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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · May 30

Stay in the know: This #FollowFriday, add fact-checked science journalism to your feed with Knowable Magazine's staff and special contributors #StarterPack 💯

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 10h

Serendipitous discoveries led to drugs like Prozac and to new insights into the physical basis of this debilitating disorder. But scientists continue to search for deeper understandings and therapies that will bring relief to those who still struggle.

🧠 #WorldMentalHealthDay

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How antidepressants changed ideas about depression

PODCAST: Serendipitous discoveries led to drugs like Prozac and to new insights into the physical basis of this debilitating disorder. But scientists continue to search for deeper understandings and…

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 13h

Approved over a decade ago, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is moderately effective. Tailoring the treatment to individual brains may improve results. 🧠 #WorldMentalHealthDay

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A magnetic therapy for depression gains precision

Approved over a decade ago, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is moderately effective. Tailoring the treatment to individual brains may improve results.

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 13h

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 13h

👀 On our radar: Bipartisan effort to boost sunscreen science

“The U.S. has a lot less choice,” says dermatologist Steve Xu. “It has a lot less products because of the increased requirements that are necessary before a sunscreen can be sold.”

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A New Bill’s Bid to Bring Better Sunscreens

The SAFE Sunscreen Standards Act seeks to revamp the FDA’s review process. Could it usher in more effective sunscreens?

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 15h

Studies show psychological strain can accelerate tumors — could beta blockers slow them down? 🧠 #WorldMentalHealthDay

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How stress shapes cancer’s course

Studies show psychological strain can accelerate tumors — could beta blockers slow them down?

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 21h

#Opinion ✍️ Volcanologists warn that magma-filled vents evolve over time, leading to an underestimation of the number that might erupt — especially those capable of the biggest explosions.

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There are more active volcanoes than you think

OPINION: Volcanologists warn that magma-filled vents evolve over time, leading to an underestimation of the number that might erupt — especially those capable of the biggest explosions

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 1d

The rhythm of respiration influences a wide range of behaviors, as well as cognition and emotion. Neuroscientists are piecing together how it all works. ✍️ By Greg Miller

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The vital crosstalk between breath and brain

The rhythm of respiration influences a wide range of behaviors, as well as cognition and emotion. Neuroscientists are piecing together how it all works.

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Katie Fleeman @fleemanator.bsky.social · 1d

“Governments should of course continue the hard work of reducing poverty and improving living conditions, but they should know that they don’t have to work miracles to prevent violence. The biggest obstacle to stopping violence is hopelessness.” — Economist Jens Ludwig to @knowablemag.bsky.social

Property crime and violent crime have different solutions — here’s why

Addressing poverty helps to curb thefts and burglaries, but offenses like assaults and shootings need more innovative approaches

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 1d

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has taken a ghastly toll. And survivors must contend with another, invisible threat: bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics.

The pernicious infections infiltrating Ukraine’s front lines

Doctors and scientists are waging a shadow war in the besieged nation: bacteria that are resistant to multiple antibiotics. The deadly bugs are now knocking on western Europe’s door.

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 1d

“This particular origami, which we named Lacrygami — humans did not invent it, nature invented it.” knowmag.org/4pVNP7L

Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 1d

Addressing poverty helps to curb thefts and burglaries, but offenses like assaults and shootings need more innovative approaches.

✍️ By Chris Woolston

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Property crime and violent crime have different solutions — here’s why

Addressing poverty helps to curb thefts and burglaries, but offenses like assaults and shootings need more innovative approaches

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Katie Fleeman @fleemanator.bsky.social · 1d

“This particular origami, which we named Lacrygami — humans did not invent it, nature invented it,” says Stanford University bioengineer Manu Prakash.

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Animal origami: The physics of nature’s folds

Insects that tuck away wings; a protist with an accordion-like neck — studying these clever creases may inspire foldable structures for drones

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone who has dabbled in origami knows that it can be frustratingly complicated—yet somehow its intricate folds have arisen naturally many times in living things. In recent years, scientists have taken a closer look at these complex folds of the biological realm.

Animal origami: The physics of nature’s folds

Insects that tuck away wings; a protist with an accordion-like neck — studying these clever creases may inspire foldable structures for drones

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 1d

Fires aren’t the only headache winemakers are grappling with in this warming world — learn more from our 2022 story. knowmag.org/47BspGa

Climate change is altering the chemistry of wine

Warming, wildfires and unpredictable weather threaten to disrupt the delicate processes that underlie treasured wines. Researchers and producers are innovating to keep ahead.

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 1d

Chemical compounds in wildfire smoke can infiltrate the skin of vineyard grapes, giving them an ashy “smoke taint” flavor that can go undetected until after fermentation. Now scientists have found a grape-loving microbe that breaks down one of the offending compounds.

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A grapevine bacteria may help douse wildfire-tainted wine's ashy aftertaste

Grape plant bacteria might help mitigate smoke taint in wine by breaking down chemicals that evoke an ashy taste.

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 2d

👀 On our radar: Few consequences for psychiatric hospitals that break the law

Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.

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Psychiatric Hospitals Turn Away Patients Who Need Urgent Care. The Facilities Face Few Consequences.

Discharging patients who are at risk of harming themselves or others is illegal. But dozens of psychiatric hospitals aren’t honoring the law — and the government isn’t following up.

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 2d

Reengineered, the powdery stuff could become a range of eco-friendly objects.

📝 Learn more about this in our recent article republished by JSTOR Daily.

Using Pollen To Make Paper, Sponges, and More - JSTOR Daily

Reengineered, the powdery stuff could become a range of eco-friendly objects.

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 3d

Insects that tuck away wings; a protist with an accordion-like neck — studying these clever creases may inspire foldable structures for drones

✍️ Rohini Subrahmanyam

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Animal origami: The physics of nature’s folds

Insects that tuck away wings; a protist with an accordion-like neck — studying these clever creases may inspire foldable structures for drones

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 3d

Marshes often take over these arboreal graveyards — learn more from our recent story. knowmag.org/4nHGRSd

Ghost forests are growing as sea levels rise

As trees choked by saltwater die along low-lying coasts, marshes may move in — for better or worse, scientists are learning

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 3d

An AI-generated map is shedding light on ghost forests, large stands of dead trees usually killed by encroaching seawater.

@jamesdinneen.bsky.social reports in @science.org 👇

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AI reveals vast ‘ghost forests’ along U.S. coast

Machine learning method counts nearly 12 million dead trees, many likely killed by rising seas

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 3d

👀 On our radar: Ex-CDC chief on why she was fired

‘I would never do that, as a scientist,‘ Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details.

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Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired

‘I would never do that, as a scientist,‘ Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details.

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 3d

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