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Thu. 04/28 - Oreology: The Science of Oreos


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Canada has become the first country to release census data on their trans and nonbinary population. Plus, a new study showing how the climate emergency could fuel future pandemics. And, in lighter news, some MIT engineers 3D printed a new device to study why Oreos rarely split the cream filling evenly when you twist them apart.

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Canada becomes first country to release census data on trans and non-binary population (Xtra Magazine)
  • BC has Canada's 3rd-highest number of transgender, non-binary people per capita, latest census shows (CBC)
  • New Study Finds Climate Change Could Spark the Next Pandemic (Georgetown University Medical Center)
  • 'Potentially devastating': Climate crisis may fuel future pandemics (The Guardian)
  • Climate Change Will Accelerate Viral Spillovers, Study Finds (NY Times)
  • MIT engineers introduce the Oreometer (MIT News)
  • Files and "how-to" for the Oreometer design files (Crystal Owens, Github) 
  • Why Do Oreos Never Come Apart Evenly?: MIT Researchers Build an "Oreometer" to Find the Answer (Open Culture)
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