Undergraduates Formerly in Foster Care – Royel Johnson

Americans’ confidence in science

Highlights from Pew Research Center survey of the U.S. public's opinions about science issues and their effect on society.

Ending fossil-fuel subsidies

Eliminating fossil fuel subsidies could reduce emission of hundreds of millions of metric tons of CO
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No raw data, no science

Journal editor asks 41 research teams for data related to their submitted articles; half withdrew submissions and only one complied.

Long-term impacts of class size in compulsory school

Economists find no indication that reductions in school class size has any impact on individuals' long-term educational outcomes and economic outcomes.

Advertising in medical journals

Commentary on the ethics of medical journals accepting money from advertisers and the proposed standards for applications to advertise in them.

Magic mushrooms reduce anxiety and depression

A single dose of psilocybin found to have reduced anxiety and depression in 60% to 80% of cancer patients 6.5 months after treatment, with more than 70% showing long-term improvements nearly 5 years later.

Physicists trap, photograph individual atoms

Physicists capture individual atoms and observed them merge into a molecule, finding the atoms didn't merge as quickly as existing models can explain.

Upcoming guests

Akchousanh Rasphone from the University of Oxford will join us to discuss her article “Documenting the demise of tiger and leopard, and the status of other carnivores and prey, in Lao PDR’s most prized protected area: Nam Et – Phou Louey” [email us to submit a question].

Veronica Sevillano from the University of Madrid will join us to discuss her chapter “Animals as Social Groups: An intergroup relations analysis of human-animal conflicts” [email us to submit a question].

Jeremy Gunawardena from Harvard University will join us to discuss his article “A Complex Hierarchy of Avoidance Behaviors in a Single-Cell Eukaryote” [already recorded].

Trevor Wardill from the University of Minnesota will join us to discuss his article “Cuttlefish use stereopsis to strike at prey” [already recorded].