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David Lane

@dml125.bsky.social
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Professor Emeritus, Psychological Sciences and Statistics, Rice University Human Computer Interaction (HCI) Cognitive Psychology Statistics Education United States Chess Federation (USCF) National Master

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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🧪 #food #green #electricity #conservation #farming
newscientist.com
How turning electricity directly into food could help save the planet | New Scientist
Farming is one of the most destructive human activities. Columnist Michael Le Page is excited about developments in electro-ag, in which we can instead turn renewable electricity directly into food
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
More amazing animal friendships here.
books.google.com
Unlikely Friendships
It is exactly like Isaiah 11:6: “The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid . . . ” Written by National Geographic magazine writer Jennifer Holland, Unlikely ...
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
#Einstein #relativity #physics #spooky 🧪
livescience.com
Was Einstein wrong about anything?
Albert Einstein is regarded as a genius, but even he admitted that his work wasn't perfect. So what did he get wrong?
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The title says it all. Article requires a subscription but you can get a 90 day trial for $1. 🧪 #relativity #gravity #Einstein #physics
scientificamerican.com
Scientists just confirmed Einstein’s greatest theory—again
A best-yet measurement of one of general relativity’s most mind-boggling effects is “another feather in Einstein’s cap”
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
#energy #hydrogen #clean #environment 🧪 www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
sciencedaily.com
Scientists discover massive natural hydrogen source beneath Canada
Scientists in Canada have discovered that ancient underground rocks are naturally producing hydrogen gas — and lots of it. Measurements from mine boreholes in Ontario show the gas can flow continuousl...
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
#solar #water #renewable #energy 🧪 www.bgr.com/2163848/aust...
bgr.com
Australia's Floating Solar Array Is Doing A Lot More Than Generating Electricity - BGR
Floating solar arrays are an increasingly popular solution to rising energy needs, but it turns out they're also good at reducing water evaporation.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
#probability Unfortunately behind a paywall but can be viewed for free if you sign up for email newsletters and offers. 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...
scientificamerican.com
‘Missing scientists’ mystery can be explained by the statistics of improbability
Statistical principles show you don’t need a nefarious plot to explain clusters of missing scientists and lab workers
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
#renewable #energy #AC 🧪 www.bgr.com/2160481/sust...
bgr.com
Not A Fan, Not AC: This Cheap Cooling System Works Without Using Electricity - BGR
Scientists from the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology have discovered a method that uses ammonium nitrate to empower efficient cooling.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🧪 #conservation #energy #cooling www.domain.com.au/living/can-a...
domain.com.au
Microscopic marine plants could be the answer to air-conditioning
Australian researchers at Murdoch Unversity's Algae Innovation Hub have designed panels filled with microalgae which can help reduce the heat in our homes
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Michele Lane @lifecoach4u.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
#DMT #Depression #hope “encouraging results from trials of psilocybin for depression,possibility psychedelic-assisted treatments could eventually gain regulatory approval Finally hope of meaningful relief from a SingleSupervised session offers cautious optimism” www.optimistdaily.com/2026/02/sing...
optimistdaily.com
Single dose of DMT shows promise for treatment-resistant depression in early clinical trial | The Optimist Daily
A small trial finds one dose of DMT, paired with psychotherapy, may significantly reduce depression symptoms for months.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
#solar #environment #agriculture #energy 🧪 “ … scientists have discovered that, by placing solar panels at least eight meters (about 26 feet) apart, they can optimize both crop production and electricity generation”
thecooldown.com
Scientists make groundbreaking discovery about crops grown near solar panels: 'A significant impact'
One of the key challenges of agrivoltaic projects has been limiting the impact of shade on crops grown near solar panels.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
#energy #geothermal #AI 🧪 www.technologyreview.com/2025/12/04/1...
technologyreview.com
How AI is uncovering hidden geothermal energy resources
Zanskar used AI tools to identify a site that could host a commercial power plant.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
#Battery #recycle #energy #environment #EV 🧪
world-today-journal.com
Battery Recycling Breakthrough: New Tech for Sustainable Recovery - World Today Journal
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
#energy #solar #photosynthesis #environment 🧪
bgr.com
Scientists Achieved Infinite Clean Energy Through Artificial Photosynthesis - BGR
A team of scientists out of Cambridge have developed a new form of artificial photosynthesis, which could be a solution to our fossil fuel problems.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
#cancer #nir #light-based #led 🧪
wired.com
A New Light-Based Cancer Treatment Kills Tumor Cells and Spares Healthy Ones
By combining LED technology and nanomaterials, researchers have created a therapy that eliminates cancer cells using localized heat without damaging healthy tissue.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
#evolution #language #birds #cross-species #brood #parasites 🧪
apple.news
Birds Make an Alarm Call That Spans Species and Continents—and May Offer Insight Into the Evolution of Human Language — Smithsonian Magazine
More than 20 species make a nearly identical noise to warn nearby birds of brood parasites, a behavior that bridges the “sharp division between animal communication systems and human language”
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
🧪 #pfas #water #eco-friendly #chemicals news.rice.edu/news/2025/ri...
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Very sorry to hear of Jane Goodall’s passing. Her scientific contributions and her work as a conservationist are extraordinary. #goodall #chimpanzee #conservation #primatology 🧪 Gift article
nytimes.com
Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
#stroke #AI 🧪
optimistdaily.com
AI tool speeds up stroke care across England, tripling recovery rates | The Optimist Daily
New NHS AI tool cuts stroke treatment time by 60 minutes and boosts recovery rates—now available at all stroke centres across England.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
🧪 #fertilizer #agriculture #environment #chemicals #CRISPR “In low-nitrogen tests, the edited plants stayed greener, captured more sunlight, and produced bigger harvests. Roots from those plants also released more apigenin, which lined up with the extra biofilm growth around them.”
thecooldown.com
Researchers unlock hidden plant ability that could eliminate harmful chemicals from farming: 'Savings of more than a billion dollars'
A new nitrogen-fixing genetic tweak could help wheat fertilize itself, potentially saving farmers over a billion dollars every year.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
🧪 From Wikipedia: The Ig Nobel Prize (/ˌɪɡ noʊˈbɛl/) is a satirical prize awarded annually. Its aim is to "honor achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think." The name of the award is a pun on the Nobel Prize, which it parodies, and on the word "ignoble". #comedy #Nobel
youtu.be
The 35th First Annual Ig Nobel Ceremony (2025) FULL SHOW
YouTube video by Improbable Research
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Great promise here. We’ll see how it plays out. 🧪 #genetic #enginering #co2 #wood #material #environment
earth.com
Scientists create 'super wood' from gene-edited trees and claim it will change everything
Genetically engineered wood from poplar trees offers eco-friendly strength without chemical processing, revolutionizing construction.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
#lithium #chemistry #water #environment 🧪
newscientist.com
Sun-powered device extracts lithium without wrecking the environment
An experimental new method for extracting lithium from brine and even seawater promises to be more sustainable than existing methods
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
#history #neurogenesis #mars #plastic 🧪
scientificamerican.com
Science Thought Nerves Couldn’t Heal. It Thought Mars Had Canals. It Thought Plastic Was Eco-Friendly. Then It Thought Again
In honor of SciAm’s 180th birthday, we’re spotlighting the biggest “wait, what?” moments in science history.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Excellent thorough explication of the faulty experimental designs, faulty statistical analyses, faulty logic, and serious biases used to argue vaccinations cause autism. Great material for anyone teaching research methods or statistics. 🧪 #vaccine, #autism, #research, #p-hacking, #Geier
nytimes.com
Opinion | The Playbook Used to ‘Prove’ Vaccines Cause Autism (Gift Article)
Data can easily be manipulated to show causation that doesn’t exist.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Low levels of lithium may play a role in memory decline. 🧪 #memory #Alzheimer #lithium “We found that when we administered lithium orotate to aging mice [that had] started losing their memory, the lithium orotate actually reverted their memory to the young adult, six-month level,” wapo.st/45FbUHx
wapo.st
Research on reversing Alzheimer’s reveals lithium as potential key
Years of investigation by scientists at Harvard has revealed that lithium is deeply involved in Alzheimer’s disease, a finding that could lead to new treatments.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
Great potential for energy storage. Important for #solar and #wind energy. 🧪
popularmechanics.com
Scientists Are Turning the Earth Beneath Our Feet Into a Giant Battery
A new technology known as Geochemical Energy Storage (GES) could provide months-long storage for renewable energy, increasing grid reliability.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
“…potential contact with approaching infectious avatars, activate the salience network, as measured with psychophysics, electroencephalography and functional magnetic resonance imaging.” 🧪 #immune #infection
theguardian.com
Sight of someone potentially infectious causes immune response, research suggests
Scientists use VR headsets to see how participants react to faces of people showing signs of viral infections
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Fascinating story of #Toxoplasma gondii and how it affects the brains of #rats (and humans). Rats become attracted to #cat urine increasing the chance they are eaten by a cat. An infected cat can spread the #parasite to other animals. 🧪 www.sciencefocus.com/news/cat-par...
sciencefocus.com
This cat-borne parasite could be causing you to make bad decisions. Here's how | BBC Science Focus Magazine
The parasite hijacks our brain chemistry and can lead to both rage and risk-taking
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Using sharks to monitor water temperatures in the Atlantic to predict hurricanes. #hurricanes #sharks #weather #ocean 🧪 wapo.st/4lNSDto
wapo.st
Where will the next big hurricane hit? Ask the sharks.
Researchers are equipping sharks with sensors that may help predict the power and path of Atlantic hurricanes.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Cultural knowledge passed on by #crows is demonstrated again. #animal intelligence #birds #culture #learning 🧪 Crows are known to be very intelligent and that they spread their knowledge was discovered over 100 years ago. This most recent observation is fascinating. wapo.st/4lW4i9D
wapo.st
Opinion | Attack of the clever crows
What we can learn from the fish crows’ assault on our outdoor cushions.
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 19/06/2025
What happens when NIH is under threat? 📉 Fewer clinical trials. 💔 No new treatments for cancer, rare diseases. And long-term? We surrender our global leadership in biomedical research. NIHers risked everything to speak out, b/c the stakes are life and death. Stand with them here⬇️ zurl.co/OArEE
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WIRED @wired.com · 08/06/2025
Atkinson’s gleeful brilliance helped people draw on computer screens and access information via links. www.wired.com/story/bill-a...
wired.com
Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74
Atkinson’s gleeful brilliance helped people draw on computer screens and access information via links.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
🧪 Just found this quote from 1791. As true today as ever. “You count on the force of truth; but truth is all-powerful only over minds accustomed to recognize it and cherish its noble accents.” —Marquis de Condorcet
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
#crispr #spiders 🧪 futurism.com/scientists-g...
futurism.com
Scientists Gene-Hack Spider to Produce Bright-Red Silk
Researchers used gene-editing technique CRISPR to modify the DNA sequences of house spiders, causing them to produce red fluorescent silk.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
#crispr #biology #gene 🧪 www.popularmechanics.com/science/heal...
popularmechanics.com
Scientists Edited Genes Inside a Living Person for the First Time—and Saved His Life
With grim prognosis hanging overhead, doctors and scientists at universities and institutions across the U.S. worked tirelessly to develop the world’s first custom gene-editing therapy to save the lif...
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 01/05/2025
🚨 URGENT RESPONSE CALL 🚨 The NIH just withdrew from Safe to Sleep®—a campaign that helped cut SIDS deaths by 50%. This quiet decision will cost babies’ lives. We need noise. Fast. Here’s what to do ➡️🧵(1/3) www.statnews.com/2025/04/30/n...
statnews.com
NIH cancels participation in Safe to Sleep campaign that decreased infant deaths
NIH has cancelled its participation in Safe to Sleep, a 30-year campaign to prevent babies from dying in their sleep
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Michele Lane @lifecoach4u.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
#bonobos #female #coalitions how females protect themselves by forming coalitions wapo.st/4cMxVpN “This study could provide insight how women build power to better protect ourselves from male violence by forming & maintaining coalitions,or alliances,with 1 another, just like our bonobo cousins.”
wapo.st
These female apes found a way to limit male aggression
For decades it had been a mystery how female Bonobos, cousins to humans, claim higher positions than males in their troop hierarchy.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Fascinating finding: a #placebo is effective even if the recipient knows it has no active ingredients. This has been found before so it is very unlikely to be a fluke. 🧪 #pain #relief www.newscientist.com/article/2473...
newscientist.com
Fake pills ease PMS symptoms even when you know they're placebos
Women with premenstrual syndrome reported big improvements in their symptoms after taking placebo pills, despite knowing they did not contain any active ingredients
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
#Genetically modified bacteria turn a houseplant into a #natural air #purifier #Indoor #pollution #VOC 🧪 www.fastcompany.com/91300603/neo...
fastcompany.com
These genetically engineered houseplants are 30 times better at clearing toxins
French biotech startup Neoplants is genetically engineering soil bacteria and houseplants to metabolize pollutants.
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Michele Lane @lifecoach4u.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
#Animals #cuteness “Cuteness evokes + feelings happiness & warmth stimulating instinct to care for it” “care for our young helps species survive” “release dopamine, a neurotransmitter:feelings of pleasure,reinforces +emotional response towards cute things.” www.verywellmind.com/the-psycholo...
verywellmind.com
The Psychology of Cuteness and Why We're Drawn to The Adorable
Most of the things we regard as cute resemble human babies. Maybe we’re all just exercising our human drive to be nurturers, or maybe it's something else.
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
🧪 #Kanzi #bonobo #language www.livescience.com/animals/bono...
livescience.com
'Bonobo genius' Kanzi, who could understand English and play Minecraft, dies at 44
The bonobo Kanzi, who learned to make stone tools, play Minecraft and communicate at the level of a 2-year-old human, has died.
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Andrew Heiss @andrew.heiss.phd · 20/03/2025
I’ve long used FiveThirtyEight’s interactive “Hack Your Way To Scientific Glory” to illustrate the idea of p-hacking when I teach statistics. But ABC/Disney killed the site earlier this month :( So I made my own with #rstats and Observable and #QuartoPub ! stats.andrewheiss.com/hack-your-way/
Screenshot of the linked Quarto website, with input checkboxes to change different conditions for a regression model that predicts economic performance based on US political party, with a reported p-value
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Today is the #vernal #equinox in the northern hemisphere. 🧪 www.cbsnews.com/news/first-d...
cbsnews.com
The first day of spring 2025 is today. Here's what to know about the vernal equinox.
The first day of spring, also known as the vernal equinox, has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere on March 20, 2025.
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Michael Friendly @datavisfriendly.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
📊 #psy6135 #rstats Today's topic: Visualizing Uncertainty Topics: Visualizing distributions, Error bars, Bayesian stuff, fitted curves, ... Thx to @elibryan.bsky.social, @mjskay.com, @clauswilke.com, @cedricscherer.com and other folks I stole from. 💻 Slides-- friendly.github.io/6135/lecture...
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
🧪 A story of someone who developed amazing artistic ability after developing progressive #aphasia. Previously she hadn’t shown any artistic ability. www.thetimes.com/us/news-toda... Reminiscent of the man who became a #mathematical marvel after #brain #damage. psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-...
thetimes.com
She had no artistic talent — until dementia changed her brain
Dylan Sullivan, a judge from California, has primary progressive aphasia but as she lost her language she began to express herself in a different way
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Excellent discussion/explainer of #pi and irrational numbers. 🧪 Perfect for pi #day. www.wired.com/story/cant-w...
wired.com
Can’t Wrap Your Head Around Pi? Here’s a Cool Visual to Help
Pi is an irrational number, and like some irrational people it just goes on and on. What is it with this crazy, crucial number?
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David Lane @dml125.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
🧪 #Trauma #psilocybin #brain #injury #treatment www.sciencealert.com/psilocybin-p...
sciencealert.com
Psilocybin Put Rat Brains 'Back Together' After Mild Head Trauma
Scientists are investigating whether the psychedelic ingredient in magic mushrooms can put a brain 'back together' after head injuries.
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