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Links for you. Science: An epidemic of scientific fakery threatens to overwhelm publishers. More than 10,000 scientific papers were retracted last year as “paper mills” exploit the system.. (gift link) At least 20 E. coli cases reported after Lake Anna … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: A Gram-negative-selective antibiotic that spares the gut microbiome Elephants call each other by name, study finds The super-rich are buying up dinosaur bones – and now they want our near-perfect Stegosaurus The bird flu outbreak has … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: A new discovery about carbon dioxide is challenging decades-old ventilation doctrine With bird flu infecting dairy cattle, FDA asks some states to curb sales of raw milk This word was rejected by geologists. But it’s already … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: How Much Worse Would a Bird-Flu Pandemic Be? Increased stomach-brain coupling indexes a dimensional signature of negative mental health symptoms. A scientific controversy at the Supreme Court. We deserve a solid foundation of data to make … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Effectiveness of Updated 2023–2024 (Monovalent XBB.1.5) COVID-19 Vaccination Against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XBB and BA.2.86/JN.1 Lineage Hospitalization and a Comparison of Clinical Severity — IVY Network, 26 Hospitals, October 18, 2023–March 9, 2024 A promising vaccine approach … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: ‘Unusual’ cancers emerged after the pandemic. Doctors ask if covid is to blame. (gift link) Whooping cough cases double in the U.S., a potential legacy of the pandemic New ‘FLiRT’ COVID Variants Could Be Driving an … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Alice in Wonderland: Simple Tasks Showing Complete Reasoning Breakdown in State-Of-the-Art Large Language Models New Report Underscores the Seriousness of Long Covid H5N1 Bird Flu Isn’t a Human Pandemic—Yet. American Contrariness Could Turn It into One … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: Giant Joro spiders are invading the East Coast. Don’t worry, they’re shy. Want to See Bison at Yellowstone? You’re Likely Not Prepared. ‘A disturbing experience’: Postdoc fights to have work that plagiarized her thesis retracted Bird … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: When dealing with pseudoscience, the devil is in the detail – in this case, narrowing down a specific “Lab Leak” hypothesis. Why Extreme Syphilis Symptoms Are Showing Up Now How to Stop Bird Flu From Becoming … Continue reading →

Links for you. Science: We Must Face Down the Expanding Anti-Reality Industry Something Strange Happens to Wolves Infected by an Infamous Mind-Altering Parasite When your job is to get a job, that’s your job On the day of Dr. Fauci’s … Continue reading →