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Close the mathematics gender gap: huge study prompts urgent call to action in c/science@lemmy.world
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This article is not really about mathematical talent. It mentions that stereotypes might be reproduced by attributing success in girls to diligence and in boys to talent, but it's about mathematical ability.

At the start of the first school year (when children are five or six years old), there are no differences, on average, between boys and girls in mathematical ability. But after just four months, boys have pulled ahead. The gap widens throughout the year.

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Close the mathematics gender gap: huge study prompts urgent call to action (www.nature.com)
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How to spot suspicious papers: a sleuthing guide for scientists (www.nature.com)
 

Archived link of the article

The Collection of Open Science Integrity Guides (COSIG) brings together 27 freely available resources that explain how to spot image duplication, citation manipulation, plagiarism, tortured phrases and other hallmarks of paper mills — businesses that produce fake papers to order. The guides also provide tips for reviewing papers in specific disciplines, including biology, chemistry, statistics and computer science.

“A lot of people assume that you need some special talent, you need eagle eyes to see things, or you need to be at your computer ten hours a day looking through the scientific literature. But really, anybody can do it,” says Richardson. “That’s one of our mantras.”

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What is the high seas treaty? (phys.org)
 

The high seas treaty could become law by the end of the year, affording protection to marine life in the vast swaths of ocean that belong to no one.

The treaty was adopted by UN member states in June 2023. It has been ratified by 31 nations plus the European Union, and comes into force 120 days after its 60th ratification.

But at the UN Ocean Conference this week, hosts France said around 50 countries have ratified the pact, bringing it within reach of enactment. [...]

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When will a vital system of currents in the Atlantic Ocean collapse? Depends on whom you ask. (grist.org)
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Heat Waves Are Changing Disease Dynamics in Unpredictable Ways, New Research Finds (insideclimatenews.org)
 

The study: Impact of heatwave amplitude, duration, and timing on parasite fitness at different baseline temperatures

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Carbon capture company emits more than it captures | CCS illusion only delays the elimination of fossil fuels (climateandcapitalism.com)
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Kabul at risk of becoming first modern city to run out of water, report warns (www.theguardian.com)
 

NGO says Afghan capital’s 7 million people face existential crisis that world needs urgently to address

The Mercy Corps report can be found here: Kabul’s Water Crisis - An Inflection Point for Action