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Address science misinformation by building community

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Science misinformation: Stick people holding hands with Earth behind them and city buildings.

The best way to address science misinformation? Build conversation and community. Image via Geralt/ Pixabay. Science misinformation is an area that scientists are having to address more and more. Sharing facts is not always the best way to combat misinformation. This is because some facts can feel threatening. Building community and working within your own … Read more

Building Concrete on Mars From Local Materials

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Imagine you’ve just gotten to Mars as part of the first contingent of settlers. Your first challenge: build a long-term habitat using local materials. Those might include water from the polar caps mixed with specific surface soils. They might even require some very personal contributions—your blood, sweat, and tears. Using such in situ materials is … Read more