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With SpaceX CEO Elon Musk detailing his dreams to build a city on Mars, Inverse’s Mike Brown discusses what the latest Starship rocket test means for the future of space travel — and humanity itself.
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-starship-watch-triple-engine-fire
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-mars-city-test
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As companies like Nueralink aim to revolutionize medical technology, Inverse’s Mike Brown and Sarah Wells discuss how breakthroughs in brain-machine interfaces can restore sensory and motor function and treat neurological disorders.
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https://www.inverse.com/innovation/elon-musks-neuralink-demo
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/computer-restores-sense-of-touch
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Amid a global “character crisis,” more people are going to therapy in the wake of Covid-19. Inverse’s Ali Pattillo and Sarah Sloat discuss building character and taking care of our mental health during the pandemic.
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- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/the-character-edge-why-competence-isnt-enough-for-great-leadership
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/therapy-during-covid-19
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With the list of so-called “science-backed diets“ ever-growing, Inverse’s Ali Pattillo explains why plant-based eating and “Pesco-Mediterranean” diets are sound strategies to improve health and longevity.
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https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/pesco-mediterranean-diet
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/plant-based-diet-benefits
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As social science reveals surprising overlap in the relationships of chimpanzees and humans, experts suggest friendliness may be the key to a species’ success. Inverse’s Sarah Sloat and Sarah Wells explain.
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https://www.inverse.com/science/aging-chimp-friendships
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/survival-of-the-friendliest-brian-hare-intervew
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Ahead of the holiday season, avoiding high-risk hot spots and embracing essential soft health drivers could be the best path toward a stronger, healthier new year. Inverse’s Ali Pattillo explains.
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- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/study-pinpoints-high-risk-covid-19-locations
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/soft-health-drivers-influence-longevity
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As the latest animal science upends common thinking about one of our favorite pets,
Inverse’s Claire Cameron and Sarah Sloat explain the feral nature of house cats and their dangerous, mysterious ways.
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https://www.inverse.com/science/should-you-let-your-cat-go-outside-gps-study-reveals-deadly-consequences
https://www.inverse.com/science/are-cats-even-domesticated
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While sleeping during Covid-19 can be a nightmare, the latest science offers crucial new paths to a good night’s rest. Inverse’s Nick Lucchesi and Sarah Sloat explain how smart clock technology and body clock science can help.
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https://www.inverse.com/innovation/lenovo-smart-clock-essential
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/body-clock-difference-between-men-and-women
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Through telepresence technology and biomedical innovation, robotics are transforming how we take charge of our mental and physical health. Inverse’s Sarah Wells explains how social robots and mini drones could solve present and future problems.
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/social-robots-could-save-social-distancing
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spray-robots-on-demand
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Now that the SpaceX Crew Dragon has successfully launched into orbit, Inverse’s Mike Brown explains what the flight could mean for Elon Musk’s Mars City — and how critics are resisting the vision.
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https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-crew-dragon-historic-launch
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-mars-city-musk-critics
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As Covid-19 rocks the entertainment industry, Inverse’s Jake Kleinman discusses what his recent interviews with filmmakers Jason Blum and Werner Herzog reveal about the future of movies.
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https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/werner-herzog-interview-fireball-star-wars
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-mars-city-werner-herzog
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/blumhouse-jason-blum-interview
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As the U.K quietly builds a powerful space empire, technology firms like Air Company aim to fuel a sustainable future beyond Earth. Inverse’s David Grossman and Mike Brown discuss the hidden players shaking up the race to outer space.
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- https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-mars-city-fuel-station
- https://www.inverse.com/innovation/uk-disrupting-the-space-agency
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As new discoveries subvert prehistoric gender roles, Inverse’s Sarah Wells and Emma Betuel discuss how real-life Amazons and ancient female big game hunters are rewriting human history.
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- https://www.inverse.com/science/ancient-women-hunted-big-game
- https://www.inverse.com/science/real-life-amazons
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As Starlink, the SpaceX satellite constellation designed to deliver the internet to Earth, takes flight, Inverses’ Mike Brown offers a comprehensive look at everything you need to know about getting your internet from Elon Musk.
SPACEX STARLINK:
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacex-starlink-price-launch-date-how-to-see-elon-musks-constellation
SPACEX VERSUS SPACE SCIENCE:
https://www.inverse.com/science/elon-musks-starlink-is-having-a-pernicious-effect-on-astronomy
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With the latest research changing what we thought we knew about Vikings and Neanderthals, Inverse’s Sarah Wells and Sarah Sloat explain how humanity’s family tree is being rewritten by new discoveries.
DNA VIKING STUDY:
https://www.inverse.com/science/viking-dna-study
Y CHROMOSOME STUDY
https://www.inverse.com/science/neanderthal-denisovan-y-chromosome-study
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Witha renaissance of psychedelic research, Inverse’s Ali Pattillo and Emma Betuel discuss how magic mushrooms and LSD could transform the way we treat cancer patients’ crushing mental health symptoms and people’s chronic pain.
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https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/lsd-pain-tolerance-microdosing-effects
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/cancer-patients-psilocybin-psychedelic-therapy
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As the race to develop an effective coronavirus vaccine heats up, drugmakers Pfizer and Moderna shed new light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel. However, many hurdles remain before either vaccine is available to the public. Inverse’s Emma Betuel explains.
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Vaccine News:
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/moderna-vaccine-explained
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/pfizer-vaccine-results-explained
Outbreak study:
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/vaccination-measles-outbreak-study-coronavirus-lesson
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As end-of-life research explains what really happens when you hear your last words, a brain study explores how music can literally give you the chills. Inverse’s Emma Betuel explains what the latest science says about the power of sound.
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- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/last-words
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/why-music-gives-you-chills
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With the latest research on coffee and seasonal affective disorder, Inverse’s Sarah Sloat and Ali Pattillo discuss how what we eat and drink can keep our brains sane, and our bodies running optimally.
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- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/food-mental-health-science-explained
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/science-reveals-the-perfect-time-to-drink-coffee-for-a-healthy-metabolism
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With the release of the The Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S, Microsoft is surging ahead in the controversial console wars. Inverse’s Jen Glennon and Danny Paez explain how the latest video game tech is revolutionizing how people play them.
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- https://www.inverse.com/gaming/xbox-series-x-review
- https://www.inverse.com/gaming/xbox-series-s-review
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With NASA solving age-old mysteries about lunar water and Pluto’s terrain, Inverse’s Passant Rabie explains how new discoveries are shaping the future of space travel, as well as the present climate systems on Earth.
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Despite their dangerous reputations, some of the most common myths about snakes and spiders can easily be debunked. Inverse’s JoAnna Wendel and Nina Pullano reveal the truth about some of nature’s most feared creatures— and how you can use it to face your fears.
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- https://www.inverse.com/science/notorious-aussie-spider-kills-humans-via-evolutionary-coincidence
- https://www.inverse.com/science/top-snake-myths-debunked
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With ancient discoveries solving centuries-old genetic mysteries, Inverse’s Emma Betuel and Sarah Wells discuss how fossil models of neanderthal babies and the oldest-known sperm sample are rewriting evolutionary history.
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https://www.inverse.com/science/oldest-known-sperm-found-study
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As we learn more about the lingering effects of Covid-19, Inverse’s Emma Betuel and Ali Pattillo discuss how young adults are coping with heart inflammation and sensory dysfunction and moving forward.
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- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/young-hearts-myocarditis-coronavirus
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/covid-19-smell-taste-loss
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With new studies on the immune system shedding light on how our minds and bodies are connected, Inverse’s Emma Betuel and Sarah Sloat discuss how the immune system fights Covid-19 — and how that process shapes mental health.
PLASMA STUDY HINTS HOW LONG COVID-19 ANTIBODIES LAST IN THE BLOOD
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/antibodies-decline-donate-plasma-covid-19
LINK BETWEEN THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND ANXIETY
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/immune-system-anxiety-study
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As engineers transform the most basic materials on Earth to build our future world, Inverse’s David Grossman explains how nickel mining and robotic fabric could revolutionize daily life.
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- ROBOT FABRIC
- NICKEL REVOLUTION
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Read more at Inverse.com:
- GENSHIN IMPACT: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/genshin-impact-review-ps4-gacha!
- MARVEL’S AVENGERS: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/marvels-avengers-composer-thor-gameplay-secret-spider-man
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With new research shedding light on dog and tortoise behavior, Inverse’s Sarah Wells and Nina Pullano discuss why facial recognition is important to both social and solitary species across the animal kingdom.
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- https://www.inverse.com/science/dogs-dont-like-your-face
- https://www.inverse.com/science/tortoise-face-recognition-study
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Harnessing the latest behavioral science, Inverse’s Ali Pattillo discusses how to break even the most stubborn habits and build new routines that improve your life.
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With the latest research changing what we thought we knew about Vikings and Neanderthals, Inverse’s Sarah Wells and Sarah Sloat explain how humanity’s family tree is being rewritten by new discoveries.
- DNA VIKING STUDY: https://www.inverse.com/science/viking-dna-study
- Y CHROMOSOME STUDY: https://www.inverse.com/science/neanderthal-denisovan-y-chromosome-study
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With the latest research exploring links between binge drinking and brain activity, Inverse’s Sarah Sloat and Ali Pattillo discuss how heavy drinking can lead to cognitive-behavioral issues — including increased anxiety, and feeling less empathy for others.
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- LINK BETWEEN BINGE DRINKING AND BRAIN DYSFUNCTION
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/binge-drinking-anxiety-study
- LINK BETWEEN BINGE DRINKING AND EMPATHY
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With the Solar Cycle 25 poised to impact future space voyages, Inverse’s Passant Rabie explains how scientists are predicting solar activity in the cosmos — and using scientific evidence to calm hysteria here on Earth.
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With the latest body clock science explaining why women and men sleep differently, Inverse’s Emma Betuel and Sarah Sloat explore how resetting our internal rhythm can transform our health and our sleep.
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As space agencies prepare for longer-duration flights to the Moon and Mars, the latest scientific research — as well as the Netflix drama Away — are painting a clearer picture of what life in space is really like. Inverse’s Passant Rabie and Jake Kleinman have more.
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Based on the latest nutrition studies, Inverse’s Ali Pattillo and Nina Pullano discuss how changing what you eat not only shapes longevity, but the planet’s health too.
CHANGING YOUR DIET IN 3 KEY WAYS COULD FUNDAMENTALLY IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE
https://www.inverse.com/science/changing-our-diet-in-these-tk-key-ways-could-fundamentally-alter-climate-change
AVOIDING THIS TYPE OF FOOD MAY PROTECT YOUR TELOMERES, BOOSTING LONGEVITY
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In a bonus crossover episode between The Abstract and Important, Not Important, Inverse Mind & Body staff writer Ali Pattillo spotlights the pressures on people's mental health and vital strategies to stay healthy and sane.
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With growing evidence highlighting troubling differences, Inverse’s Ali Pattillo and Sarah Sloat discuss how the coronavirus seems to make men sicker than women.
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Check back tomorrow for a bonus crossover episode between The Abstract and Important, Not Important, Inverse Mind & Body staff writer Ali Pattillo spotlights the pressures on people's mental health and vital strategies to stay healthy and sane.
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With the first confirmed case of coronavirus reinfection emerging as “information overload” hits its peak, Inverse’s Emma Betuel and Ali Pattillo discuss where the latest science stands on the mind and body’s best defense against Covid-19.
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With the latest research suggesting exercise is beneficial for depression and stress resilience, Inverse’s Emma Betuel and Ali Pattillo discuss how working out does wonders for mental health.
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With a look at the latest science regarding solar storms and anti-solar panels, Inverse’s Passant Rabie and Sarah Wells discuss what the Sun’s energy is capable of — and how solar power technology can improve on its limitations.
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Witha renaissance of psychedelic research, Inverse’s Ali Pattillo and Emma Betuel discuss how magic mushrooms and LSD could transform the way we treat cancer patients’ crushing mental health symptoms and people’s chronic pain.
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- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/lsd-pain-tolerance-microdosing-effects
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Whether it be arguments about masks, vaccines or the U.S. presidential election, 2020 continues to spark delicate conversations and frustrating debates. Inverse’s Ali Pattillo and Emma Betuel discuss how applying key scientific strategies can help win arguments and change someone’s mind.
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- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/how-to-win-arguments-actually-change-someones-mind
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Rare discoveries found inside ancient creatures are offering new clues about megapredation and prehistoric times. Inverse’s Nina Pullano explains how a mummified puppy and fish reptile managed to turn science on its head.
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ICE PUPPY:
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As the global pandemic continues to impact our social lives, Inverse’s Emma Betuel and Sarah Sloat discuss what the latest scientific research reveals about cultivating the happiest, healthiest relationships.
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- Dating Study Predicts Happy Relationships:
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/dating-study-predicts-happy-relationships
- Survival of the Friendliest:
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From ‘High Score’ to ‘Floor is Lava,’ Netflix recently traced the origins of gaming’s billion-dollar industry, and the ways gaming continues to reinvent itself. Inverse’s Eric Fransisco and Emma Betuel have more.
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- HIGH SCORE
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/netflix-high-score-video-game-series-preview
- FLOOR IS LAVA
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As the medical community continues to adapt to the Covid-19 pandemic, Inverse’s Ali Pattillo and Emma Betuel discuss how telehealth workers and contact tracers are slowly changing the future of healthcare.
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- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/mens-telehealth-covid-19
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/the-emotional-lives-of-contact-tracers
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As the Super Smash Bros. community reckons with sexual misconduct allegations, Inverse’s Danny Paez and Eric Fransisco discuss the social issues plaguing the gaming community — and the rising movements to take them on.
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- https://www.inverse.com/gaming/super-smash-bros-allegations
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New discoveries are rewriting how cats became domesticated just as rapid evolution is making red foxes act more like dogs. Inverse’s Nina Pullano and Sarah Sloat discuss how an evolutionary view of domestication is helping us understand our favorite house pets.
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- https://www.inverse.com/science/urban-fox-study-new-clues-animal-domestication
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As television shows like Amazon's The Boysand Netflix’s Umbrella Academy become more socially conscious, Inverse’s David Grossman and Jake Kleinman discuss how a new generation is taking on systemic racism, and how the science behind hate crimes could help us stop them from happening in the first place.
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- https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/the-boys-season-2-review-amazon
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Whether it’s determining how much your dog understands when you speak, or how worried you should be about the common brain parasite living in your cat’s litter box, Inverse’s Nina Pullano and Ali Pattillo discuss what the latest scientist research says about our relationship with our pets.
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- https://www.inverse.com/science/can-dogs-understand-human-words-research
- https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/cat-brain-parasite-immune-system
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With a look at the life of two-time Nobel prize winner Marie Curie — as well as the challenges NASA’s top female astronauts had to endure — Inverse’s Passant Rabie and Eric Fransisco discuss the history of obstacles women in science have had to overcome in order to advance in their fields.
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- https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/radioactive-director-marjane-satrapji-interview
- https://www.inverse.com/article/60253-women-in-space
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Whether it’s a willingness to share land with wildlife — or covers with your partner — the latest science suggests that humans need to learn how to coexist, for both our neighbor’s sake and our own. Inverse’s Emma Betuel explains.
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- https://www.inverse.com/science/how-to-live-with-bears-study
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- https://www.inverse.com/science/carbon-from-white-dwarfs
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As private space companies rethink spaceflight for the masses, Inverse’s Mike Brown explains how SpaceX and Virgin Orbit are shaking up the small satellites industry.
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- SPACEX'S RIDESHARING: https://www.inverse.com/innovation/spacexs-ridesharing-business-has-passed-a-jaw-dropping-milestone
- VIRGIN GALACTIC SPIN-OFF: https://www.inverse.com/innovation/virgin-galactic-spin-off
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With the latest research revealing new insight on how marijuana affects the mind, Inverse’s Emma Betuel and Sarah Sloat explain the impact of weed on the developing brain, as well as long term effects on our social motivations.
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- THE "ANTI-SOCIAL STONER”: https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/marijuana-social-withdrawal-study
- WEED AGE https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/legal-age-for-marijuana-study
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As Tesla's most ambitious master plan yet celebrates its fourth birthday, Inverse’s Mike Brown assesses the electric car makers progress, as well as what the future holds for electric cars and autonomous driving technology.
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With fluctuating coronavirus infection rates, the latest research on plant-based diets and working remotely shows how to “boost” the immune system at home and support the body to fight Covid-19. Inverse’s Ali Pattillo explains.
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PLANT-BASED-DIET: https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/plant-based-diet-benefits
WORK-FROM-HOME BOD: https://www.inverse.com/culture/how-does-wfh-affect-the-body-digital-model-paints-a-dark-picture
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From shin-kicking to lawnmower-racing, Inverse’s Emma Betuel talks about the weirdest competitive sports you’ve never heard of — with a look at how strange sports have attracted humankind for centuries.
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SHIN-KICKING: https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/not-sports-shin-kicking
LAWN MOWER RACING: https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/lawn-mower-racing-not-sports
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As scientists race to develop a vaccine, and humans adjust to new ways of life, Inverse’s Sarah Wells discusses robots’ increasingly helpful role in the age of Covid-19.
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SOCIAL ROBOTS: https://www.inverse.com/innovation/social-robots-could-save-social-distancing
ROBOT CHEMIST: https://www.inverse.com/innovation/robot-chemist-advances-science
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With Neanderthal DNA offering new insight into our archaic ancestry, Inverse’s Sarah Sloat discusses what our own biological records can reveal about who we are in modern life.
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NEANDERTHAL GENES:https://www.inverse.com/science/23-and-me-neanderthal
TEETH DIARY: https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/a-tree-like-part-of-the-body-records-the-intimate-details-of-a-persons-life
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Amid the latest Playstation-Xbox console wars and “review bombing” controversies, Inverse’s Jen Glennon offers a look at the key issues shaping the future of video game culture.
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ALL ABOUT XBOX SERIES X: https://www.inverse.com/gaming/xbox-series-x-release-date-price-specs-features-games
METACRITIC’S REVIEW BOMBING PROBLEM:
https://www.inverse.com/gaming/last-of-us-2-review-bombing-metacritic-open
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The ultimate pop-culture convention, San Diego Comic-Con,
took an unprecedented gamble in July 2020 with Comic-Con at Home,
the virtual attempt to capture geek culture in a bottle
(and funnel it to the streaming masses).
While virtually connecting an international ‘community of fans’ proved to be a challenge,
the annual event known for bringing together outsiders and celebrating inclusion
still managed to bring some core issues to the surface.
Whether it’s highlighting the social importance of shared experiences,
or celebrating a sense of belonging through collective fandom …
Comic-Con at Home can serve as a learning experience for future conventions,
pushing organizers to rethink what events like these are really about,
who they’re for, and who they should represent in the future.
Welcome to the Abstract podcast from Inverse, I’m Tanya Bustos your host.
Our first story is about Comic-Con at Home, San Diego Comic-Con’s virtual attempt at recreating one of the nation’s biggest annual fan conventions in the face of Covid-19. As mixed reactions from fans highlight the need for truly interactive experiences, could Comic-Con at Home set the stage for the future of conventions?
Our second story takes a closer look at the future of LGBTQ superheroes. Recent Comic-Con panels have allowed artists to stress the need for more LGBTQ roles in movies and on TV — hoping that increased representation in fantasy and action movies in particular can create better, more inclusive stories on screen.
COMIC-CON@HOME IS MISSING THE BEST PART OF COMIC-CON:
:https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/comic-con-at-home-third-space
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As researchers work around the clock to develop a vaccine for Covid-19, the novel coronavirus that’s sickened over 15 million people globally, we’ve seen human, scientific and technological resources mobilize like never before.
Faced with widespread economic losses and mounting public pressure, scientists are banding together in the global fight against Covid-19, doing everything possible to bring about a quicker end to the pandemic.
From smart-tech wearable innovations that monitor symptoms, to the “human challenge trial” volunteers making sacrifices to save others from the virus, the coronavirus has us pulling out all the stops.
Experimenting with technology —and on ourselves —to stay ahead of the Covid-19 curve.
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Our first story is about Covid-19 tracking ”smart rings” that can monitor users’ heart rate, body temperature, and breathing patterns. With the NBA's restart offering players the option to use these wearable sensors, researchers hope this unique testing ground can provide Big Tech with new opportunities to shift gears and help fight the coronavirus.
Our second story is about a growing group of volunteers willing to take science into their own hands and deliberately get infected with the novel coronavirus. Would-be volunteers hope these “human challenge trials” can speed up the vaccine development process, and offer a new sense of purpose amid uncertain times.
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SMART RING SCIENCE:https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/nba-smart-ring-covid-19
HUMAN CHALLENGE TRAILS:https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/the-people-volunteering-to-get-coronavirus
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The mental health effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are hitting people of all ages. With the latest research finding that three in 10 Millennials feel lonely, either ‘often’ or ‘always,’ ‘lockdown life’ and social distancing has added a healthy dose of stress and anxiety to an already precarious mix.
If you’re feeling particularly isolated and on edge, science says it may not be a personal shortcoming, but a natural disposition instead — and there’s an explanation for it in our brains. Newly identified patterns of brain activity reveals why some people are more prone to anxiety and feelings of isolation. While scientists may not have a solution just yet, they can finally offer an explanation.
Which is a good start.
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Our first story is about the latest research explaining why lonely people feel so isolated from those around them. Highlighting a phenomenon known as the “self-other gap,” researchers say loneliness may not necessarily be a consequence of your circumstances but rather your own state of mind.
Our second story attempts to explain why some people are more susceptible to anxiety than others. With the help of a strange new study on marmosets, researchers narrowed in on a clear neurological reason some of us are prone to panic while others remain calm.
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LONELY BRAIN:https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/lonely-brain-study-explains-isolated-feeling
SEROTONIN MONKEY: https://www.inverse.com/science/why-are-some-people-more-prone-to-anxiety
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For decades, scientists suggested that fatherhood fulfilled a primarily evolutionary function:
protecting and providing for offspring in return for sex. Meanwhile sex, with as many partners as possible, helped dads’ genes carry on.
But after millions of years, changing sexual norms,
dating apps,
and entertainment going increasingly digital...
that relationship with sex … evolved.
Somewhere all along the line, men transitioned from archaic cads…
to doting dads …
to taking “Netflix and chill” literally.
As scientists scratch their heads about why some men are having less sex than ever, new data offers insight into the surprising evolution of the American male sex drive.
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Our first story is about sex in America (and how 1 in 3 young men aren’t have it). Scientists caught a glimpse of Americans' sex lives and discovered a steady sexual decline of the young American male — regardless of sexual orientation. The decades-long data hints why sex is losing its appeal in modern life.
Our second story digs further back into history with a look at how ancient men evolved from carnal carousers to family providers. As scientists get a better idea of the conditions that honed human fatherhood, a closer look at evolution helps explain how the ‘dads’ ultimately bead out the ‘cads.’
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MALE SEX DECLINE: https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/young-american-men-are-having-less-sex
FIRST STAY AT HOME DAD: https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/the-first-stay-at-home-dad
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Deep beneath the ocean’s surface, lies a profound space between what science can explain and what's left to our imaginations.
As a result, humans have spent centuries spinning tales of enormous monsters lurking far below, from mysterious giant squids to tentacled hundred-foot reptiles.
But after centuries of mystery, scientists are finally beginning to confirm what creatures have been eerily haunting us since the beginning of time — sea monsters.
Whether it’s evidence of an enormous cephalopod tangling with a shark, or groundbreaking clues to a real life Loch Ness monster,
science continues to bring ancient myths to life,
Carrying the enduring hunt for sea monsters into the future.
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Our first story is about the first photo evidence ever of a giant squid fighting with a shark. An interaction that humans have long fabled, the rare sighting helps explain how the age-old myth came to be, and that when it comes to what we do — and don't — know about the deepest parts of the ocean, giant squids are just the beginning.
Our second story is about the discovery of an unusual fossil from Antarctica that may have belonged to a real-life Loch Ness Monster. Previously known as “The Thing,” researchers reveal how an egg belonging to a massive aquatic reptile helped reignite “dino-mania” and the hunt for sea monsters.
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ANTARCTICA EGG:https://www.inverse.com/science/big-egg
SQUID-SHARK FIGHT: https://www.inverse.com/science/study-helps-explain-ancient-shark-versus-squid-myth
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After three seasons in isolation, a “quarantine 15,” and hundreds of Zoom calls later, pandemic fatigue has finally taken its toll. (We get it.)
And at present, there’s no immediate end in sight. Adjusting to a new life of remote working, homeschooling, and extreme isolation during Covid-19 will continue to wreak havoc on our mental and emotional health --
not to mention our bodies.
Between the strange coronavirus dreams keeping us up at night,
to the uncertain future weighing on our mental health,
the pandemic has us feeling 10 years older and 20 pounds heavier.
If your body needs a reset,
quarantine may be the perfect time to learn about the latest biohacks breaking new ground in the health industry.
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Our first story is about a type of exercise that may reverse aging’s effect on essential muscle stem cells. Offering new hope for any damage done to your muscle tissue, research says engaging in aerobic exercise can help rejuvenate old cells into behaving more like young ones — opening the door to new benefits above and beyond the prevention of age-related diseases in the process.
Our second story is about how the active ingredient in one fungus can reset your body’s clock in record time. Essentially adjusting our circadian rhythm, the compound can reboot our sleep and wake cycles, allowing our biological clocks to run smoother — proving new drastic and quick bodily resets are possible.
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FUNGUS COMPOUND: https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/cure-for-jetlag-fungus-compound
ANTI-AGING AEROBICS: https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/exercise-can-rejuvenate-stem-cells
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After months of quarantine, Americans have been jolted into undeniable new challenges —
faced with accepting strange new realities,
or in some cases, forced into creating new ones.
Whether it’s taking drastic measures to ensure our livelihood,
or transforming our bizarre nightmares into anxiety-fighting tools,
quarantine can ultimately prepare us for life’s biggest threats to come,
and make us better at managing our own greatest fears —
one vivid new reality at a time.
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Our first story is about how the coronavirus pandemic provided life-long smokers with new motivation to quit the habit. As a trusted coping mechanism turns into an imminent threat, the drive to finally stop smoking during a pandemic is often met with one very difficult question: How exactly do you quit while the world is retreating into quarantine?
Our second story is about the vivid coronavirus-related dreams you’re having. Ranging from hopeful to terrifying, it turns out our weird new pandemic dreams aren't just strange – they have an upside. With research suggesting they can help prepare the brain for real-life situations, understanding what our feelings and anxieties are in quarantine can offer us a healthy new way to express these emotions in the future.
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Quarantine Quitters: https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/smokers-who-want-to-survive-coronavirus-should-100-percent-quit-experts-say
Quarantine Dreams:https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/coronavirus-dreams-experts-explain
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Researchers across the world are constantly studying what makes a human body healthy.
What they are increasingly learning is that external factors influence your well-being.
After all, your health doesn’t just come down to genetics. It doesn’t only come down to biology.
Our health depends on where we live...
Our health depends on the care we receive...
Our health depends on personal choices…
From deep-rooted socioeconomic factors …
to the cup of coffee you drink every day ...
… we’re learning, with each new study released by those researchers, how long we live …
... is a result of the lives we lead.
Welcome to the Abstract podcast from Inverse. I’m Tanya Bustos, your host.
Our first story looks at the relationship between upward mobility, stress, and cardiometabolic health. Scientists have learned that there are unique stressors on people who "buck the odds" and improve their financial status. While climbing the socioeconomic ladder is part of the "American dream," the process can come with eye-opening new costs to our physical wellness.
Our second story follows the health outcomes of something that over 83 percent of American adults partake in regardless of their economic status: drinking coffee. In analyzing brewing methods head to head, researchers got to the bottom of one nagging question: How does drinking coffee actually affect our health? And more importantly, what is the best way to drink it?
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WEALTH VS HEALTH:https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/study-counterintuitive-effect-wealth-has-on-health
WHAT’S THE HEALTHIEST WAY TO DRINK COFFEE?:https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/whats-the-healthiest-way-to-drink-coffee
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The ever-expanding universe keeps getting bigger and new surprises baffle scientists every day. The more astronomers probe strange corners of the galaxies, the more one thing becomes clear — what we don’t know about the universe could fill it.
From eye-opening images of how a planet is born to discoveries of black holes we didn’t think were possible, scientists continue to stumble upon revelations, hidden like Easter eggs, all throughout the Milky Way — and completely by accident.
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Our first story is about the newly discovered images that reveal how a baby planet is born. Thanks to the European Southern Observatory's very large telescope, astronomers were able to see a newly born planet coo its way into the universe.
Our second story is about the nearest black hole to Earth. Of the billions of black holes that could be lurking in space, astronomers spotted a new black one that is just 1,000 light-years away. The discovery of the nearby black hole poses the question: Are there other black holes in the Milky Way galaxy?
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BABY PLANET:https://www.inverse.com/science/baby-planet-formation-study
NEAREST BLACK HOLE:https://www.inverse.com/science/astronomers-find-nearest-black-hole-to-earth
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MEET THE VET DETECTIVES:
https://www.inverse.com/science/meet-the-vet-detectives-chasing-the-worlds-next-covid-19
NASA ISOLATION STUDY:
https://www.inverse.com/science/nasa-isolation-study
As the number of Covid-19 cases grows, so too does a crucial need to understand the disease.
With public health officials scrambling to stay ahead of its mutations and patterns of spread, researchers are doing everything possible to learn from the virus and stop the next Covid-19 from making the leap from animals to humans.
From the “vet detectives” scouring the globe to prevent the next Covid-19 to the scientists at NASA trying to better understand the psychological effects of the pandemic, some of the most important information gleaned comes from the narratives playing out just below the radar.
Tackling the physical, mental, and physiological effects one challenge at a time, rarely have scientists around the world been so united and laser-focused on one single problem. In the end, it will be science that gets us through the Covid-19 pandemic — teaching us valuable lessons along the way.
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Our first story is about the scientists and health workers who predict, prevent, and contain the world’s staggering number of zoonotic diseases — like the next Covid-19. Hoping to create a pandemic-free future, these veterinary epidemiologists roam animal habitats, markets, forests, and farms, learning how to prevent human disease from wild or domesticated animals.
Our second story is about NASA’s spaceflight simulation study that aims to get a better understanding of the psychological and physiological effects of isolation and confinement on humans. Inviting a small group of people to live together in seclusion for eight months in Russia, NASA says studies like these will teach us to combat the toll of isolation and ways to mitigate its psychological effects.
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Virtual reality can dramatically alter how we perceive ourselves -- and even how we treat others.
And artificial intelligence, when fed enough data, can correctly identify something dramatic -- and a little private -- about how we see ourselves.
Today, we’ll explore each of those big ideas, via two mind-expanding pieces of research.
It’s time to better understand the mind.
Welcome to the Abstract podcast from Inverse. I’m Tanya Bustos, your host.
Our first story is about how virtual reality can change the human brain to make people more empathetic. Some of us have less capacity for empathy than others, but virtual reality therapy could change that. We’ll hear from neuroscientists who have discovered how the feelings of embodiment experienced in VR can positively affect feelings of connection to a virtual character. And that can translate to feelings of connection to real people.
Our second story reports on how artificial intelligence was shown to correctly predict something we think about privately — our own self-image. A.I. was shown in new research to identify a person’s self-described personality from their selfie alone. Scientists hope human personality perception can one-day help A.I improve human-to-human and A.I.-to-human interactions.
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VR INCREASES EMPATHY:
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/vr-increases-empathy
A.I. SELFIES:
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/ai-photo-judgment
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More than three months after the Covid-19 pandemic effectively shut down the United States, scientists are still trying to answer questions about who, how, and why it hurts different people in different ways.
From men and women, to dogs and cats, a growing body of research is shedding light on who exactly is the most at risk, and what we can do to protect our families, down to its furriest members.
Welcome to the Abstract podcast from Inverse. I’m Tanya Bustos, your host.
Our first story is about the latest research suggesting men are at higher risk of not recovering from Covid-19 than women. Providing the strongest evidence yet that sex is a risk factor, scientists reveal a stark coronavirus gender gap, with four theories on why males are more than twice as likely to die from the disease.
Our second story looks at the animals most susceptible to catching Covid-19. As more of them become infected, a research team that studied the risks for cats and dogs determines which pets are most at risk, and what you should do to make sure they stay safe.
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WHY IS COVID-19 KILLING MORE MEN THAN WOMEN?
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/why-is-coronavirus-killing-more-men-than-women
CAN YOUR PET GET COVID-19?:
https://www.inverse.com/science/pets-covid-19
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If aliens have looked for signs of intelligent human life, they might hear sounds reminiscent of an underground party in a Brooklyn warehouse — where the eerie sounds are both chill and intense.
And the crafts they fly in to hear what Earth sounds like are also slightly eerie, we have learned through new declassified video footage.
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Our first story is about the interstellar objects recently found zipping through our solar system. In the spring of 2020, when the Pentagon released videos taken by US Navy pilots showing an "unidentified aerial phenomenon,” it caused a stir among UFO enthusiasts and skeptics alike. The strange phenomenon, unlike anything the Navy pilots had seen before, remains "unidentified,” but questions about the bizarre footage remain.
Our second story is about what aliens would actually hear if they flew by Earth. By capturing the sound of the Earth in five recordings, the spacecraft BepiColombo discovered a new understanding of space instruments and data collection —not to mention the perfect trippy space sounds to unwind to after a night of crop circling in Middle America.
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UFO PENTAGON VIDEO:https://www.inverse.com/science/pentagon-ufo-video
EARTH TONES: https://www.inverse.com/science/bepicolombo-earth-sounds
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Just as we begin to recover from 2020’s tidal wave of perpetual pandemic panic, experts warn about a potential “second wave” of coronavirus. However, you may not have to restock on the extra toilet paper, alcohol, and video games just yet. Luckily, a resurgence isn't totally inevitable or out of our control.
As public health experts keep reminding us, there is a cheap but powerful tool in our arsenal to stop this dreaded boomerang effect in its tracks: face masks. While viral mask movements call for immediate, universal adoption of face masks by the public, science confirms that if only half the population covered up, a second wave of Covid-19 could be entirely prevented.
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Our first story is about the research showing face masks can dramatically curb Covid-19 cases if at least 50% of people wear them. While masks aren’t a catch-all, experts stress they’re one of the most effective, practical tools to beat back Covid-19 — especially in resource-strapped areas of the world.
Our second story looks at how to further get this mask-message across. Through a series of interconnected pro-mask initiatives that stretch from the United States to Czech Republic, viral movements are looking to change mask policies around the world — and some are succeeding.
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FACE MASKS FIGHT VIRUS:
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/face-masks-to-fight-coronavirus-second-wave
MASK MOVEMENT:
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/social-media-pro-mask-movement-coronavirus
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ust as murder hornets started to infiltrate the Pacific Northwest, buzzing cicadas emerged from a 17-year nap to spread across the Eastern US. All the while, a swarm of bumblebees has been perfecting ways to biohack their own resources — plants.
You may think you're living in some alternative, apocalyptic universe, but fittingly enough, it's just the summer of 2020.
As bees beat the system and cicadas cracked a new code, scientists have discovered new ways the creatures of spring hacked their ecosystem in fascinating style.
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Our first story is about the arrival of Brood IX and why 2020's cicada visit will be different. Springing to life from the ground after 17 years, the latest batch brings multiple species to the big event, leaving scientists buzzing about an evolutionary phenomenon that's emerged with the fleeting life of Brood IX.
Our second story takes a closer look at the bumblebees who, like Brood IX, are forced to adapt their behavior to an ever-changing climate. Faced with a bleak future and scarcity of pollen, these bees are making their own luck — turning flower-making on its head and drastically influencing our natural resources.
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BROOD IX: WHY THE 2020 CICADA VISIT WILL BE DIFFERENT:
https://www.inverse.com/science/brood-ix-cicadas-2020
BUMBLEBEES HACK PLANTS:
https://www.inverse.com/science/bumblebees-are-hacking-nature-to-surviveRead more at Inverse.com:
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If Covid-19 had an official glossary, words like “quarantinis,” and phrases like “flattening the curve” and “zoom call” would all be included. But if there is one phrase that defines the zeitgeist of 2020’s global pandemic, perhaps it’s “social distancing.”
Now that we’ve gotten used to the term, we might as well settle into the practice. With scientists suggesting we'll be intermittent social distancing until about 2022, Americans will have a lot of time to fill. Luckily, isolation doesn't mean you can't broaden your horizons -- some new skills may be just what you need to go the distance.
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Our first story examines the strange middle-ground between quarantine and regular life. As governments begin to "reopen" the country, scientists say that life won't be normal in the short-term, possibly not even until 2022. In order to make it to that future, models suggest we'll have to “intermittent social distance” — toggling between switching the practice "on" and "off.”
Our second story looks at how to bide your time until we make it to this “new normal.” With the help of some essential at-home tips, you can make the best of your socially distant existence by sharpening your skill set and staving off boredom.
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INTERMITTENT SOCIAL DISTANCING UNTIL 2022
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/intermittenet-social-distancing-2022-study
SOCIAL DISTANCE SKILLS:
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/stave-off-social-distancing-boredom-learn-7-new-skills-for-free
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If the anxiety you felt while watching someone shake hands is any indication, Covid-19 has made what used to be everyday customs seem like dangerous, antiquated behavior. From exchanging cash to boarding a plane, many Americans are rethinking every facet of everyday life, and bracing themselves for the changes yet to come. Whether it’s upending the future of travel, opting for Apple or Google Pay instead of cash, Covid-19 continues to kickstart change, and forecast the future.
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Our first story is about how Covid-19 has drastically transformed air travel both logistically and emotionally. As pilots predict eerie skies ahead, some say the future of flying may never be the same — even after the virus is contained.
Our second story looks at the pandemic’s part in completing a slowly unrolling prophecy: the end of cash. While economists have been forecasting the death of the dollar for almost two decades, Covid-19 may have already changed one common American behavior forever.
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WILL COVID KILL CASH?
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/will-the-coronavirus-kill-cash
FUTURE OF FLYING:
https://www.inverse.com/culture/flying-during-coronavirus
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The first half of 2020 has been a torrential stress storm that Americans are working harder than ever to weather.
The extra shot of Covid-19 mixed into our already hectic work lives, and the social unrest has turned us into a cocktail of stress and anxiety.
However, there are scientific steps you can take to alleviate all kinds of mental and physical pressure if you’re over-stressed, overworked — and over it already.
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Our first story is about how to deal with life’s daily diet of stress. With an extra serving of a global pandemic on our plates, new research says you can better cope with the barrage of stressors life hurls at you by incorporating two strategies into daily life: proactive coping and mindfulness. The key is to balance "plans for the future with living in the moment.”
Our second story looks at a new downside of working long hours. With research adding hypothyroidism to a growing list of health risks, scientists have reached one conclusion that might be particularly helpful in warding off extra work: ”Free time should be free time.” As we adapt to new job schedules, the question now becomes: How does working from home put us at risk for work-related health complications?
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COMBAT DAILY STRESS: https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/psychologists-recommend-combining-2-strategies-to-combat-daily-stress
NEW DOWNSIDE TO WORKING TOO MUCH:
https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/health-problems-from-working-too-much
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What is humankind’s biggest scientific mystery to date? Humankind.
What sets us apart from our neighboring species is an organ that we’re only beginning to understand: the human brain.
While modern, scientific understanding of this complex network of neurons between our ears really only began in the few decades, we’ve already learned a lot about the body’s control center -- and have been given a lot to think about.
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Our first story is about groundbreaking research in brain-computer interfaces that’s offering new hope for those who have lost their sense of touch. By decoding neural signals from the brain, researchers were able to create movement and sensory perception in paralyzed limbs. Innovations like these in sense-restoring technology could be life-changing for spinal cord patients, and make a devastating loss of sensation reversible.
Our second story tackles a different kind of feeling — our emotions. By analyzing various neural regions in marmosets, scientists have untangled the root of anxiety in the human brain, unlocking the door to faster and more effective anxiety treatment in the future.
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BRAIN RESTORES SENSE OF TOUCH:
https://www.inverse.com/innovation/computer-restores-sense-of-touch
WHY SOME PEOPLE ARE MORE PRONE TO ANXIETY
https://www.inverse.com/science/why-are-some-people-more-prone-to-anxiety
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As a wave of protests continues to spread across the United States, calls for justice over the killings of Black Americans by police have been joined by a growing outcry from the medical community. The Covid-19 pandemic has now pointed a bright red arrow on another dire public health crisis in America: racism. While it might not seem intuitive to everyone, doctors are taking this moment to yet again remind the US of one thing: Racial inequality against Black Americans has far-reaching effects and the evidence shows it’s a public health emergency.
Despite the health danger protesting can create, marches continued in cities across the globe well into June 2020. One crowd control chemical — tear gas — has scientists sounding the alarm. The use of tear gas — notably in front of the White House on June 1, 2020, to remove peaceful protestors so President Donald Trump could pose for a photo opp holding a Bible — has led medical professionals to demand an ethically responsible approach to public safety.
As more Americans protest despite the threat it poses to our overall health, we look at how to rebuild a public health system that keeps all of us as safe and healthy as possible.
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Our first story is about a complex issue that has many health experts in agreement: Covid-19 is a public health emergency, and so is racism. While the coronavirus has brought this idea into mainstream understanding, the notion that racism is a public health issue is not a new one. Experts say Covid-19 is just a stark reminder of this inequity, and that it's time to dismantle the unfair and unjust policies governing daily life in the United States.
Our second story is about another issue that has medical professionals concerned for protestors: chemical weapons. Describing tear gas as unethical, they worry it may heighten transmission of Covid-19 and are urging police to stop using it, bringing to light another layer of structural racism being perpetuated on a population that may be particularly vulnerable to its effects.
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One day, high-speed internet will be delivered to pizza box-shaped devices in homes everywhere, and Elon Musk will be satisfied. If the SpaceX CEO has it his way, Starlink, the SpaceX satellite, will be the biggest satellite constellation in human history.
Applying for permission from the FCC to launch as many as 42,000 satellites into orbit, the internet connectivity constellation designed for super-fast, low-latency broadband service is being put together at a rapid speed. As of June 2020, SpaceX has successfully deployed 60 more Starlink internet satellites into orbit, bringing the total number to 480.
With Musk suggesting the constellation could fund more ambitious projects, like building a city on Mars, SpaceX continues to reach for the stars — and at a fast pace. (You’ll need to keep up.) Luckily, we have everything you need to know about getting your internet from Elon Musk covered.
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Our first story is a comprehensive look at SpaceX’s Starlink satellite mega constellation. Made to beam down access to the internet from space, the project’s objective is to bring affordable high-speed service to customers around the world, particularly in remote or under-served areas. As an intrigued public grows more interested in the idea of getting the internet from “thin, flat, round UFO on a stick,” we offer a one-stop-shop for the curious and a guide to seeing the constellation for yourself.
Our second story takes a closer look at Starlink's effect on astronomy. If you ask some irritated scientists, they’ll probably tell you that Starlink is all too easy to spot in the sky. With so many satellites in orbit, SpaceX has come under fire from astronomers who say the constellations could affect up to half of all exposures from observatories. It’s yet to be seen if the company prefers its own ambitions over those of the scientists here on Earth — but until then, its SpaceX versus Space Science.
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As protests took place around the country over the death of George Floyd, a Black man killed in May 2020 at the hands of police in Minneapolis, a spotlight was trained yet again on America’s decades-long history of police brutality toward Black Americans.
Racism has often been called America’s “Achilles’ Heel” by former presidential candidate Kamala Harris, and it’s more apparent than ever how it can destroy lives and communities with a speed unlike anything else.
Today, we look to the positive and the proactive for people living in this historic moment.
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Our first story looks at how a positive movement called #BlackBirdersWeek takes on inequality by promoting diversity in the biggest space humans come together — nature. A week-long initiative celebrating Black birders, explorers, and naturalists, Black Birders Week aims to break stereotypes and increase the visibility of a diverse black community. While fighting against the discrimination that prevents more people from joining and enjoying nature in the first place, #BlackBirdersWeek has become a force of nature that brings to light a positive way to join communities together, and safely promote change.
Our second story is proactive and gives tips to people who want to peacefully march safely and effectively. One-third of Americans say they've felt the need to protest in their lifetimes, and as recent events cause that number to increase, some careful considerations can keep you safe should you aim to protest during a pandemic.
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Launching a new age of human spaceflight in the United States, Elon Musk’s SpaceX can officially consider itself the first-ever company to send humans into space on a commercial spacecraft.
So without further ado, welcome. You’re part of the new era of space travel. As a member of the human race, SpaceX’s historic rocket launch could mean big things for you. After all, according to Elon Musk, “Human spaceflight was the reason SpaceX was created.”
On Saturday, May 30 at 3:22 p.m., history was made when SpaceX successfully launched the Crew Dragon capsule carrying NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley — the first two people to fly in a SpaceX vehicle. And just like that, a new era of American space travel took flight. In the same moment Elon Musk had been working toward for over a decade, the launch revolutionized the American space program, and made traveling to the stars seem just within reach.
In a special episode of The Abstract, we recap SpaceX’s historic mission of the first crewed spaceflight to take off from U.S. soil in nearly a decade.
For many Americans, Doug Hurley’s and Bob Behnken’s success into orbit on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket changed everything. Revving up the United States’ space program, #LaunchAmerica became the hashtag of the week at a time when we needed it the most.
Marking the end of a nine-year period in which the U.S. had to rely on Russia to send astronauts to space, SpaceX’s success proved America is back in business and headed for the stars. As 2020 continues to be a year that tests American resilience, perhaps Elon Musk puts it best: “This event is something that all of humanity can get excited about. It’s just a fundamentally positive, good thing, and I think we need more good things in this world.”
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When local governments began putting social distancing guidelines into effect in mid-March 2020, there was extreme concern. Anxiety about how people would do their jobs, raise their kids, and celebrate birthdays. The timing was bad for regular life. Except if your life included video games. The timing might have even been seen as fortuitous.
In the weeks after, the number of Americans playing video games jumped by as much as 115 percent according to report by Verizon, the internet service provider, that was released in April 2020. New psychological study has revealed why we choose the games we do, and the effects they have on our minds.
Video games have long been hailed for their storytelling, design, and emotional complexity. But as more people pick up their controller, two key questions emerge: Why are so many people drawn to the world of video games? And who are games for, anyway?
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Our first story is about how Nintendo’s Animal Crossing became the quarantine game everyone was playing. The March 2020 release of its latest installment, Animal Crossing: New Horizons came just as many Americans were accepting the idea of self-isolation. It proved to be the perfect “mental vacation” from the 24/7 coronavirus news cycle. As mental health experts become increasingly interested in the potential of games to help people, Animal Crossing continues to reign as the perfect lockdown relief during isolation -- and people across the world can’t seem to play it enough.
Our second story takes a closer look at the darker side of video gaming culture; specifically, the latest controversy surrounding who games are made for, and what kinds of people should be depicted in them. After an April 2020 leak of an upcoming video game, speculation that a character in it could be transgender riled up a vocal minority and sparked new conversations about inclusion and empathy in video games. With video games appealing to far more people than are represented in them, what does the process look like to spur a change in mainstream video games, that should be, for every last one of us?
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The possibility of life on Mars has long been of great interest in astrobiology circles, largely because of the red planet’s similarities to our own planet.
Whether there ever was, or can ever be life on Mars, which is more than 95 million miles away, remains a mystery. But scientific study has nudged us closer and closer to the idea that, yes, Mars probably had life at one point. Whether it still does seems less likely, though far from impossible.
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Our first story is about SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s ambitious plans to build a city on Mars by 2050. However, in order to bring his vision to life, SpaceX needs to figure out one key challenge first -- orbital refueling in space for the long journey. Could perfecting “gas stations for spaceships” help SpaceX come one step closer to a city on Mars?
Our second story attempts to answer another crucial question: Was there ever life on Mars to begin with? The latest research says scientists are finally coming closer to figuring out Mars’ water history -- which always includes the somewhat likely scenario that if Mars had water, Mars had life.
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With at least a third of Americans reporting that they don't get enough sleep, many of us are becoming increasingly disconnected from the nighttime needs of our body. A recent boom in the sleep tech industry could use data-driven science to help us regain control.
A lack of sleep not only negatively affects our physical health, our cognition, and performance in the following days suffer as well. However, advanced brain-computer interface technology reveals what’s happening in the sleeping brain for the very first time, offering new hope for increased cognitive function -- and a good night’s sleep.
Our first story examines how technology has changed human sleep patterns in recent centuries. Before modern electricity, waking up for hours in the middle of the night was not only normal, it also provided a satisfying slumber that left our ancestors feeling well-rested. With the invention of electricity, this biphasic sleep cycle was put to rest as people embraced nightlife and began staying up later. We’ve been trying to adjust ever since, but new technology from a growing sleep-tech industry can help us take back control of some much-needed rest.
Our second story takes a closer look at the groundbreaking technology that sheds light on a crucial sleeping process called "offline replay.” An unprecedented study reveals how humans organize their daily experiences when we’re asleep, and proves yet again why a good night’s rest may be even more important than previously thought.
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As the popularity of the "My Plans / 2020" meme can attest, 2020 hasn’t exactly panned out like any of us expected -- least of all Tesla CEO Elon Musk. With a growing anti-lockdown movement afoot, Musk has positioned himself as one of the more unlikely faces of resistance against measures to suppress the spread of Covid-19. Although the arguably anti-science turn is a new twist, his defiance won’t surprise anyone who has followed Elon Musk’s career, which has been built on challenging assumptions, for better or worse.
Is the power of the electric age fueling Musk’s combative fire? By vowing to reopen his California electric car plant against the lockdown orders of local government, Elon Musk not only reminds us of his defiant nature, but what stifling the production of Teslas could mean for the coming decade of electric cars.
Our first story is about Elon Musk’s antagonistic rise to power. As Covid-19 tests society’s resilience, the measures put in place to slow the spread of the virus has tested Musk’s patience. As he becomes an unapologetic force of resistance against the government, we look at the public battles that have long defined the Tesla CEO through three pivotal fights.
Our second story looks at Musk’s competitive playing field in the race to the future of driving. As we look ahead to the electric age, it’s easy to see why restarting car production is crucial for Elon Musk. Fromsolar-charged cars to autonomous cybertrucks, the most groundbreaking electric cars are poised to turn a corner and define the 2020s.
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During the Covid-19 pandemic, technology remains a driving force in the path to find answers and grapple with the unknown. As we search for solutions and explanations in uncertain times, science can either drive us toward life-changing solutions -- or weird conspiracy theories.
Trying times have sprung technologists into action, bringing tech firms, scientists, and researchers together like never before to take on a global pandemic. But when times are hard, humans are further motivated to find explanations that make sense of things they don’t understand -- even if that means seeing patterns that don't exist. It all boils down how we handle uncertainty.
Our first story examines technology’s key role in the fight against Covid-19. As Apple and Google team up to take on the spread of the coronavirus, we’ll explore how advanced tracking technology can make contact tracing more effective and radically transform the pandemic response. By using the smartphones that reside in almost everyone's pockets, the two firms aim to fine-tune a contact tracing app that could potentially contain the spread of the virus without the need for mass lockdowns.
Our second story traces back to a strange, baseless theory that emerged in February 2020: that 5G wireless technology caused the Covid-19 pandemic. As these false theories spread, psychologists help explain the flip side of new technology, and how the confusion it creates can drive some toward conspiracy theories.
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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, those under social distancing measures are trying to find ways to adjust to a “new normal.” For many of us, that mostly means gorging on carbs and DIY haircuts. Humans are hard-wired to seek comfort and control in moments of need.
But why are we so drawn to carbo-load in times of crises? And how did your hair manage to grow into its own life force in just a matter of weeks? It all comes down to how humans cope. Whether you choose to change your hair or have an extra helping of pasta, reframing lockdown with a few changes can seriously alleviate your stress.
Our first story is about your hair. (Have you seen it lately?) There comes a time in every person’s quarantine when they’re faced with the inevitable “haircut” question. For those tempted to take total control and go to town with a pair of scissors, some essential DIY tips can help. Taking control during a tough situation — and let’s be honest, your current hair may qualify as such — can be a show of resilience that can reduce stress. If the thought of wrestling back control over your own life may have grown into an overwhelming urge, it may be time for a quarantine haircut. (What could possibly go wrong?)
Our second story looks into another quarantine coping mechanism — comfort food. In many cases, that means cake, pasta, bread, and other so-called "carbs." But why are humans so drawn to eat carbohydrates in times of crises? According to experts, there are key psychological and physiological reasons why you’re turning to mac and cheese when everything seems to be going awry.
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Running and jogging are one of the most popular sports worldwide. Characterized simply as the aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground, an average of almost 60 million people run or jog yearly according to Statista. Now, one of the most important studies on the human foot explains the science behind the spring in our step, and what we need to keep up the pace.
Our first story fuels the ongoing debate over whether sports drinks and electrolyte supplements are overhyped for their ability to give athletes their edge. One study found that they don't do as much as we thought. Find out what you need to know about the best way runners can take care of their health -- and why experts say to reach for a bag of potato chips instead of a Gatorade.
Our second story explains why you’re able to run in the first place -- because of the transverse tarsal arch. We learn what makes our feet so uniquely human in what scientists are calling one of the most important studies on the foot.
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Research says Americans have evolved to become more sedentary, with estimates suggesting we spend about 6.4 hours each day sitting. As we look to ramp up our metabolism, supplements known as “skinny drops" have grown increasingly popular on YouTube and TikTok. But if human beings evolved to chill, are “metabolism boosters” the answer to better health?
Our first story is about “metabolism drops,” the weight loss supplements that have gained popularity on the social web, an ecosystem that makes deceptive marketing easier than ever. But there’s no two ways about it: It’s very, very hard to gauge which health products are legit -- and which are scams. But “skinny drops” -- which are little dropper bottles that claim to “detox your body and promote weight loss,” remain totally unregulated because they are classified as dietary supplements, which fall under a different set of rules than food or drugs, according to a federal law passed in 1994. So it comes down to this: while metabolism is a buzzword in the murky world of wellness, the science behind so-called weight loss hacks is only a drop in the bucket.
Our second story digs deeper into the human evolution of physical activity. By examining the sedentary habits of the Hazda, a present-day hunter-gatherer society in Tanzania, researchers suggest that our true nature is to sit for prolonged periods of time. But while exercise and movement is beneficial to our health, it turns out relaxing isn't actually so bad -- we're just doing it wrong.
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Emerging science and technological advancements continue to change how we think about life itself. And as it turns out, how we think about death. First, a look at how TikTok, the app best-known for looping videos of dancing celebrities and teenagers, became home to an account that has more than 4.5 million followers — and human cadavers are the stars. Plus, a funeral concept is becoming increasingly accepted as a green alternative to traditional rites: human composting. Inverse’s Emma Betuel and Claire Cameron explain how science is altering our understanding of death.
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