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Cheese really might give you strange dreams—especially if you have a sensitivity to dairy. That and more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser:
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Today, #ScienceAdviser turned 2. And I knew there was only one way to celebrate. by throwing a tardi-party! Read all about our unofficial mascot in this edition of @ScienceMagazine's award-winning newsletter:
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Does ChatGPT rot your brain? Well, maybe, but the preprint everyone has been talking about doesn't show that. That and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser:
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If I scratch your back with kelp, will you scratch mine? That story and more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser:
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#ScienceAdviser turns 2 on Thursday! To celebrate, we're giving away these totally exclusive tardi-party socks. 50 new subscribers will get to show off their love of @ScienceMagazine and science in style! Subscribe today and enter:
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What you see when you look at this image depends on the culture you grew up in. The question is: Are you shocked to hear that people see rectangles or circles? That and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser:
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The most viruslike microbe to date was discovered by accident when researchers sequenced the DNA inside this tiny ocean critter. That story and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser:
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RT @ScienceMagazine: #ScienceAdviser has won Gold for Short Form Content at the 2025 #EPICawards. Sign up to receive the #newsletter to yo….
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RT @ScienceMagazine: The #EPICawards from the Society for Scholarly Publishing recognize and celebrate remarkable teams and individuals in….
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Last week’s Blatten disaster showcased the consequences of melting glaciers. With existing climate policies, more than 3/4 of global glacier mass is set to disappear. That and more from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser:
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I am so stoked that #ScienceAdviser won Gold at the 2025 EPIC Awards for Short Form Content! Honored to be recognized alongside such talent, including my @ScienceMagazine colleagues who won Gold for Social Media and Silver for the Science Podcast! #EPICAwards #ScholarlyPublishing
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I could stare at this view of the sun all day (and luckily, it won't burn my corneas). That and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser:
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Christie Wilcox
2 months
This totally tubular robot doesn’t need a centralized processing system to hop around on land or swim in the water—it relies instead on air and simple physics. That and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser:
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People sometimes say hello by raising an arm—cuttlefish may raise a pair (which kind of makes sense, given they have so many). That story and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: Vid: 10.17632/f3sp55762b.4
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What’s the best way to win friends and influence people? If you were a member of the ancient Peruvian elite, the answer was simple: get them high. That story and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser:
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RT @AndreasLaustsen: I had the chance to comment on a new study in Cell about the development of human monoclonal antibodies for #snakebite….
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He started injecting himself with venom to protect himself from his snakes. Now, a team of scientists wants to use his antibodies to save snakebite victims. That story and more of the best in @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser:
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RT @ScienceMagazine: 🎉 Science is excited to be a finalist in three categories for SSP’s 2025 #EPICawards: Short Form Content for #ScienceA….
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A "Matrix" for zebrafish allows them to interact with virtual representations of other fish. The real question: Which is Neo, and which is Agent Smith? That and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser:
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Christie Wilcox
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While both parties are citing more science than they used to, Democrats are much more likely to point to peer-reviewed literature than Republicans. That and more of the best from @ScienceMagazine and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser:
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