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Soft sounds numb pain. Researchers may now know why
Source: Science Experiments in mice show how sound tamps down on pain processing in the brain.
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Why business is booming for military AI startups
Source: MIT Technology Review The invasion of Ukraine has prompted militaries to update their arsenals—and Silicon Valley stands to capitalize.
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Consider the octopus
Source: The Globe and Mail Octopuses are smart, playful and emotional in ways humans haven’t begun to understand until recently – just as companies are about to farm more of them than ever for food.
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A postdoc’s guide to choosing the right lab
Source: Nature Allison McClure describes how she secured her first postdoctoral position and shares her thoughts on how laboratories can attract candidates.
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Society for Nutrition promotes diversity of research methods to advance nutrition science
Source: Medical Xpress The American Society for Nutrition (ASN) highlights the value that all methodologies used in nutrition research contribute to the discipline, and that all methodologies, when used and interpreted appropriately, contribute to the evidence base.
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At a glance: Debate over classifying research, giant water lilies, and new hummingbird feather colors
Source: Science The latest in science and policy.
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With Stressed-Out Students in Challenging Times, Faculty Must Embrace Caring Practices
Source: EdSurge In the bad-old days of college teaching, especially in technical subjects, professors would stand before a classroom of freshmen and say, “Look to the right, look to the left. One of them will not graduate.”
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How technology is shaping learning in higher education
Source: McKinsey & Company Students and faculty want to continue using new classroom learning technologies adopted during COVID-19, but institutions could do more to support the shift.
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New SEC Cybersecurity Reporting Requirements: What Companies Should Know About Regulations
Source: Forbes Measuring the effectiveness of a cybersecurity program is still a rather new concept.
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Remote technology could nudge patients to join cancer clinical trials
Source: STAT News In the latest edition of STAT Health Tech: technology to boost participation in clinical trials, a new name for Watson Health's assets, and a data privacy scramble.
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