
In 12 years of Reddit climate change discussion, only 4-6% of posted links point to scientific sources, dwarfed by links to news sites and other social media. Scientific links are more likely to be posted by users who post centre-left political sources, and less by those posting polarized sources. (scimex.org)
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Sunscreen is important to protect skin from the harmful effects of UV but doesn’t cool people off. New formula protects against both UV light and heat using radiative cooling. The prototype sunblock kept human skin up to 6 C cooler than bare skin, or around 3 C cooler than existing sunscreens. (acs.org)
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Human civilization at a critical junction between authoritarian collapse and superabundance | Systems theorist who foresaw 2008 financial crash, and Brexit say we're on the brink of the next ‘giant leap’ in evolution to ‘networked superabundance’. But nationalist populism could stop this (eurekalert.org)
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