Friday, January 31, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Jan 31, 2025




Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by rulers as useful

Vol II No 26

378 links Curated

How satellites and AI help fight wildfires today

https://theconversation.com/how-satellites-and-ai-help-fight-wildfires-today-248420

Tags: #wildfire #modelling #AI #Forecasting #Firefighters

A green alga that grows in lakes and rivers could be the next 'superfood'

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250130135844.htm

Tags: #microalga #footprint #Chlorella #bioreactors #production

*stem-cell patches stabilized woman's heart *

https://www.livescience.com/health/heart-circulation/breakthrough-stem-cell-patches-stablized-womans-heart-as-she-awaited-transplant

Tags: #stem-cells #lab-grown #stable #clinical #failure

Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250130161631.htm

Tags: #scratching #aggravates #inflammation #eczema #dermatitis

NAAREA’s Bold Bet on 3D Printing Nuclear Microreactors

https://3dprint.com/316027/3d-printing-meets-nuclear-naareas-bold-bet-on-microreactors/

Tags: #NAAREA #3D-Printed #Phoenix #Nikon #SLM

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Thursday, January 30, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Jan 30, 2025

 



It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.

Vol II No 25

380 links Curated

researchers pinpointed a caldera in the remote Kuril Islands as the site of an unidentified 19th century eruption.

https://eos.org/articles/ice-core-records-shed-light-on-a-volcanic-mystery

Tags: #Ice Volcanism #Zavaritskii #sulfur #tephra

Asteroid Bennu contains the 'seeds of life

https://www.livescience.com/chemistry/asteroid-bennu-contains-the-seeds-of-life-osiris-rex-samples-reveal

Tags: #OSIRIS-REx #nucelobases #carbonate #phosphorus #boron

Oceanic plate between Arabian and Eurasian continental plates is breaking away

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250129162101.htm

Tags: #Zagros #Neotethys #Mesopotamia #Arabian #Eurasia

The Juno spacecraft witnessed a giant eruption as it swooped by the volcanic world Io.

https://mashable.com/article/nasa-io-moon-extreme-volcanic-eruption-detection

Tags: #IO #Juno #JIRAM #gravitational #Tidal

Stanford’s $250 Bioprinter Makes Bioprinting Accessible to All

https://3dprint.com/315991/stanfords-250-bioprinter-makes-bioprinting-accessible-to-all/

Tags: #Bioprinting #open-source #bioprinter #Printess #DIW #MM3D

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Wednesday, January 29, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Jan 29, 2025




…the only person you’re ever competing against is yourself. The rest is out of your control.

Vol II No 24

331 links Curated

Most of the millions of U.S. transformers are approaching the end of their useful lives.”

https://spectrum.ieee.org/transformer-crisis

Tags: #transformers #grid #renewable #transition #inverters

Plant material from pine could be a substitute for chemicals in polyurethane foams.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250128123937.htmhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250128123937.htm

Tags: #pine #polyurethane #lignin #renewable #bio-based

11 Baltic cables damaged in 15 months, pushing NATO to boost security

https://www.c4isrnet.com/global/europe/2025/01/28/11-baltic-cables-damaged-in-15-months-pushing-nato-to-boost-security/

Tags: #Baltic #Power #communications #cables #pipelines

Your VAX In A Cloud Is Ready

https://hackaday.com/2025/01/28/your-vax-in-a-cloud-is-ready/

Tags: #DEC #VAX #OpenVMS #DECUServe #VM

On the last Wednesday of March, advocates of free and open technologies celebrate Document Freedom Day

https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2025/01/27/document-freedom-day-2025/

Tags: #DFD #Open #standards #Interoperable #Transparent

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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 28, 2025



I am too old to worry about whether they like it or not.

Vol II No 23

331 links Curated

We may finally know what causes Mars' gigantic, planet-wide dust storms
https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/we-may-finally-know-what-causes-mars-gigantic-planet-wide-dust-storms

Tags: #Mars #dust #REB #spatial #MGS

Air traffic control for drones
https://thenextweb.com/news/airdodge-building-drones-air-traffic-control

Tags: #AirDOGE #infrastructure #airspace #U-Space #drone

NASA's about to fly its powerful X-plane.
https://mashable.com/article/nasa-x-plane-image-flight-2025

Tags: #X-59 #supersonic #overland #Lockheed

Closing the Arctic High North communications gap
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/01/closing-the-arctic-high-north-communications-gap/

Tags: #Arctic #GEOStar-3 #ASBM #EPS-R #antijam #satcom

The Coming Age Of The Internet Of Agents
https://www.nextplatform.com/2025/01/28/the-coming-age-of-the-internet-of-agents/

Tags: #Outshift #AI #agents #Internet-of-Agents #probabilistic

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Monday, January 27, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 27, 2025


 

It doesn't have to be like this! All we need to do is just keep talking!

Vol II No 22

250 links Curated

How many robots—and how complex a mission—can a single human manage
https://spectrum.ieee.org/darpa-robot

Tags: #DARPA #ground #aerial #swarms #OFFSET

An ongoing tuberculosis outbreak in Kansas has become the largest in history.
https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/politics/government/2025/01/24/kansas-tuberculosis-outbreak-is-largest-in-recorded-history-in-u-s/77881467007/

Tags: #tuberculosis #Kansas #active #latent

Using syrup and baking soda,research has demonstrated the formation of rootless cones, small volcanic landforms
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250126233536.htm

Tags: #explosive #eruption #interaction #lava #water

A new study suggests that vaccines may be driving bird flu evolution
https://thedebrief.org/bird-flu-evolution-is-driven-by-large-scale-poultry-vaccinations-new-study-finds/

Tags: #poultry #flu #evolution #vaccines #H5N1 #H5N6

U.S. Academic Research Fleet to Add Three Vessels
https://eos.org/articles/u-s-academic-research-fleet-to-add-three-smaller-more-nimble-vessels

Tags: #Decommissioning #research #vessels #disadvantage #academic

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Sunday, January 26, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 26, 2025



Treat the Janitor with the same respect as the CEO.

Vol II No 21

158 links Curated

A melting ice patch in the Rocky Mountains uncovered an ancient forest
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/plants/pristine-ancient-forest-frozen-in-time-discovered-in-rocky-mountains

Tags: #Beartooth #whitebark #pine #alpine

Renewables were supposed to take over the grid. Instead they’re falling short.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/renewables-were-supposed-to-take-over-the-grid-instead-they-re-falling-short/ar-AA1xEk4R

Tags: #renewables #regulations #grid #opposition #wind #solar

A recent study sheds light on a factor that could delay the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in adults: maladaptive daydreaming.
https://www.psypost.org/maladaptive-daydreaming-may-mask-adhd-symptoms-delaying-diagnosis-until-adulthood/

Tags: #maladaptive #daydreaming #immersive #compulsive #diagnosis #mask

Heat Pumps Outselling Gas Furnaces In America
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/01/24/heat-pumps-outselling-gas-furnaces-in-america/

Tags: #heat #pump #gas #familiarity #advances #safety #performance

Changing 30 lines of Linux code could cut data center energy use by 30%
https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/changing-linux-code-could-cut-data-center-energy-use-by-30-researchers-claim/

Tags: #packets #network #pipeline #kernel #6.13

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Saturday, January 25, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 25, 2025

 





The sun goes down alone
Vol II No 20

286 links Curated

A stretchable organic solar cell may offer power needed for wearable devices
https://thedebrief.org/stretchable-organic-solar-cells-could-power-the-future-of-wearable-technology/

Tags: #OSC #flexible #BTP-Si4 #PNTB6-Cl #ductile

regenerative braking is generating and sending back to the electric grid 23% of the energy consumed by the system
https://www.caltrain.com/news/caltrains-electric-fleet-more-efficient-expected

Tags: #Caltrain #Regenerative #OCS #Renewable

Professor tailored AI tutor to physics course. Engagement doubled.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/09/professor-tailored-ai-tutor-to-physics-course-engagement-doubled/

Tags: #AI #physics #engagement #motivation #tutors

A coin hoard dating to the 15th century has been discovered in Israel
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/15th-century-hoard-of-gold-and-silver-coins-discovered-in-israel-near-sea-of-galilee

Tags: #Galilee #Coins #synagogue #Venice #ducats

NICER Status Update
https://www.nasa.gov/universe/nicer-status-update/

Tags: #NICER #spacewalk #patches #sunlight #interference

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Friday, January 24, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 24, 2025

 


It is time to be Epic!

Vol II No 19

362 links Curated

Level 3 autonomy is already making inroads in public transportation
https://spectrum.ieee.org/driverless-bus

Tags: #Buses #autonomous #Imagry #Level-4 #self-generated #map

Cancer cells steal from and poison the cells tasked with fighting them off.
https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/23/scientists-say-theyve-discovered-how-cancer-hijacks-and-corrupts-immune-cells/

Tags: #mitochondria #lymphocytes #immunotherapy #mtDNA #senescence

I Use Open-Source Software Because of These Benefits
https://www.makeuseof.com/reasons-use-open-source-software-huge-benefits/

Tags: #open-source #Cost #Security #Documentation #Customizability #Sustainability

AI can now replicate itself
https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/ai-can-now-replicate-itself-a-milestone-that-has-experts-terrified

Tags: #LLM #Clone #Fudan #Meta #Alibaba #Frontier #AI

Bees wearing QR codes reveal hive secrets
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250123163210.htm

Tags: #Bees #Hive #AprilTags #Pollen #foraging

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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 22, 2025

 



Sometimes we shouldn't apply the law but must apply the humanity!

Vol II No 17

366 links Curated

A computing chip that can learn, correct errors, and process AI tasks
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250121125920.htm

Tags: #Neuromorphic #semiconductor #self-learning #memristor-based

Firefly’s Blue Ghost continues its journey to the Moon
https://blogs.nasa.gov/artemis/2025/01/21/blue-ghost-conducts-first-burn-science-operations-captures-eclipse/

Tags: #Moon #LuGRE #GNSS #navigation

Experiments have yielded a fascinating new type of matter, neither granular nor crystalline
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250121162100.htm

Tags: #polycatenated #three-dimensional #chain-mail #PAM

...a group of neurons that, when activated, can induce a hypometabolic state, akin to hibernation.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250121162339.htm

Tags: #neurons #mechanical #stretch #metabolism #vagus

Individual cells in the brain light up for specific ideas.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/concept-cells-help-your-brain-abstract-information-and-build-memories-20250121/

Tags: #neurons #memory #electrode #amygdala #hippocampus

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Tuesday, January 21, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 21, 2025

 



I am only responsible for what I say, not what you understand

Vol II No 16

268 links Curated

No matter how deep we dig, we keep finding life
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/01/life-is-thriving-in-the-subsurface-depths-of-earth/

Tags: #underground #bacteria #archaea #methanogenic

long-term risks of early exposure to violent content in childhood linked to teen antisocial behavior, more than a decade later.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250120113815.htm

Tags: #Quebec #aggression #antisocial #boys #predicted

What was it that cleaned the brain?
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/01/how-sleeping-pills-interfere-with-the-brains-internal-cleaning-mechanism/

Tags: #glymphatic #clearance #norepinephrine #brain #fluid #dynamics

A Paralyzed Man Piloted a Virtual Drone With His Mind Alone
https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/20/a-paralyzed-man-just-piloted-a-virtual-drone-with-his-mind-alone/

Tags: #BrainGate2 #Neural #Interface #cursor #finger #independently

Robot Gets Up Close to the Seabed Without Disturbing It
https://spectrum.ieee.org/underwater-robotics

Tags: #damage #coral #monitoring #flattened #axis

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Monday, January 20, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 20, 2025



 

Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Vol II No 15

244 links Curated

in coming weeks a next-level breakthrough that unleashes Ph.D.-level super-agents will be announced
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/19/ai-superagent-openai-meta

Tags: #AI #Ph.D #mid-level #exceeding

A period of slow, creeping movement without any shaking may be a necessary prelude to earthquakes
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/earthquakes/scientists-find-hidden-mechanism-that-could-explain-how-earthquakes-ignite

Tags: #physics #fractures #brittle #nucleation #aseismic

physically inactive children exhibit higher rates of anxiety and depression
https://www.psypost.org/physically-inactive-children-have-higher-rates-of-depression-and-anxiety-study-finds/

Tags: #ASD #ADHD #activity #physical #activity #mental

Escape the walled garden and algorithm black boxes with RSS feeds
https://www.johnwalker.nl/posts/escape-the-walled-garden-with-rss

Tags: #RSS #Atom #feed #Newsletter #Meetups #Youtube

Solar farms are booming in the US and putting thousands of hungry sheep to work
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/solar-farms-booming-us-putting-thousands-hungry-sheep-117844705

Tags: #Sheep #Solar #farming #Agrivoltaics #environmental

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Sunday, January 19, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 19, 2025




Good judgment comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgment.

Vol II No 14

170 links Curated


researchers have found a way to peer inside the cells without actually going in.
https://www.newswise.com/articles/ai-driven-approach-reads-heart-cells-inner-electrical-signals-from-the-outside/?sc=top

Tags: #heart #muscle #noninvasive #extracellular #intracellular

Polymer editing can upcycle waste into higher-performance plastics
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250117161058.htm

Tags: #Upcycling #polymer #ruthenium #metathesis #CRISPR

Brief exercise sessions linked to small boosts in brain performance
https://www.psypost.org/brief-exercise-sessions-linked-to-small-but-consistent-boosts-in-brain-performance/

Tags: #cognitive #neuroscience #meta-analysis #HIT #executive-functioning

Perplexity AI submits bid to merge with TikTok
https://techcrunch.com/2025/01/18/perplexity-ai-submits-bid-to-merge-with-tiktok

Tags: #Perplexity #TikTok #merger #ByteDance #no-sale

An interstellar visitor may have changed the course of 4 solar system planets
https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/an-interstellar-visitor-may-have-changed-the-course-of-4-solar-system-planets-study-suggests

Tags: #1.69AU #8x #simulations #1% #flyby

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Saturday, January 18, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 18, 2025

 





it is by words that the world’s great fight, now in these civilized times........................Vol II No 13

339 links Curated

A naturally occurring polymer can be chemically re-engineered for use as a strong yet sustainable bonding agent.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250116161241.htm

Tags: #P3HB #adhesive #reusable #biodegradable

robot worm digs for geothermal energy in your backyard
https://thenextweb.com/news/borobotics-autonomous-robot-worm-geothermal-energy-startup

Tags: #geothermal #Borobotics #Grabowski #heat-pump

Nitrogen isotopes in tooth enamel show no evidence of meat consumption in Australopithecus
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250117112232.htm

Tags: #Nitrogen #isotope #plant-based #enamel #light #heavy

Engineered bacteria to help in the battle against the growing amount of microplastics that pervade our environment.
https://thedebrief.org/researchers-are-engineering-bacteria-to-help-break-down-microplastics-in-the-fight-against-pollution/

Tags: #PET #bacteria #DNA #biodegrade #Microplastics

Researchers discovered long-lost computer code and used it to resurrect the early chatbot ELIZA
https://www.livescience.com/technology/eliza-the-worlds-1st-chatbot-was-just-resurrected-from-60-year-old-computer-code

Tags: #ELIZA #chatbot #Weizenbaum #MAD-SLIP #Lisp

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Friday, January 17, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 17, 2025



 It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

Vol II No 12

343 links Curated

In mice,The team found that Xenon gas inhalation reduced brain atrophy and neuroinflammation
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250115165153.htm

Tags: #Xeon #anesthetic #neuroprotectant #TBI #Alzheimer's #Mouse #Clinical-trials

Firefly and ispace reported that their landers [...] were healthy
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/01/two-lunar-landers-are-on-the-way-to-the-moon-after-spacexs-double-moonshot/

Tags: #Firefly #iSpace #CLPS #Blue-Ghost #Resilience

pets have become substitutes for family structures that a generation are no longer interested in pursuing
https://www.noemamag.com/chinas-pet-parents-choose-fur-kids-over-human-children/

Tags: #Birth-rate #pets #obligations #competition #pressures

There aren't enough homes in the U.S. to keep up with demand
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/17/housing-shortage-mayors-survey

Tags: #affordable #mortgage #Mayors #2008 #homebuilders

Scientists have used the famed "Schrödinger's cat" thought experiment to come up with a way to remove errors from future quantum computers.
https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/schrodingers-cat-breakthrough-could-usher-in-the-holy-grail-of-quantum-computing-making-them-error-proof

Tags: #qubit #quantum #antimony #Schrödinger #error-correction

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Thursday, January 16, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 16, 2025


 

Your vibe attracts your tribe . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vol II No 11

426 links Curated

What if we could package up the longevity effects of dieting in a pill?
https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/07/this-molecule-mimics-the-antiaging-effects-of-dieting-without-the-hunger/

Tags: #Antiaging #longevity #LCA #bile #AMPK #liver

scientists found that the AMOC has not declined in the last 60 years
https://www.newswise.com/articles/new-study-finds-that-critical-ocean-current-has-not-declined-in-the-last-60-years/?sc=top

Tags: #AMOC #WHOI #climate #fluxes #proxy-based

Iron Age Celtic society was organized around women.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/were-the-celts-matriarchal-ancient-dna-reveals-men-married-into-local-powerful-female-lineages

Tags: #British #DNA #Durotriges #Dorset #U5b1 #mitochondrial

Seniors with a higher intake of unsweetened caffeinated coffee are less likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease
https://www.psypost.org/unsweetened-coffee-associated-with-reduced-risk-of-alzheimers-and-parkinsons-diseases-study-finds/

Tags: #Alzheimer’s #Parkinson’s #amyloid #Tau #dopamine

After a recent increase in seismic activity, could the Bárðarbunga volcano be about to erupt again?
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanos/one-of-icelands-largest-volcanoes-sees-swarm-of-130-earthquakes-could-it-be-about-to-blow

Tags: #Iceland #Bárðarbunga #eqrthquake #swarm #Holuhraun

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 15, 2025

 

Forget the mistake... Remember the lesson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vol II No 10

302 links Curated

Misinformation thrives on outrage
https://www.psypost.org/misinformation-thrives-on-outrage-study-finds/

Tags: #Misinfirmation #outrage #epistemic

Hemp microbiota may lead to more sustainable farming methods
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250114124918.htm

Tags: #hemp #CBD #rhizosphere #phyllosphere #genotypes #microbiome

Humility reduces anger
https://www.psypost.org/humility-reduces-anger-and-promotes-more-benign-interpretations-of-conflict/

Tags: #humility #anger #benign

Convert E-books into audiobooks
https://claudio.uk/posts/epub-to-audiobook.html

Tags: #Kokoro #epub #python #pip

Switch Your Media Streaming to Plex
https://www.makeuseof.com/how-switch-media-streaming-to-plex/

Tags: #streaming #Plex #video #audio #images

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Tuesday, January 14, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Jan 14, 2025





Piracy can't be stealing if paying isn't owning.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vol II No 9

404 links 

CuratedIndividuals who used chatbots for mental health support reported experiencing a sense of emotional sanctuary, receiving insightful guidance, and even deriving joy from their interactions.

https://www.psypost.org/generative-ai-chatbots-like-chatgpt-can-act-as-an-emotional-sanctuary-for-mental-health/

Tags: #chatbots #generative #LLM #nonjudgmental #empathetic

Meta Is Blocking Links to Instagram Competitor Pixelfed
https://www.404media.co/meta-is-blocking-links-to-decentralized-instagram-competitor-pixelfed/

Tags: #Pixelfed #Meta #Instagram #Supernault #LGBTQ+

Wildlife tracker ICARUS gets new wings after split with Russia
https://thenextweb.com/news/space-based-wildlife-tracker-icarus-satellite-startup-talos-deal

Tags: #Icarus #Wildlife #migration #Talos #IoT #CubeSat

L.A. Blowin’ In The Wind
https://www.noemamag.com/l-a-blowin-in-the-wind/

Tags: #real-estate #lawmakers #residents #Chumash #hydroclimate-whiplash #Dylan

It’s well known that the voting methods we use are highly defective
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2025/01/the-borda-count-is-the-best-method-of-voting.html

Tags: #Borda #Pareto #McKelvey–Schofield #IIA

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Monday, January 13, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 13, 2025


 
The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vol II No 8

207 links Curated

Snowball Earth, may have created the conditions for complex multi-cellular life
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-physics-of-cold-water-may-have-jump-started-complex-life-20240724/

Tags: #snowball #seawater #viscous #algae #diffusion #Chlamydomonas

Euro-cloud Anexia moves 12,000 VMs off VMware
https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/anexia_vmware_to_kvm_migration/

Tags: #VMWare #KVM #license #open-source #Broadcom #VMDK

research increasingly suggests that the music we love can have a huge boost to our health
https://thequietus.com/opinion-and-essays/black-sky-thinking/hope-sings-eternal-can-listening-to-music-help-you-cheat-death/

Tags: #music #Tregoning #isolation #co-operation #Cortisol

Science fiction as part of an important feedback loop with real scientific and technological innovation.
https://issues.org/science-fiction-policy-tool-finn/

Tags: #adjacent #imagination #ruleset #Protopia #Specialization #siloed

An enormous, extremely well preserved dinosaur skull unearthed in China belongs to a never-before-seen species
https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/enormous-skull-of-200-million-year-old-giant-dinosaur-discovered-in-china

Tags: #Yunnan #sauropodomorph #Hettangian #Jurassic #herbivore

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Sunday, January 12, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 12, 2025


 


Lightly Browned in the Fires of Hell . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vol II No 7

157 links Curated

Men, in particular, were found to be more likely to die from a TBI
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250110122029.htm

Tags: #TBI #injury-related #2021 #brain #function

Radiation testing suggests that solar cells made from carbon-based materials could outperform silicon and gallium arsenide
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250110143701.htm

Tags: #proton #irradiation #molecules #polymers

Explore the open source OS powering innovation.
https://thenewstack.io/introduction-to-linux-operating-system/

Tags: #Linux #OS #Distribution #kernel #Torvalds #security #CLI

Can ultrasound restore memory?
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa2512?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed

Tags: #Ultrasound #amyloid-β #Alzheimer’s #Plaques

Frigid Arctic cold blast will grip Canada and the U.S. through the second half of January
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/polar-vortex-frigid-arctic-cold-blast-winter-storm-forecast-canada-united-states-mk/

Tags: #Polar #Vortex #southern #lobe #blocking

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Saturday, January 11, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 11, 2025

 




United we bargain, divided we beg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vol II No 6

307 links Curated

logging and conversion have significantly different and cumulative environmental impacts.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250109141136.htm

Tags: #logging #plantation #biodiversity #Borneo

Our study suggests there is a link between the earthquakes and oil extraction at Horse Hill
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250109223305.htm

Tags: #earthquakes #oil #extraction #model #link

Almost 129,000 people moved out of abortion-banned states from June 2022 to June 2023
https://www.jezebel.com/new-research-shows-people-are-moving-out-of-abortion-banned-states-since-dobbs

Tags: #abortion #population #hiring #outflow #economic

Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people
https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/wake-up-call-as-hookworm-parasites-that-infect-pets-and-people-grow-drug-resistant

Tags: #hookworm #canine #resistance #benzimidazole #mutation

Shared beliefs and rituals strengthened bonds within groups, reduced internal conflict
https://www.psypost.org/modern-social-conditions-are-not-the-cause-of-decrease-in-religiosity-study-finds/

Tags: #existential #security #education #urbanicity #religiosity

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Friday, January 10, 2025

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 10, 2025


 

Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vol II Number 5

303 links Curated

Every decade since 1984... has been warmer than the previous one.
https://theconversation.com/2024s-extreme-ocean-heat-breaks-records-again-leaving-2-mysteries-to-solve-246843

Tags: #1.5'C #evaporation #ENSO #aerosols #warming #rate

A battery that needs feeding instead of charging
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250109125838.htm

Tags: #fungi #battery #non-toxic #biodegradable #yeast #xylophagous

immersing participants in 10°C water for 10 minutes, three times a week over four weeks, improved certain aspects of cognitive function and sleep quality.
https://www.psypost.org/cold-water-immersion-found-to-boost-cognitive-function-and-reduce-sleep-disturbances/

Tags: #Cold-water #immersion #TMT #mood #self-reported

The US Department of Justice was approved to sell 69,370 Bitcoin seized from Silk Road
https://cryptobriefing.com/doj-silk-road-bitcoin-sale/

Tags: #bitcoin #liquidation #crypto #silk-road #DOJ

Antarctica is home to a peak shaped like a perfect pyramid
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/antarctica/pyramid-in-antarctica-the-icy-mountain-that-looks-remarkably-like-a-human-made-structure

Tags: #Patriot-Hills #freeze-thaw #erosion

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