SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 10th, 2025

 

There Can Be No Justice So Long As Laws Are Absolute.

Vol II No 36

236 links Curated

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Pixelfed Crowdfunds More Open Source Social Alternatives

https://thenewstack.io/pixelfed-crowdfunds-more-open-source-social-alternatives-for-the-fediverse/

Tags: #Pixelfed #ActivityPub #Instagram #TikTok

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New research suggests that music's ability to alleviate pain depends on tempo.

https://thedebrief.org/new-study-reveals-how-music-eases-pain-but-only-at-the-right-tempo/

Tags: #music #tempo #SPR #hypoalgesic

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The winter virus season is by one measure the most intense in 15 years.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/u-s-facing-most-intense-flu-season-in-at-least-15-years

Tags: #Flu #H1N1 #H3N2 #CDC

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A third of the planet could become inhospitable if temperatures increase more than 2°C.

https://thedebrief.org/rising-temperatures-could-make-one-third-of-the-planet-uninhabitable-alarming-new-study-says/

Tags: #2°C #heatstroke #uncompensable #unsurvivable

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Scientists have built a robotic insect that can fly 100 times longer than previous generations.

https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/mit-builds-swarms-of-tiny-robotic-insect-drones-that-can-fly-100-times-longer-than-previous-designs

Tags: #pollination #flexure #MIT #transmissions #bug-bot

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