Category: Science Dogmatism
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Diet. Definitions. (Empty) Forest…
Anthropologists used a novel data analysis of thousands of languages, in addition to studying a unique subset of celebrities, to reveal how a soft food diet -- contrasted with the diet of hunter-gatherers -- is restructuring dentition and changing how people speak. (1) You are what you eat. You are what you breath. You are…
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Shapes. Mathematics. Descriptions…
In nature, many things have evolved that differ in size, color and, above all, in shape. While the color or size of an object can be easily described, the description of a shape is more complicated. Researchers have now outlined a new and improved way to describe shapes based on a network representation that can…
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Rewards! Rewards!
Young children would rather explore than get rewards: Young children will pass up rewards they know they can collect to explore other options, a study suggested. Researchers found that when adults and 4- to 5-year-old children played a game where certain choices earned them rewards, both adults and children quickly learned what choices would give…
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Embryos. Analysis. Zero.
Researchers have created the first complete description of early embryo development, accounting for every single cell in the embryo. This 'virtual embryo' will help to answer how the different cell types in an organism can originate from a single egg cell. (1) Analyzing life, cell by cell. Atom by atom. Until we reach zero. One…
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Big Data & Archeology…
In a recently released edition of the Journal of Field Archaeology, Brown Assistant Professor of Anthropology Parker VanValkenburgh and several colleagues detailed new research they conducted in the former Inca Empire in South America using drones, satellite imagery and proprietary online databases. Their results demonstrate that big data can provide archaeologists with a sweeping, big-picture…
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