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In 2022, the open access movement has sought to do away with subscriptions entirely and provide free and unrestricted access to the world’s scientific knowledge. The trouble is this: Publishing high-quality, peer-reviewed journals is expensive, and there is not yet clarity on who, in the OA ecosystem, should bear the cost. As the industry changes, and as the promises and perils of open access become clearer, this mantra will light the path ahead.
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2 years ago Read more at American Physical Society

Pope Francis: The world’s cultures, traditions, spiritualities and languages must be acknowledged, respected and protected, especially those of Indigenous peoples. The entire patrimony of human knowledge “should be employed as a means of overcoming conflicts in a nonviolent manner and combating poverty and the new forms of slavery” Pope Francis wrote in remarks read by an aide March 14.
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2 years ago Read more at Catholic Review of Baltimore

Optimism and pessimism are not arbitrary and elusive labels. On the contrary, they are mindsets that can be scientifically measured. In 2019, a review published in JAMA Network Open showed that individuals with higher levels of optimism experience a 35 percent lower risk of cardiovascular events compared to those with lower optimism.
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2 years ago Read more at The MIT Press Reader

Scientists have developed an app for the Apple Vision Pro mixed reality headset that lets users control a robot using head and hand gestures alone. It could be used to control machines remotely in different scenarios — from playing pranks to navigating a disaster zone. The connected robot then translates the data into corresponding movements.
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2 years ago Read more at Livescience.com

Cardinal Health has received approval by the Science Based Targets initiative. Targets are considered science-based if they align with what the latest climate science says is necessary to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Cardinal Health is committed to reducing our impact on the environment and contributing to a more sustainable world, said Megan Maltenfort, Cardinal Health's VP of Environmental, Social and Governance.
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2 years ago Read more at PR Newswire

Congress should unearth the role of credulous lawmakers and the Trump administration’s State Department in cooking up a dubious syndrome that somehow merited millions in compensation while hobbling diplomatic relations with Cuba. a 2018 Senate hearing into “Havana syndrome” concluded that Cuba was unequivocally involved in attacks, with the likely assistance of Russia or China.
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2 years ago Read more at Scientific American

The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering (CASE) announced the election of 35 new members in 2024. Twelve of these new members — over a third — are UConn faculty. The elected researchers span five schools and include two research administrators.
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2 years ago Read more at University of Connecticut

Scientists snooped on the brain activity of college students who wrote by hand or typed words. This trend also showed up in brainwaves — patterns of electrical activity — that have been linked with forming memories. Scientists think that slow process of tracing out letters and words gives people more time to process material and learn it.
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2 years ago Read more at Science News Explores

This session is held as part of our Women's History Month celebration! Scientists, researchers, and collections managers are behind the scenes every day, uncovering new information and taking care of our collection. Visit the Science Hub on select weekdays for an up-close look at what our researchers do every day.
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2 years ago Read more at Field Museum

Andrea Bonilla, a Colombian scientist at Cornell University in the United States, has been working with a team of researchers since 2014 to catalog humpback whales from a visual analysis of their tails—or flukes. Over the years, the team has identified 70 whales, and hopes to see some of them again to record any physical changes that could provide clues to their migratory patterns, population sizes, health and sexual maturity. On the tail, "the coloration and patterns that
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2 years ago Read more at Phys.org