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Sharpening minds in the community: Attention emerges as a key responsive outcome in municipal dementia prevention
Patients diagnosed with lung cancer found to have more microplastic in their lungs
How the developing human brain takes instructions: Two UCLA studies reveal what guides its most important stem cells
When A Bump Gets Greedy: A Connection I Had Missed For 25 Years
Back in 2009 I wrote in this blog a rather technical post about something I had called the “greedy bump bias.” (GBB) The effect I referred to had emerged from a 2003 CDF study of mine, where I considered the extraction of small signals sitting on top of much larger backgrounds.That work went unpublished, but then I took revenge with the blog post...
Tommaso Dorigo Thu, 09/03/2026 - 09:15 Categories PhysicsStrategies of designing high‑efficiency electrolyte additives for aqueous magnesium batteries: A review
Researchers identify "green thumb" molecule that drives leaf stalk growth in plants
Insilico Medicine included in the HKEX Tech 100 Index, drawing attention to opportunities in AI value chain
Study: Alcohol-linked cancer’s toll extends far beyond the liver with deaths rising across age groups
If You Like Stories, Thank The Inventors Of Fire
Gather 'round, listeners, and learn of the storytelling ape.
News Account Wed, 09/02/2026 - 17:53 Categories AnthropologyRain Gardens: Placement Matters More Than Square Footage
The Canadian capital of Ottawa was bombarded with 167 millimetres of rain in five hours earlier this summer in what the city called a one-in-200-year event. Close to 5,800 basement-flooding reports followed, and the worst of it hit the city’s west end, including the Crystal Beach neighborhood.
The Conversation Wed, 09/02/2026 - 16:18 Categories EnvironmentThe Precedent For Creating A 'Conservative' Science Journal
In 2009, with a Democrat back in the White House, corporate science and medical journal publishers asked Rep. John Conyers, Jr. of Detroit, a staunch ally of President Obama, to get the new president to issue an executive order and undo the work of his predecessor, President George W. Bush.
Hank Campbell Wed, 09/02/2026 - 13:33 Categories Science Education & Policy