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Is dengue the next threat in flood-hit Pakistan?

Is dengue the next threat in flood-hit Pakistan?

Thomson Reuters Foundation News — Katie Anders is an epidemiologist and director of impact assessment at the World Mosquito Program. Alex Jackson is WMP news editor. As devastating floods rip through Pakistan impacting more than 33 million people, another major threat lies round the corner. Public health experts are warning of the rising risk of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue spreading across the country.
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Dengue fever a growing threat in Asia

Dengue fever a growing threat in Asia

The Japan Times — For Kasun Chameera, who lives in Sri Lanka's densely populated capital Colombo, dengue fever is a disease which has afflicted many loved ones, including his brother. "We fear death when we hear about dengue," Chameera said. "It's present almost everywhere in my district, and spreads faster in the city than in the villages."
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The young female climate activists driving change in Asia

The young female climate activists driving change in Asia

The Japan Times — For Asia, where more countries are facing greater environmental risks than in other parts of the globe, climate change is an imminent issue that could threaten the lives of people through natural disasters, displacement from homes and shortages of natural resources.
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The Japanese scientist fighting prejudice, misinformation and COVID-19

The Japanese scientist fighting prejudice, misinformation and COVID-19

The Japan Times — "It feels like I've lived a decade within one year," Akiko Iwasaki says. "The pandemic has definitely changed the way we do science." In the midst of a global health crisis, the professor of immunology at Yale University has been a trusted voice of reason.
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Five pioneering Asian scientists to look out for this year

Five pioneering Asian scientists to look out for this year

The Japan Times — From leading the response to the COVID-19 pandemic to tackling climate change, scientists today are at the forefront of important discoveries, technologies and solutions for everyday life, helping humans understand the great mysteries of the universe. And the global health crisis was the latest reminder that development in science has huge societal and economic impacts and contributes to humanity's progress.
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In wake of Japan disaster, scientists aim for faster and more accurate tsunami warnings

In wake of Japan disaster, scientists aim for faster and more accurate tsunami warnings

The Japan Times — In the 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, scientists have sought answers to a variety of questions relating to the deadly tsunami that began tearing through coastal communities just 15 minutes after the quake.
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Sickle cell disease: Africa's most prevalent 'invisible condition'

Sickle cell disease: Africa's most prevalent 'invisible condition'

Mail & Guardian — Eight years ago, Arafa Salim thought she was on the verge of death. "The doctors who were treating me didn't know how to deal with it, my bone marrow couldn't produce blood. I needed a lot of transfusions to save my life," she said.
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The Boston scientists on a mission to remove bias in US scientific hiring

The Boston scientists on a mission to remove bias in US scientific hiring

Medium — Alex Jackson "One major barrier to scientific innovation is workforce development," says Elizabeth Wu, one of three scientists behind a new platform that seeks to remove bias in scientific hiring. Wu, alongside co-founder Danika Khong are setting their sights high, looking to address the $1B annual loss from inefficiencies in scientific recruiting in the US.
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Blind Japanese inventor harnessing technology to improve lives of visually impaired | The Japan T...

Blind Japanese inventor harnessing technology to improve lives of visually impaired | The Japan T...

The Japan Times — Dr. Chieko Asakawa's life motto: Make the impossible possible - by never giving up. Blind since the age of 14, Asakawa has dedicated the past three decades to researching and developing new technologies to help transform the lives of the visually impaired.
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Educating Abuja girls to STEM the cost of hi-tech research

Educating Abuja girls to STEM the cost of hi-tech research

Mail & Guardian — Down a quiet tree-lined street on the periphery of Abuja, one of the fastest growing cities in the world, a classroom brims with activity. A group of teenage girls huddle eagerly around a robotic trash collector they've just built, while others rummage through tool kits and test virtual reality headsets.
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Wikipedia Day - Celebrating Wikipedians across the globe

Wikipedia Day - Celebrating Wikipedians across the globe

Medium — Alex Jackson "It is like a library or a public park. A temple for the mind. It is a place we can all go to think, to learn, to share our knowledge with others," states Wikipedia co-founder, Jimmy Wales.
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Japanese winner of L'Oreal-UNESCO award for female scientists looks to reshape materials research...

Japanese winner of L'Oreal-UNESCO award for female scientists looks to reshape materials research...

The Japan Times — From a young age, Dr. Yukiko Ogawa knew she wanted to become a scientist. Growing up in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, she would spend hours after school creating objects in her bedroom. It was this curiosity and early ingenuity when it came to designing novel things that led Ogawa to where she is today.
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Tokyo researchers' Paper Digest makes academic jargon a cinch | The Japan Times

Tokyo researchers' Paper Digest makes academic jargon a cinch | The Japan Times

The Japan Times — They come from very different worlds, yet have remarkably similar tales to tell. One hails from Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, while the other was brought up in the shadows of the Merendon mountains in the Sula Valley of northwestern Honduras.
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Inspiring Young Men from Minority Backgrounds to Code

Inspiring Young Men from Minority Backgrounds to Code

Scientific American — On a sign that adorns the premises of the vibrant New York technology charity, All Star Code, the bold messaging could not be clearer. Displayed in large writing are the top ten principles that inspired the charity's creation. Most prominently placed, and one that will ring true to many Americans, is number one.
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Portrait of a Chemist: From a wartime fascination with chemistry to advising inner-city groups

Portrait of a Chemist: From a wartime fascination with chemistry to advising inner-city groups

Nature — He speaks to Alex Jackson about his lifelong passion for science. "I read chemistry books like other people read detective stories," says affable, wide-eyed 86-year-old Peter Gallant. Gallant's story is one of remarkable fortitude that in recent years has seen him awarded an MBE.
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The astrophysicist on a mission to get more women into physics

The astrophysicist on a mission to get more women into physics

Nature — "Very often the famous names we know and read about in science are not those of women," says Professor Jo Dunkley. "To get more young girls studying the subject, we must change cultural perceptions and have more visible female role models."
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Let's celebrate 150 years of Beatrix Potter: author, scientist and fungus-lover

Let's celebrate 150 years of Beatrix Potter: author, scientist and fungus-lover

The Guardian — Tomorrow marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of revered children's author and illustrator, Beatrix Potter, celebrated worldwide for such beloved literary characters as Peter Rabbit and Jemima Puddle-duck. In this celebration of her literary and artistic legacy, it is easy to forget she was a keen natural scientist.
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Roma Agrawal on bridging the diversity gap in engineering and inspiring a future generation

Roma Agrawal on bridging the diversity gap in engineering and inspiring a future generation

Nature — Roma is an Associate Structural Engineer at WSP where she spent six years working on The Shard. Roma has a BA in Physics from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Structural Engineering from Imperial College. She was awarded the 'Diamond Award for Engineering Excellence' and is an M&S Leading Lady.
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Making the Case for Science: An Interview With Sir Venki Ramakrishnan

Making the Case for Science: An Interview With Sir Venki Ramakrishnan

HuffPost United Kingdom — Following in the footsteps of eminent scientific figures like Isaac Newton and Ernest Rutherford is no easy feat, yet two months into his five-year presidency at the Royal Society, Sir Venki Ramakrishnan is taking it all in his stride.
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Bill Bryson: A Champion of Science and Science Communication

Bill Bryson: A Champion of Science and Science Communication

Scientific American — The popular author embarked a decade ago on his eye-opening journey of research for the acclaimed science book A Short History of Nearly Everything . At that time, he could never have envisaged the popularity and esteem his book would be held in today
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From Hull to Kenya, with love: a tale of beer, friendship and analytical chemistry

From Hull to Kenya, with love: a tale of beer, friendship and analytical chemistry

The Guardian — They come from very different worlds, yet have remarkably similar tales to tell. One hails from the outskirts of Barnsley, in the small south Yorkshire mining village of Darfield. The other was brought up under the shadows of the magnificent slopes of Africa's second-highest mountain, Mount Kenya.
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Gravity 's Oscar-Winning Visual Effects Mastermind Talks about Computer Graphics and "Weightlessn...

Gravity 's Oscar-Winning Visual Effects Mastermind Talks about Computer Graphics and "Weightlessn...

Scientific American — Tim Webber is a visual effects supervisor who has worked on an array of critically acclaimed blockbusters. He joined British visual effects company Framestore in 1988 and has been the driving force behind the company's push into digital film and television, developing Framestore's virtual camera and motion rig systems. He has worked on The Dark Knight, James Cameron's Avatar and was second unit director on the Hallmark production of Merlin.
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Under the covers (Nature revealed) - 2 October

Under the covers (Nature revealed) - 2 October

Nature — Of Schemes and Memes Blog This week's cover shows the findings from NASA's Grail Mission which revealed ancient tectonics on the lunar nearside. Nature's Art Director Kelly Krause talks us through the inspiration behind the cover.
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Citizen Science: In the Shadows of Volcán Tungurahua

Citizen Science: In the Shadows of Volcán Tungurahua

Nature — Jonathan Stone is a PhD researcher at the School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, working in volcanology and disaster risk reduction. His research focuses on the interactions between citizens, scientists and authorities around volcanoes, examining the effects of citizen science on these relationships.
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