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This Week: Scalable Meat, Marriage, Gorillas, Crpws, Gowanus Canal, Fiddler Crabs, Bird Song, Cats, Healthcare, Sensory, and Much More Science you can trust!
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A university that has been operating in the United States since before there was a United States just lost billions of dollars in government funding.
Much of it was heading to fund ongoing scientific research
Including cancer and genetic therapies for a host of diseases.
All because Harvard refused to give in to political demands
The retaliation has not stopped there, as the government is now attempting to revoke the university’s tax-exempt status and bar it from hosting international students.
If these actions against higher education seem alarming,
Keep in mind the many institutions that have already allowed the government to take control to dictate how they educate and who they educate.
There are of course more cruel injustices being committed currently
By an administration that seems to mean and rueful of the American dream
Defunding, deporting, imprisoning and defying all that America stands for…
But Harvard stood up
For themselves, for their students, and for…
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Scalable Meat
What’s been holding lab-grown meat back???
1/2 of marriages end in divorce
The other half end in death
Gorillas love truffles!
And they don’t care that truffle fries are played out, Karen!
Shapely Crows
Crows can count, but can they do geometry?
Oh,
Gowanus Canal is teeming with extremophiles.
Trust In Science
Why don’t conservative Americans trust science, and AI avatars help?
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Blair’s Animal Corner!
When a fiddler crab tells you how big they are, you believe him!
The size and weight of their claw completely change the sound of hitting the sand, so the ladies really can tell.
Bird song is different depending on personality
So no, I can’t do it with more feeling!
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Some Science stories with Justin!
Where do cats come from?
The complex origin story of domestic cats
How not to run healthcare
Preventable pregnancy deaths
Science stories you can trust with Kiki!
Touchy Feely
How does the sense of touch differ in people with autism?
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