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Although meth is irresistible, addicts often prefer small cash rewards
In a recent New York Times story, health reporter Jan Hoffman describes methamphetamine as irresistible, suggesting it is so pharmacologically compelling that using it inexorably leads to an addiction that is nearly…
‘Gold Standard Science’ Starts by Auditing the Climate Narrative
President Donald Trump seeks to restore America’s “gold standard science”—a science that’s rooted in transparency, peer review, reproducibility, and freedom from political pressure. It’s time to apply that sort of science to…
Telltale Alzehimer’s warning sign your body might be giving you | Science | News
Scientists have discovered new clues about the early signs of Alzheimer's. Researchers in the Global Neurodegeneration Proteomics Consortium (GNPC) examined proteins in the body that can be used to track neurological…
Scientists work out exact date they believe the world will end | Science | News
Scientists have calculated the likely date the universe will cease to exist as the results of a groundbreaking new study were announced. The study was published by physicists from Cornell University, Shanghai Jiao Tong…
What depopulation portends for human progress and our future
Natalist panic is rife nowadays. The White House is weighing initiatives to boost the number of births, ranging from a $5,000-per-baby bonus to awarding "National Medals of Motherhood" to mothers with six or more…
Is Climate Change Responsible for the Texas Floods?
Flash flooding in central Texas has killed at least 104 people, including 28 children, and while Democrats have rushed to blame climate change for the disaster, climate analysts have countered that narrative. The flooding…
Why do they keep making Jurassic Park movies?
Before you ask, they keep making Jurassic Park movies because you keep paying to see them. Maybe not you, specifically. But people, who drove the last three films in the franchise to billions in combined box office revenue.…
No, deactivating Instagram won’t improve your mental health
A study by Stanford's Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) on the effects of social media went viral on X over the weekend. While the post represents the results as "shocking," the study itself found…
Despite what Robert F. Kennedy says, cell phones don’t cause brain cancer
Robert F. Kennedy, the secretary of Health and Human Services, still believes that cell phones are causing brain cancer, as revealed in a congressional hearing in January. But numerous studies going back to the year 2000 all…
New study challenges the standard models of addiction
Does using alcohol, nicotine, or cannabis engender addiction by changing the structure of brains, or does the structure of brains incline some people toward using those substances? In standard brain disease models of…
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