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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Patriot Missiles Are Made in America and Fail Everywhere

https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/03/28/patriot-missiles-are-made-in-america-and-fail-everywhere/
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SSRI-Induced Akathisia's Link To Suicide and Violence

https://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/drugs-medical/ssri-suicide-akathisia.htm
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Maybe ‘Exceptional’ Weather Is Just Weather

https://principia-scientific.org/maybe-exceptional-weather-is-just-weather/
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Alibaba’s car vending machine in China gives free test drives to people with good credit scores


https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/26/17163478/ford-alibaba-cat-car-vending-machine-china
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Monday, March 26, 2018

Archaeopteryx Flew But Not Like Birds Today


https://principia-scientific.org/archaeopteryx-flew-but-not-like-birds-today/
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Helena Cronin: Feminism is Ignorant About Modern Science (video) #women


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7Q9GvR1Mnk
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Sunday, March 25, 2018

Is Deep Learning The Big Bang Moment For AI?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2018/03/20/is-deep-learning-the-big-bang-moment-for-ai/
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Evolution is the New Deep Learning

https://www.sentient.ai/blog/evolution-is-the-new-deep-learning/
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A dusting of salt could cool the planet


http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/dusting-salt-could-cool-planet
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Hawking's bid to save quantum theory from black holes

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/359/6382/1316
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Exclusive: ‘I’ve never seen anything like it.’ Video of mating deep-sea anglerfish stuns biologists


http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/exclusive-i-ve-never-seen-anything-it-video-mating-deep-sea-anglerfish-stuns-biologists
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In a San Francisco courtroom, climate science gets its day on the docket

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/03/san-francisco-court-room-climate-science-gets-its-day-docket
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A possible cause for severe morning sickness, and linking mouse moms’ caretaking to brain changes in baby mice


http://www.sciencemag.org/podcast/possible-cause-severe-morning-sickness-and-linking-mouse-moms-caretaking-brain-changes-baby
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Oral bacteria create a 'fingerprint' in your mouth

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-10-oral-bacteria-fingerprint-mouth.html
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New deep reef ocean zone, the rariphotic, teeming with new fish species New zone comprises reef fishes--including numerous new species -- That live well below shallow coral reefs


https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180320084306.htm
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Geoengineering polar glaciers to slow sea-level rise A researcher suggests a radical solution to prevent catastrophic glacial melting.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180319144550.htm
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Scientists develop tiny tooth-mounted sensors that can track what you eat Wireless real-time monitoring could add precision to the linkage between diet and health

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180322103058.htm
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Mysterious skeleton shows molecular complexity of bone diseases

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180322134307.htm
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Illusory motion reproduced by deep neural networks trained for prediction

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180320100855.htm
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New 4-D printer could reshape the world we live in


https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180321090938.htm
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India named as most vulnerable country to climate change: HSBC report


https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/03/19/india-most-vulnerable-country-to-climate-change-hsbc/23389799/
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Friday, March 23, 2018

How obesity makes it harder to taste

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/how-obesity-makes-it-harder-taste
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The great Pacific garbage patch may be 16 times as massive as we thought

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/great-pacific-garbage-patch-new-size-estimates
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Earwigs take origami to extremes to fold their wings

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/earwigs-take-origami-extremes-fold-their-wings
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A single atom can gauge teensy electromagnetic forces

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/single-atom-can-gauge-teensy-electromagnetic-forces
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Why science still can’t pinpoint a mass shooter in the making


https://www.sciencenews.org/article/science-mass-shooter-psychology-guns-research
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It looks like a fish, but it’s not. Meet the robot built to spy on ocean life


http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-robotic-fish-pacific-20180321-story.html
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Thursday, March 22, 2018

Brewing hoppy beer without the hops Using CRISPR-Cas9, scientists imbue yeast with ability to make flavor components of hops

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180321162259.htm
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Mice change their appearance as a result of frequent exposure to humans

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180316113053.htm
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Bacteria eat greenhouse gas with a side of protein Study pinpoints two proteins responsible for methanotrophic bacteria's ability to take up copper for use in methane metabolism


https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180322150324.htm
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AI will be the #art movement of the 21st century

https://qz.com/1023493/ai-will-be-the-art-movement-of-the-21st-century/
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Scientists at Dakila Pesquisas release documentary proving that the Earth is not round

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/scientists-at-dakila-pesquisas-release-documentary-proving-that-the-earth-is-not-round-300598977.html
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This Video May Change All You Know...FOREVER (video)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdAxtV2kALE
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Making good bacteria more resilient


http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-making-good-bacteria-more-resilient-1001227353
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The Connection between Cosmic Rays, Clouds and Climate (video)

https://greenjihad.com/2018/03/19/the-connection-between-cosmic-rays-clouds-and-climate/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wU1qg8HceGI
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Monday, March 19, 2018

Relationships really do lead to weight gain, study finds


http://bigthink.com/21st-century-spirituality/being-in-a-relationship-really-does-lead-to-weight-gain-heres-why
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Meet the Woman Who Guides NASA's Juno Probe Through Jupiter's Killer Radiation

https://gizmodo.com/meet-the-woman-who-guides-nasas-juno-probe-through-jupi-1822528745
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What Stephen Hawking Taught Us: Scientism vs. Revelation


https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/john-stonestreet/what-stephen-hawking-taught-us-scientism-vs-revelation
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Friday, March 16, 2018

New technologies help seniors age in place — and not feel alone

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/get-healthy-orlando/os-tech-tools-for-seniors-aging-20180312-story.html
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Israeli researchers develop infrared film for smartphones, self-driving cars


https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-researchers-develop-infrared-film-for-smartphones-self-driving-cars/
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Steven Pinker’s Un-Enlightened Writing on Climate and Energy (video)


https://greenjihad.com/2018/03/16/steven-pinkers-un-enlightened-writing-on-climate-and-energy/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cdP-kHN_k2Q
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Animal “Rights” Activists Demand Zoo Closure Due to Video of “Smoking Orangutan”


https://greenjihad.com/2018/03/15/animal-rights-activists-demand-zoo-closure-due-to-video-of-smoking-orangutan/
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Thursday, March 15, 2018

What would it be like to travel by hyperloop? Virgin unveils its prototype pod

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/03/hyperloop-virgin-prototype-pod-unveiled
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Gravity Assist Podcast: Pluto, with Alan Stern

https://www.space.com/39959-gravity-assist-podcast-pluto.html
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New Horizons, Meet Ultima Thule: Probe's Next Target Gets a Nickname

https://www.space.com/39963-new-horizons-flyby-target-nickname.html
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Hundreds of genes linked to intelligence in global study

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-03-hundreds-genes-linked-intelligence-global.html
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Stephen Hawking's PhD thesis, explained simply

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/10/stephen-hawkings-phd-thesis-explained-simply
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In Jerusalem’s Old City, futuristic hi-tech illuminates ancient biblical past


https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-jerusalems-old-city-futuristic-hi-tech-illuminates-ancient-biblical-past/
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Rechargeable “Proton Battery” Could Power Homes And Vehicles

https://principia-scientific.org/rechargeable-proton-battery-could-power-homes-and-vehicles/
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Sex Reassignment Doesn’t Work

https://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/ryan-t-anderson/sex-reassignment-doesnt-work
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Meet IBM's Simon, the world's first smartphone

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/03/remembering-first-smartphone-simon-ibm
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Drilling Holes in the Skull was Never a Migraine Cure

http://www.ancient-origins.net/history-ancient-traditions/drilling-holes-skull-never-migraine-cure-009713
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

A Possible Anomaly In Galactic Recessional Speed Alleged To Increase With Universal Distance


https://principia-scientific.org/a-possible-anomaly-in-galactic-recessional-speed-alleged-to-increase-with-universal-distance/
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Trapped In A Diamond: A Type Of Ice Not Known On Earth

https://principia-scientific.org/trapped-in-a-diamond-a-type-of-ice-not-known-on-earth/
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Measuring the seas. Gliders on the storm. From sharks to ice shelves, monsoons to volcanoes, the scope of ocean monitoring is widening

https://www.economist.com/news/technology-quarterly/21738089-sharks-ice-shelves-monsoons-volcanoes-scope-ocean-monitoring
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Self-driving robots collect water samples to create snapshots of ocean microbes

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180308085547.htm
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Pa. lawmakers want to oust agency head over dispute about stocking trout in streams


http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/fish-boat-commission-funding-fishing-trout-harrisburg-20180306.html
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RoboBees Could Pollinate the Earth

https://greenjihad.com/2018/03/12/robobees-could-pollinate-the-earth/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN3ZNe1aeoA
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The Neuroscience of Intelligence | Richard Haier and Stefan Molyneux (video)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQI6nGak8sU
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Saturday, March 10, 2018

Hey California, you can now buy a hamburger cooked by a robot

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/the-conversation/sd-robot-hamburgers-caliburger-20180305-htmlstory.html
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All power to the proton: Researchers make battery breakthrough. Working prototype could eventually replace lithum ion batteries

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180307153947.htm
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Scientists observe a new quantum particle with properties of ball lightning. This knotted skyrmion may provide insight into a stable ball of plasma that could enhance future fusion reactors

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180302144835.htm
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The enemy within: Gut bacteria drive autoimmune disease


https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180308143102.htm
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Friday, March 9, 2018

What happens to children’s attitudes when they play with counter-gender toys?

http://bigthink.com/philip-perry/what-happens-to-childrens-attitudes-when-they-play-with-counter-gender-toys
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Cancer-killing hydrogel stays in place until the job is done


https://newatlas.com/cancer-hydrogel-stingel/53737/
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Thursday, March 8, 2018

Jeff Bezos just slid past $100 billion in wealth. Good or bad for the world?

http://bigthink.com/news/the-guy-who-founded-amazon-is-now-worth-more-than-100-billion-is-this-a-good-thing
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Finally, a Likely Explanation for the “Sonic Weapon” Used at the U.S. Embassy in Cuba

https://spectrum.ieee.org/semiconductors/devices/finally-a-likely-explanation-for-the-sonic-weapon-used-at-the-us-embassy-in-cuba
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School Bus-Sized Space Station Plunging to Earth; China Says, Nothing to Worry About


https://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/patrick-goodenough/school-bus-sized-space-station-heads-earth-china-says-nothing-worry
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

How tattoos are maintained by macrophages could be key to improving their removal

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180306101708.htm
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Behavior in high school predicts income and occupational success later in life

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180226103350.htm
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AI Technology Can Classify Skin Cancer As Well As Dermatologists, Stanford Study Finds

https://www.360dx.com/medical-imaging/ai-technology-can-classify-skin-cancer-well-dermatologists-stanford-study-finds
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Study links selfies, happiness

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160913173436.htm
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Distortive effects of short distance photographs on nasal appearance: The selfie effect

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180301115349.htm
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Boy Or Girl? It's In The Father's Genes

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081211121835.htm
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Rigor mortis in worms offers new insight into death

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180306131822.htm
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Wind and solar power could meet four-fifths of US electricity demand, study finds

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180227111639.htm
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The moon formed inside a vaporized Earth synestia

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180228103238.htm
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Chemical sleuthing unravels possible path to forming life's building blocks in space

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180305111536.htm
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Massive astrophysical objects governed by subatomic equation. The Schrödinger Equation makes an unlikely appearance at the astronomical scale

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180305111533.htm
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Obituary: Maryam Mirzakhani died on July 14th The world’s leading female mathematician was 40

https://www.economist.com/news/obituary/21725270-worlds-leading-female-mathematician-was-40-obituary-maryam-mirzakhani-died-july-14th
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Far Northern Permafrost May Unleash Carbon Within Decades

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/far-northern-permafrost-may-unleash-carbon-within-decades/
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Atacama's lessons about life on Mars

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-4321561
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Life clings on in the driest corners of the Earth Living in the Atacama desert


https://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21737493-living-atacama-desert-life-clings-driest-corners-earth
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Sunday, March 4, 2018

Star pupil finds lost Mayan city by studying ancient charts of the night sky from his bedroom

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/10/canadian-teenager-discovers-ancient-mayan-city-lost-in-jungles-o/
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Watch This F-22 Raptor Execute A Mind-Blowing Inverted Somersault At Altitude

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/18886/watch-this-f-22-raptor-execute-a-mind-blowing-inverted-summersault-at-altitude
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500 years later, scientists discover what probably killed the Aztecs


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/16/mexico-500-years-later-scientists-discover-what-killed-the-aztecs
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Hidden secret of immortality enzyme telomerase Can we stay young forever, or even recapture lost youth?

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180227142114.htm
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Déjà vu and feelings of prediction: They're just feelings Researchers recreated deja vu in human subjects

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180227233253.htm
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Our reactions to odor reveal our political attitudes, survey suggests

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180227233253.htm
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Simple urine test could measure how much our body has aged

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180227090733.htm
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Jymmin: How a combination of exercise and music helps us feel less pain

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180220104107.htm
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Brain mechanisms that give The Iceman unusual resistance to cold

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180228164934.htm
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'Obesity paradox' debunked

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180228131118.htm
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Wine polyphenols could fend off bacteria that cause cavities and gum disease

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/02/180221091326.htm
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Permian carbo-loading: How starchy treats helped build an ancient world

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180301144127.htm
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Holding hands can sync brainwaves, ease pain, study shows


https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180301094822.htm
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The Lost Women of Enlightenment Science (video)

https://greenjihad.com/2018/03/03/the-lost-women-of-enlightenment-science/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kJ0S64TT-k

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Plus-Size Comedian Sofie Hagen Explodes After Medical Research Org’s Ad Links Obesity and Cancer


http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/03/02/plus-size-comedian-sofie-hagen-explodes-after-medical-research-orgs-ad-links-obesity-and-cancer/
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Friday, March 2, 2018

Study: Diabetes falls into five types, not just two


http://bigthink.com/news/study-diabetes-falls-into-five-types-not-just-two
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Stephen Hawking thinks he knows what happened before the beginning of time


https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/03/02/stephen-hawking-thinks-he-knows-what-happened-before-the-beginning-of-time/23375335/
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For Whom the Cell Trolls A new book argues that modern wars will be won with phones and laptops rather than tanks.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/02/28/for-whom-the-cell-trolls/
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New drug kills flu virus in one day, gets fast-tracked to approval

http://bigthink.com/news/a-flu-drug-that-kills-the-virus-in-24-hours-is-just-around-the-corner
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Human brains can recover after flatlining, study suggests


http://bigthink.com/news/study-human-brains-can-recover-after-showing-flatline-activity
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Thursday, March 1, 2018

Science: Cold Is The New Hot


https://principia-scientific.org/science-cold-is-the-new-hot/
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Cannabis over chemo: Woman says the oil cured her aggressive breast cancer in 5 months

https://www.naturalnews.com/2018-02-14-cannabis-over-chemo-woman-says-the-oil-cured-her-aggressive-breast-cancer-in-5-months.html
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Warning from the American Heart Association: Breast cancer treatments, such as radiation and chemo, can cause heart failure

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2018/03/warning-from-american-heart-association.html
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Putin confirms Russia has a 'doomsday' nuclear weapon in a wild speech to the nation


https://www.aol.com/article/news/2018/03/01/putin-confirms-russia-has-a-doomsday-nuclear-weapon-in-a-wild-speech-to-the-nation/23374181/
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