Research
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Politics
Can Parrots Converse? Polly Says That’s the Wrong Question.
Half a century ago, one of the hottest questions in science was whether humans could teach animals to talk. Scientists…
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World
Are We Talking Too Much About Mental Health?
Recent studies cast doubt on whether large-scale mental health interventions are making young people better. Some even suggest they can…
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Politics
Republicans Step Up Attacks on Scientist at Heart of Lab Leak Theory
A heated hearing produced no new evidence that Peter Daszak or his nonprofit, EcoHealth Alliance, were implicated in the Covid…
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Tech
X’s Lawsuit Against Anti-Hate Research Group Is Dismissed
Elon Musk’s social media company sued a group that exposed hate speech on the site, but a judge ruled that…
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World
In One Key A.I. Metric, China Pulls Ahead of the U.S.: Talent
China has produced a huge number of top A.I. engineers in recent years. New research shows that, by some measures,…
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Health
More Studies by Columbia Cancer Researchers Are Retracted
The studies, pulled because of copied data, illustrate the sluggishness of scientific publishers to address serious errors, experts said.
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Politics
The Best Way to Find Out if We Can Cool the Planet
A few years ago, the idea of deliberately blocking the sun to combat climate change was taboo for scientists. But…
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Health
A Columbia Surgeon’s Study Was Pulled. He Kept Publishing Flawed Data.
The stomach cancer study was shot through with suspicious data. Identical constellations of cells were said to depict separate experiments…
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Health
A Columbia Surgeon’s Study Was Pulled. He Kept Publishing Flawed Data.
The stomach cancer study was shot through with suspicious data. Identical constellations of cells were said to depict separate experiments…
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World
Microsoft Debates What to Do With A.I. Lab in China
Amid U.S.-China tensions, the company has faced questions over whether operating an advanced research lab in Beijing is politically tenable.