world against Covid-19
Bob Holmes, Knowable Magazine Lower-income countries haven’t gotten an equal share of lifesaving coronavirus vaccines. Older, more familiar vaccine technologies…
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The first malaria vaccine is a leap forward, but we can’t stop now
Matthew Laurens, Knowable Magazine OPINION: Next-generation vaccines, and a lot more money, are needed now to crack the stalemate in the…
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Rethinking air conditioning amid climate change
Saugat Bolakhe, Knowable Magazine ACs and refrigerators help keep people safe — but they also further warm the planet. Scientists…
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Don’t let climate change take all the blame
Friederike Otto, Knowable Magazine OPINION: The climate crisis is a massive problem, but when politicians fault it entirely for every disaster,…
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