Science
Research findings, viral studies, and scientific claims under the lens.
A shallow-cut diamond appears brighter than a deep-cut diamond because some light reflects off the table facet and returns to the viewer even though other light leaks out through the bottom.
TOTAL BS
Each ingredient in Coca-Cola has a chemical role, including contributing acidity, sweetness, and aroma.
NOT BS
In 1977, Earth received a signal from space that remained unexplained, and the signal lasted for 72 seconds.
HARDLY BS
Correlations between performance on different motor tasks are often weak, which limits the predictive validity of measuring a single motor ability to predict overall motor performance.
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It is difficult to separate innate motor ability from the effects of practice, learning, motivation, opportunity, and environmental influences when explaining differences in motor performance.
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Early theories in motor behavior proposed a single general motor ability, but later research found that motor abilities such as balance, timing, strength, and coordination are relatively independent of one another.
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Individual differences in movement performance arise from interactions among person constraints, task constraints, and environmental constraints.
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Motor abilities are relatively stable underlying capacities, while motor skills are learned and reflect how effectively motor abilities are applied to a specific task.
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Wind farms require 360 times more land area than nuclear power plants to produce the same amount of electricity.
SOME BS
Brain-computer interfaces will allow humans to upload memories to cloud storage within the next decade.
TOTAL BS
Australia’s per-capita greenhouse gas emissions exceed 20 tCO2e in OECD datasets.
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Limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels requires global net zero CO₂ emissions by around 2050.
HARDLY BS
Australia's greenhouse gas emissions are approximately 14.8 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent per person per year.
TOTAL BS
Australia is one of the world's largest per-capita greenhouse gas emitters.
NOT BS
Leucine zipper EF-hand-containing transmembrane protein 1 (LETM1) was initially identified through studies investigating the genetic basis of Wolf–Hirschhorn syndrome (WHS).
NOT BS
Classical non-homologous end joining (c-NHEJ) in humans requires DNA ligase IV (LIG4) to seal DNA double-strand breaks.
NOT BS
By May 29, 2027, at least one Chinese launch provider will be conducting routine commercial orbital launches using a recovered and reflown first stage.
MOSTLY BS
Olympus Mons formed several billion years ago after two of Mars' largest tectonic plates collided.
TOTAL BS
Over the last century, scientists have recorded five eruptions of Olympus Mons with a Volcanic Explosivity Index (VEI) of 8.
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