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  • Scientists Uncover Brain-Heart Pathway That Triggers Fainting

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    Scientists Uncover Brain-Heart Pathway That Triggers Fainting #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #fainting #syncope #neuroscience #cardiology #vagus nerve New research found fainting is triggered by a specific brain-heart pathway. Stimulating vagus nerve cells expressing NPY2R in mice replicated the rapid drop in heart rate, breathing, and brain activity seen in human fainting. This…

  • Earth’s Mantle Holds Clues to Moon-Forming Collision

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    Earth’s Mantle Holds Clues to Moon-Forming Collision #shorts #Earth #material #Earth’s mantle #Theia The Moon formed when a Mars-sized object called Theia collided with the proto-Earth (Gaia) around 4.5 billion years ago. The collision had a significant impact on the Earth, mixing the material of the two bodies and creating the Large Low-Velocity Provinces (LLVPs)…

  • **Humans Have A Secret Sense Of Touch**

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    **Humans Have A Secret Sense Of Touch** #shorts #human hair follicle cells #skin #team #hair follicles Hair follicles contain a higher than expected percentage of touch-sensitive receptors. When stimulated, they release the neurotransmitters serotonin and histamine, which activate the adjacent sensory nerve cells. This suggests that hair follicles play a role in processing light touch.…

  • **Strawberry Seeds? Those Are Actually Aril**

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    **Strawberry Seeds? Those Are Actually Aril** #shorts #fruits #plant’s fruit #berry #humble strawberry Although commonly thought of as a berry, strawberries are not berries at all. They are aggregate fruits, which means they are made up of a number of smaller fruits grouped together. The tiny white dots on a strawberry are actually the plant’s…

  • **Amateur Astronomers Save the Day: Asteroid Spotted Just Days Before Impact**

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    **Amateur Astronomers Save the Day: Asteroid Spotted Just Days Before Impact** #shorts #images #Daily Minor Planet project #Advertisement Advertisement #Professional astronomers Astronomers have created a system where people can help them spot near-Earth asteroids. The system is called the Daily Minor Planet project and it is hosted on Zooniverse. In October, the project spotted its…

  • Deezer’s “Artist-centric”

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    Deezer’s “Artist-centric” #shorts #specific artists #Deezer #streaming world #functional music Deezer has recently struck a deal with Universal Music Group, the world’s largest record label, to create a streaming service dedicated to artist-centric music. In addition to offering tons of new features, the streaming service will begin to offer some value added services such as…

  • Community Notes is a crowdsourced fact-checking program launched a year

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    Community Notes is a crowdsourced fact-checking program launched a year #shorts #disinformation #Community Notes #notes #own platform This story opens with an investigation into the community notes feature on X, formerly Twitter. Last week, Musk and Yaccarino heralded it as a key tool in tackling the toxic deluge of disinformation that has flooded social media,…

  • Comrade Musk Supports Russia, X

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    Comrade Musk Supports Russia, X #shorts #Elon Musk #spammy accounts #Russian trolls #X Since investing in Twitter, Elon Musk has been trying to rid the platform of bots and spammy accounts. But Russian trolls have been using one of his posts to push pro-Kremlin messages, most notably a meme he posted about a schoolboy farting…

  • Researcher Sues X After Being Banned for Sharing Data

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    Researcher Sues X After Being Banned for Sharing Data #shorts #social media #account ban #lawsuit #data analysis #platform criticism X banned a researcher’s account after he published data allegedly showing the platform’s embrace of the far-right post-acquisition. He’s now suing X, arguing the ban aims to silence platform criticism and violates free speech principles. His…

  • X Fires Election Team Before Major 2024 Votes

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    X Fires Election Team Before Major 2024 Votes #shorts #social media #election interference #disinformation #online moderation #global elections X, formerly Twitter, fired its 5-person election integrity team responsible for combating disinformation, despite planning to expand it. This comes right before the huge 2024 US election and votes in 50+ countries. Experts warn the cuts will…