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Learn about how scientists analyzed fast radio bursts to find the “missing matter” in the universe; why “discretion elimination” is more effective than implicit bias training; and how the femme fatale firefly lures mates to their doom. Scientists have found the 'missing matter' in the universe by Grant Currin Half the universe’s ordinary matter was missing — and may have been found. (2020, May 27). Science News. https://www.sciencenews.org/article/universe-missing-matter-found-fast-radio-bursts  ‌Macquart, J.-P., Prochaska, J. X., McQuinn, M., Bannister, K. W., Bhandari, S., Day, C. K., Deller, A. T., Ekers, R. D., James, C. W., Marnoch, L., Osłowski, S., Phillips, C., Ryder, S. D., Scott, D. R., Shannon, R. M., & Tejos, N. (2020). A census of baryons in the Universe from localized fast radio bursts. Nature, 581(7809), 391–395. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2300-2  "Discretion elimination" is better than training for correcting implicit bias by Steffie Drucker Understanding Implicit Bias. (2017). Osu.edu. http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/research/understanding-implicit-bias/  Curbing implicit bias: what works and what doesn’t. (2020, June). Knowable Magazine | Annual Reviews. https://www.knowablemagazine.org/article/mind/2020/how-to-curb-implicit-bias  Why Diversity Training Isn’t Enough. (2020, January 7). The New Republic. https://newrepublic.com/article/156032/diversity-training-isnt-enough-pamela-newkirk-robin-diangelo-books-reviews?fbclid=IwAR1-G0hqTr9qupfHunCQOvKW2Vl4UWg1Y8R0scmVSOZTnJcNFX05jqzWPj4  Goldin, C., & Rouse, C. (2000). Orchestrating Impartiality: The Impact of “Blind” Auditions on Female Musicians. American Economic Review, 90(4), 715–741. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.90.4.715  Robertson, C., Shima Baughman, & Sunita Sah. (2016, October 13). One step toward making criminal justice less biased. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/one-step-toward-making-criminal-justice-less-biased-65022  The femme fatale firefly lures males to their doom by Cameron Duke How and why do fireflies light up? (2005, September 5). Scientific American. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-and-why-do-fireflies/  Cheyenne McKinley,Sarah Lower. (2019, May 16). 11 Cool Things You Never Knew about Fireflies. Scientific American Blog Network. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/11-cool-things-you-never-knew-about-fireflies/  So ... Sometimes Fireflies Eat Other Fireflies | KQED. (2018, February 27). KQED. https://www.kqed.org/science/1919946/so-sometimes-fireflies-eat-other-fireflies EarthSky. (2015). Why do fireflies light up? | EarthSky.org. https://earthsky.org/earth/bugs-firefly-light Subscribe to Curiosity Daily to learn something new every day with Cody Gough and Ashley Hamer. You can also listen to our podcast as part of your Alexa Flash Briefing; Amazon smart speakers users, click/tap “enable” here: https://www.amazon.com/Curiosity-com-Curiosity-Daily-from/dp/B07CP17DJY  See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.