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The godfather of weight-loss drugs: ‘I know there can be bad outcomes over a period of time’

In his first interview, the scientist Ray Pederson, who discovered the hormone that led to the development of GLP-1s, reveals his concerns about their widespread use

observer.co.uk
u/TheObserverUK — 13 days ago
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Antarctica’s Blood Falls teems with mysterious microbial life (Miles away from the closest ocean, marine microbes thrive in the red ice and mud around Blood Falls, offering clues to microbial adaptation and past climate events.)

the-scientist.com
u/kova-tejoc — 12 days ago
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A Student’s Reputation Affected Their Grade — A Familiar Teacher’s Assessment Widened Inequality

When students’ own teachers were removed from grading a final exam, the socioeconomic gap in grades narrowed. A new study found that involvement from a teacher who knew the student had increased the gap by 15–20 percent.

There is an intuitive argument for the earlier system: a teacher who knows a student can draw on years of information, while an external examiner sees only one paper.

The problem was that the benefits of this approach were not distributed evenly. Students from more advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds, who tended to have stronger previous academic records, were more likely to benefit.

humanumi.com
u/derrikson — 13 days ago