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  1. Razib Khan Retweeted
    Claire Lehmann @clairlemon

    Dozens of media outlets falsely report that CNN broadcast 30m of porn https://www.buzzfeed.com/ishmaeldaro/a-boston-cable-company-says-it-has-no-evidence-that-it-showe?utm_term=.ti5gKJba9#.ygWgp768N … Fake news cascade triggered by a single tweet

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    This Woman's Cable Box Showed Porn On CNN — Then It Became This Whole Big Thing

    Despite news reports to the contrary, it appears the porn glitch only affected one person in Boston.

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    Aylwyn Scally @aylwyn_scally

    Preprint from @SeoigheCathal and I on looking for evidence of mutator alleles in human genetic data http://biorxiv.org/content/early/2016/11/26/089623 …

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    Brian Boutwell @fsnole1

    New study by Deary & colleagues. Key reading for anyone interested in socioeconomic status & life outcomes http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982216311198?utm_content=buffer5cd48&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer …

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    deray mckesson ✔ @deray

    African elephants are being born without tusks due to poaching, researchers say http://www.independent.co.uk/news/elephants-africa-tusks-ivory-poaching-born-without-a7440706.html …

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    African elephants are being born without tusks due to poaching, researchers say

    An increasing number of African elephants are now born tuskless because poachers have consistently targetted animals with the best ivory over decades, fundamentally altering the gene pool. In some...

    independent.co.uk
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    Ali A. Rizvi ✔ @aliamjadrizvi

    "Ali A. Rizvi says there’s a wisdom to be found in non-religious people from Muslim backgrounds." In the @NYPost: https://nypost.com/2016/11/26/atheist-muslims-could-be-the-key-to-defeating-islamic-terror/amp/?client=safari …

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    'Atheist Muslims' could be the key to defeating Islamic terror

    I was raised in three Muslim majority countries — Libya, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan — and arrived in North America in my mid-20s. Two years after I settled in Canada, September 11 happened.

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    Mr Ascetica @MrAscetica

    .@aliamjadrizvi @maxrational Audiobook is epic. First decent one since @danbharris 10% happier 👍

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    Daniel MacArthur @dgmacarthur

    Yet another example of the potential value of “extreme genotypes” for drug target discovery: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/11/25/opinion/sunday/the-thin-gene.html …

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    The Thin Gene

    The body of a woman whose mutation keeps her on the brink of starvation may hold the secret to treating obesity.

    mobile.nytimes.com
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    Michelle N. Meyer @MichelleNMeyer

    A+ for appearance & delightful crust. A bit softer mouthfeel than animal-based burgers of my memory. Next time will try patty only—w/salt.

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    Michelle N. Meyer @MichelleNMeyer

    About to try the @ImpossibleFoods Impossible Burger. Haven't had meat—or something that tastes like it—since 1989. I may cry. 🍔

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    NBER @nberpubs

    Chicago's experiment in achieving diversity in elite public schools http://bit.ly/2fFcl9E 

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    Rod Dreher @roddreher

    The thing speaks for itself. Good God. One oughtn't to expect much out of Jesse Jackson, but this?

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    CIAT @CIAT_

    : Drought-resistant grass to spur milk production. http://ow.ly/yTiX306pPvO  (Via @SciDevNet)

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    Drought-resistant grass to spur milk production

    African dairy farmers could raise their incomes by using improved Brachiaria, a forage grass, a new study reports.

    scidev.net
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    Michael B Dougherty🍃 ✔ @michaelbd

    I'm a little worried about the line when journalists are proven suckers for every social scientist who can confirm their priors

  14. Razib Khan ✔ @razibkhan

    Pakistan Appoints New Army Chief of Staff in Unusually Smooth Transition http://www.wsj.com/articles/pakistan-appoints-gen-qamar-javed-bajwa-as-army-chief-of-staff-in-unusually-smooth-transition-1480187126 … via @WSJ

    Pakistan Appoints New Army Chief of Staff in Unusually Smooth Transition

    Pakistan Appoints Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa as Army Chief of Staff in Unusually Smooth Transition

    Pakistan’s government appointed a new chief of army staff on Saturday, a boost for democracy in the coup-prone nation and the first smooth transition for the top military job in 20 years.

    wsj.com
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    PaleoAnthropology+ @Qafzeh

    Missing Y chromosome kept us apart from Neanderthals https://www.newscientist.com/article/2083381-missing-y-chromosome-kept-us-apart-from-neanderthals … via @newscientist

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    ian bremmer ✔ @ianbremmer

    IMHO, this is the correct headline.

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  17. Razib Khan ✔ @razibkhan

    Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90 http://nyti.ms/2g1IaMO 

    Fidel Castro was seen as a ruthless despot by some and hailed as a revolutionary hero by others.

    Fidel Castro, Cuban Revolutionary Who Defied U.S., Dies at 90

    Mr. Castro brought the Cold War to the Western Hemisphere, bedeviled 11 American presidents and briefly pushed the world to the brink of nuclear war.

    nytimes.com
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    Retraction Watch @RetractionWatch

    For young scientists, a supervisor’s fraud can derail a career https://www.statnews.com/2016/11/25/postdocs-grad-students-fraud/ …

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    For young scientists, a supervisor's fraud can derail a career

    The early careers of grad students and postdocs are too frequently tarnished by research misconduct of their supervisors for which they are blameless.

    statnews.com
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    Ninja Economics @NinjaEconomics

    Americans' favorite recipes in each state: http://www.businessinsider.com/most-popular-thanksgiving-recipes-2016-11 …

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    Graham Coop @Graham_Coop

    Nice discussion by Futuyma of challenges to Modern Synthesis in light of modern evolbio. [pdf] http://www.springer.com/cda/content/document/cda_downloaddocument/9783319150444-c2.pdf?SGWID=0-0-45-1494358-p177219674 … ht @Evolutionistrue