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**Science, Quickly**

Tune in every week for quick, fascinating new developments and dives in the world of science.

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Social Construct of Race Imposes Biology Nov 07, 2018

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Anthropologist Jennifer Raff argues that race is culturally created, but has biological consequences.

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First Benefit of Knowing Your Genome Nov 02, 2018

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The "low hanging fruit" of genome-related health care will be knowing which drugs are likely to treat you best, says science journalist Carl Zimmer.

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For Halloween, Consider the Chocolate Midge Oct 31, 2018

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A tiny fly, related to biting no-see-ums, pollinates cacao trees and enables our chocolate cravings. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Dolphins Dumb Down Calls to Compete with Ship Noise Oct 29, 2018

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Bottlenose dolphins simplify and raise the pitch of their whistles to be heard above underwater shipping noise. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Asocial Octopuses Become Cuddly on MDMA Oct 22, 2018

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Octopuses react to MDMA much like humans do. And not surprisingly, given their anatomy, the animals are excellent huggers. Annie Sneed reports.

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Wild Songbirds Can Pick Up New Tunes Oct 18, 2018

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Researchers taught two dozen wild sparrows new songs, by playing them the recordings of sparrows that live thousands of miles away. Jason G. Goldman reports.

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Nice People Have Emptier Wallets Oct 15, 2018

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A study correlating personality traits with financial data found that agreeable people had lower savings, higher debt and higher bankruptcy rates. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Confident Tone Overcomes Accent Distrust Oct 11, 2018

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English as-a-first-language Canadian study subjects were less trusting of statements in English spoken with a foreign accent, unless the speaker sounded confident about their assertion.

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Mom's Genes Make Some Giraffes Hard to Spot Oct 10, 2018

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Baby giraffes inherit aspects of their mothers' patterning—which could give them a survival advantage if good camouflage runs in the family. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Economics Nobel Highlights Climate Action Necessity Oct 09, 2018

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William Nordhaus shared the 2018 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, "for integrating climate change into long-run macroeconomic analysis,” with Paul Romer, "for integrating technological innovations into long-run macroeconomic analysis."

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