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Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Climate Change, COVID-19, Environment, Existentialism Like his more famous contemporary, Spencer was enamored with the idea of evolution. But where Darwin focused on biology, Spencer imagined that evolutionary thinking…
A computer simulation of the structure of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.Credit: Janet Iwasa, University of UtahTopics: Biology, Biotechnology, COVID-19, DNA, Existentialism, ResearchThe coronavirus sports a luxurious sugar coat. “It’s striking,”…
Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, COVID-19, Existentialism, Human Rights "Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Today is 203 days after January 6, 2021's attempted…
(Credit: Yurchanka Siarhei/Shutterstock)Topics: Computer Science, Quantum Computer, Quantum Mechanics Quantum technologies are already revolutionizing life on Earth. But they also have the potential to change the way we operate in space. With the…
My autographed copy from Dr. Weinberg. Topics: History, Nobel Laureate, Nobel Prize, Steven Weinberg AUSTIN, Texas — Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg, a professor of physics and astronomy at The University of Texas at Austin, has died. He was 88. One…
Image Source: Space Billionaires, Please Read the Room, Shannon Stirone, The Atlantic Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Existentialism, Human Rights, Spaceflight Note: The post title is sourced from The Atlantic article, as is the lurid artwork. It is…
Image Source: Link BelowTopics: Climate Change, COVID-19, Research, STEM Just before dawn in the Jama-Coaque Ecological Reserve, a patch of Ecuador’s lush coastal forest, Abhimanyu Lele unfurls a tall net between two poles, then retreats out of…
Image Source: Link BelowTopics: COVID-19, Democracy, Economics, Existentialism Eric Boehlert nailed it on Press Run: the Murdock variant. I alluded to this Friday. True-to-form, the gaslighting led to a selloff on Wall Street of almost 800 points,…
Topics: Climate Change, Existentialism, Global Warming, PoliticsFahrenheit to CelsiusCelsius to Fahrenheit(5/9)(°F - 32) = °C(9/5) °C + 32 = °FHandy-Dandy Conversion Table Even though the Big Think video is informative, my critique is it presumes…
Optimal size: wind farm efficiency drops as installations become bigger. (Courtesy: iStock/ssuaphoto)Topics: Alternate Energy, Climate Change, Existentialism, Global Warming, Green Tech, Thermodynamics Optimizing the placement of turbines within a…
A robotic hand with the AiFoam artificially innervated smart foam, which enables it to sense objects in proximity by detecting their electrical fields and also self-heals if it gets cut, is pictured at National University Singapore's Materials…
He nailed it.Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Existentialism, Fascism, Human Rights Coups There is a strong Trump following in the military, and retired generals on the crazy train, making moot all the protestations about Bill Clinton being a "draft…
