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In Praise Of Solitude In Science 0
- Society
- May 3, 2016
Do scientists and innovators benefit from spending time alone? In an age of big science and large collaboration consortia, the benefits of solitude may not always be evident. Perhaps many people too often confuse solitude with strained loneliness. Thus, being alone at regular intervals may be interpreted as evidence of a bizarre inability to belong
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Bringing ‘Dirty’ Mice Into Labs Opens A World Of Possibilities 0
- Health & Medicine
- April 29, 2016
Treating immune disorders might have gotten easier with a new mouse model.
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The Perks Of Data Sharing 0
- Open Access, Society
- April 13, 2016
Data sharing is no longer a question of ‘why’, but rather of ‘when’ and ‘how’.
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Where Are All The Single Authors?0
- Society
- April 8, 2015
The trend towards collaborative research has a downside. Research is on the rise. The number of articles produced each year is increasing and so is the number of authors on each article. But what about the researchers who buck this trend and publish articles alone? Their fate is investigated in a study by Natascha Gaster,
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Investing In Happiness? Study The Brain!0
- Mind & Brain
- November 24, 2014
What happens to the dollars spent in the BRAIN initiative. Can money buy us happiness? Probably it can; if we measure happiness materialistically, as in a trinket at the corner store or a trip to our favorite landmark across the world. If we want to spend more than we have, it generally is recipe for
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Don’t Try Losing Weight By Just Eating More Fruits And Vegetables 0
- Food & Culture
- July 1, 2014
Research shows adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet will not help as such. If you think eating more fruits and veggies helps you have a lean and fit body, you might have to re-think. Of course generally, everyone recommends consuming more fruits and vegetables (F/Vs) as a good compensation to weight loss regime because
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