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Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 07:45

The Hilarious and Compelling Origins of the Pap Smear

Editor's note: Presenting Iva Petrovchich's winning entry in the 2018 Synapse Storytelling Contest's science writing category. Category judge, San Francisco Chronicle science writer Erin Allday, says, "Public Cervix Announcement had a f

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Monday, April 29, 2019 - 12:44

Eye Contact Can Be Overwhelming

By Victoria Turner

Victoria Turner is the third place winner in the Synapse Storytelling Contest science writing category. Category judge, SF Chronicle science writer Erin Allday, said “Eye Contact Can Be Overwhelming was also a fascinating topic.

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Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 10:08

Is AI Too Smart For Our Own Good?

By Ariane Panzer

Can scientific achievements become so advanced that we lose sight of our own humanity?

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019 - 11:43

For Climate Health

By Ninad Bhat

Physician advocacy on global climate change may be the greatest public health intervention of our lifetime, Dr. Sheri Weiser said at the April 2 event “Confronting the Link Between Climate Change, Migration, and Human Health.”

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Friday, January 18, 2019 - 09:12

Minority Report Imaging is the New MRI

By Frank Chang

Augmented reality (AR) is a powerful application that allows physicians to visualize and interact with patient data. By definition, augmented reality is a real-time interactive experience of the real-world environment using computer-generated perceptual information. The information can be overlaid by adding to or masking from the real-world environment.