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MaxParedes t1_j7fxkyu wrote

Reply to comment by TarthenalToblakai in A new study suggests that too much screen time during infancy may lead to changes in brain activity, as well as problems with executive functioning — the ability to stay focused and control impulses, behaviors, and emotions — in elementary school. by Wagamaga

Yes, a couple important passages from the study that dovetail with what you're saying:

However, the findings from this cohort study do not prove causation. Screen time likely represents a measurable contextual characteristic of a family or a proxy for the quality of parent-child interaction.

and:

Screen time at 12 months of age was reported by parents and not an objective measure. At that point, precise recording of screen use via moment-to-moment capture and machine learning, now referred to as screenome, was still in development. Time spent on each type of electronic device was also not collected. In 2010, handheld devices were beginning to surface in Singapore, and 97% of families were using television alone as the main source of screen time.

Along with the correlation/causation question, the use of self-reporting does seems like another reason for caution with the results. I wonder if there's data on whether parents accurately report things like this (especially sleep-deprived parents of infants!).

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LanghamP_ t1_j7fxjwg wrote

Reply to In a study examining conversation as a vehicle for social influence, researchers found that changing the mind of someone who is dismissive of efforts to protect the planet could be accomplished by sharing a pro-sustainability point of view during a verbal or written exchange. by memorialmonorail

I accidentally found that talking about how we can use drones as pollinators for commercial crops works surprisingly well. We've killed off most of the bees in North America via commercial crops and lawns that using drones to pollinate our portions of our crops will almost certainly be necessary in our near future.

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Rakshear t1_j7ftdd0 wrote

Reply to In a study examining conversation as a vehicle for social influence, researchers found that changing the mind of someone who is dismissive of efforts to protect the planet could be accomplished by sharing a pro-sustainability point of view during a verbal or written exchange. by memorialmonorail

This is how I got my family to stop littering, I told them if we recycle we help America be less dependent on foreign material and more secure as a nation.

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sorenflying t1_j7fqb0q wrote

Reply to comment by Agitated_Narwhal_92 in Sound Waves Trigger Anti-Cancer Immune Responses in Mice by dissolutewastrel

CRISPR was literally discovered in random bacteria, you can’t just not look at anything that has promising leads. Grant funded research requires you to apply for this money and preliminary data is given as reasoning for why the researcher should be funded for what they are interested in looking at, so this could have had very promising preliminary data for them to even get this far. Also not every treatment works for every single person, if CRISPR ever becomes a widespread treatment option it doesn’t guarantee that it works for every single person, immunotherapy has this very issue.

Source: Am a PhD candidate in a renowned cancer immunology lab

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memorialmonorail OP t1_j7fp3jo wrote

Reply to In a study examining conversation as a vehicle for social influence, researchers found that changing the mind of someone who is dismissive of efforts to protect the planet could be accomplished by sharing a pro-sustainability point of view during a verbal or written exchange. by memorialmonorail

Summary of article published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101948

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