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Fletcher Reveley is a freelance writer based in Tucson, Arizona.

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A neurosurgeon holding human brain model and pointing at brain MRI on lightbox in medical office (Getty Images/undefined undefined)

Advances in mind-decoding technologies raise hopes (and worries)

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Mud is seen on land that was under the Salton Sea a few years ago on January 1, 2019 near Calipatria, California, United States. (David McNew/Getty Images for Lumix)

Scientists warned of a Salton Sea disaster. No one listened

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