The AlphaGalileo Blog 18/11/2019
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November 2019
Introducing the Reader
You may have noticed that you are now asked to login if you have read a certain number of items.
This is because we have recently introduced a new service, the Reader role, for members of the public who are interested in research news.
We will be announcing Corporate Reader subscriptions early in the New Year for organisations who are interested in purchasing readership for their members. These will be free to news contributors who have subscriptions other than the Academic Economy level.
Readers will not have access to Contributor contact details nor will they have access to news that is under embargo. This privilege remains only for authorised, registered journalists who still access the service for free.
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Image of the month
The Giant Geode of Pulpí - 15/10/2019 - Geological Society of America, The (GSA)
Photo: The geode of Pulpí. Photo by Hector Garrido
The geode of Pulpí is an 11-meter hollow ovoid with crystal-paneled walls. It is like those familiar couplets of stone interiors covered with bright crystallites, but so large that several people can fit inside. The crystals, of up to two meters in size, are so transparent that they look like ice crystals. In this paper for Geology, Juan Manuel García-Ruiz and colleagues reveal the geological history that ended with the formation of the Pulpí geode.
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October's Hits Parade - Top 5 items read on AlphaGalileo
1. Mindfulness Meditation Enhances Positive Effects of Psilocybin, published by University of Zurich on 23/10/19
Recent years have seen a renewed interest in the clinical application of classic psychedelics in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. Researchers of the University of Zurich have now shown that mindfulness meditation can enhance the positive long-term effects of a single dose of psilocybin, which is found in certain mushrooms.
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