Why lot? How sortition could help representative democracy
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DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2020.125430
Abstract: Abstract In this paper we present a new analytical model of a Parliament and investigate the beneficial effects of the selection of legislators by lot in order to reduce some of the drawbacks of modern… read more here.
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Mission to Venus Could Help Solve an Atmospheric Mystery
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DOI: 10.1029/2021eo163168
Abstract: NASA’s recently announced DAVINCI+ mission to Venus will probe the planet’s atmosphere, hoping to shed light on the unknown dark patches that surround the planet. read more here.
Keywords: mission venus; mission; could help; help solve ... See more keywords
A Mission to Uranus Could Help Find Planet 9
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DOI: 10.1029/2023eo230199
Abstract: Narrowing down the search is essential for gaining time on a high-powered telescope that could spot the hypothesized planet directly. read more here.
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Scientists glimpse oddball microbe that could help explain rise of complex life
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-02430-w
Abstract: ‘Lokiarchaea’, previously known only from DNA, is isolated and grown in culture. ‘Lokiarchaea’, previously known only from DNA, is isolated and grown in culture. read more here.
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Could you help me, please? Intersectional field experiments on everyday discrimination in clothing stores
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DOI: 10.1080/1369183x.2018.1480360
Abstract: ABSTRACT Although we live in a society that pictures itself as antiracial and gender equal, research has shown that subtle forms of discrimination persist and affect the everyday life of ethnic minorities and women. This… read more here.
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Zebrafish larvae could help to personalize cancer treatments.
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DOI: 10.1126/science.357.6353.745
Abstract: Doctors often use trial and error to determine which cancer treatment works best for a particular patient. A new study describes a technique that may make the choice more rational, which involves growing implanted human… read more here.
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New deals could help scientific societies survive open access.
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DOI: 10.1126/science.365.6459.1229
Abstract: Small scientific societies that publish journals are working to team up with library consortia to ink publishing deals that would transform the journals to exclusively open access. Last week, a project that included funders backing… read more here.
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Gene Editing Could Help Pave the Way for Pig-to-Human Transplantations.
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DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.117.032246
Abstract: Although much of the promise of CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing techniques has centered around correcting disease-causing gene mutations, the advance is also showing potential in the field of xenotransplantation, for example, for making porcine organs safe… read more here.
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Got milk? How AI, lab techniques and automation could help you get more.
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DOI: 10.2144/btn-2021-0037
Abstract: Revolutionary techniques to improve dairy herd health and making them globally accessible could improve the sustainability of food production in the dairy farming industry. read more here.
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How Active Inference Could Help Revolutionise Robotics
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DOI: 10.3390/e24030361
Abstract: Recent advances in neuroscience have characterised brain function using mathematical formalisms and first principles that may be usefully applied elsewhere. In this paper, we explain how active inference—a well-known description of sentient behaviour from neuroscience—can… read more here.
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