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r/science is a subreddit with 34.2M members. Its distinguishing qualities are that the community is massive in size, and has crazy activity.
This community is a place to share and discuss new scientific research. Read about the latest advances in astronomy, biology, medicine, physics, social science, and more. Find and submit new publications and popular science coverage of current research.
Popular Themes in r/science
#1
News
: "Millennials are abandoning organized religion. A new study sheds light on how and why young Americans are disengaging from organized religion. Study found that while traditional religious involvement has declined sharply, many young people are not abandoning spirituality altogether."
28 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Japanese macaques remain close to and care for their dying companions, echoing human responses to death. The capacity to grieve for dying loved ones was long considered a uniquely human ability."
3 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Banning Plastic Bags Works to Limit Shoreline Litter, Study Finds. Using crowdsourced data from shore cleanups, researchers found that areas that enacted plastic bag bans or fees had fewer bags littering their lakes, rivers and beaches than those without them."
2 posts
#4
Pain & Anger
: "US state abortion bans increase costs and delay abortion care: Second-trimester abortions increased from 8% to 17%. Travel costs went up from $179 to $372. 81% of people who contacted a clinic or call center traveled out of state for an abortion. Just 3% carried their unwanted pregnancy to term."
2 posts
#5
Money Talk
: "Currently, the world’s 8 richest individuals have as much wealth as the bottom 50% of people worldwide. Members of societies that are more equal and wealthy than average are more likely to believe it is wrong to have too much money. Extreme wealth, to some, is disgusting."
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/science
#1
Health
: "Medicaid cuts in the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" will increase the number of uninsured persons by 7.6 million, undermining the coverage, financial well-being, medical care, and Health of low-income Americans, and lead to an additional 16,642 medically-preventable deaths annually."
21 posts
#2
Study
: "Most people believe they would defy immoral orders from authority figures more than others would. This cognitive bias, known as the “better-than-average effect,” causes individuals to underestimate their own susceptibility to social pressure. The Study was based on the 1960s Milgram experiment."
16 posts
#3
Climate Change
: "Personality plays a role in whether you believe in Climate Change, Dalhousie study finds. Climate skeptics more likely to rank higher on spectrum of narcissism, machiavellianism and psychopathy — traits that reflect a tendency to be self-centred, manipulative, callous and socially aversive."
9 posts
#4
Communication
5 posts
#5
Depression
: "A new study found that ECT (a type of brain stimulation) lowers suicide risk by 34% and death rates by 30% in people with hard-to-treat Depression."
4 posts
#6
Environment
: "Nature's "clean-up crew" is vanishing – and it's bad news for human health. More than a third of large animals that feast on dead animals are struggling to survive, and their downfall could present a serious risk to human life, with an uptick in zoonotic disease spread as a result."
4 posts
#7
Aging
: "Anti-Aging "glue" naturally repairs damaged DNA to protect brain cells | A protein known as disulphide isomerase (PDI) assists against biological Aging to ward off neurological degeneration including that seen in motor neuron, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases."
4 posts
#8
Brain
: "The Brain parasite, Toxoplasma gondii, can significantly disrupt Brain function, even when it infects only a small number of neurons, finds murine study. 10–30% of Americans are infected with it, often without knowing it. It is typically contracted through undercooked meat or exposure to cat feces."
4 posts
#9
Climate
: "Global warming is triggering earthquakes in the Alps | Study provides first solid link between Climate change and earthquake hazard"
4 posts
#10
Memory
: "Competition among news sources over public opinion can incentivize them to resort to misinformation. Sharing misinformation may lead to a short-term gain in audience engagement but ultimately damages the credibility of the source, resulting in a loss of audience."
4 posts
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