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Neurophilosophy
Philosophers and neuroscientists join forces to see whether science can solve the mystery of free will
sciencemag.org - Bahar Gholipour
Philosophers have spent millennia debating whether we have free will, without reaching a conclusive answer. Neuroscientists optimistically entered …
The Guardian
Magnetism
Pole position: human body might be able to pick up on Earth's magnetic field
The Guardian
It sounds like a power to be boasted of by the X-Men, but researchers say humans might have the ability to pick up on Earth’s magnetic field. Many animals, from pigeons to turtles, use it to navigate,
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The Walking Dead
We could increase human lifespan – but everyone ‘would turn into zombies’
metro.co.uk - Rob Waugh
New drugs and other treatments may be able to prolong human lifespans in the not-too-distant future – but there’s one tiny drawback. We’ll all be …
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Molecular Biology
Selfish DNA: The Ultimate Parasite (April 17, 1980)
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Title: Selfish DNA: The Ultimate Parasite Description: Item is a photocopy. Number of Image Pages: 4 (862,928 Bytes) Date: 1980-04-17 (April 17, …
New South Wales
Welcome Asterix, Obelix and Yoda! Finding fun in the serious matter of discovering insects
phys.org - Nick Porch
Alexander Riedel, a weevil specialist from Germany, and Indonesian museum curator Raden Pramesa Narakusumo are working on the Asia-Pacific weevil …
NHS
Standing on the shoulders of giants
nature.com - www.nature.com
Samra Turajlic is a consultant medical oncologist at the Royal Marsden National Health Service Foundation Trust and a clinician–scientist at the …
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Neurophilosophy
Scientists engineer mouse 'smart house' to study behavior
phys.org - The Francis Crick Institute
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have developed a 'smart house' for mice, that allows them to study the animals' behaviour with minimal …
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Mindfulness
Can't stand the rain? How wet weather affects human behaviour
The Guardian - Jamie Flook
It’s raining, it’s pouring, the old man is snoring. He bumped his head when he went to bed, and he couldn’t get up in the morning. This was possibly because in the absence of sunlight his body was still
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Neurophilosophy
Don't miss: Making science happen, a mega-collider and a hypnotic game
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Read Dieter Helm’s Green and Prosperous Land: A blueprint for rescuing the British countryside (William Collins) delivers handsomely on the promise in …
Academic Research
Emerging UK cell therapy companies
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London – last week a half day event at The Francis Crick Institute looked at three UK cell therapy companies that have been spun out of academic …
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Anthropology
Do high-tech laboratories actually help scientists do better work?
Wired UK - Sanjana Varghese
Francis Crick Institute Think of a scientist, and a specific image may come to mind – a man in a white coat, maybe, or someone stepping away from …
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Tumors
The mechanics of tumour formation
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Access optionsAccess options References Original article Messal, H. A. et al. Tissue curvature and apicobasal mechanical tension imbalance instruct …
England
How Do You Feed 1.5 Million Flies? Craft And Graft Exhibition Shows Secrets Of Science
londonist.com - M@
Got 20 minutes to spare at St Pancras? Spurn the coffee stall, and pop over to the Francis Crick Institute for a rare look at the hidden army who …
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Mental Health
Greener Childhood Associated With Happier Adulthood
NPR - Jonathan Lambert
The experience of natural spaces, brimming with greenish light, the smells of soil and the quiet fluttering of leaves in the breeze can calm our frenetic modern lives. It's as though our very cells can
Bloomberg
European Union
No-Deal Brexit Poses Grave Risk to Patients, Health Leaders Warn
Bloomberg - Naomi Kresge
The U.K. crashing out of the European Union without a deal would be hazardous to patients’ health, a who’s-who of public-health leaders warned in a …
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Science
Tangerine Dream: how German electronica is helping genetic science at The Francis Crick Institute
The Telegraph - By Sarah Knapton
German electronica, eyelashes stuck on cocktail sticks and 1.5 million fruit flies are the secret weapons of one of Britain’s largest scientific centre, it has emerged. The Francis Crick Institute in is
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Book Reviews
Book review: The Four Horsemen, by Richard Dawkins, Daniel Dennett, Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens
scotsman.com - Stuart Kelly
When I was asked to review this book, – subtitled “The Discussion That Sparked An Atheist Revolution” – I rather hoped it would be a scholarly, …
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Brainwaves
'Jaw-dropping' breakthrough reveals a brand new way our brains work: Cells send messages to totally separate parts of our
dailymail.co.uk - Joe Pinkstone
The human brain is capable of communicating in a way scientists previously thought was impossible. Brain cells can create an electrical field that …
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Philosophy
Neurophilosophy and Transhumanism
apaonline.org - by Blog Contributor
by Nayef Al-Rodhan The history of humanity is a history of self-improvement and part of that history is pursuing neurochemical gratification. Except …
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Mindfulness
Introduction to the Neuroscience of Mindfulness - The Mindfulness Project
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Research has shown that mindfulness can help us self-regulate our moods and thoughts, become more resilient in the face of stress and challenges, …
YNW Melly
YNW MELLY MURDER ON MY MIND REMIX (God all on my mind)
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Philosophy of Science
Synthetic Philosophy - Philsci-Archive
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Schliesser, Eric (2019) Synthetic Philosophy. [Preprint] Text Synthetic Philosophy28jan2019.docx Download (38kB) Abstract In this essay, I discuss …
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Molecular Biology
The European Mars Rover Will Be Named After DNA Scientist Rosalind Franklin
Fortune - Renae Reints
The European Space Agency’s new Mars rover will be named after British scientist Rosalind Franklin, who contributed to the discovery of DNA’s …
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Science
Mars rover to be named after overlooked female DNA pioneer Rosalind Franklin
The Telegraph - By Henry Bodkin
Europe’s first Mars Rover will be named after the British female scientist who helped discover DNA but was overshadowed by her male colleagues. Rosalind Franklin, whose groundbreaking “photo 51” enabled
Neurophilosophy
Publisher Correction: c-Maf controls immune responses by regulating disease-specific gene networks and repressing IL-2 in
nature.com - www.nature.com
The Francis Crick Institute, Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Infection, London, UK Leona Gabryšová • , Marisol Alvarez-Martinez • , Luke S. Cox • , …
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Philosophy of Science
Productive Theory-Ladenness in fMRI
pitt.edu - M. Emrah Aktunc
Several developments for diverse scientific goals, mostly in physics and physiology, had to take place, which eventually gave us fMRI as one of the …
Imperial College London
Author Correction: Progression of whole-blood transcriptional signatures from interferon-induced to neutrophil-associated
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Respiratory Infection Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK Jake Dunning • , Long T. Hoang • , Maximillian S. …
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Health
If You're Often Angry Or Irritable, You May Be Depressed
NPR - Nell Greenfieldboyce
Registered nurse Ebony Monroe of Houston recently went through a period of being quick to anger about every little thing. She didn't realize then what it might mean for her health. "If you had told me
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Molecular Biology
Rogue Bitcoin-funded biohacker wants to gene-hack designer babies
futurism.com - Jon Christian
Designer Babies A do-it-yourself biohacker named Bryan Bishop says that he’s working on technology that will gene-hack babies to make them “grow …
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Book Reviews
Nonfiction Book Review: Possible Minds: 25 Ways of Looking at AI by Edited by John Brockman. Penguin Press, $28 (320p) ISBN
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Possible Minds: 25 Ways of Looking at AI Edited by John Brockman. Penguin Press, $28 (320p) ISBN 978-0-525-55799-9 Brockman (This Idea Is Brilliant, …