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@ChuckWendig I'm pretty sure that there was once a Fight Club poster that just had a single quote from a damning moralistic review on it.
@DrBrocktagon And embargoes are often used by more prominent journals --> hype.
@DrBrocktagon The embargo is a complete confounding factor here. Embargoed studies are also more likely to be press released --> hype
@DrBrocktagon No one thinks that. Who said we think that?
@endless_psych Indeed. (My tweet was me wondering out loud, rather than saying "This is what I'd do.")
@Mak0rz @bug_girl @NatureNews It says that in the piece, which you can read by clicking the magic blue words.
Wow. Cld they do an RCT? RT @pourmecoffee Apple amends Siri’s response to suicide with more direct approach gigaom.com/2013/06/18/app…
Apple amends Siri’s response to suicide with more direct approach
gigaom.com — When it comes to aiding someone who is emotionally driven to kill him or herself, the right response can literally be a matter of life and death. In order to help those in crisis, Apple has updated Siri's search response system to field suicide-related requests with an approach designed to drive users to seek help as quickly as possible.
@tomhouslay No, although looking at the publication list, I cannot explain why I haven't. Will keep an eye out. Thanks!
@COMPASSonline Thanks! I'll check it out if I get the chance.
A membrane that waterproofed insect eggs might have allowed them to conquer the land nature.com/news/waterproo… My new story for @NatureNews
Waterproof eggs let insects conquer dry land
nature.com — Peggy Greb/ARS/USDA Insects were among the first animals to invade the land around 400 million years ago, and they have diversified so greatly that they now account for three-quarters of all animal species. This success, according to a new study, depended to a great extent on the serosa - a membrane that makes insect embryos waterproof as they develop inside the eggs.Sign up to discover more journalists who cover Science, United Kingdom and more.
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