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Organic produce means reduced pesticides in kids
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Berkeley, California - New research out of the Center for Environmental Research and Children’s Health at UC Berkeley shows that switching from conventional to organic fruits and vegetables, even for just a few days, significantly reduces pesticide levels in children’s bodies.
‘Blind analysis’ could reduce bias in social science research
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- Written by Robert Sanders
Berkeley, California - A course on critical thinking at UC Berkeley, co-taught for the past three years by a public policy expert and a Nobel Prize-winning physicist, has generated a new proposal to remove sources of bias in research and improve confidence in published studies.
How the brain keeps time
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- Written by Anne Trafton
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Keeping track of time is critical for many tasks, such as playing the piano, swinging a tennis racket, or holding a conversation. Neuroscientists at MIT and Columbia University have now figured out how neurons in one part of the brain measure time intervals and accurately reproduce them.
Governor Brown Issues Legislative Update
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that he has signed the following bills:
How to bring clean, efficient energy to the world
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- Written by David L. Chandler
Cambridge, Massachusetts - The challenges of providing clean, reliable energy, water, and food to people everywhere - and especially in parts of the developing world - is a key focus of Solve, a four-day conference taking place this week at MIT. A full day of talks, workshops, and discussions was devoted to the topic on Tuesday.
What we can solve
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - MIT’s inaugural Solve conference opened with a splash on Monday, as a diverse group of technologists, entrepreneurs, and experts hailed the importance of addressing our most urgent global problems.
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