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Drone delivers defibrillators for cardiac arrest faster than ambulance

New Scientist

People who have gone into cardiac arrest can get treatment faster if a drone delivers a defibrillator, but there needs to be someone nearby trained in CPR, shows a trial in Sweden

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ChatGPT Replicates Gender Bias in Recommendation Letters

Scientific American

A new study has found that the use of AI tools such as ChatGPT in the workplace entrenches biased language based on gender

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New black hole discovered in New Zealand toilet

New Scientist

After bringing the world news of the Black Hole Lane near a reader's home in Hereford, UK, last month, Feedback is delighted to learn of the existence of the Black Hole Public Toilet in Nelson, New Zealand

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Psychiatric Disorders Spike After Gun Violence

Scientific American

Survivors of gun violence, especially young ones, are often forgotten among those affected by such shootings, and they bear a substantial health burden over the following year

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.

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Mutation behind Huntington's linked to higher childhood intelligence

New Scientist

The genetic mutation that causes the brain condition Huntington's disease may result in greater intelligence among young people, which could explain why evolution has selected for it

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What Would It Mean to 'Absorb' a Nuclear Attack?

Scientific American

The missiles on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota make it a potential target for a nuclear attack. And that doesn’t come close to describing what the reality would be for those on the ground.

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Viewpoint: No change in fossil fuel production plans

A Greener Life

By Jeremy Williams There’s a giant cognitive dissonance at the heart of global climate politics. Almost every country now agrees that it has work to do to prevent climate disaster. The age of scepticism is over and every major economy has set carbon targets. At the same time, those governments all want to maximise fossil fuel production. According to the recent Production Gap report, the total planned production of fossil fuels between now and 2050 is twice the limit set to keep warming to 1.5 d

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Breathtaking images from Environmental Photographer of the Year awards

New Scientist

Winning entries in this year’s Environmental Photographer of the Year competition highlight humanity’s efforts to reduce our impact on the climate and adapt to a changing world

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All Eyes on Dubai: Expectations for Canada

Enviromental Defense

All Eyes on Dubai: Expectations for Canada With COP28 around the corner, our team at Environmental Defence is hard at work preparing for a busy two weeks at the UN climate talks. But we wanted to take a moment to lay out our expectations, both for what COP28 must deliver as well as the Government of Canada. (If you missed our explainer on what COP28 is, check that out here.

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Nutrient found in beef and milk shows promise against several cancers

New Scientist

A fatty acid found in beef and milk attacked different types of cancerous cells in a series of lab and animal experiments

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Implementing D.E.J.I. Strategies in Energy, Environment, and Transportation

Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition

Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.

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Falling Walls 2023: How open science and systems thinking can save the planet 

Frontiers

Open access publisher Frontiers and the Frontiers Research Foundation joined this year’s Falling Walls Science Summit held on 7-9 November in Berlin, Germany. The Falling Walls Science Summit is a prominent gathering that unites experts from various scientific disciplines to explore groundbreaking research and foster collaborative solutions for the challenges of our time.

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Covid-19 vaccines should target only omicron for best immune response

New Scientist

Covid-19 vaccines may offer better protection if they just target the omicron variant, rather than both omicron and the ancestral SARS-CoV-2 strain

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How Long Do Thanksgiving Leftovers Last?

Scientific American

Food scientists break down what food is the first to go bad and simple ways of extending leftovers’ shelf life

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Babies may start to learn language before they are born

New Scientist

Newborn babies respond differently to their mother tongue, suggesting that exposure to language in the uterus may provide the foundations for learning

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Shaping a Resilient Future: Climate Impact on Vulnerable Populations

Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital

As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.

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The Amazon's Record-Breaking Drought Is about More Than Climate Change

Scientific American

The Amazon rain forest is in the middle of a record-breaking drought because of deforestation, El Niño and climate change

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How to get a better night's sleep by hacking your brainwaves

New Scientist

Wearable technology that stimulates the brain to make you sleep more deeply promises to revolutionise your slumber – can it really lead to a better night’s rest?

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The Science to Be Grateful for This Year

Scientific American

A year of exciting ideas and research has given us much to be grateful for

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Construction robot builds massive stone walls on its own

New Scientist

A robotic construction vehicle can use 3D digital mapping and AI to learn the best placement for each stone in a wall, without instruction from a human

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Sustainability at Retail

Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.

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EC Asks SCCS to Assess Safety of Hydroxyapatite (Nano) in View of New Information

Brag

On November 20, 2023, the European Commission (EC) Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) announced that the EC requested that it carry out a safety assessment on hydroxyapatite (nano) in view of new information provided. As reported in our March 24, 2023, blog item, according to SCCS’s March 2023 final opinion on hydroxyapatite (nano), based on the data provided, SCCS considers hydroxyapatite (nano) safe when used at concentrations up to ten percent in toothpaste, and The post EC Asks S

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Eight personality traits may help people live to 100 and beyond

New Scientist

Interviews with 19 centenarians reveal that they often share several personality traits – including being sociable, positive and resilient – which may have helped them reach an advanced age

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Mysterious 'Tasmanian Devil' Space Explosion Baffles Astronomers

Scientific American

Scientists still can’t explain what is causing unusually bright explosions in space—but a surprising observation might offer clues

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See a very special spruce - the Tree of Life in Washington state

New Scientist

Anna Beeke's shot of this huge spruce, which has become a landmark on the Pacific shoreline, is part of a stunning new book of photographs highlighting trees and woodlands around the world

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GROWING CONCERN AROUND RBC’S PURCHASE OF HSBC CANADA PROMPTS LAUNCH OF ‘STOP THE RBC TAKEOVER’ CAMPAIGN

Enviromental Defense

Campaign calling on Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to block the biggest bank merger in Canadian history that raises significant concerns on housing, affordability, competition, Indigenous rights and climate change, if it’s allowed to proceed. Ottawa | Traditional, unceded territory of the Algonquin Anishinaabeg People – This is a deal that’s bad for everyone but the bankers.

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African penguins recognise their partners by the spots on their chest

New Scientist

The unique patterns of dots on the front of African penguins seem to be key to their ability to pick out their partners in a crowded colony

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Lynn L. Bergeson and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D. Named 2023 Affiliates of the Year by ACD (formerly NACD)

Brag

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) is proud to announce that Lynn L. Bergeson, Managing Partner, and Richard E. Engler, Ph.D., Director of Chemistry, have received the Affiliate of the Year award from the Alliance for Chemical Distribution (ACD), for their “invaluable counsel,” “technical support,” and guidance on chemical distribution issues.

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For All Mankind season four review: Space race drama still a winner

New Scientist

This alternate history saga is as riveting as ever, but with added gravitas as it tackles questions also facing us in our world – such as how to convince people to act for future generations, says Bethan Ackerley

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Outlook on scaling of carbon removal technologies

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies that could be critical tools to combat climate change have developed in line with other technologies from the last century.

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Our hunt for alien life needs solid guidelines for clear-cut success

New Scientist

A proposed framework to assess and communicate the credibility of detections of extraterrestrial life is vital to deliver results we can all believe in

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Microplastics in water treatment: fate, toxicity assessment and removal technologies

Environmental News Bits

Djebbari K., Li B., Shor L., Anagnostou E., (Corresponding) Bagtzoglou A. (2023). “Microplastics in water treatment: fate, toxicity assessment and removal technologies.” 18th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST2023), cest2023_00396.

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How to spot this year's Geminid meteor shower

New Scientist

The peak of the spectacular Geminids meteor shower is on the night of 14 and 15 December, but the shower is active from 4 December, says Abigail Beall

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'A Shot in the Arm' Documentary Treats Vaccine Denialism with a Dose of Empathy

Scientific American

A pandemic film shows that compassion and civil dialogue might be the best antidote to vaccine distrust

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Trust and safety – the most important tech job you’ve never heard of

New Scientist

Trust and safety teams at tech firms are all too easy to overlook, but the rise of propaganda and online harassment makes them vitally important, says Annalee Newitz

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European Parliament advances rules to reduce packaging by 2030 and beyond

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Packaging Dive. European Parliament voted Wednesday to adopt its position on new EU-wide packaging rules, supporting phased reductions in packaging, requirements for all packaging to be recyclable and bans on intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and bisphenol A in food-contact packaging, among other provisions.

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