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Another study shows that Americans still don't seem to understand how science works.
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Scientists search for truth, not "balance" to appease partisans who already hate them anyway. If they get involved in politics, they shouldn't change their attitudes.
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If scientists don't get aggressively involved in policy and soon, there might not be much science left for them to do...
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We still know very little about the closest extrasolar world we've discovered, including whether it's suitable for life.
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Years of constant nagging about growing antibiotic resistance and its dire consequences, the public and industry still act as if they're blissfully unaware and are overusing antibiotics at an alarming rate.
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Science proves that open offices are the worst environments to work, offsetting their low price with huge hits to employee productivity and health.
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While pervasive, deceptive fake news seems to be a new phenomenon for the public, the science world has been trying to battle their version of it for years.
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Tractor beams aren't just for aliens cruising Earth and looking for people to abduct anymore. In fact, you can build one yourself.
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With no faith in politicians to help combat global warming, some scientists are turning to geo-engineering as a possible solution.
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For millennials, the first step to happiness and a productive life may to forget pretty much everything boomer culture tried to teach them.