Stephen Quake and two colleagues were found to have followed proper scientific protocol in their interactions with the Chinese researcher who did the work. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/16/health/stanford-gene-editing-babies.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…
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Google Pulls TikTok From Play Store in India Following Court Order
Google has pulled popular video app TikTok from the Play Store in India following a local court’s direction, stoking fear among some activists that this could set a dangerous precedent. From a report: TikTok, which has amassed over 120 million monthly active users in India, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. TikTok, operated by Chinese conglomerate Bytedance,…
These Robodogs Are Even Scarier When They Start Working In a Pack
That sound, that sound, as they come marching.Read more…Source: https://gizmodo.com/these-robodogs-are-even-scarier-when-they-start-working-1834086558…
A new study finds the opioid epidemic has led to tens of billions in lost tax revenue
It’s already the deadliest drug overdose crisis in US history. But it’s also affecting the economy and budgets. The opioid epidemic cost the federal government $26 billion in lost tax revenue between 2000 and 2016, and state governments $11.8 billion, according to a new study published in Medical Care. The study combines previous research and… Continue reading A new study finds the opioid epidemic has led to tens of billions in lost tax revenue
Modern Monetary Theory, explained
A very detailed walkthrough of the big new left economic idea. Modern Monetary Theory is having a moment. The theory, in brief, argues that countries that issue their own currencies can never “run out of money” the way people or businesses can. But what was once an obscure “heterodox” branch of economics has now become… Continue reading Modern Monetary Theory, explained
Who wants to pay taxes?
A lot of people do, at least when they have direct input on how governments spend their money. April 15 is tax day in the United States and complaints about taxation this time of year are legion. Americans tend to be upset around tax time for a basic reason: We broadly believe that the government… Continue reading Who wants to pay taxes?
The race to save the planet from plastic
Scientists are trying to accelerate evolution to make plastics rot. A tiny new organism is showing them how. Sometime between 2010 and 2015, a tiny organism with an unusual appetite made a home in an industrial site near a bottle-recycling plant in Sakai, Japan. The site, located by a bustling port in one of the… Continue reading The race to save the planet from plastic
Male scientists are often cast as lone geniuses. Here’s what happened when a woman was.
The sexist backlash against the woman involved with the black hole image, explained. Just after the Event Horizon Telescope project announced last week that its astronomers had managed to capture the first-ever image of a black hole, MIT tweeted this image. Here’s the moment when the first black hole image was processed, from the eyes… Continue reading Male scientists are often cast as lone geniuses. Here’s what happened when a woman was.
Pete Buttigieg, Barack Obama, and the psychology of liberalism
Buttigieg is going for the “hope and change” voters. There was a word missing from the speech Pete Buttigieg gave in South Bend, Indiana, announcing his presidential campaign. It’s a word you heard twice in Bernie Sanders’s and Beto O’Rourke’s announcement speeches, nine times in Cory Booker’s, 21 times in Kirsten Gillibrand’s, 23 times in… Continue reading Pete Buttigieg, Barack Obama, and the psychology of liberalism
Does a year in space make you older or younger?
The NASA Twins study – featuring astronaut twins Scott and Mark Kelly – was the perfect space experiment. Scott spent a year in space aboard the International Space Station. Mark remained on Earth. The results? Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/year-in-space-human-body-twins-study…