eLife

How Occam’s razor guides human decision-making

Occam’s razor is the principle that, all else being equal, simpler explanations should be preferred over more complex ones. This principle is thought to guide human decision-making, but the nature of ...

‘We need to rethink how we approach biodiversity’: an interview with IPCC ecologist and ‘refugee scientist’ Camille Parmesan

An ecologist at the IPCC for over 25 years, Camille Parmesan, who is also a refugee scientist, explains how to preserve ...

What the shape of your buttock muscles might mean for your future health – and how to change it

Scientists have found a link between the quality of your gluteus maximus muscles and your risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
TechCrunch

Can steroids combat population collapse? The Enhanced Games wants to find out.

The Enhanced Games, a new sporting competition explicitly designed to allow performance-enhancing drugs, looks like a publicity stunt for the techno-macho era: Olympic athletes on steroids competing ...
GitHub

Question about use of the population.size parameter in computeCommunProb for spatial datasets

Thank you for making and maintaining CellChat! I have been using it to analyze cell-cell interactions in a 10x Xenium spatial dataset. I am running computeCommunProb using the parameters below. My ...
The New York Times

How the Electoral College Could Tilt Further From Democrats

The year is 2032. Studying the Electoral College map, a Democratic presidential candidate can no longer plan to sweep New Hampshire, Minnesota and the “blue wall” battlegrounds of Michigan, ...
koco.com

Mountain lions, tigers and bears: How close is Oklahoma’s black bear population to you?

BEARS ARE ON THE MOVE IN OKLAHOMA. A NEW MAP RELEASED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SHOWS WHAT BEARS ARE UP TO IN THE SOONER STATE THIS TIME OF YEAR. THEY SAY IF YOU LIVE IN THESE GREEN ...
IEEE

A Dynamic Modeling Algorithm for Endangered Species Population Dynamics based on Dynamic Parameter Optimization and Bayesian Learning

Abstract: Aiming at the problem that the fixed parameter assumption of the classical logistic model is difficult to portray the superlinear death effect and Allee effect, this paper proposes a ...
Newsweek

How Millennials, Gen Z Are Lowering Birth Rates Around the World

With fewer people choosing the traditional route of tying the knot and starting a family, it's no secret that the number of marriages and births is declining around the world. As a result, the ...
Frontiers

The association of lipid accumulation product with inflammatory parameters and mortality: evidence from a large population-based study

Background: Obesity is closely associated with lipid metabolism, and the accumulation of lipids leads to low-level inflammation in the body, which can trigger cardiovascular disease. This study aimed ...
Cleveland

With no seasonal shelters, Cleveland homeless population struggles to find warm places to sleep

CLEVELAND — As temperatures in Cleveland continue to drop, staying warm is crucial. But for people without a home, the options are limited. Nationwide, there was an 18% increase in people becoming ...