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The Historyscoper's Science and Technology Watch Blog Apr. 2, 2015

Thursday, May 31, 2018

Helical Solenoid Model Of The Electron

https://principia-scientific.org/helical-solenoid-model-of-the-electron/

Real Spin: Scientists Split Water Into Separate Isomers

https://principia-scientific.org/real-spin-scientists-split-water-into-separate-isomers/

NASCAR’s high-tech world: Leave any preconceptions behind for this deep-dive

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/05/nascars-high-tech-world-leave-any-preconceptions-behind-for-this-deep-dive/

#China Focus: Xi calls for developing China into world science and technology leader

http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-05/29/c_137213175.htm

23ANDME IS SUING ANCESTRY OVER SOME PRETTY ANCIENT IP

https://www.wired.com/story/23andme-sues-ancestry

How to Get a Robot to One Day Do Your Chores

https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-a-robot-to-one-day-do-your-chores

YOUR NEXT GLASS OF WINE MIGHT BE A FAKE—AND YOU'LL LOVE IT

https://www.wired.com/story/your-next-glass-of-wine-might-be-a-fake

THE CREEPY RISE OF REAL COMPANIES SPAWNING FICTIONAL DESIGN

https://www.wired.com/story/the-creepy-rise-of-real-companies-spawning-fictional-design

WHY DARPA WANTS EVERYONE TO LAUNCH TINY SATELLITES

https://www.wired.com/story/darpas-little-launch-challenge

A CAMBRIDGE ANALYTICA ALUM LAUNCHES A NEW DATA FIRM

https://www.wired.com/story/data-propria-data-cambridge-analytica

What's the difference between A.I., machine learning, and robotics?

http://bigthink.com/mike-colagrossi/whats-the-difference-between-ai-machine-learning-and-robotics

To Use AI for Security, We Must First Secure AI

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/use-ai-security-we-must-first-secure-beena-ammanath/

Basic instincts. Some say artificial intelligence needs to learn like a child.

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6391/845.full

Mars Helicopter to Fly on NASA’s Next Red Planet Rover Mission

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/mars-helicopter-to-fly-on-nasa-s-next-red-planet-rover-mission

The Greenhouse Gas Effect Is A Scientific Impossibility

https://principia-scientific.org/the-greenhouse-gas-effect-is-a-scientific-impossibility/

Trump's new space policy directive 2 could make life easier for SpaceX and others


http://www.foxnews.com/science/2018/05/29/trumps-new-space-policy-directive-2-could-make-life-easier-for-spacex-and-others.html

Friday, May 25, 2018

Apple, VW sign driverless car deal for Apple campus shuttles, NY Times sources say

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/05/apple-vw-sign-driverless-car-deal-for-apple-campus-shuttles-ny-times-sources-say/

How technology is driving a fourth wave of environmentalism

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/05/how-technology-is-driving-a-fourth-wave-of-environmentalism

As Momentum Builds To Solve Problem Of Encrypted Terrorist Communications, A Possible Third Way Emerges

https://www.memri.org/reports/momentum-builds-solve-problem-encrypted-terrorist-communications-possible-third-way-emerges

Real Reason Why Earth Got A Little Bit Warmer?

https://principia-scientific.org/real-reason-why-earth-got-a-little-bit-warmer/

LIVING WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

https://www.wilsonquarterly.com/quarterly/living-with-artificial-intelligence/

AI Sucks, no it rocks!

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ai-sucks-rocks-adam-greenwood/

5 Industries Where Artificial Intelligence Can Have An Outsized Impact

https://medium.com/imaginea-ai/5-industries-where-artificial-intelligence-can-have-an-outsized-impact-5da88e9dd60c

GRAVIPOWER “Start Over On Gravity”

https://principia-scientific.org/gravipower-start-over-on-gravity/

Mission to look inside Mars from NASA's universal telephone exchange near Canberra

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-05-19/nasa-deep-space-communication-complex-in-canberra/9758428

President Trump signs off on directive to deregulate commercial space ventures

https://www.geekwire.com/2018/president-trump-sign-off-directive-deregulate-commercial-space-ventures/

Masters of the Universe: Google Officially Removes ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Motto from Code of Conduct


http://www.breitbart.com/tech/2018/05/21/masters-of-the-universe-google-officially-removes-dont-be-evil-motto-from-code-of-conduct/

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Global Temperatures and Sea Ice Behaving Strangely: Is There a Shift Underway (video)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvF1m7j9DEQ

Fiber-reinforced hydrogel is 5 times stronger than steel

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2018/05/fiber-reinforced-hydrogel-is-5-times.html

Global warming? The latest news tells a different story

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2018/05/global-warming-latest-news-tells.html

How a Ghanaian entrepreneur uses recycled plastic to make cheaper roads and building blocks

http://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2018/05/how-ghanaian-entrepreneur-uses-recycled.html

This Amazing New Milk Is Going to Change Everything It doesn’t hurt cows, guzzle water, or ruin the soil.

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2018/05/this-amazing-new-milk-is-going-to-change-everything/

Report: Wind and Solar Farms “Slaughter” Endangered Species


https://greenjihad.com/2018/05/21/report-wind-and-solar-farms-slaughter-endangered-species/

Is this Ukrainian app the next big thing in social media marketing?

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ukrainian-app-next-big-thing-social-media-marketing-van-der-heide/

Tesla Model 3 Goes Upscale, and Base-Price Buyers Must Wait

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/21/business/tesla-elon-musk.html

Three Ways Artificial Intelligence Could Be the End of Us — And What Will Be Required For This Not to Be Our Fate

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/three-ways-artificial-intelligence-could-end-us-what-our-charles/

China launched a satellite to help explore the moon’s far side

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2169708-china-launched-a-satellite-to-help-explore-the-moons-far-side/

The Open-Arctic Shipping Update

https://principia-scientific.org/the-open-arctic-shipping-update/

Research: Watching an Expert Do Something Makes You Think You Can Do It Too

https://hbr.org/2018/05/research-watching-an-expert-do-something-makes-you-think-you-can-do-it-too

Embracing Gaming Technology to Create Enhanced Synthetic Training Environments to Train Warfighters

https://modernmilitarytraining.com/blended-training/embracing-gaming-technology-to-create-enhanced-synthetic-training-environments-to-train-warfighters/

How Much Plastic Is Polluting The Ocean?


https://principia-scientific.org/how-much-plastic-is-polluting-the-ocean/

Sunday, May 20, 2018

Congress and Trump are running out of time to fix a $100-billion investment in the sky, NASA auditor says

http://www.businessinsider.com/space-station-trump-plan-problems-astronaut-risk-2018-5

Trump’s plan to privatize the ISS by 2025 probably won’t work, NASA’s inspector general says

https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/16/17362004/nasa-international-space-station-transition-private-space-industry-2025

Study offers pessimistic outlook for commercial space stations

http://spacenews.com/study-offers-pessimistic-outlook-for-commercial-space-stations/

Yanny or laurel? Audio clip sparks new version of the great dress debate

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-yanny-laurel-debate-20180516-story.html

Climate skeptic professor Peter Ridd fired for his views by James Cook University

https://greenjihad.com/2018/05/19/climate-skeptic-professor-peter-ridd-fired-for-his-views-by-james-cook-university/

Study: Experts Trash Alarmist Claims About Sea Level Rises

https://principia-scientific.org/study-experts-trash-alarmist-claims-about-sea-level-rises/

Man patents natural, non-toxic pesticide that could make many agricultural chemicals obsolete

https://www.naturalnews.com/052911_natural_pesticide_fungi_chemical_alternatives.html

The decline of our oceans is accelerating, but it’s not too late to stop it

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/05/five-steps-to-save-our-oceans

China launched its first-ever domestically produced aircraft carrier.


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/13/world/asia/china-aircraft-carrier-navy.html

Thursday, May 17, 2018

HENRY THE SEXBOT WANTS TO KNOW ALL YOUR HOPES AND DREAMS


https://www.wired.com/story/henry-the-sexbot-wants-to-know-all-your-hopes-and-dreams

Now there's a game you can play to 'vaccinate' yourself against fake news


https://phys.org/news/2018-02-game-vaccinate-fake-news.html

Forensics: New tool predicts eye, hair and skin color from a DNA sample of an unidentified individual

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180514083926.htm

Exploring the Connection Between Diet, Gut Microbes and Cognitive Decline

http://neurosciencenews.com/cognition-diet-microbiome-9044/

Scientists to develop Neanderthal 'miniature brains'

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/11/scientists-develop-neanderthal-miniature-brains/

Optical tweezers -- mini 'tractor beams' -- help arrange artificial cells into tissue structures

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180514083948.htm

Fighting terrorism and storing intel in the age of big data

https://www.c4isrnet.com/digital-show-dailies/sofex/2018/05/15/fighting-terrorism-and-storing-intel-in-the-age-of-big-data/

Chinese volunteers emerge from isolation after 110 days on virtual moon base

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2146220/chinese-volunteers-emerge-isolation-after-110-days-virtual-moo

Physicist: Climate Scientists Are Giving Science A Bad Name

https://principia-scientific.org/physicist-climate-scientists-are-giving-science-a-bad-name/

FDA to start naming names of pharma companies blocking cheaper generics


https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/fda-to-start-naming-names-of-pharma-companies-blocking-cheaper-generics/

Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Can Deliver Routine Care to Affected People Following Natural Disasters

https://www.rand.org/news/press/2018/04/25.html

BOEING COULD LOSE NEARLY $20 BILLION AFTER IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL WITHDRAWAL

http://www.newsweek.com/boeing-stands-lose-nearly-20-billion-after-trump-withdraws-iran-nuclear-deal-916125

The Pinball Arcade is losing its classic tables; grab them while you can

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/05/the-pinball-arcade-is-losing-its-classic-tables-grab-them-while-you-can/

Modular self-assembling space telescope gets nod from NASA

https://newatlas.com/self-assembling-space-telescope/54472/

NASA missions press ahead despite budget uncertainty

http://spacenews.com/nasa-missions-press-ahead-despite-budget-uncertainty/

Can We Be Certain That Modern Climate Science Is Based On Stupidity?

https://principia-scientific.org/can-we-be-certain-that-modern-climate-science-is-based-on-stupidity/

How Al Gore Misled the World (video)

http://greenjihad.com/2018/05/06/how-al-gore-mislead-the-world/

One space between each sentence, they said. Science just proved them wrong.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/04/one-space-between-each-sentence-they-said-science-just-proved-them-wrong-2/

“Sustainability” is Immoral and Anti-Progress (video)

https://greenjihad.com/2018/05/07/sustainability-is-immoral-and-anti-progress/

If you live in a big city you already smoke every day


https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/05/if-you-live-in-a-big-city-you-already-smoke-every-day

Monday, May 7, 2018

Newtonian Vs. ‘LeSagian’ Gravitation In Our Solar System

https://principia-scientific.org/newtonian-vs-lesagian-gravitation-in-our-solar-system/

An Exoplanet First! Helium Spotted on Bizarre Comet-Like World

https://www.space.com/40469-helium-detected-alien-planet-atmosphere.html

A group of scientists from the United States received unique results in studies of DNA dependence on brain commands of human

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/group-scientists-from-united-states-received-unique-results-pozniak/

Yes, Pluto is a planet

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2018/05/07/yes-pluto-is-a-planet/

How can we be sure AI will behave? Perhaps by watching it argue with itself.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/611069/how-can-we-be-sure-ai-will-behave-perhaps-by-watching-it-argue-with-itself

William A. Masters: The Case Against Man-Made Global Warming

https://principia-scientific.org/william-a-masters-the-case-against-man-made-global-warming/

South Korea has the highest density of robot workers in the world

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/04/countries-with-most-robot-workers-per-human

Jeeves, The Ashtray Is Full — Buy A New (Flying) Car


https://principia-scientific.org/jeeves-the-ashtray-is-full-buy-a-new-flying-car/

Saturday, May 5, 2018

Technology is not a magic bullet


https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/technology-magic-bullet-mike-chapman/

Iran Threatened by Popular App “Telegram” Seeks to Block it!

https://www.thepostmillennial.com/iran-threatened-by-popular-app-telegram-seeks-to-block-it/

Administrator Bridenstine: InSight Will Map the Inside of Mars (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52A_Q-KY3-g

EU Weather Dependent Renewable Energy 2008 – 2017: Performance And Costings


https://principia-scientific.org/eu-weather-dependent-renewable-energy-2008-2017-performance-and-costings/

What do tree rings sound like when played like a record? It's hauntingly beautiful. Listen and watch the rings go round at 0:35…

http://m.omeleto.com/230371/

Climate change cannot be solved by governments alone. How can the private sector help?

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/11/governments-alone-cannot-halt-climate-change-what-can-private-sector-do

Disaster Looms For Climate Alarmists


https://principia-scientific.org/disaster-looms-for-climate-alarmists/

Too much sitting may thin the part of your brain that's important for memory, study suggests

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-sitting-brain-memory-20180413-story.html

How the United States can win back its manufacturing mojo

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/04/united-states-manufacturing-innovation

Cornell Course Examines ‘Derangement’ Of ‘Climate Denialism’

https://principia-scientific.org/cornell-course-examines-derangement-of-climate-denialism/

The Flat Earth Society Of Climate Experts

https://principia-scientific.org/the-flat-earth-society-of-climate-experts/

Special Theory Of Relativity: Logical Inconsistencies (video)

https://principia-scientific.org/special-theory-of-relativity-logical-inconsistencies/

How the World Map Looks Wildly Different Than You Think (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPNrtjboISg

The Most Delusional Climate Alarmists Ever (video)

https://greenjihad.com/2018/05/03/the-most-delusional-climate-alarmists-ever/

Firefly Aerospace to take over Vandenberg Delta 2 pad


http://spacenews.com/firefly-aerospace-to-take-over-vandenberg-delta-2-pad/

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Climate Change, due to Solar Variability or Greenhouse Gases? Part A. Andy May

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/05/02/climate-change-due-to-solar-variability-or-greenhouse-gases-part-a/

Researchers find a gene that lets bacteria kill all male flies

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/researchers-find-a-gene-that-lets-bacteria-kill-all-male-flies/

‘Is Curing Patients A Sustainable Business Model?’

https://principia-scientific.org/is-curing-patients-a-sustainable-business-model/

Growing Misuse Of Medical Science

https://principia-scientific.org/growing-misuse-of-medical-science/

50th Anniversary: ‘The Population Bomb’ Hoax Of Paul Ehrlich

https://principia-scientific.org/50th-anniversary-the-population-bomb-hoax-of-paul-ehrlich/

Israel may field IAI-built satellite at Amos hotspot, Spacecom says

http://spacenews.com/israel-may-field-iai-built-satellite-at-amos-hotspot-spacecom-says/

Gravity: When Push Comes To Shove?

https://principia-scientific.org/gravity-when-push-comes-to-shove/

Mars: WILD & DARK LACY DUNES ON TWISTY BRIGHT LAYERS

http://cosmicdiary.org/lfenton/2018/04/30/wild-dark-lacy-dunes-on-twisty-bright-layers/

FDA: Weedkiller Found In Granola And Crackers

https://principia-scientific.org/fda-weedkiller-found-in-granola-and-crackers/

NASA Takes First 3-D Microscopic Image on the Space Station

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-takes-first-3-d-microscopic-image-on-the-space-station/

Weather, Climate, Carbon Dioxide And Global Warming

https://principia-scientific.org/weather-climate-carbon-dioxide-and-global-warming/

Block 5 rocket launch marks the end of the beginning for SpaceX

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/05/block-5-rocket-launch-marks-the-end-of-the-beginning-for-spacex/

Weatherman Assaulted For Daring To Mention Global Cooling

https://principia-scientific.org/weatherman-assaulted-for-daring-to-mention-global-cooling/

Weather Isn’t Climate – Except For When It Is


https://principia-scientific.org/weather-isnt-climate-except-for-when-it-is/

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

The Road to Zero A Vision for Achieving Zero Roadway Deaths by 2050


https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2333.html

Global Warming? The Latest News Tells A Different Story

https://principia-scientific.org/global-warming-the-latest-news-tells-a-different-story/

New A.I. application can write its own code

https://www.futurity.org/artificial-intelligence-bayou-coding-1740702/

Morocco is building a solar farm as big as Paris in the Sahara Desert

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/05/morocco-is-building-a-solar-farm-as-big-as-paris-in-the-sahara-desert

Why Our Brains Fall for False Expertise, and How to Stop It

https://www.strategy-business.com/article/Why-Our-Brains-Fall-for-False-Expertise-and-How-to-Stop-It

Ending Secret Science At EPA

https://principia-scientific.org/ending-secret-science-at-epa/

GLOCK Reaches a Historic Milestone with the Millionth G43 & is Giving it Away

https://www.ammoland.com/2018/04/glock-reaches-a-historic-milestone-with-the-millionth-g43-is-giving-it-away/

New Horizons' Dramatic Journey to Pluto Revealed in New Book

https://www.space.com/40453-chasing-new-horizons-alan-stern-interview.html

A Natural Laboratory And The Western South Dakota Blizzard Of 2013


https://principia-scientific.org/a-natural-laboratory-and-the-western-south-dakota-blizzard-of-2013/