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This Tuesday (10/24/23) - Topics sensationalized!:
Smartphone moments - Bernie's Astronomy for November - Deep dive for alien life - Larry's Comments - Does Light Experience Time - The Holmdel Horn - Where Does Our Consciousness Live? - Signals in the brain's white matter - “I’d Rather Not Know” – Cause of Motion Sickness Identified - Hitting Your Face With Hammers - Molecular Age of the Eye - Effectiveness of Xanax - Goodbye Banana - Banned pesticide no effect on pollination by bumblebees - Neanderthals not so different - The most species? - Snooze Might Be Good For You - Harness Solar Energy To Produce Green Hydrogen - The climate change thingee - New Method Can Recycle 98% Of Lithium Electric Batteries - Deep-sea animals are new to science - The Cosmos thingee - Old Math, Hidden Universes - The AI thingee - Hot energy storage - The GAIA Map

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STN member William Warren

Scientist’s deep dive for alien life leaves his peers dubious | eKathimerini.comOn Jan. 8, 2014, a fireball from space blazed through Earth’s atmosphere and crashed into the sea, north of Manus Island off the northeastern coast of Papua New Guinea.

STN member Bill Warren

The Holmdel Horn, a Cosmic Shrine in New Jersey, Stays PutA radio telescope that discovered evidence of the Big Bang in 1964, revolutionizing the study of the universe, will remain

Your Consciousness Can Connect With the Whole Universe, Scientists SayA recent experiment suggests the brain is not too warm or wet for consciousness to exist as a quantum wave that connects with the rest of the universe.

“I’d Rather Not Know” – The Science Behind Willful IgnoranceChoosing not to learn consequences allows people to act selfishly while maintaining positive self-image, research suggests. When given the choice to learn how their actions will affect someone else, 40% of people will choose ignorance, often in order to have an excuse to act selfishly, according

For the First Time – Scientists Have Determined the Molecular Age of the EyeA team of researchers has mapped almost 6,000 proteins from different cell types within the eye by analyzing tiny drops of eye fluid that are routinely removed during surgery. In a study recently published in the journal Cell, the researchers used an AI model to create a “proteomic clock” from this

Doctors Recommend Not Hitting Your Face With Hammers, Regardless What You Saw on TikTokIntroducing bonesmashing, an ostensible TikTok trend in which young men claim that they're hitting themselves in the face with hammers.

BONE SMASHING TO IMPROVE MY FACIAL STRUCTURE

Field study reveals banned pesticide sulfoxaflor had no effect on pollination by bumblebeesWork adds to nuanced picture of pesticide's effect on pollinating insects

Which group of animals has the most species?The leading group is so diverse that it represents one in every three animal species on Earth.

This New MIT System Can Harness Solar Energy To Produce Green Hydrogen - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement In an era focused on green energy and achieving net-zero emissions, MIT researchers have introduced an innovative approach to producing

New climate maps predict major changes in vegetation by end of centuryA multinational study seen in Scientific Data and led by KAUST reports that the global climate has experienced notable changes in climate classification over the past century, and these shifts are projected to intensify in the coming decades. With an updated version of the 1-km Kӧppen-Geiger climate classification maps released in 2018, the study provides a comprehensive view of historical and future climate conditions across the globe.

The Globe-Trotting Scholar Who Unlocked the Secrets of the AztecsAnthropologist Zelia Nuttall transformed the way we think of ancient Mesoamerica

Scientists Have Created A New Method That Can Recycle 98% Of Lithium Electric Batteries - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement A novel technique for reusing electric vehicle batteries has surfaced, with the potential to extract an astounding 98 percent lithium an

An Unusual Crater on Pluto Might be a SupervolcanoRecent research on images and data taken by New Horizons show what may be a super-cryo-volcano on Pluto's icy surface.

6 Flaws in Our Understanding of the UniverseA paradigm shift occurs when unexplained phenomena overwhelm a scientific model. Though incredibly successful, the standard model of cosmology may be facing a crisis

Planet Nine Might Not Be a Planet At All... But Something Else EntirelyPlanet Nine is proving difficult to pin down.

This New AI By Google Can Add Smiles Even If Everyone Is Frowning In Group Photos - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement In a bid to redefine photography and create picture-perfect memories, Google has introduced a novel AI-powered feature known as “B

You Can Now Diagnose Diabetes By Speaking Into Your Phone - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement In an era of instant messaging and voice-activated devices, what if our very voices held the key to identifying a common yet often elusi

Study shows skin cancer diagnoses using AI are as reliable as those made by medical expertsArtificial intelligence (AI) is already widely used in medical diagnostics. An Austrian-Australian research team led by dermatologist Harald Kittler from MedUni Vienna has investigated the extent to which diagnosis and therapy of pigmented skin lesions benefit from it in a realistic clinical scenario.

Bernie's Astronomy for November

Bernie Nov 23.docx

Larry's Comments Oct 24th

stuff for Oct 24.pdf

STN member Mike Pore

Scientists record powerful signal in the brain's white matterThe human brain is made up of two kinds of matter: the nerve cell bodies (gray matter), which process sensation, control voluntary movement, and enable speech, learning and cognition, and the axons (white matter), which connect cells to each other and project to the rest of the body.

The Brain Cells That Give You Motion Sickness May Have Been IdentifiedIf the idea of driving down a winding road makes you feel queasy, spare a thought for the mice employed in a new study, which sought to pinpoint the brain cells responsible for motion sickness.

New Study Questions Effectiveness of XanaxStudy finds publication bias inflated the efficacy of commonly prescribed drug benzodiazepine by more than 40%. New research reveals that the nation’s most widely prescribed type of sedative may be less effective than clinicians and scientists have been led to believe, based on publications in me

The Most Popular Banana in The World Could Vanish. Here's Why.Each year, humans worldwide eat over 100 billion bananas, most of which are a type called the Cavendish.

Neanderthals Might Not Be The Separate Species We Always ThoughtStoop-backed, heavy-browed, communicating in ape-like grunts, impressions of the Neanderthal as a simple-minded brute a few steps below modern humans on the evolutionary ladder have endured since their discovery in the mid-19th century.

Alarmingly Refreshing: Why Hitting Snooze Might Be Good For YouA study reveals that snoozing might benefit cognitive performance upon waking, with no adverse effects on sleep quality or mood. Benefits of Hitting the Snooze Button Snoozing, or using intermittent alarms to get in a few more minutes of sleep in the morning, may have benefits for some people, acc

Using DNA metabarcoding to analyze soil organism composition change in crop rotation farmlandA research team led by Professor Toshihiko Eki of the Department of Applied Chemistry and Life Science, Toyohashi University of Technology and others used DNA metabarcoding to analyze changes in the composition of soil organisms associated with crop growth in two corn-cabbage rotation fields in Tahara City.

Climate change is increasing risk of high toxin concentrations in northern US lakes, study findsAs climate change warms the Earth, higher-latitude regions will be at greater risk for toxins produced by algal blooms, according to new research led by Carnegie's Anna Michalak, Julian Merder, and Gang Zhao. Their findings, published in Nature Water, identify water temperatures of 20 to 25 degrees Celsius (68 to 77 degrees Fahrenheit) as being at the greatest risk for developing dangerous levels of a common algae-produced toxin called microcystin.

With breast cancer risks, where you live matters, researchers findInadequate health care access, unhealthy diets and not enough exercise are all well-known risk factors for the number one cause of cancer-related deaths in women—breast cancer—but what was never clear is why death rates for the disease differ regionally.

We May Be Witnessing The Death of Nature, Expert WarnsRecently, I encountered the thought-provoking expression "God is dead, Marx is dead and I don't feel so well myself." I wonder if it is now the time to update this by adding "Nature is dead"? Has Nature, framed as being separate to humanity, lost its...

These deep-sea animals are new to science—and already at riskAbout 90 percent of species found in the Clarion Clipperton Zone have never been identified, yet they may be at risk from mining for minerals such as cobalt and nickel.

Voyager’s New Horizon: NASA Engineers Tackle Thruster Buildup & Software GlitchesNASA’s Voyager mission team is addressing challenges to ensure prolonged functionality of the two spacecraft. They're mitigating thruster fuel residue issues and implementing a software patch to rectify a previous Voyager 1 glitch. The efforts should help extend the lifetimes of the agency’s inte

Watch An Astronaut Analyze The Fast And Furious Scene Where They Drive A Car Through Space - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement “F9: The Fast Saga,” the ninth installment of the “Fast & Furious” franchise released in 2021, boldly ventur

Siena Galaxy Atlas is a catalog of 400,000 nearby galaxies | Digital TrendsA publicly available digital atlas of nearby galaxies was recently updated and now includes almost 400,000 galaxies located within our cosmic neighborhood.

Become a Superhero or a Scientist in VR And You Could Feel Stronger or Smarter AfterwardThe “proteus effect” can change your perceptions and behavior for a while, because you’re embodying a virtual avatar that’s different from your own body.

You Can Now Generate AI Images Using The Google Search Engine - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement Google has announced a new feature for its search engine, allowing users in the United States to create images from text descriptions. T

Researchers Have Discovered Something Chilling About Talking To AI Chatbots - Wonderful EngineeringAdvertisement Recent research has shed light on a disquieting aspect of AI chatbots, unveiling their ability to glean personal information from users

Bernie Reim's astronomical update for October

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