The Zika virus has been declared a World Health Emergency by the World Health Organization. How much of a danger does the virus pose to you and your family?
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Antioxidants and Aging
There's a lot of marketing telling us that if we'd only consume more antioxidants we'd stay young forever. Where does this idea come from? How true is it?
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From: The European Commission
From the Bench to the Public: Effective Communication and Scientific Sovereignty
Scientists face a unique problem of communication and the ways that they engage the public through publications presents a danger of misrepresenting breakthroughs in the field.
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The history of science is full of examples of discovery, both intentional and accidental. But how do scientists study subject matter incapable of being explained by simple models? And additionally, if science can produce favorable results (say, in the clinic), to what extent does it matter whether or not the results can be fully explained? Here, Siddhant Iyer outlines the ways in which scientists may study as-of-yet unexplained phenomena and argues for a framework involving the use of complex models while also acknowledging limitations.