The Economist
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[:es]Summoned by screams[:]
[:es]The ways plants attract pollinators can be strange indeed[:]
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[:es]Why bad science persists: Incentive malus[:]
[:es]Poor scientific methods may be hereditary[:]
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What is the Nash Equilibrium and why does it matter?
Decisions that are good for individuals can sometimes be terrible for groups
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Seek, but shall ye find?
A proliferation of quieter submarines is pushing navies to concoct better ways to track them
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Researchers have built an artificial neuron
Narrowing the gap between biological brains and electronic ones
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Declare war on misleading metaphors
Metaphors matter. The right one can suggest new lines of inquiry and non-obvious solutions to pressing problems. But pick the wrong one and you risk being misled by false analogies […]
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Shell shock
Tiny fossils used to date rocks may not be the accurate clocks once believed
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Mitochondrial donation: Three’s company
Mice with genes from three parents live longer
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Microbes and autism: Gut feelings
The theory that bacteria are involved in some cases of autism gets a boost