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Lack Of Sex Held Us Back Forever
6+ hour, 21+ min ago (145+ words) Science 2. 0 Lack Of Sex Held Us Back Forever A new study of fossils from about 575 million years ago, the oldest known animals so far, may explain why animal life appeared but barely evolved over millions of years. Prior to animal…...
Young People Have Become Jaded To Emotional Appeals On Screens - And That Is Good
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (591+ words) Running a pro-science nonprofit is a poor business model....
Teens Are Getting Much Less Sleep Than In The Past
3+ mon, 15+ hour ago (526+ words) A new paper says teens are not getting enough sleep and a lot of parents with teenage children may disagree. Others reflexively blame phones and tablets. It isn't a new concern, though. Nor is technology new in getting blame. In…...
COVID-19 Lockdowns Set Back Childhood Development By Years
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (394+ words) Science 2. 0 COVID-19 lockdowns were an important tool in mitigating risks of acquiring the disease and putting those with comorbidities at higher risk, but objective epidemiologists questioned the value of lockdowns beyond three weeks Some areas exceeded SAR and R0 models by…...
At 2 Months, Babies Can Categorize Objects
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (263+ words) At two months of age, infants lack language and fine motor control but their minds may be understanding how things look and figuring out to which category they belong, which would push back earlier beliefs about the foundations of visual…...
Student Loans Were Touted As The Path To Higher Income - Most Made Young People Poorer
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (419+ words) In the 1980s, Democrats produced data showing that a college degree meant hundreds of thousands of dollars in lifetime earnings difference than a high school diploma. It should be a right, they said, and universities readily agreed. Student loans became unlimited…...
The Birth Paradox
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (338+ words) Surely you've noticed that many countries are subsidizing births " and others are banning abortions " even as tech lords lament the number of "useless people" in the world. You've noted the contradiction, and you've asked yourself, "What's going on here?" Cool…...
Prenatal Depression May Be A Sign Of Privilege
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (651+ words) New survey results find that sociocultural factors may be involved in how likely someone is to report moderate to severe depression symptoms and get a'prenatal depression diagnosis. read more New survey results find that sociocultural factors may be involved in…...
RSV Vaccine For Pregnant Women Leads To 72% Fewer Babies Hospitalized With The Virus
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (497+ words) Real world data show that the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine rolled out for pregnant women in the UK last year has already resulted in'a 72 percent drop in babies being admitted to the hospital among women who took it.'Experts…...
You Don't Need Government Food Bans For Health, Provide Structure And Choice For Kids
11+ mon, 1+ week ago (537+ words) If you need any new evidence that science is just another arm of politics, look to the switch in the Republican party once President Donald Trump embraced former Natural Resources Defense Council lawyer, friend of Obama, and anti-science zealot Robert…...