WETENSCHAP EN TECHNOLOGIE BL – 3
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- Herb MertzAmerican consciousness researcher and author of The Selection Effect (2020), which describes a long-term micro-psychokinesis self-study with a random event generator. ... Read more »Source: RSS Feed | Published: February 11, 2023 - 10:29 am
- Transparent Psi ProjectFailed replication of a precognitive effect reported by Bem in 2011, using the most stringent methods to reduce the likelihood of methodological and statistical errors. ... Read more »Source: RSS Feed | Published: February 7, 2023 - 10:04 am
- Lotte PlaatDutch clairvoyant with a particular facility for psychometry, able by handling an object to discern true facts about its owner and past events associated with it. ... Read more »Source: RSS Feed | Published: February 1, 2023 - 2:49 pm
- Robert Bigelow (BICS)Billionaire American businessman (b 1945), whose foundation, the Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies (BICS), is currently funding research on post-mortem survival.... Read more »Source: RSS Feed | Published: January 30, 2023 - 9:41 am
- Reincarnation Cases with Intermissions of Less Than Nine MonthsLooks at reincarnation cases where the intermission between lives is less than nine months, discussing when reincarnation occurs and whether such cases are better classified as possession.... Read more »Source: RSS Feed | Published: January 24, 2023 - 5:58 pm
- Delgado-Romero and Howard Telepathy ExperimentsAmerican psychologists Edward Delgado-Romero and George Howard carried out controversial ganzfeld telepathy experiments in 2005, with a view to correcting ‘flawed’ parapsychological findings.... Read more »Source: RSS Feed | Published: January 17, 2023 - 10:25 am
- Wilkins and Sherman TelepathyA successful long-distance telepathy experiment was carried out over a five month period in 1938, between an explorer travelling in the Arctic and a psychical researcher based in New York. ... Read more »Source: RSS Feed | Published: January 3, 2023 - 7:31 pm
- Gustav PagenstecherGerman-born physician and psychical researcher (1855-1942) who lived and worked for most of his life in Mexico. He is remembered mainly for experiments and theories concerning psychometry.... Read more »Source: RSS Feed | Published: December 30, 2022 - 1:14 pm
- Joe FisherBritish-born journalist and author of books on paranormal subjects (1947-2001). In his 1991 book Hungry Ghosts he described certain disillusioning experiences with mediumistic channelling. ... Read more »Source: RSS Feed | Published: December 30, 2022 - 1:09 pm
- Battersea Poltergeist (1956)Case of psychokinetic phenomena of the poltergeist type experienced in 1956 by a family in Battersea, London, the subject of media controversy and a 2013 book. ... Read more »Source: RSS Feed | Published: December 30, 2022 - 1:03 pm
- Debra Lynne KatzAmerican parapsychologist, author, educator, and intuitive practitioner, carrying out research on remote viewing and related topics. ... Read more »Source: RSS Feed | Published: December 14, 2022 - 11:38 am
- Brenda DunneManager of the Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR) laboratory (1944-2022), whose remote viewing and psychokinesis research made important contributions to parapsychology.... Read more »Source: RSS Feed | Published: December 13, 2022 - 10:15 am
- Suzanne Ghanem (reincarnation case)Lebanese woman who is said to be notable in reincarnation research for having recalled the greatest number of names of people she had known in a previous life, along with many other details.... Read more »Source: RSS Feed | Published: December 12, 2022 - 5:38 pm
- Vasileios BasiosPhysicist based in Brussels, a specialist in complexity science and nonlinear systems, with interests in how consciousness interacts with aspects of the physical world.... Read more »Source: RSS Feed | Published: December 10, 2022 - 11:06 am
- Ana Borges FloresAna Borges Flores is a lawyer by training who has moved into psychology and psi research, and is developing experimental tests in quantum theory.... Read more »Source: RSS Feed | Published: December 10, 2022 - 10:08 am
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AEON
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- ● Jelena’s song‘Reclaiming myself and my image’ – one woman’s powerful, lyrical meditation on childhood trauma and personal transformation - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon... Read more »Source: Aeon | a world of ideas | Published: March 21, 2023 - 10:01 am
- ● The scar of identityAlexandre Kojève was an immense influence on many French thinkers. What was so compelling about his lectures on Hegel? - by Samantha Rose Hill Read at Aeon... Read more »Source: Aeon | a world of ideas | Published: March 21, 2023 - 10:00 am
- Party posterA slice-of-life documentary on Mumbai’s curious poster politics offers a wry commentary on self-image in the digital age - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon... Read more »Source: Aeon | a world of ideas | Published: March 20, 2023 - 11:32 pm
- Stuck with the soulThe idea of the soul is obviously a nonsense, yet its immaterial mysterious nature has deep hooks in the human psyche - by David P Barash Read at Aeon... Read more »Source: Aeon | a world of ideas | Published: March 20, 2023 - 11:27 pm
- Milk, pity and powerSince antiquity, artists have depicted a perverse scene of a daughter breastfeeding her aged father. What does it mean? - by Margie Orford Read at Aeon... Read more »Source: Aeon | a world of ideas | Published: March 17, 2023 - 10:00 am
- The Hereford mapHow an imaginative piece of medieval cartography navigates history, mythology and religion to orient us in the Middle Ages - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon... Read more »Source: Aeon | a world of ideas | Published: March 16, 2023 - 10:01 am
- The problem with EnglishIs Earth’s most-spoken language a living ‘gift’ or a many-headed ‘monster’? Both views distract us from the real dilemma - by Mario Saraceni Read at Aeon... Read more »Source: Aeon | a world of ideas | Published: March 16, 2023 - 10:00 am
- NamesakeThe Great Salt Lake’s ecosystem in free fall. What’s the emotional toll of watching it evaporate before your eyes? - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon... Read more »Source: Aeon | a world of ideas | Published: March 14, 2023 - 10:01 am
- A manly divorceStraight men rarely write about the end of their marriages. Our enduring ideas about gender explain this silence - by Joshua Coleman Read at Aeon... Read more »Source: Aeon | a world of ideas | Published: March 14, 2023 - 10:00 am
- Grands canonsThe French artist Alain Biet’s ‘visual symphony of everyday objects’ celebrates human ingenuity by mining magic from the mundane - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon... Read more »Source: Aeon | a world of ideas | Published: March 13, 2023 - 10:01 am
- At the Kremlin in 1943Stalin presented Orthodox leaders with a proposal: the Soviet state that had destroyed their Church would bring it back - by Kathryn David Read at Aeon... Read more »Source: Aeon | a world of ideas | Published: March 13, 2023 - 10:00 am
- Cosmic visionBy showing us a new cosmos, the discoveries of the James Webb Space Telescope will ripple through our moral universe - by Claire Isabel Webb Read at Aeon... Read more »Source: Aeon | a world of ideas | Published: March 10, 2023 - 11:00 am
- Dan Tepfer: TriadSculptureWatch as a computer code visualises, in real time, the ratios embedded in a virtuoso musician’s improvisations on the piano - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon... Read more »Source: Aeon | a world of ideas | Published: March 9, 2023 - 11:01 am
- Where went the wolf?The very attributes that make small dogs cute and popular are slowly strangling their ability to function as real animals - by Jessica Pierce Read at Aeon... Read more »Source: Aeon | a world of ideas | Published: March 9, 2023 - 11:00 am
- Accounts of a nuclear whistleblowerHow one man’s activism helped uncover the reckless nuclear tests that contaminated lands and bodies in South Australia - by Aeon Video Watch at Aeon... Read more »Source: Aeon | a world of ideas | Published: March 7, 2023 - 11:01 am
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PLOS ONE
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- Global, regional, and cryptic population structure in a high gene-flow transatlantic fishby Eeva Jansson, Ellika Faust, Dorte Bekkevold, María Quintela, Caroline Durif, Kim Tallaksen Halvorsen, Geir Dahle, Christophe Pampoulie, James Kennedy, Benjamin Whittaker, Laila Unneland, Søren Post, Carl André, Kevin A. Glover Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) is a transatlantic marine fish displaying large population sizes and a high potential for dispersal and... Read more »Source: PLOS ONE | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- Quantifying morphometric and adaptive characteristics of indigenous cattle genetic resources in northwest Ethiopiaby Andualem Tenagne, Mengistie Taye, Tadelle Dessie, Bekalu Muluneh, Damitie Kebede, Getinet Mekuriaw Tarekegn Ethiopia is the gateway of livestock genetic resources to Africa and has a wide range of altitude. It is endowed with huge diverse cattle genetic resources. The aim of this research was to determine the morphometric... Read more »Source: PLOS ONE | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- Spatial-temporal evolution and convergence analysis of agricultural green total factor productivity—evidence from the Yangtze River Delta Region of Chinaby Hongjie Bao, Xiaoqian Liu, Xiaoyong Xu, Ling Shan, Yongteng Ma, Xiaoshuang Qu, Xiangyu He Measuring regional differences in agricultural green total factor productivity (AGTFP) provides a basis for policy guidance on agricultural green development in the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) region. By constructing a two-period Malmquist–Luenberger index under the... Read more »Source: PLOS ONE | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- Development of a digital imaging analysis system to evaluate the treatment response in superficial infantile hemangiomasby Mingfeng Xie, Jianping Liu, Pingsheng Zhou, Xianyun Xu, Haijin Liu, Linshan Zeng, Feng Chen, Yong Zeng, Haijin Huang, Wei Peng, Hui Xiao, Qian Liu Superficial infantile hemangiomas (IH) are benign vascular tumors common in children characterized by bright red "strawberry" lesions on the skin. In order to optimize the... Read more »Source: PLOS ONE | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- Complete chloroplast genome sequences of Myristicaceae species with the comparative chloroplast genomics and phylogenetic relationships among themby Changli Mao, Fengliang Zhang, Xiaoqin Li, Tian Yang, Qi Zhao, Yu Wu Background Myristicaceae was widly distributed from tropical Asia to Oceania, Africa, and tropical America. There are 3 genera and 10 species of Myristicaceae present in China, mainly distributed in the south of Yunnan Province. Most research on... Read more »Source: PLOS ONE | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- Evaluation of a Physical-Psychological Integrative (PPI) intervention for community-dwelling spinal cord injury survivors: Study protocol of a preliminary randomized controlled trialby Yan Li, Arnold Wong, Wai Man Chung, Mengqi Li, Alex Molasiotis, Daniel Bressington, Christina Zong-Hao Ma, Patrick Pui Kin Kor, Wing Fai Yeung Introduction There is a considerably large group of community-dwelling spinal cord injury (SCI) survivors living with low quality of life. Physical inactivity, depression, and chronic pain... Read more »Source: PLOS ONE | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- Identification of molecularly unique tumor-associated mesenchymal stromal cells in breast cancer patientsby Jonathan A. R. Gordon, Mark F. Evans, Prachi N. Ghule, Kyra Lee, Pamela Vacek, Brian L. Sprague, Donald L. Weaver, Gary S. Stein, Janet L. Stein The tumor microenvironment is a complex mixture of cell types that bi-directionally interact and influence tumor initiation, progression, recurrence, and patient survival. Mesenchymal... Read more »Source: PLOS ONE | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- Evaluation of the influenza-like illness sentinel surveillance system: A national perspective in Tanzania from January to December 2019by Vulstan James Shedura, Ally Kassim Hussein, Salum Kassim Nyanga, Doreen Kamori, Geofrey Joseph Mchau Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends periodic evaluations of influenza surveillance systems to identify areas for improvement and provide evidence of data reliability for policymaking. However, data on the performance of established influenza surveillance... Read more »Source: PLOS ONE | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- A thematic analysis of shared experiences of essential health and support personnel in the COVID-19 pandemicby Linda Carman Copel, Suzanne C. Smeltzer, Christine D. Byrne, Mu-Hsun Chen, Donna S. Havens, Peter Kaufmann, Heather Brom, Jennifer Dean Durning, Linda Maldonado, Patricia K. Bradley, Janell Mensinger, Jennifer Yost Aims and objectives Studies have shown that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on individuals who interact with... Read more »Source: PLOS ONE | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- The efficacy and safety of sodium nitroprusside in the treatment of schizophrenia: Protocol for an updated systematic review and meta-analysisby Xinxing Fei, Shiqi Wang, Jiyang Li, Jianxiong Wang, Yaqian Gao, Yue Hu Background Schizophrenia is a chronic persistent disease with high recurrence rate and high disability rate in the field of psychiatry. Sodium nitroprusside is a nitric oxide (NO) donor and considered a promising new compound for the treatment... Read more »Source: PLOS ONE | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- A identification method for critical causes of lifting injuries based on topological potentialby Yingliu Yang, Lianghai Jin In view of the deficiency that the traditional importance ranking method cannot be used to objectively and comprehensively evaluate the importance of the causes of hoisting injuries, an importance ranking method based on topological potential is proposed by using complex network theory and field theory... Read more »Source: PLOS ONE | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- Drivers of the decrease of patent similarities from 1976 to 2021by Edoardo Filippi-Mazzola, Federica Bianchi, Ernst C. Wit The citation network of patents citing prior art arises from the legal obligation of patent applicants to properly disclose their invention. One way to study the relationship between current patents and their antecedents is by analyzing the similarity between the textual elements... Read more »Source: PLOS ONE | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- A critical role for ecdysone response genes in regulating egg production in adult female Rhodnius prolixusby Samiha Benrabaa, Ian Orchard, Angela B. Lange Ecdysteroids control ovary growth and egg production through a complex gene hierarchy. In the female Rhodnius prolixus, a blood-gorging triatomine and the vector of Chagas disease, we have identified the ecdysone response genes in the ovary using transcriptomic data. We then quantified... Read more »Source: PLOS ONE | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- School-based cognitive-behavioural therapy for children and adolescents with social anxiety disorder and social anxiety symptoms: A systematic reviewby Zoie Wai Man Tse, Shaista Emad, Md. Kamrul Hasan, Ioanna V. Papathanasiou, Ibad ur Rehman, Ka Yiu Lee Background Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is prevalent among children and adolescents. Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) has been used as the first-line treatment. However, evaluation of CBT conducted in a school setting has... Read more »Source: PLOS ONE | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- 11β-HSD1 inhibition does not affect murine tumour angiogenesis but may exert a selective effect on tumour growth by modulating inflammation and fibrosisby Callam T. Davidson, Eileen Miller, Morwenna Muir, John C. Dawson, Martin Lee, Stuart Aitken, Alan Serrels, Scott P. Webster, Natalie Z. M. Homer, Ruth Andrew, Valerie G. Brunton, Patrick W. F. Hadoke, Brian R. Walker Glucocorticoids inhibit angiogenesis by activating the glucocorticoid receptor. Inhibition of the glucocorticoid-activating enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid... Read more »Source: PLOS ONE | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
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SINGULARTIY
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- Solar Panels Floating on Reservoirs Could Provide a Third of the World’s ElectricitySolar power is going to play a major role in combating climate change, but it requires huge amounts of land. Floating solar panels on top of reservoirs could provide up to a third of the world’s electricity without taking up extra space, and also save trillions of gallons of water... Read more »Source: Singularity Hub | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- VideoOpenAI Says GPT-4 Is Better in Nearly Every Way. What Matters More Is Millions Will Use ItIn 2020, artificial intelligence company OpenAI stunned the tech world with its GPT-3 machine learning algorithm. After ingesting a broad slice of the internet, GPT-3 could generate writing that was hard to distinguish from text authored by a person, do basic math, write code, and even whip up simple web... Read more »Source: Singularity Hub | Published: March 19, 2023 - 5:52 pm
- This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through March 18)ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE You Can Now Run a GPT-3-Level AI Model on Your Laptop, Phone, and Raspberry Pi Benj Edwards | Ars Technica “On Friday, a software developer named Georgi Gerganov created a tool called “llama.cpp” that can run Meta’s new GPT-3-class AI large language model, LLaMA, locally on a Mac laptop. Soon... Read more »Source: Singularity Hub | Published: March 18, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- A ‘Goldilocks’ Star Reveals a Previously Hidden Step in How Water Gets to EarthWithout water, life on Earth could not exist as it does today. Understanding the history of water in the universe is critical to understanding how planets like Earth come to be. Astronomers typically refer to the journey water takes from its formation as individual molecules in space to its resting... Read more »Source: Singularity Hub | Published: March 17, 2023 - 3:10 pm
- Could Brain-Computer Interfaces Lead to ‘Mind Control for Good’?Of all the advanced technologies currently under development, one of the most fascinating and frightening is brain-computer interfaces. They’re fascinating because we still have so much to learn about the human brain, yet scientists are already able to tap into certain parts of it. And they’re frightening because of the... Read more »Source: Singularity Hub | Published: March 16, 2023 - 4:55 pm
- This Startup Says Nuclear Power Could Be Our Most Effective Climate SolutionFrom 1850 to 2019, human activity released 2.4 trillion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. In 2022 alone, we released 37 billion more tons. While renewable energy is making a difference, it’s small: last year it offset a mere 230 million tons of emissions—less than one percent of the global... Read more »Source: Singularity Hub | Published: March 15, 2023 - 3:33 pm
- VideoThe First Complete Brain Map of an Insect May Reveal Secrets for Better AIBreakthroughs don’t often happen in neuroscience, but we just had one. In a tour-de-force, an international team released the full brain connectivity map of the young fruit fly, described in a paper published last week in Science. Containing 3,016 neurons and 548,000 synapses, the map—called a connectome—is the most complex... Read more »Source: Singularity Hub | Published: March 14, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- Life on a Reforested Planet: How the World Will Look if We Plant a Trillion TreesMany stories about the future are formed by imagining worst-case scenarios, then extracting lessons from them about what we should try to avoid. Much of the best science fiction takes this angle, and it makes for good reading (or watching or listening). But there can be as much value—if not... Read more »Source: Singularity Hub | Published: March 13, 2023 - 2:00 pm
- VideoThe Limits of Computing: Why Even in the Age of AI, Some Problems Are Just Too DifficultEmpowered by artificial intelligence technologies, computers today can engage in convincing conversations with people, compose songs, paint paintings, play chess and go, and diagnose diseases, to name just a few examples of their technological prowess. These successes could be taken to indicate that computation has no limits. To see if... Read more »Source: Singularity Hub | Published: March 12, 2023 - 6:15 pm
- This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through March 11)ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE D-ID’s New Web App Gives a Face and Voice to OpenAI’s ChatGPT Aisha Malik | TechCrunch “When you open up the web app on a desktop or mobile device, you’ll be greeted by an avatar named ‘Alice.’ You can then choose to either type out a question or... Read more »Source: Singularity Hub | Published: March 11, 2023 - 3:00 pm
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MDPI
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- ● Coatings, Vol. 13, Pages 658: Coating Technology Makes Comprehensive Surface Protection PossibleThe tribology and wear protection of coatings has been an active and rapidly developing area for research and industries in recent years, with innovative coating materials, structures, and fabrication technologies [...]... Read more »Source: MDPI Publishing | Published: March 21, 2023 - 12:00 am
- ● Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Pages 3984: A Cognitive Environment Modeling Approach for Autonomous Vehicles: A Chinese ExperienceExisting environment modeling approaches and trajectory planning approaches for intelligent vehicles are difficult to adapt to multiple scenarios, as scenarios are diverse and changeable, which may lead to potential risks. This work proposes a cognitive spatial–time environment modeling approach for autonomous vehicles, which models a multi-scenario-adapted spatial–time environment model from... Read more »Source: MDPI Publishing | Published: March 21, 2023 - 12:00 am
- ● JCM, Vol. 12, Pages 2417: Prognostic Value of Absolute Lymphocyte Count in Patients with Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Treated with Nivolumab Plus IpilimumabNivolumab and ipilimumab (NIVO + IPI) is standard therapy for patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) is a valuable prognostic factor in patients with various cancers treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors. Herein, we determined the prognostic value of pretreatment ALC in advanced RCC patients treated... Read more »Source: MDPI Publishing | Published: March 21, 2023 - 12:00 am
- ● Insects, Vol. 14, Pages 305: Seasonal Phenology and Climate Associated Feeding Activity of Introduced Marchalina hellenica in Southeast AustraliaInvasive insects pose an increasing risk to global agriculture, environmental stability, and public health. Giant pine scale (GPS), Marchalina hellenica Gennadius (Hemiptera: Marchalinidae), is a phloem feeding scale insect endemic to the Eastern Mediterranean Basin, where it primarily feeds on Pinus halepensis and other Pinaceae. In 2014, GPS was detected... Read more »Source: MDPI Publishing | Published: March 21, 2023 - 12:00 am
- ● Materials, Vol. 16, Pages 2496: Effects of Melt Hydrogenation on the Microstructure Evolution and Hot Deformation Behavior of TiBw/Ti-6Al-4V CompositesIn this study, Ti-6Al-4V matrix composites reinforced with TiB ceramic whiskers were in situ synthesized and hydrogenated using the melt hydrogenation technique (MHT). The effects of MHT on the microstructure evolution and hot compression behavior of the composites were investigated by optical microscopy (OM), electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD), and transmission... Read more »Source: MDPI Publishing | Published: March 21, 2023 - 12:00 am
- ● Electronics, Vol. 12, Pages 1482: Theoretical and Experimental Comparative Analysis of Finite Control Set Model Predictive Control StrategiesThis research paper studies and highlights the features of the most popular finite control set model predictive control (FCS-MPC) strategies available in the state of the art, which are the optimal switching vector (OSV-MPC), modulated model predictive control (M2PC), and optimal switching sequence (OSS-MPC) methods. Thus, these strategies are studied... Read more »Source: MDPI Publishing | Published: March 21, 2023 - 12:00 am
- ● Pharmaceuticals, Vol. 16, Pages 464: Model-Informed Target Morning 17α-Hydroxyprogesterone Concentrations in Dried Blood Spots for Pediatric Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia PatientsMonitoring cortisol replacement therapy in congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) patients is vital to avoid serious adverse events such as adrenal crises due to cortisol underexposure or metabolic consequences due to cortisol overexposure. The less invasive dried blood spot (DBS) sampling is an advantageous alternative to traditional plasma sampling, especially in... Read more »Source: MDPI Publishing | Published: March 21, 2023 - 12:00 am
- ● Agronomy, Vol. 13, Pages 928: Improving Wheat Yield and Phosphorus Use Efficiency through the Optimization of Phosphorus Fertilizer Types Based on Soil P Pool Characteristics in Calcareous and Non-Calcareous SoilIrrational phosphorus (P) nutrient management practices often fail to match of P fertilizer type, soil P transformation and crop P demand, lead to increased accumulation of legacy P, reduced PUE, and pollution, affecting crop production. A pot experiment incorporating soil types and P fertilizer types (SSP, simple superphosphate; CMP, calcium... Read more »Source: MDPI Publishing | Published: March 21, 2023 - 12:00 am
- ● Crystals, Vol. 13, Pages 540: Local Microstructure and Texture Development during Friction Stir Spot of 5182 Aluminum AlloyThe local microstructure, texture gradient and mechanical properties through the shoulder dimension (10 mm) of upper and lower AA5182 aluminum sheets were investigated using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and Vickers microhardness after friction stir spot welding (FSSW). Based on the microstructural features (mean grain size, grain boundary type and dynamic... Read more »Source: MDPI Publishing | Published: March 21, 2023 - 12:00 am
- ● Antioxidants, Vol. 12, Pages 767: Recent Advances in Biotechnologies for the Treatment of Environmental Pollutants Based on Reactive Sulfur SpeciesThe definition of reactive sulfur species (RSS) is inspired by the reactivity and variable chemical valence of sulfur. Sulfur is an essential element for life and is a part of global geochemical cycles. Wastewater treatment bioreactors can be divided into two major categories: sulfur reduction and sulfur oxidation. We review... Read more »Source: MDPI Publishing | Published: March 21, 2023 - 12:00 am
- ● JCM, Vol. 12, Pages 2422: A New Perspective for Potential Organ Damage Due to Iron-Mediated Oxidation in Thalassemia Major PatientsBackground: The aim of this study is to develop new perspectives to prevent or reduce potential organ damage due to iron-mediated oxidation in thalassemia major patients. Methods: Seventy patients were included in this study. Blood samples were taken from the patients before and after transfusion. Total thiol, native thiol, disulfide,... Read more »Source: MDPI Publishing | Published: March 21, 2023 - 12:00 am
- ● Entropy, Vol. 25, Pages 540: Quantum Computing Approaches for Vector Quantization— Current Perspectives and DevelopmentsIn the field of machine learning, vector quantization is a category of low-complexity approaches that are nonetheless powerful for data representation and clustering or classification tasks. Vector quantization is based on the idea of representing a data or a class distribution using a small set of prototypes, and hence, it... Read more »Source: MDPI Publishing | Published: March 21, 2023 - 12:00 am
- ● Molecules, Vol. 28, Pages 2828: Bioactive Properties of Kakadu Plum-Blended ProductsKakadu plum (Terminalia ferdinandiana), endemic to Australia, is growing in popularity due to its high levels of vitamin C and strong antioxidant properties. In this study, Kakadu plum fruit powder was used as a functional food ingredient with other plant materials to develop value-added products to enhance their nutritional and... Read more »Source: MDPI Publishing | Published: March 21, 2023 - 12:00 am
- ● Nutrients, Vol. 15, Pages 1517: Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Lipid-Lowering Drugs and Supplements—A Narrative ReviewCardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of death worldwide. Since the establishment of the “lipid hypothesis”, according to which, cholesterol level is directly correlated to the risk of CVD, many different lipid-lowering agents have been introduced in clinical practice. A majority of these drugs, in addition to their lipid-lowering... Read more »Source: MDPI Publishing | Published: March 21, 2023 - 12:00 am
- ● Arts, Vol. 12, Pages 61: “Small Is Viable”: The Arts, Ecology, and Development in PeruThis essay examines three Lima-based cultural projects dating from the 1980s through the 2000s that creatively adapt ideas and iconography associated with large-scale 1960s-era modernization initiatives to forge an alliance between “nature” and “culture” against capitalist development. Lima en un árbol (1981), an action and video by Rossana Agois, Wiley... Read more »Source: MDPI Publishing | Published: March 21, 2023 - 12:00 am
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PSYCH NEWS DAILY
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- Die Bedeutung der Engelszahl 1616: Alles, was du wissen musstFinde die spirituelle Bedeutung der Engelszahl 1616 heraus und erfahre, wie sie positive Veränderungen in deinem Leben bewirken kann.... Read more »Source: PsychNewsDaily | Published: March 14, 2023 - 12:33 pm
- Die Engelszahl 88 Spirituelle BedeutungDie Engelszahl 88 ist eine Glückszahl und ein Zeichen für gute Dinge, die kommen werden.... Read more »Source: PsychNewsDaily | Published: March 14, 2023 - 12:26 pm
- Die Engelszahl 77: Was sie bedeutet und warum sie Glück bringt (2023)Wenn du die Engelszahl 77 siehst, ist das ein gutes Zeichen! Lies weiter, um herauszufinden, was die 77 bedeutet und warum sie als Glückszahl gilt.... Read more »Source: PsychNewsDaily | Published: March 14, 2023 - 11:54 am
- Die Engelszahl 55: Was sie bedeutet und wie man sie interpretiertErfahre, welche Bedeutung die Engelszahl 55 in der Numerologie hat und wie sie mit deiner eigenen spirituellen Reise zusammenhängt.... Read more »Source: PsychNewsDaily | Published: March 14, 2023 - 11:42 am
- Today’s free Capricorn horoscope for you (2023)Welcome to your free daily Capricorn horoscope. Take a deep breath, focus your mind, and let's see what the cosmos has in store for you today!... Read more »Source: PsychNewsDaily | Published: March 13, 2023 - 4:08 pm
- Today’s free Taurus horoscope for you (2023)Welcome to your free daily Taurus horoscope. Take a deep breath, focus your mind, and let's see what the cosmos has in store for you today!... Read more »Source: PsychNewsDaily | Published: March 13, 2023 - 2:54 pm
- Today’s free Gemini horoscope for you (2023)Welcome to your free daily Gemini horoscope. Take a deep breath, focus your mind, and let's see what the cosmos has in store for you today!... Read more »Source: PsychNewsDaily | Published: March 13, 2023 - 2:54 pm
- Today’s free Scorpio horoscope for you (2023)Welcome to your free daily Scorpio horoscope. Take a deep breath, focus your mind, and let's see what the cosmos has in store for you today!... Read more »Source: PsychNewsDaily | Published: March 13, 2023 - 2:54 pm
- Die Bedeutung der Engelszahl 1234 (2023)Entdecke, was die Engelszahl 1234 ist, wie sie dich in deinem Leben leiten kann und warum sie so viel mehr als nur eine Zahl ist.... Read more »Source: PsychNewsDaily | Published: March 9, 2023 - 12:42 pm
- Die Bedeutung der Engelszahl 1919: Alles, was du wissen musstSiehst du die Engelszahl 1919 überall? Entdecke die tiefe spirituelle Bedeutung hinter dieser kraftvollen Zahlenfolge und was sie für deinen spirituellen Weg bedeutet.... Read more »Source: PsychNewsDaily | Published: March 5, 2023 - 11:58 am
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BIOMED CENTRAL
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- Maximizing researcher contributions to science and policyA recent article in the Israel Journal of Health Policy Research (IJHPR), analyzes the factors behind a recent surge in high quality publications by Israeli researchers, which have also informed global efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog highlights two of those factors which may be particularly relevant for... Read more »Source: BMC blog networkBMC blog network | Published: March 20, 2023 - 3:25 pm
- Listening to forest soundscapes for zoonotic disease surveillanceA recent review looks at how bioacoustics could be a useful approach for the surveillance of zoonotic diseases, especially at the human-wildlife-ecosystem interface.... Read more »Source: BMC blog networkBMC blog network | Published: March 17, 2023 - 9:00 am
- Fatherhood and high-risk pregnancy: an under-researched areaHigh-risk pregnancy can lead to anxiety or depression for expecting mothers, and it can have an effect on expecting fathers as well. In this blog post, the author of a new paper in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth discuss their findings in the under-studied area of fatherhood and high-risk pregnancy.... Read more »Source: BMC blog networkBMC blog network | Published: March 16, 2023 - 7:00 am
- Sharing innovative research in UgandaThe Uganda Schistosomiasis Multidisciplinary Research Centre (U-SMRC) hosted the first Uganda Schistosomiasis Symposium in Entebbe, Uganda, as well as online. The theme of this first symposium was Schistosomiasis research and controlled human infection studies for helminth vaccine development in Africa. Kat Gulyas attended the symposium online and shares a brief... Read more »Source: BMC blog networkBMC blog network | Published: March 14, 2023 - 8:00 am
- A tsetse fly aphrodisiac is identifiedNew research sheds more light on the odors involved in tsetse fly mating behaviour.... Read more »Source: BMC blog networkBMC blog network | Published: March 10, 2023 - 9:00 am
- Promoting social interaction through emotional body odors: exploring the possible treatment value of human chemosignalsEmma Eliasson and colleagues discuss their study registered at the ISRCTN registry, which aims to find out whether exposure to body odors increases the effect of mindfulness treatment in patients with depressive and social anxiety symptoms.... Read more »Source: BMC blog networkBMC blog network | Published: March 8, 2023 - 4:53 pm
- Text4Life: A mobile phone application to connect pregnant women with emergency transport and obstetric care in rural NigeriaAccess to skilled maternity care is crucial for reducing maternal mortality and morbidity and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals, but barriers to access remain in many contexts, including rural communities in Nigeria. In this blog post, the author of a new paper in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth discusses the development... Read more »Source: BMC blog networkBMC blog network | Published: March 8, 2023 - 7:00 am
- Highlights of the BMC Series – January 2023How safe is hyperbaric oxygen therapy for individuals suffering from long COVID? How effective is a comprehensive lifestyle management program in improving health outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome? Can the teach-back method improve postpartum maternal-infant health among women with limited maternal health literacy? Can Virtual Reality be used... Read more »Source: BMC blog networkBMC blog network | Published: February 27, 2023 - 12:09 pm
- Behçet’s Disease: Diverse manifestations in both brain and bodyOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases is proud to present this article by Olivia Noone, a runner-up entry in beacon for rare diseases and Medics4RareDiseases' "Student Voice" contest.... Read more »Source: BMC blog networkBMC blog network | Published: February 26, 2023 - 12:00 pm
- The “diagnostic odyssey” – a unique and unpredictable journey towards hopeOrphanet Journal of Rare Diseases is proud to present this article by Chloe Yallop, a runner-up entry in beacon for rare diseases and Medics4RareDiseases' "Student Voice" contest.... Read more »Source: BMC blog networkBMC blog network | Published: February 26, 2023 - 12:00 pm
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THE CONVERSATION
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- Coronavirus weekly: where next for globalisation after the crisis?This week, our experts are looking at the major trends in post-crisis globalisation.... Read more »Source: Home – The Conversation | Published: May 27, 2020 - 12:50 pm
- Three charts that show where the coronavirus death rate is headingThree graphs of mortality data tell the story of the direction the UK and the world are heading in after the peak of the coronavirus outbreak.... Read more »Source: Home – The Conversation | Published: April 27, 2020 - 9:07 am
- How Yemeni women are fighting the warMany Yemeni women are not victims of war or just escaping or hiding. In many and contrasting ways they are actively supporting it, and not only on humanitarian grounds.... Read more »Source: Home – The Conversation | Published: February 2, 2018 - 10:29 am
- VideoWhy the UN is setting up a database of international businesses operating in Israeli settlementsHundreds of companies operate in illegal settlements in the Palestinian territories – and the UN is listing some of them.... Read more »Source: Home – The Conversation | Published: December 7, 2017 - 4:36 pm
- For Beijing, the greatest threat to China's national security is not the Kim regime: it is the USChina is reluctant to be more active in dealing with Pyongyang for fear of consolidating the US take over in the region.... Read more »Source: Home – The Conversation | Published: December 1, 2017 - 3:03 pm
- VideoA Delicate Weave: folk singers from Western India celebrate diversity in the face of intolerancePassionate musicians in Western India are committed to “break down the walls” of hate built by opportunistic politics between religious communities.... Read more »Source: Home – The Conversation | Published: November 29, 2017 - 8:47 am
- For LGBTI employees, working overseas can be a lonely, frustrating and even dangerous experienceLGBTI employees relocating for a foreign assignment are likely to experience additional hardships compared to the typical expatriate.... Read more »Source: Home – The Conversation | Published: November 22, 2017 - 7:05 pm
- How Hong Kong Umbrella movement was crushed and pro-democracy activists gradually silencedIn Hong Kong, challenges for the new generation of activists are not how to mobilise mass protests, but how to wrestle with the state’s innovative strategy to manage society.... Read more »Source: Home – The Conversation | Published: November 15, 2017 - 2:00 am
- Earthquakes caused by industrial activities: what are the risks and how can they be reduced?As global demand for energy and mineral supplies increases worldwide, the number of man‑made earthquakes is expected to rise. That increases the importance of understanding connection between the two.... Read more »Source: Home – The Conversation | Published: November 6, 2017 - 10:39 pm
- VideoWhen cities were Nature's haven: a tale from BangaloreThe population of India’s IT hub, Bangalore, grew for centuries because of nature, not despite it – a lesson that could give hope for the future of our modern cities.... Read more »Source: Home – The Conversation | Published: October 25, 2017 - 11:44 am
- Kyrgyzstan: migrant women workers and a 'lost generation' of childrenTraditional notions of femininity and masculinity are in conflict, resulting in a surge of violence against Kyrgyz women.... Read more »Source: Home – The Conversation | Published: October 24, 2017 - 9:27 am
- China's green planning for the world starts with infrastructureChina has become a commanding authority in infrastructure and has the opportunity to shape global development in ways that may define the rest of the 21st century.... Read more »Source: Home – The Conversation | Published: October 17, 2017 - 7:36 am
- Peace makes strides in Colombia, but the battle is far from wonA court decision securing last year’s peace deal and a new ceasefire have invigorated Colombia’s peace process, but there are plenty of ways it could still go wrong.... Read more »Source: Home – The Conversation | Published: October 16, 2017 - 12:36 am
- Tackling climate change could bring North and South Korea closer and help stabilise the regionGreen détente options could help South Korea ease the diplomatic tensions in the region.... Read more »Source: Home – The Conversation | Published: October 12, 2017 - 7:18 pm
- Design global, manufacture local: a new industrial revolution?Globally designed products which are then locally manufactured could lead to sustainable and inclusive forms of production and consumption.... Read more »Source: Home – The Conversation | Published: October 11, 2017 - 6:32 pm
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ZME SCIENCE
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- ● Big climate report says we’re really running out of time to act on climateThe IPCC researchers say we need to take big action yesterday.... Read more »Source: ZME Science | Published: March 21, 2023 - 10:23 am
- ● Cosmic concrete made from salt, dust, and potatoes could build a base on MarsIt's two times stronger than regular concrete.... Read more »Source: ZME Science | Published: March 21, 2023 - 10:08 am
- Plastic pollution is so bad there are now plastic rocksIt's the second time researchers have found them in different places.... Read more »Source: ZME Science | Published: March 20, 2023 - 8:47 pm
- Chainsaws were initially invented for childbirthThis wood-splitting tool was initially intended to help deliver babies rather than cut wood.... Read more »Source: ZME Science | Published: March 20, 2023 - 8:06 pm
- What is a raccoon dog? The animal that may have started the COVID pandemicGenetic material from the fox-like canid was found alongside viral RNA in samples taken from Wuhan, China.... Read more »Source: ZME Science | Published: March 20, 2023 - 4:07 pm
- Massive underwater waves disrupt carbon storage in the oceansThey are as tall as 500 meters.... Read more »Source: ZME Science | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:29 pm
- New device lets people check air quality cheaply and anywhere they areIt's rechargeable and the data is stored on a card.... Read more »Source: ZME Science | Published: March 20, 2023 - 2:27 pm
- Of mammoth proportions: the difference between mammoths and mastodonsSpot the difference!... Read more »Source: ZME Science | Published: March 20, 2023 - 12:04 pm
- The worst frog disease in recorded history risks wiping them from the face of the EarthA killer fungus has devastated frog populations across the world, but Africa was spared. Not anymore.... Read more »Source: ZME Science | Published: March 18, 2023 - 9:19 am
- This new 3D-printed insole measures the sole pressure directly in the shoeIt could one day be used by athletes or in physiotherapy.... Read more »Source: ZME Science | Published: March 17, 2023 - 8:24 pm
- A Himalayan fungus has been used to treat cancer for centuries. Scientists now boost its potency 40-foldEarly results suggest the drug shows good anti-cancer activity in patients with advanced cancer.... Read more »Source: ZME Science | Published: March 17, 2023 - 6:04 pm
- First woman of color cured of HIVUse of cells from a rare mutation not found in colored people, marks a huge milestone for HIV treatment.... Read more »Source: ZME Science | Published: March 17, 2023 - 5:45 pm
- Can you raise your IQ score?Is it possible to have a higher IQ by training?... Read more »Source: ZME Science | Published: March 17, 2023 - 4:38 pm
- Stochastic parrot? New study suggests ChatGPT plagiarizes beyond just “copy” and “paste”If you're a student using ChatGPT, you may want to think again before using it.... Read more »Source: ZME Science | Published: March 17, 2023 - 11:20 am
- Are there active volcanoes on Venus?With a new look at old imagery, scientists may have found evidence of volcanic activity on Venus.... Read more »Source: ZME Science | Published: March 17, 2023 - 9:45 am
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MEDIEVAL MANUSCRIPTS BLOG
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- Claim of thronesWho was the first Queen of England in her own right? Matilda? Lady Jane Grey? Mary? Does Isabel of Portugal spring to mind? To set the scene. On 21 May 1471, King Henry VI of England (r. 1422–1461, 1470–1471) died at the Tower of London, the prisoner of his rival...... Read more »Source: Medieval manuscripts blog | Published: March 16, 2023 - 12:01 am
- A deathbed confessionOne of the more unusual documents digitised as part of the British Library’s Medieval and Renaissance Women project is Add Ch 67394, a sworn testimony by four men that they had been told the deathbed confession of a woman called Alice of Hulton. It is the missing piece in a...... Read more »Source: Medieval manuscripts blog | Published: March 14, 2023 - 12:01 am
- Where there's a willOne of the benefits of our Medieval and Renaissance Women project is that we have been able to focus on groups of documents that have features in common. Individually, these documents provide insight into the lives (and after-lives) of particular named women; collectively, this evidence is all the richer for...... Read more »Source: Medieval manuscripts blog | Published: March 6, 2023 - 12:01 am
- Bringing the Cotton fragments to lifeOne of the most catastrophic episodes in modern library history was the Ashburnham House fire. On the night of 29 October 1731, a fire took hold below the room which held the famous Cotton collection, containing many of the most iconic historical and literary treasures from early times, among them...... Read more »Source: Medieval manuscripts blog | Published: March 3, 2023 - 12:01 am
- Venusse was her nameHow were royal children brought up in the Middle Ages? A manuscript newly digitised as part of our Medieval and Renaissance Women project supplies us with clues. Add MS 37656, a household account book compiled in 1305 by John de Claxton, keeper of the wardrobe, demonstrates how women were in...... Read more »Source: Medieval manuscripts blog | Published: March 2, 2023 - 12:01 am
- Alexander, Porrus and the peacockThe French Alexander Romance is a long and complex narrative, in which miraculous deeds and encounters at the edges of the known world are grafted onto the real journeys of conquest and exploration by the historical figure, Alexander the Great. This work was so popular in the 14th century that...... Read more »Source: Medieval manuscripts blog | Published: February 19, 2023 - 3:12 pm
- Alexander, a medieval super-heroAlexander the Great is a hero who transcends time and space, as our wonderful exhibition, Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth, demonstrates. In the Middle Ages, he was revered as a member of the Nine Worthies (Neuf Preux), a select group of illustrious heroes who represented the pinnacle...... Read more »Source: Medieval manuscripts blog | Published: February 17, 2023 - 12:01 am
- Knock, knock, knocking on heaven’s doorThe British Library’s major exhibition, Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth, showcases how stories about this ancient ruler were transformed and spread across centuries, cultures and languages. Some of these legends take Alexander to the unknown realms of the world, to face fantastic beasts, amazing people and terrifying...... Read more »Source: Medieval manuscripts blog | Published: February 16, 2023 - 12:01 am
- Alexander the Great: a life in picturesThe Talbot Shrewsbury Book (Royal MS 15 E VI) is a remarkable work of art produced in Rouen in the mid-15th century. Comprising 15 texts, mostly legends and chansons de geste in French, it begins with the legendary life of Alexander the Great, known as the Roman d’Alexandre en prose....... Read more »Source: Medieval manuscripts blog | Published: February 15, 2023 - 12:01 am
- Magic fountains and peacocksOne of the star objects in our current exhibition, Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth, is perhaps the most famous of all western manuscripts of the French Alexander Romance. Known as Bodley MS 264 from the collections of the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, this is a large volume,...... Read more »Source: Medieval manuscripts blog | Published: February 13, 2023 - 12:01 am
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Weizmann Wonder Wander
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- ● Prof. Daniel ZajfmanProf. Daniel Zajfman of the Particle Physics and Astrophysics Department has been awarded the Harnack Medal by the Max Planck Society... Read more »Source: Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:00 am
- Israel Prize in Life Sciences to Prof. Michal SchwartzSchwartz was honored for “groundbreaking discoveries that led to a new understanding of the interactions between the immune system and the brain”... Read more »Source: Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science | Published: March 20, 2023 - 8:11 am
- A Little Dusty – but AliveA Weizmann Institute study shows that some bacteria that hitch a long-distance ride on desert dust particles may touch down alive and kicking... Read more »Source: Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science | Published: March 14, 2023 - 4:26 am
- Treating a Heart Attack before It HappensA preventive procedure, performed on healthy mice, improved their recovery from later-occurring cardiac injury, reshaping our knowledge of regeneration in hearts – and possibly other organs... Read more »Source: Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science | Published: March 8, 2023 - 9:45 am
- Immunotherapy Drugs Step on the GasSometimes anticancer antibodies press on the gas and the brakes at the same time. New research might help them accelerate better... Read more »Source: Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science | Published: March 5, 2023 - 7:34 am
- The Weight of Responsibility: Biomass of Livestock Dwarfs That of Wild MammalsWild land mammals weigh less than 10 percent of the combined weight of humans and are outweighed by cattle and other domesticated mammals by a factor of 30 ... Read more »Source: Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science | Published: February 27, 2023 - 1:57 pm
- The Quantum Twisting Microscope: A New Lens on Quantum MaterialsA clever take on the science of twistronics offers new ways of exploring quantum phenomena... Read more »Source: Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science | Published: February 22, 2023 - 2:52 pm
- NASA to Launch Israel’s First Space Telescope Mission, ULTRASATA Weizmann Institute of Science and Israel Space Agency flagship, the instrument will enter orbit in 2025; it’s expected to revolutionize research of the universe... Read more »Source: Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science | Published: February 21, 2023 - 10:57 am
- A Molecular Close-UpWeizmann Institute scientists present a new method for imaging individual electrons... Read more »Source: Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science | Published: February 12, 2023 - 11:16 pm
- Dr. Einat SegevDr. Einat Segev was Awarded the European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant for 2022 ... Read more »Source: Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science | Published: February 12, 2023 - 3:39 pm
Weizmann Wonder Wander - News, Features and Discoveries from the Weizmann Institute of Science
THE SCIVERSE
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- Lasers reveal massive, 650-square-mile Maya site hidden beneath Guatemalan rainforestResearchers discovered a large Maya site while surveying northern Guatemala from the air.https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0957624760895905 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A vast Maya site measuring roughly 650 square miles (1,700 square kilometers) and dating to the Middle and Late Preclassic era has been found by geologists in northern Guatemala. (roughly 1000 B.C.... Read more »Source: thesciverse | Published: March 19, 2023 - 2:38 pm
- Oldest 'fish-lizard' fossils ever found suggests these sea monsters survived the 'Great Dying'According to the fossilized remnants of an ichthyosaur that lived not long after the Permian mass extinction, the prehistoric marine creatures first appeared before the devastating event.https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0957624760895905 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A new research reveals that "fish-lizards" existed in the seas of the Earth 250 million years ago, much... Read more »Source: thesciverse | Published: March 19, 2023 - 2:27 pm
- Scientists hail DART success 6 months after historic asteroid crashFive of the rocks on the beaten asteroid Dimorphos have been given new names. Scientists declare that NASA's spectacular Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) was a resounding triumph.https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0957624760895905 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Before the DART spacecraft purposefully collided with Dimorphos on September 26, 2022, scientists had little knowledge of... Read more »Source: thesciverse | Published: March 17, 2023 - 6:00 am
- Modern glacier remains found near Mars equator suggest water ice possibly present today at low latitudesAt the 54th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlands, Texas, researchers made a ground-breaking statement about the finding of a relict glacier close to Mars' equator. This discovery, which can be found in Eastern Noctis Labyrinthus at 7° 33' S and 93° 14' W, is important because it... Read more »Source: thesciverse | Published: March 17, 2023 - 6:00 am
- 60,000-mile-tall 'plasma waterfall' snapped showering the sun with impossibly fast fireThe polar crown prominence, a huge wall of descending plasma, was recently caught in a newly discovered, exquisitely detailed image of the sun.https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0957624760895905 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A stunning image of a huge wall of plasma being spat out near the south pole of the sun and then plummeting... Read more »Source: thesciverse | Published: March 16, 2023 - 10:02 am
- VideoT-Mobile will buy Ryan Reynolds-backed Mint Mobile for up to $1.35 billionThe "Deadpool" actor will continue in a creative capacity.https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0957624760895905 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ryan Reynolds is expected to profit from his investment in Mint Mobile just under three and a half years after making the Deadpool actor the company's public face. Ka'ena, the parent business of Mint Mobile, will... Read more »Source: thesciverse | Published: March 16, 2023 - 9:52 am
- 10 discoveries that prove Einstein was right about the universe — and 1 that proves him wrongAfter being published more than a century ago, Albert Einstein's ideas of relativity have been repeatedly shown to be accurate. Albert Einstein, a renowned scientist, was a scholar who was ahead of his time. Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, into an universe where the dwarf planet Pluto was... Read more »Source: thesciverse | Published: March 15, 2023 - 2:09 pm
- VideoScientists Create “Reddmatter” – Game-Changing Room-Temperature SuperconductorIn addition to increasing the temperature, scientists have also decreased the pressure necessary to produce superconductivity. Researchers from the University of Rochester have achieved a remarkable feat by developing a superconducting material with low enough temperature and pressure for use in real-world uses.https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0957624760895905 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Ranga Dias,... Read more »Source: thesciverse | Published: March 15, 2023 - 2:01 pm
- VideoElon Musk hints Starship rocket may explode on first orbital launch, predicting 50% chance of success and 'guaranteeing excitement'Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, is getting ready to send the company's Starship mega-rocket into space for the first time, beginning his grand plan to ultimately establish a self-sufficient human settlement on Mars. Musk has stated that SpaceX is prepared to launch Starship from its facilities in Boca Chica,... Read more »Source: thesciverse | Published: March 14, 2023 - 2:03 pm
- Secrets of 9-Foot Tall, 1,500-Pound Elephant Birds Revealed by Ancient EggshellsOn the island of Madagascar more than 1,200 years ago, flightless elephant birds wandered free and deposited eggs as large as footballs. The University of Colorado at Boulder (CU Boulder) and Curtin University in Australia have discovered that the eggshell remains of these ancient creatures that resembled ostriches contain important... Read more »Source: thesciverse | Published: March 14, 2023 - 1:52 pm
- Revealing the Secrets of the Cell’s Powerhouse: Scientists Unravel Protein Map of MitochondriaA recent research clarifies how proteins are arranged inside mitochondria.https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0957624760895905 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The "powerhouses" of cells, mitochondria, are essential for an organism's ability to produce energy and are also engaged in a number of metabolic and signaling processes. Now, scientists from the University of Freiburg and the... Read more »Source: thesciverse | Published: March 13, 2023 - 1:07 pm
- This Mysterious Planet Could Be Transforming Into a Water WorldOnly 138 light-years away from Earth, an enigmatic world may be undergoing a transformation.https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0957624760895905 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); An study of the extraterrestrial HD-207496b shows that it has a gaseous atmosphere, a global ocean, or a combination of both, and that it may be contracting to become a super-Earth.... Read more »Source: thesciverse | Published: March 13, 2023 - 1:02 pm
- World's Largest Organism Is Slowly Being Eaten, Scientist SaysOn the hills above a spring-fed lake in the Wasatch Mountains of the western US, there lives a single enormous organism that sustains an entire ecology on which plants and animals have depended for thousands of years.https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0957624760895905 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); "Pando" is a 106-acre grove of quaking aspen... Read more »Source: thesciverse | Published: March 10, 2023 - 2:34 pm
- First Complete Map of a Fly Brain Has Uncanny Similarities to AI Neural NetworksResearchers spent 12 years mapping a fruit fly larva's entire brain, cataloging 3,016 neurons and 548,000 synapses. For neurobiology, it's major news.https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0957624760895905 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); A fruit fly pup appears to the majority of people to be a small, rice grain-shaped, pale, and writhing maggot. However, fly embryos... Read more »Source: thesciverse | Published: March 10, 2023 - 2:25 pm
- NASA discovers asteroid that has slight chance of hitting Earth on Valentine's Day 2046A new asteroid known as 2023 DW has been tracked by NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Center. It has a very slim possibility of striking Earth on February 14, 2046.https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-0957624760895905 (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The air will be filled with more than just love on Valentine's Day in 2046. The... Read more »Source: thesciverse | Published: March 9, 2023 - 1:30 pm
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LA TIMES – SCIENCE
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- Biden signs bill to declassify information on COVID originsThe bipartisan bill directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible related to China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology.... Read more »Source: Science & Medicine | Published: March 20, 2023 - 11:02 pm
- World on 'thin ice': U.N. climate report gives stark warningHumanity still has a chance, close to the last one, to prevent the worst of climate change’s future harms, a top U.N. panel of scientists said Monday.... Read more »Source: Science & Medicine | Published: March 20, 2023 - 1:15 pm
- How immune are we? Why answering this question is essential for post-pandemic lifeIn order to move through a world where the coronavirus is endemic, we need a reliable way to assess our individual level of immunity. Here's how we can.... Read more »Source: Science & Medicine | Published: March 20, 2023 - 12:00 pm
- Maternal deaths surged during the pandemic. How California is fighting that trendDeaths of pregnant women surged by 40% during the pandemic, according to new federal data. California has been a leader in reducing maternal mortality.... Read more »Source: Science & Medicine | Published: March 19, 2023 - 12:00 pm
- Wyoming governor signs measure prohibiting abortion pillsWyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed into law the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade.... Read more »Source: Science & Medicine | Published: March 18, 2023 - 5:38 pm
- New COVID origins data point to raccoon dogs in China marketScientists have found raccoon dog DNA commingled with the coronavirus in samples from the Huanan seafood market in Wuhan in early 2020.... Read more »Source: Science & Medicine | Published: March 17, 2023 - 10:06 pm
- Examination of USC doctor's earlier books finds more troubling instances of plagiarismThe Times reviewed three books by Dr. David Agus and co-writer Kristin Loberg and found over 120 passages that are virtually identical to others' published material.... Read more »Source: Science & Medicine | Published: March 17, 2023 - 6:28 pm
- California’s COVID misinformation law is entangled in lawsuits, conflicting rulingsA state law meant to discipline doctors who give patients false information about COVID-19 is now in legal limbo after two federal judges issued conflicting rulings.... Read more »Source: Science & Medicine | Published: March 17, 2023 - 6:19 pm
- Alzheimer's escapees: Seeking clues from the few who avoid their genetic fateScientists are digging into why a few people escape the rarest form of Alzheimer's, which is inherited and strikes young.... Read more »Source: Science & Medicine | Published: March 17, 2023 - 12:00 pm
- Eli Lilly is slashing insulin prices, but hold your applauseEli Lilly's price cuts on insulin will increase its profits, thanks to America's bizarre drug pricing system. Don't mistake its move for philanthropy.... Read more »Source: Science & Medicine | Published: March 17, 2023 - 12:00 pm
- COVID-19 pill Paxlovid moves closer to full FDA approvalU.S. health advisors are backing the continued use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill Paxlovid, saying it remains an important option for adults at high risk of severe illness.... Read more »Source: Science & Medicine | Published: March 16, 2023 - 9:15 pm
- COVID-19 pandemic three years later: Has the coronavirus won?On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, most people have resumed their normal lives thanks to a wall of immunity built from infections and vaccines.... Read more »Source: Science & Medicine | Published: March 11, 2023 - 1:00 pm
- House votes to declassify information about origins of COVID-19The House has voted unanimously Friday to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19, a sweeping show of bipartisan support.... Read more »Source: Science & Medicine | Published: March 10, 2023 - 11:10 pm
- VideoFatigue, cough and brain fog. For many in L.A. County, long COVID limited daily lifeMost L.A. County residents who had long COVID reported symptoms severe enough to limit daily activities weeks after they were infected, a survey found.... Read more »Source: Science & Medicine | Published: March 10, 2023 - 7:00 pm
- The coronavirus has infected New York City's rats. Why that's bad news for peopleRats living in New York City's sewer system can catch the virus that causes COVID-19. Could they incubate new variants and spread them to people?... Read more »Source: Science & Medicine | Published: March 10, 2023 - 1:00 pm
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PENN STATE RESEARCH
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- Rapid prototyping and fabrication space OriginLabs to open during Startup WeekInvent Penn State's all-new rapid prototyping and fabrication space, OriginLabs, is set to officially open its doors to the public on Wednesday, March 22, during Penn State Startup Week powered by PNC.... Read more »Source: Research | Published: March 20, 2023 - 7:24 pm
- Trio of Penn State researchers tapped to lead AGU’s natural hazards sectionAs Guido Cervone takes the reins as president of the natural hazards section of the American Geophysical Union, he brings with him decades of experience in using machine learning, remote sensing and increasing representation to forecast, respond and mitigate dangers from natural hazards.... Read more »Source: Research | Published: March 20, 2023 - 6:41 pm
- Town hall on CHIPS and Science Act envisions key role for Penn StatePenn State held a Town Hall meeting recently to discuss internal strategies around semiconductor technologies and taking on a key role in partnering with other universities and industry centered on the U.S. government’s CHIPS (Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors) and Science Act.... Read more »Source: Research | Published: March 20, 2023 - 11:00 am
- David Hunter announced as new director of the Penn State AI HubThe Office of the Senior Vice President for Research has announced that David Hunter has been appointed director for the cross-functional Penn State AI Hub Hosted by the Institute for Computational Data Sciences, the hub is designed with the vision of creating a collaborative and creative ecosystem across the University... Read more »Source: Research | Published: March 20, 2023 - 11:00 am
- Greening the grey: Engineering natural solutions for stormwater managementConcrete is as ubiquitous in cities as it is impervious. Amid worsening storms due to climate change, it only deflects runoff toward the drain, threatening sewer capacities. Lauren McPhillips is partnering with researchers across the commonwealth to engineer stormwater solutions using nature to replace hard surfaces and help control the... Read more »Source: Research | Published: March 19, 2023 - 6:09 pm
- Penn State team awarded National Science Foundation I-Corps grantThe biggest question an entrepreneur faces is a simple one: Are there enough potential customers to turn my big idea into a business? A trio of Penn State researchers were selected recently for the National Science Foundation’s National I-Corps Program to find an answer for their own big idea.... Read more »Source: Research | Published: March 16, 2023 - 5:50 pm
- Students, community invited to attend 2023 Graduate ExhibitionMembers of the Penn State and Centre County communities are invited to attend the 2023 Graduate Exhibition, an annual showcase of graduate student research and creative scholarship from across the University. The exhibition will include a performance night on March 20, a poster session on March 24, a visual arts... Read more »Source: Research | Published: March 16, 2023 - 4:20 pm
- Machine learning takes starring role in exploring the universeJoel Leja and V. Ashley Villar, both assistant professors of astronomy and astrophysics and ICDS co-hires, are among the scientists establishing Penn State as a leader in using machine learning techniques to better handle massive streams of data.... Read more »Source: Research | Published: March 16, 2023 - 12:50 pm
- Discovery of root anatomy gene may lead to breeding more resilient corn cropsA new discovery, reported today in a global study that encompassed more than a decade of research, could lead to the breeding of corn crops that can withstand drought and low-nitrogen soil conditions and ultimately ease global food insecurity, according to a Penn State-led team of international researchers. ... Read more »Source: Research | Published: March 16, 2023 - 12:00 pm
- Statistics department to host free public lecture on data reduction, March 23The Penn State Department of Statistics will host a free public lecture presented by Verne M. Willaman Professor of Statistics Bing Li, titled “Sufficiency: A Brief History of Data Reduction,” from 4 to 5 p.m. on Thursday, March 23.... Read more »Source: Research | Published: March 16, 2023 - 12:00 pm
- Propelling the future: A Q&A with START Lab Director Karen TholeA $26 million commitment from Pratt & Whitney, the Federal Aviation Administration the DOE-NETL and Penn State will support the expansion of the START Lab and the creation of START+. START Lab Director and Penn State Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering Karen Thole answered a few questions about gas turbine... Read more »Source: Research | Published: March 15, 2023 - 9:40 pm
- Judges needed for Undergraduate Exhibition on April 10-12Faculty, emeriti faculty, staff, post-docs and doctoral students trained as researchers are encouraged to volunteer as judges for the 2023 Undergraduate Exhibition on Research, Inquiry, and Creative Activity, from April 10-12. ... Read more »Source: Research | Published: March 15, 2023 - 7:16 pm
- Thousands of new cosmic explosions discovered by Young Supernova ExperimentThousands of new cosmic explosions and other astrophysical events have been revealed in the first data release from the Young Supernova Experiment, a multi-institutional project that includes Penn State astrophysicist V. Ashley Villar.... Read more »Source: Research | Published: March 15, 2023 - 7:10 pm
- Prenatal cigarette, cannabis exposure may have associations with childhood obesityResearchers recently found that children prenatally exposed to both tobacco and cannabis had a 12 times higher risk for obesity by middle childhood compared to non-exposed children... Read more »Source: Research | Published: March 15, 2023 - 1:50 pm
- Researcher to image lab earthquake formation, precursory signals with ultrasoundJacques Rivière, assistant professor of engineering science and mechanics and of acoustics, received a five-year, $750,000 Early Career Award from the U.S. Department of Energy to advance the use of ultrasound sensors to image lab-based earthquakes and better understand the precursory events that lead to them.... Read more »Source: Research | Published: March 15, 2023 - 1:32 pm
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- ● Magnetism fosters unusual electronic order in quantum materialPhysicists were surprised by the 2022 discovery that electrons in magnetic iron-germanium crystals could spontaneously and collectively organize... Read more »Source: Technology Org | Published: March 21, 2023 - 8:30 am
- ● Upgraded tumor model optimizes search for cancer therapiesTumor cells won’t show their true selves in a petri dish, isolated from other cells. To find out... Read more »Source: Technology Org | Published: March 21, 2023 - 8:00 am
- ● Can synthetic polymers replace the body’s natural proteins?Most life on Earth is based on polymers of 20 amino acids that have evolved into hundreds of... Read more »Source: Technology Org | Published: March 21, 2023 - 7:30 am
- What is accessiBe?Providing an assortment of ground-breaking features within their software to make life easier for a multitude of business... Read more »Source: Technology Org | Published: March 20, 2023 - 12:38 pm
- Using chatter on the grapevine to ace cybersecurity report card2022 proved to be a rough year in the cybersecurity space. While cyber warfare played out in global... Read more »Source: Technology Org | Published: March 20, 2023 - 11:30 am
- Software assembles complete genome sequences on-demandNational Institutes of Health researchers have developed and released an innovative software tool to assemble complete (i.e., gapless)... Read more »Source: Technology Org | Published: March 20, 2023 - 11:15 am
- ‘Swarmalators’ better envision synchronized microbotsImagine a world with precision medicine, where a swarm of microrobots delivers a payload of medicine directly to... Read more »Source: Technology Org | Published: March 20, 2023 - 11:00 am
- Japan may make its weapons easier to export – potentially to Ukraine, tooDid you know that Japan’s armed forces are actually called Japan Self-Defense Forces? This is by design, because... Read more »Source: Technology Org | Published: March 20, 2023 - 10:43 am
- Ukrainian tank crews are mastering the Leopard 2A4 in SpainMultiple countries are donating their Leopard 2 main battle tanks to Ukraine. They will become crucial assets in... Read more »Source: Technology Org | Published: March 20, 2023 - 10:34 am
- Thanks to Russia North Korea soon may have its first naval cruise missileNorth Korea is a highly militarized country, which doesn’t shy away from threatening the United States and the... Read more »Source: Technology Org | Published: March 20, 2023 - 10:24 am
- Unwinding the World’s Smallest Biological Rotary Motor by DegreesF-Type ATP synthase, a catalytic complex of proteins, synthesizes adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the energy currency of living cells.... Read more »Source: Technology Org | Published: March 20, 2023 - 10:00 am
- Towards a Novel 3D Covalent Organic Framework With Record Large Pores for Efficient Drug DeliveryWith a record low density and an unprecedented large pore size, the material shows promise as a drug... Read more »Source: Technology Org | Published: March 20, 2023 - 9:30 am
- New technology for capturing hyperspectral imagesThe Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) has patented a new system for capturing hyperspectral images (those capable... Read more »Source: Technology Org | Published: March 20, 2023 - 9:00 am
- A 4D printer for smart materials with magneto-and electro-mechanical propertiesResearchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have created software and hardware for a 4D printer with... Read more »Source: Technology Org | Published: March 20, 2023 - 8:30 am
- Controlling Electric Double Layer Dynamics for Next Generation All-Solid-State BatteriesThe development of all-solid-state batteries is crucial to achieving carbon neutrality. However, their high surface resistance causes these... Read more »Source: Technology Org | Published: March 20, 2023 - 6:10 am
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- There is now a blood test for anxiety disordersA new blood test for anxiety may be able to help doctors diagnose patients and find effective treatments for them more quickly.... Read more »Source: Freethink | Published: March 20, 2023 - 1:00 pm
- Watch: London’s “rolling bridge”London’s unique Cody Dock “rolling bridge” can be moved by hand winches.... Read more »Source: Freethink | Published: March 19, 2023 - 10:00 pm
- Large language models are biased. Can logic help save them?MIT researchers trained logic-aware language models to reduce harmful stereotypes like gender and racial biases.... Read more »Source: Freethink | Published: March 19, 2023 - 7:56 pm
- NASA cuts odds of asteroid impact on Valentine’s Day 2046NASA and ESA have updated their odds of 2023 DW, an asteroid the size of an Olympic swimming pool, hitting Earth in 2046.... Read more »Source: Freethink | Published: March 19, 2023 - 1:00 pm
- New voice cloning AI lets “you” speak multiple languagesVoice cloning AIs are gaining more abilities, while the amount of audio needed to replicate a person’s voice is shrinking.... Read more »Source: Freethink | Published: March 18, 2023 - 10:00 pm
- As bird flu spreads in the US and worldwide, what’s the risk that it could start a human pandemic?Many virologists are concerned that the latest bird flu outbreak could spill over to humans and cause a new human pandemic.... Read more »Source: Freethink | Published: March 18, 2023 - 5:00 pm
- GPT-4 is surprisingly good at explaining jokesOpenAI's latest language model can grasp visual jokes, too.... Read more »Source: Freethink | Published: March 18, 2023 - 3:00 pm
- This easy fix could eliminate harmful chemical exhaust from home heatersRetrofitting gas heaters with this catalyst could slash their environmental impact.... Read more »Source: Freethink | Published: March 18, 2023 - 1:00 pm
- New AI can “reimagine” your pictures in infinite waysStability AI has launched Stable Diffusion Reimagine, an AI that uses uploaded images as inspiration for new creations.... Read more »Source: Freethink | Published: March 17, 2023 - 10:15 pm
- How Stripe is using GPT-4 to fight fraudStripe has incorporated OpenAI’s large language model GPT-4 into their business.... Read more »Source: Freethink | Published: March 17, 2023 - 10:00 pm
- A search engine researcher explains the promise and peril of letting AI search the web for youAI responds to questions but doesn’t actually know anything and is prone to making things up. Should you trust is with your internet search?... Read more »Source: Freethink | Published: March 17, 2023 - 7:11 pm
- How “InstructGPT” lobotomizes the insanity of raw GPTOpenAI has created a version of GPT, called "InstructGPT," that cuts down on the AI’s bizarre and irrational responses.... Read more »Source: Freethink | Published: March 17, 2023 - 3:00 pm
- First ever therapy for rare genetic disorder now approvedThe FDA has approved the first drug for Rett syndrome, a genetic neurodevelopmental disorder, which disproportionately affects women and girls.... Read more »Source: Freethink | Published: March 17, 2023 - 1:00 pm
- Microsoft unveils AI Copilot for its 365 appsMicrosoft has just unveiled Copilot, a new AI-based tool for its Microsoft 365 apps, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.... Read more »Source: Freethink | Published: March 16, 2023 - 10:00 pm
- AI isn’t close to becoming sentient, we just think it isTo what extent will our psychological vulnerabilities shape our interactions with emerging technologies? AI will be the test.... Read more »Source: Freethink | Published: March 16, 2023 - 9:21 pm
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- Video● Vesuvius Challenge – Decipher These 2,000-Year-Old Scrolls And Win A FortuneFancy yourself a code breaker or a technological wiz? If so, you could win $700,000 if you can solve a 2,000-year-old mystery. The former GitHub CEO Nat Friedman and a group of scientists are giving away prizes worth a total of $1,000,000, at the time of writing, to anyone who... Read more »Source: IFLScience | Published: March 21, 2023 - 10:33 am
- ● Animation Shows The Most Powerful Cosmic Events If They Were Visible To Our EyesA new animation allows us to get the gist of how sparkly the night sky would look to us in gamma rays thanks to the data collected by NASA’s Fermi Space Telescope in just one year.The visible light that humans can see with our unaided eye is but a small... Read more »Source: IFLScience | Published: March 21, 2023 - 10:00 am
- NASA’s “Return To Venus” Mission May Have Just Become Collateral DamageIt was a dramatic week for Venus last week at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference held in Texas. It was revealed that there are likely still active volcanos on Venus, which got people really excited about NASA's imminent return to Earth’s hellish twin. But then it turned out that... Read more »Source: IFLScience | Published: March 20, 2023 - 5:43 pm
- VideoThylacines May Have Been Walking The Earth As Late As The 1980sThe last known thylacine died in 1936 and was thought to have taken the species with it. Now, new research is claiming that the extinction of the Tasmanian tiger may not have happened until the 1980s, possibly even reaching the millennium.Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) are held up as one of the... Read more »Source: IFLScience | Published: March 20, 2023 - 5:43 pm
- Paralysis Outbreak Across Europe Linked To Weight-Loss Botox TreatmentDozens of people across Europe have come down with a dangerous neuropathic illness called botulism after receiving "gastric Botox" injections in Türkiye. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the outbreak has been traced back to two private hospitals where the procedures were conducted, and several... Read more »Source: IFLScience | Published: March 20, 2023 - 5:42 pm
- What Are Raccoon Dogs? Meet The New Face Of The COVID-19 OutbreakRaccoon dogs may have played a pivotal role in the COVID-19 pandemic. The suggestion follows the release of genetic sequences yielded from surface swabs taken at the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China, back in 2020. The market has previously been suggested as the starting point for SARS-CoV-2, the pathogen... Read more »Source: IFLScience | Published: March 20, 2023 - 5:42 pm
- How Your Native Language Changes The Structure Of Your BrainNative speakers of German and Arabic have distinctly different brains, with increased connectivity in areas needed to handle the specific natures of their respective languages. The work not only explains why people may find it particularly difficult to learn a language with highly different structures from their native tongue, but... Read more »Source: IFLScience | Published: March 20, 2023 - 5:41 pm
- Scientists Have Found Heatwaves At The Bottom Of The Ocean, And That's Extremely Bad NewsThe Blob – not the carnivorous ameboid alien antagonist from a schlocky 1950s sci-fi, but something much worse – made headlines between 2013 and 2016 as a massively devastating marine heatwave in the northeastern Pacific. As the waters off the western coast of the US warmed, ecosystems were upended, coral... Read more »Source: IFLScience | Published: March 20, 2023 - 5:40 pm
- VideoHessdalen Lights: The Unexplained Lights That Hover Above NorwaySince at least the 1930s, residents of and visitors to the valley of Hessdalen, Norway, have reported strange balls of light in the sky above.While it's easy to dismiss reports as UFOlogy nonsense (especially when some write "papers" questioning whether the lights could actually be wormholes) and some sightings are... Read more »Source: IFLScience | Published: March 20, 2023 - 5:35 pm
- Yes, You Can Have An Allergic Reaction To SemenGetting busy in the bedroom may come with some more unexpected risks, one of which is an allergic reaction to semen.Semen is comprised of many components, including sperm cells themselves (aka spermatozoa), water, lipids, carbohydrates, and salts. So, it may not be a surprise that the human body can have... Read more »Source: IFLScience | Published: March 20, 2023 - 5:32 pm
- 1900s "One Night Cough Syrup" Scares The Internet With Wild IngredientsMedicine in the 1900s was questionable. It pretty much consisted of hard drugs delivered far beyond reasonable dosages, and for almost any ailment, cocaine or opioids were just the thing you needed. Whether they worked is a long conversation (they didn’t), but one thing is for sure – they looked... Read more »Source: IFLScience | Published: March 20, 2023 - 5:15 pm
- Newly-Discovered Volcanic Plume-Dwelling Bacteria Boost Prospects For Life Within Icy MoonsMembers of the Sulfurimonas group of bacteria have found a way to thrive in the smoky plumes at the bottom of the ocean, even without other sources of food. These bacteria have a genome beautifully adapted to living in an environment too oxygen-rich for their relatives. These plumes could have... Read more »Source: IFLScience | Published: March 20, 2023 - 5:07 pm
- VideoSouth Park Creators Use ChatGPT To Co-Write Episode About AINever one to shy away from hot-button topics, it looks like the creators of South Park have used ChatGPT to write parts of a recent episode that pokes fun at the much-hyped artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot.Released on March 9, 2023, the fourth episode of season 26, titled Deep Learning, sees students... Read more »Source: IFLScience | Published: March 20, 2023 - 4:33 pm
- VideoThe Devil's Kettle: For Decades, Nobody Knew Where This Underground River LedIn Judge C. R. Magney State Park, Minnesota, there is an unusual feature known as the Devil's Kettle, where the Brule River splits in two around a large rock. While the bulk of the water goes over a waterfall and continues downstream, a significant amount of it travels down into... Read more »Source: IFLScience | Published: March 20, 2023 - 3:59 pm
- New Schizophrenia Risk Genes Identified By Largest Study Of Its KindA new study has discovered a previously unknown link between two genes and schizophrenia, while also showing that a third gene may be linked to autism. This is the largest study of its kind, which also revealed how schizophrenia risk is conferred across ethnicities. The implications could be important for... Read more »Source: IFLScience | Published: March 20, 2023 - 3:53 pm
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- Voyager – Mission Status... Read more »Source: Wetenschap en Technologie | Published: February 11, 2023 - 7:51 am
- Max Planck Institute for Astronomy... Read more »Source: Wetenschap en Technologie | Published: February 5, 2023 - 9:42 am
- Technology Networks – The Online Scientific Community... Read more »Source: Wetenschap en Technologie | Published: February 3, 2023 - 4:02 am
- www.thearchaeologist.com... Read more »Source: Wetenschap en Technologie | Published: January 22, 2023 - 10:14 pm
- Universiteit van Kopenhagen – Nieuws... Read more »Source: Wetenschap en Technologie | Published: July 18, 2022 - 4:09 am
- Scripps Research... Read more »Source: Wetenschap en Technologie | Published: June 25, 2022 - 8:25 pm
- Latest India Science News... Read more »Source: Wetenschap en Technologie | Published: June 25, 2022 - 6:34 am
- Lichaamsbeweging wordt omgezet in elektriciteit... Read more »Source: Wetenschap en Technologie | Published: June 5, 2022 - 10:25 am
- Global Nonviolent Action Database... Read more »Source: Wetenschap en Technologie | Published: May 4, 2022 - 4:50 am
- Science Direct – books... Read more »Source: Wetenschap en Technologie | Published: April 20, 2022 - 4:38 am