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Edition No. 33
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Stronger verdicts first · Score orders stories within each verdict

Top stories

  1. 1. Is There More to Cold Fusion Than Failure and Fraud?

    Dig a little deeper and you’ll find a thriving research program with exotic atoms that won’t solve the energy crisis but stretches the boundaries of physics.

    Verdict: Routine█████░░░░░4.8

  2. 2. Study pinpoints states with steepest warming trends since 1980

    The findings indicate where adaptive measures are needed most around the United States.

    Verdict: Routine█████░░░░░4.5

More top stories

No.03 to No.08

  1. MIT Newsby Abazorius

    Q&A: Hey AI, who should I vote for this year?

    MIT professors Adam Berinsky and Chara Podimata discuss a new project to track how AI chatbots are responding to questions about the 2026 U.S. midterm elections.

    No.03Verdict: RoutineScore█████░░░░░4.5
  5. Hugging Face

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    No.07Verdict: RoutineScore████░░░░░░4.4
  6. STATby Chen, Feuerstein, DeAngelis

    Assessing Merck and Moderna’s mRNA cancer vaccine

    On this week's “The Readout LOUD,” we discuss the latest cancer data presented at the annual meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology.

    No.08Verdict: RoutineScore████░░░░░░4.3

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