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Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Democracy, Diaspora, Existentialism, Fascism Eugenics is the scientifically inaccurate theory that humans can be improved through selective breeding of populations. Eugenicists believed in a prejudiced and…
Heat trap The proposed nanoparticle warming method. (Courtesy: Aaron M. Geller, Northwestern Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics) Topics: Aerogels, Exoplanets, Mars, Materials Science, Nanomaterials, NASA, Planetary…
Congresswoman Barbara Jordan Statue, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Democracy, Democratic Republic, ExistentialismThank you, Mr. Chairman.Mr. Chairman, I join my colleague Mr. Rangel in thanking…
Willie Hobbs Moore (left) with her daughter, Dorian, in the 1980s. (Courtesy of the Ronald E. Mickens Collection on African-American Physicists, AIP Niels Bohr Library and Archives.) Topics: African Americans, Civil Rights, Diversity in Science,…
Portrait of Edward Bouchet and lithograph of early Yale College campus. Courtesy of Yale University. Via uniquecoloring.com Topics: African Americans, Civil Rights, Diversity in Science, History, Physics Authors: Bryan A. Wilson, Ph.D., M.B.A &…
Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Climate Change, Democracy, Existentialism I read the poem "Seeds" at my wife's family reunion. For African Americans, reunions are a chance to connect with family members without associating it with a…
Medical applications Laboratory tests showed how the 3D printed material molds and sticks to organs such as this porcine heart. (Courtesy: Casey Cass/CU Boulder) Topics: 3D Printing, Additive Manufacturing, Hydrogels, Polymer Science A new method…
Amanda Montañez; Source: “Slaveholder Ancestry and Current Net Worth of Members of the United States Congress,” by Neil K. R. Sehgal and Ashwini R. Sehgal, in PLOS ONE. Published online August 21, 2024 Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization,…
Topics: Astrobiology, Biology, Instrumentation, James Web Space Telescope, Research, SETI "The Secret Life of the Universe" by Dr. Nathalie Cabrol, the SETI Institute's chief scientist and Director of the Carl Sagan Center at the SETI Institute, is…
Video Source: Quanta MagazineTopics: Astrophysics, High Energy Physics, Particle Physics Each week, Quanta Magazine explains one of the most important ideas driving modern research. This week, physics staff writer Charlie Wood explains why many…
Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Existentialism, Fascism Tech bros (n): someone, usually a man, who works in the digital technology industry, especially in the United States, and is sometimes…
Power with a twist: Twisted ropes made from single-walled carbon nanotubes could store enough energy to power sensors within the human body while avoiding the chemical hazards associated with batteries. (Courtesy: Shigenori UTSUMI) Topics: Applied…
Antiferromagnetically ordered particles are represented by red and blue spheres in this artist’s impression. The particles are in an array of optical traps. Credit: Chen Lei Topics: Applied Physics, Computer Science, Quantum Computer, Quantum…
Figure 1. The Vadret da Tschierva glacier in 1935 (top) and in 2022 (bottom).Photos courtesy of swisstopo, L. Hösli, G. Carcanade, M. Huss, VAW-ETHZ. Topics: Civilization, Climate Change, Fluid Mechanics, Global Warming, Meteorology, Research…
The completed VIPER rover awaits one of two fates: be sent to the Moon by an organization other than NASA or be cannibalized for its parts and instruments. Credit: NASA Topics: Astrobiology, Astronautics, Astrophysics, Chemistry, COVID-19, NASA,…
Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Climate Change, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism, Human RightsExcerpt from Facts, Fascism, and Fascists, Friday, January 24, 2020Tens of millions of Americans, lumped into a diffuse and fractious…
