Science things
Scientific results & science popularisation great reads. Follow along on Refind to get notified when they have new links.
Collection by Martina Pugliese
Math of the Penguins
4 min read · 74 saves · Aug 17th · Emperor penguins display rigorously geometric spacing and mathematical efficiency when they huddle together for warmth, which may reveal secrets to their overall health.
Controversial cave discoveries suggest humans reached Americas much earlier than thought
3 min read · 134 saves · Jul 22nd · Colin Barras · Archaeologists say stone artefacts point to occupation more than 30,000 years ago — but not everyone is convinced.
Math as Myth
8 min read · Paywall possible · 10 saves · From 2016 · Out of all of the infinite numbers in the world, there are precious few that are given their own letter from the all-too-finite Greek…
Virus Experts Aren’t Getting the Message Out
~11 min read · Paywall possible · 175 saves · May 6th · If the authorities can’t satisfy the public’s desire to know more, others will fill the void with misinformation.
Scientists are drowning in COVID-19 papers. Can new tools keep them afloat?
7 min read · Paywall possible · 64 saves · May 13th · The hunt is on for better ways to collect and search pandemic studies
Overlooked No More: June Almeida, Scientist Who Identified the First Coronavirus
7 min read · 31 saves · May 8th · Denise Gellene · In 1966, she used a powerful electron microscope to capture an image of a mysterious pathogen — the first coronavirus known to cause human…
COVID-19 needs a Manhattan Project
2 min read · 17 saves · Mar 27th · There is an unprecedented race to develop a vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). With at least 44 vaccines in early-stage…
The race for coronavirus vaccines: a graphical guide
2 min read · 292 saves · Apr 28th · Ewen Callaway · Eight ways in which scientists hope to provide immunity to SARS-CoV-2 .
Coronavirus Tests Science’s Need for Speed Limits
8 min read · 38 saves · Apr 14th · Wudan Yan · Preprint servers and peer-reviewed journals are seeing surging audiences, with many new readers not well versed in the limitations of the latest research findings.
Dai pipistrelli all'uomo: così il Coronavirus è arrivato fino a noi
~13 min read · 10 saves · Mar 4th · Come è arrivato, il virus, all’uomo? Dai «serbatoi» all’uomo, le tappe evolutive che hanno generato l’ombra che si allunga sulle nostre vite
COVID-19: how physics is helping the fight against the pandemic
~11 min read · 11 saves · Mar 19th · With the world in the grips of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jon Cartwright investigates how physics-based techniques are helping scientists study viruses, including this latest…
How to Report on the COVID-19 Outbreak Responsibly
3 min read · 54 saves · Feb 23rd · Remember, the virus doesn’t follow the news and doesn’t care about Twitter