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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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

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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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