A Science paper maps the four places a thorium-229 atom can sit in a calcium fluoride crystal and finds only one with a clean nuclear transition. That turns a materials guess into a spec.
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- Evidence74
- Adoption21
- Hype gap+16
- Incentives62
- Confidence68
Scientific American asked endocrinologists what testosterone therapy actually does for cisgender men. The approved use is tightly bounded; the demand, and now the policy, is not.
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- Evidence62
- Adoption32
A Nature study of 62 psychedelic-naive adults reports that the feeling of dissolved self-world boundaries tracks integration between self-referential and sensory networks.
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- Evidence58
- Adoption
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The world added 600 terawatt-hours of solar generation last year, which the IEA calls the largest single-year jump for any electricity technology. The cost curve behind it is 47 years old.
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- Evidence68
- Adoption88
Zipline lowers cargo on a line from a drone hovering 260 feet up, and says its network has flown more than 130 million autonomous miles. Last-mile planners now have something to price against.
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- Evidence52
- Adoption64
A July 8 report by Scott Yenor argues elite sport threatens women's fertility. Two researchers he cites told Scientific American he misrepresented their work.
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- Evidence62
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- Hype gap
USDA's revived trapping program cut corn damage claims from 70 acres to 10 per policy, but all the money committed since 2018 is worth less than a month of the damage hogs do.
Reality
- Evidence48
- Adoption52