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

Sunday, September 30, 2018

Hotter, Colder–It’s Still Your Fault!

https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2018/09/26/hotter-colder-its-still-your-fault/

Fall Of Top US Scientists Reveals Bad Science In Numerous Fields

https://principia-scientific.org/fall-of-top-us-scientists-reveals-bad-science-in-numerous-fields/

IPCC ‘PULLS ITS PUNCHES’ IN CRUCIAL REPORT ON 1.5°C WARMING

https://theenergymix.com/2018/09/26/ipcc-pulls-its-punches-in-crucial-report-on-1-5c-warming/

‘Slayers’ Confirmed: Pressure, Not CO2, Determines Planets’ Temps

https://principia-scientific.org/slayers-confirmed-pressure-not-co2-determines-planets-temps/

Sub-Surface Life On Mars IS Possible

https://principia-scientific.org/sub-surface-life-on-mars-is-possible/

The Dangers Of ‘Settled Science’

https://principia-scientific.org/the-dangers-of-settled-science/

Anak Krakatau Erupts 56 Times In One Day – Video

https://principia-scientific.org/anak-krakatau-erupts-56-times-in-one-day-video/

Finally! The missing link between exploding stars, clouds and climate on Earth


http://www.sciencebits.com/CosmicRays_Climate_TheMissingLink

FATHER Of The 2°C Climate Target Admits Number Is Fabricated : ‘Two degrees is not a magical limit; it’s clearly a political goal’

https://climatism.blog/2018/09/26/father-of-the-2c-climate-target-admits-number-is-fabricated-two-degrees-is-not-a-magical-limit-its-clearly-a-political-goal/

NASA Study Untangles Smoke, Pollution Effects on Clouds

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-study-untangles-smoke-pollution-effects-on-clouds/

Finding: Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf has collapsed before

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/09/25/finding-antarcticas-ross-ice-shelf-has-collapsed-before/

‘It’s hyped up’: Climate deniers in the path of Hurricane Florence

https://grist.org/article/its-hyped-up-climate-deniers-in-the-path-of-hurricane-florence/

ARCTIC Ice Flash Freezing

https://climatism.blog/2018/09/26/arctic-ice-flash-freezing-climatism/

How the first space tourists will make it back to Earth alive

https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/25/commercial-space-shuttle-tourists-solar-system/

Analysis: UN IPCC ‘does not do science. The IPCC is a bureaucracy…to pave the way for UN climate treaties’

http://www.climatedepot.com/2018/09/24/analysis-un-ipcc-does-not-do-science-the-ipcc-is-a-bureaucracy-to-pave-the-way-for-un-climate-treaties/

The World’s First Solar Panel Road- Not Such A Bright Idea After All!


https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2018/09/25/the-worlds-first-solar-panel-road-not-such-a-bright-idea-after-all/

Climate alarmists accuse IPCC of ‘watering down’ disaster predictions (again)

https://tallbloke.wordpress.com/2018/09/23/climate-alarmists-accuse-ipcc-of-watering-down-disaster-predictions-again/

THE Greenland Hockey Stick

https://climatism.blog/2018/09/23/the-greenland-hockey-stick/

BBC CLIMATE CHANGE ‘FACTS’ ARE FICTION

https://www.thegwpf.com/bbc-climate-change-facts-are-fiction/

ICELAND’S KATLA VOLCANO IS NOT ABOUT TO ERUPT: SCIENTIST CRITICIZES 'SHAMEFUL, SCAREMONGERING' ARTICLE

https://www.newsweek.com/iceland-katla-volcano-erupt-article-not-true-1135404

Netherlands – Coldest September 23 ever measured

https://www.iceagenow.info/netherlands-coldest-september-23-ever-measured/

England: Midland Summer Temperatures Rising Faster Than CET

https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.wordpress.com/2018/09/25/midland-summer-temperatures-rising-faster-than-cet/

Arctic Sea Ice Much More Stable Than Thought

https://principia-scientific.org/arctic-sea-ice-much-more-stable-than-thought/

Temperatures, Sunshine & The Clean Air Acts


https://principia-scientific.org/temperatures-sunshine-the-clean-air-acts/

Machine Learning Confronts the Elephant in the Room. A visual prank exposes an Achilles’ heel of computer vision systems: Unlike humans, they can’t do a double take.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/machine-learning-confronts-the-elephant-in-the-room-20180920/

Forest Fire Burn Acreage Down 86% Since 1930

https://principia-scientific.org/forest-fire-burn-acreage-down-86-since-1930/

500 Million Years & No Link Between Atmospheric CO2 & Temperature

https://principia-scientific.org/500-million-years-no-link-between-atmospheric-co2-temperature/

The Orwellian Era Of NASA Climate Pseudoscience

https://principia-scientific.org/the-orwellian-era-of-nasa-climate-pseudoscience-2/

Matter Falling Into A Black Hole At 30 Percent Of The Speed Of Light

http://www.eurasiareview.com/24092018-matter-falling-into-a-black-hole-at-30-percent-of-the-speed-of-light/

Marine Life Threats We Need to Be Seriously Concerned About

https://moboxmarine.com/blogs/mobox-marine-blog/marine-life-threats-we-need-to-be-seriously-concerned-about

Anthony Watts Explains Why It's Not as Warm as You Think! (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2u87d_FnME

Mosquitoes Are Passing Microplastics Up the Food Chain

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/mosquitoes-are-passing-microplastics-up-food-chain-180970373/

Quantum observers with knowledge of quantum mechanics break reality


https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/quantum-observers-with-knowledge-of-quantum-mechanics-break-reality/

This Pulsar is Giving Off Weird Infrared Light and We’re Not Sure Why

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/pulsar-giving-weird-infrared-light-and-were-not-sure-why-180970331/

History of Lipid Discovery

https://healthy-ojas.com/cholesterol/history-lipid-discovery.html

The whiff of sandalwood makes the human head sprout more hair

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2179973-the-whiff-of-sandalwood-makes-the-human-head-sprout-more-hair/

SEP Quantum Harmonies: Modern Physics and Music

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/blogs/physics/2014/09/quantum-harmonies-modern-physics-and-music/

Why all social media platforms are dumpster fires

https://www.alltop.com/viral/social-media-platforms-dumpster-fires

This Smart Telescope Finds the Heavenly Bodies for You

https://www.wired.com/story/vaonis-stellina-smart-telescope/

Why Sperm whale poop is worth more than gold

https://www.alltop.com/viral/sperm-whale-poop-worth-gold

Water Worlds, Aquaplanets and Habitability


http://www.manyworlds.space/index.php/2018/09/20/water-worlds-aqua-worlds-and-habitability/

PRESIDENT #TRUMP drafts executive order targeting social media giants for anti-trust federal investigation

https://theblacksphere.net/2018/09/hillary-clinton-kavanaughs-accuser/

ARPA-E, a sustainable energy moonshot agency of the US government, is absolutely kicking ass

https://boingboing.net/2018/09/21/thermophotovoltaics.html

NASA Confirms the Formation of Magnetic Field due to Dynamo at Lunar Core

https://rxscience.org/nasa-confirms-the-formation-of-magnetic-field-due-to-dynamo-at-lunar-core/

RANK COLLAPSE IN DEEP LEARNING


https://calculatedcontent.com/2018/09/21/rank-collapse-in-deep-learning/

The Arctic's Melting Permafrost Is Now Leaking Acid

https://www.iflscience.com/environment/the-arctics-melting-permafrost-is-now-leaking-acid/

Studying Stratospheric Changes To Improve Weather Forecasting

https://principia-scientific.org/studying-stratospheric-changes-to-improve-weather-forecasting/

Failed Climate Prophets by Tony Heller

https://principia-scientific.org/failed-climate-prophets/

Scientific Proof The Greenhouse Gas Theory Is Wrong


https://principia-scientific.org/scientific-proof-the-greenhouse-gas-theory-is-wrong/

How to Debate a Climate Alarmist (video)

https://greenjihad.com/2018/09/20/how-to-debate-a-climate-alarmist/

From crystals to climate: ‘Gold standard’ timeline links flood basalts to climate change

http://www.geologypage.com/2018/09/from-crystals-to-climate-gold-standard-timeline-links-flood-basalts-to-climate-change.html

China appears to be accelerating development of a super-heavy lift rocket

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/china-appears-to-be-accelerating-development-of-a-super-heavy-lift-rocket/

A new era of computing is coming. How can we make sure it is sustainable?


https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/end-of-an-era-what-computing-will-look-like-after-moores-law

Leaked: Google Got Involved in the Control of Human Evolution

http://humansarefree.com/2018/09/leaked-google-got-involved-in-control.html

Senate passes copyright bill to end 140-year protection for old songs

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/09/senate-passes-copyright-bill-to-end-140-year-protection-for-old-songs/

Obama’s wetlands protection rule put ‘too much emphasis’ on science, Trump officials argue

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/07/obama-s-wetlands-protection-rule-put-too-much-emphasis-science-trump-officials-argue

TAKE CONTROL OF THE INTERNET AWAY FROM FACEBOOK! Message to President Trump: Fund the Leader Technologies Miller Act Notice

https://aim4truthblog.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/2018-09-20-message-to-president-trump-fund-the-leader-technologies-miller-act-notice-sep-20-2018.pdf

Products mocked as “lazy” or “useless” are often important tools for people with disabilities

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2018/9/20/17791354/products-people-disabilities-sock-slider-banana-slicer-lazy

Garmin built a Spider-Man activity tracker for kids

https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/20/garmin-vivofit-jr-2-spider-man/

Thinking Like a Human: What It Means to Give AI a Theory of Mind

https://singularityhub.com/2018/09/19/thinking-like-a-human-what-it-means-to-give-ai-a-theory-of-mind/

Tap's wearable keyboard makes typing in VR applications a breeze

https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/20/taps-wearable-keyboard-typing-VR-applications-productivity/

William Dampier - The Pirate Who Collected Plants

https://ocean.si.edu/human-connections/exploration/william-dampier-pirate-who-collected-plants

Tesla Model 3 gets perfect 5-star safety rating in every category from NHTSA [Videos]

https://electrek.co/2018/09/20/tesla-model-3-5-star-safety-rating-nhtsa/

Thawing Arctic Permafrost Hides a Toxic Risk: Mercury, in Massive Amounts

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06022018/thawing-arctic-permafrost-mercury-neurotoxin-health-risk-hunters-fisheries-climate-change

Icebreaker Battles Toughest Arctic Ice Conditions For 15 Years

https://principia-scientific.org/icebreaker-battles-toughest-arctic-ice-conditions-for-15-years/

Nuclear Pasta: Universe’s Strongest Material

https://principia-scientific.org/nuclear-pasta-universes-strongest-material/

Debunking Climate Link to Hurricane Florence

https://principia-scientific.org/debunking-climate-link-to-hurricane-florence/

NASA Talks Kuiper Belt Flyby on New Year’s Day

https://www.laboratoryequipment.com/news/2018/09/nasa-talks-kuiper-belt-flyby-new-years-day

California may ban terrible default passwords on connected devices

https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/19/california-connected-devices-security-law-cybersecurity/

Video: Net successfully snares space debris

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-video-net-successfully-snares-space.html

Air pollution harms unborn babies. Now we might know why.

https://grist.org/article/air-pollution-harms-unborn-babies-now-we-might-know-why/

We can build a moon base right now, here’s how


https://www.alltop.com/viral/can-build-moon-base-right-now-heres

#Facebook’s new Rosetta AI system helps detect hate speech

https://www.cnet.com/news/facebooks-new-rosetta-ai-system-helps-detect-hate-speech/

Machine-learning system tackles speech and object recognition, all at once

https://news.mit.edu/machine-learning-image-object-recognition-0918

New Study: Climate Models Are ‘Prone To Errors’

https://principia-scientific.org/new-study-climate-models-are-prone-to-errors/

Gut Bacteria’s Shocking Secret: They Produce Electricity

https://principia-scientific.org/gut-bacterias-shocking-secret-they-produce-electricity/

Arctic Ice Growing – Climate Simulations Crash

https://principia-scientific.org/arctic-ice-growing-climate-simulations-crash/

Arctic Sea Ice Extent Accelerating Since 2012: Ship Of Fools

https://principia-scientific.org/arctic-sea-ice-extent-accelerating-since-2012-ship-of-fools/

The Algorithms of August. The AI arms race won’t be like previous competitions, and both the United States and China could be left in the dust.

https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/12/will-the-united-states-lose-the-artificial-intelligence-arms-race/

Is U.S. In Weather Modification War With ‘Satanic’ Deep State?

https://principia-scientific.org/is-u-s-in-weather-modification-war-with-satanic-deep-state/

Linus Torvalds apologizes for years of being a jerk, takes time off to learn empathy

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/09/linus-torvalds-apologizes-for-years-of-being-a-jerk-takes-time-off-to-learn-empathy/

To Combat Climate Change, We Gotta Get a Better Battery. But How?

https://www.wired.com/story/better-battery-renewable-energy-jason-pontin/

The Delta II rocket came, it saw, and for a time it conquered

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/the-venerable-delta-ii-rocket-has-taken-flight-for-the-final-time/

Porsche unveils fast, low-cost 'pit stop' EV charging stations


https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/17/porsche-unveils-lower-cost-station/

Remote solar observatory reopens after mysterious evacuation

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/09/remote-solar-observatory-remains-closed-after-mysterious-evacuation

A Doctor Reveals The Truth About 3 Home Remedies We All Grew Up Hearing

https://www.rachaelrayshow.com/articles/doctor-reveals-truth-about-3-home-remedies-we-all-grew-hearing

LINUX, WITHOUT THE GIT FACTOR

https://hackaday.com/2018/09/17/linux-without-the-git-factor/

The private intelligence firm keeping tabs on environmentalists

https://grist.org/article/the-private-intelligence-firm-keeping-tabs-on-environmentalists/

One of the populations most vulnerable to climate change is locked up in the path of Hurricane Florence


https://grist.org/article/one-of-the-populations-most-vulnerable-to-climate-change-is-locked-up-in-the-path-of-hurricane-florence/

Wednesday, September 19, 2018

At the Edge of the World, Facing the End of the World

https://www.wired.com/story/at-the-edge-of-the-world-facing-the-end-of-the-world/

Evidence Proves That CO2 Is Not A Greenhouse Gas

https://principia-scientific.org/evidence-proves-that-co2-is-not-a-greenhouse-gas/

Meteorologist: Climate change not causing more hurricanes (video)

https://greenjihad.com/2018/09/16/meteorologist-climate-change-not-causing-more-hurricanes/

Hello eSIM: Apple moves the iPhone away from physical SIMs

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/09/hello-esim-apple-moves-the-iphone-away-from-physical-sims/

AT&T says 5G is going to bring carrier-locked phones back in a big way

https://bgr.com/2018/09/16/5g-smartphones-coming-when-att-2018/

Russian theory that NASA sabotaged the space station spreading like wildfire. "The situation is much more complex than we earlier thought.”

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/the-russians-are-really-pushing-a-nasa-astronaut-sabotaged-the-iss-theory/

Hurricane Florence Proves Weather Is Climate, But Only When It Suits The Left’s Agenda

http://thefederalist.com/2018/09/15/florence-proves-weather-is-climate-but-only-when-it-suits-the-left/

#Google wants to get rid of URLs but doesn’t know what to use instead. Their complexity makes them a security hazard; their ubiquity makes replacement nigh impossible. PETER BRIGHT - 9/5/2018,

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/09/google-wants-to-get-rid-of-urls-but-doesnt-know-what-to-use-instead/

Capturing the Aftermath of Wildfires in France

https://www.wired.com/story/photo-gallery-france-wildfire-aftermath/

A third dimension helps Tokamak fusion reactor avoid wall-destroying instability. Korean Tokamak shows instabilities can be cured via additional magnetic fields.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/a-third-dimension-helps-tokamak-fusion-reactor-avoid-wall-destroying-instability/

Here’s what Formula 1 cars may look like in 2021 if the sport gets its way

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/09/formula-1-wants-more-dramatic-looking-cars-that-race-better-in-2021/

Last glacier standing in Venezuela

https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2792/last-glacier-standing-in-venezuela/

Astronomers Have Found the Universe's Missing Matter

https://www.wired.com/story/astronomers-have-found-the-universes-missing-matter/

Humans aren’t made for repetition – it’s time AI took over manufacturing

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/humans-aren-t-made-for-repetition-time-for-ai-to-take-over-manufacturing

BMW unveils its vision for the 'iFuture' of luxury vehicles. Get ready for touch screen everything

https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/15/bmw-unveils-its-vision-for-the-ifuture-of-luxury-vehicles/

Mixed Chemicals in Beauty Products May Harm Women’s Hormones

https://chhs.gmu.edu/news/571246

WSU researchers see new plastics causing reproductive woes of old plastics

https://news.wsu.edu/2018/09/13/wsu-researchers-see-new-plastics-causing-reproductive-woes-old-plastics/

Connectivity A mathematical model captures the political impact of fake news

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/612004/a-mathematical-model-captures-the-political-impact-of-fake-news/

This is How #Google will Collapse Reporting from the very near, post-Google future

https://hackernoon.com/how-google-collapsed-b6ffa82198ee

POWER LAWS IN DEEP LEARNING 2: UNIVERSALITY

https://www.google.com/url?q=http://calculatedcontent.com/2018/09/14/power-laws-in-deep-learning-2-universality/

Facebook's AI Can Analyze Memes, but Can It Understand Them?

https://www.wired.com/story/facebook-rosetta-ai-memes/

Mystery Shrouds NM Observatory’s Sudden Shutdown

https://principia-scientific.org/mystery-shrouds-nm-observatorys-sudden-shutdown/

Here’s how climate change is fueling Hurricane Florence


https://www.sciencenews.org/article/how-climate-change-fueling-hurricane-florence

Trump rescinds U.S. rules on pollution from drilling


https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-rescinds-pollution-rules-drilling-1.4828969

Hurricane Florence’s catastrophic flooding is a sign of what’s to come

https://grist.org/article/hurricane-florences-catastrophic-flooding-is-a-sign-of-whats-to-come/

California to launch its 'own damn satellite' to track greenhouse gases

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/14/john-kerry-climate-change-california-summit

Hurricane Florence is no Hugo. It looks worse. :)

https://grist.org/article/hurricane-florence-is-no-hugo-it-looks-worse/

This nifty flying robot can hover, bank, and turn as deftly as a fruit fly

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/this-nifty-flying-robot-can-hover-bank-and-turn-as-deftly-as-a-fruit-fly/

Study: Higher CO2 Levels Lessen Lemon Tree Drought Impact

https://principia-scientific.org/study-higher-co2-levels-lessen-lemon-tree-drought-impact/

Top #Google Scientist Quits In #China Search Engine Scandal

https://principia-scientific.org/top-google-scientist-quits-in-china-search-engine-scandal/

A warmer world makes hurricanes wetter and more intense

https://apnews.com/47d8e0bf05354260931de08ad9976a37

Is Climate Change Making Hurricanes Worse? Yes, Here’s Why.

https://www.nytimes.com/video/climate/100000006101866/hurricane-florence-climate-change.html

In rare event, Atlantic, Pacific churn with storms at same time. Storms in the northeast Pacific have generated the most 'accumulated cyclone energy' on record for the season thus far. :)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rare-event-atlantic-pacific-churn-storms-same-time-n907826

Why We Need Web 3.0. Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood on why today’s internet is broken — and how we can do better next time around

https://medium.com/s/the-crypto-collection/why-we-need-web-3-0-5da4f2bf95ab

Hurricane Florence Is Not A Climate Change Omen - David Kreutzer

https://principia-scientific.org/hurricane-florence-is-not-a-climate-change-omen/

‘Hurricane’ Florence Is A Miss

https://principia-scientific.org/hurricane-florence-is-a-miss/

SpaceX says its BFR will fly someone around the Moon; we have questions

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/spacex-says-its-bfr-will-fly-someone-around-the-moon-we-have-questions/

Insurer To Purdue Pharma: We Won't Pay For OxyContin Anymore

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/12/646790014/insurers-move-against-oxycontin

A DECADE-OLD ATTACK CAN BREAK THE ENCRYPTION OF MOST PCS

https://www.wired.com/story/cold-boot-break-pc-encryption

Greenpeace Founder Debunks Climate Change! (Dr. Patrick Moore Uncut) | Louder With Crowder (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Vqlq3wsWrI

Erasing America’s Climate History - Tony Heller (video)

https://greenjihad.com/2018/09/14/erasing-americas-climate-history/

A concept you learned in middle school math could save us from climate disaster

https://grist.org/article/a-concept-you-learned-in-middle-school-math-could-save-us-from-climate-disaster/

Climate Action Is Written In The Stars

https://principia-scientific.org/climate-action-is-written-in-the-stars/

A Fatal Flaw In Global Warming Science

https://principia-scientific.org/a-fatal-flaw-in-global-warming-science/

Weather and Chaos: The Work of Edward N. Lorenz (video)

https://vimeo.com/287523707

Democracy Dies In Darkness And Superstition - Tony Heller (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2eZrUnVPsY

Arctic Sea Ice Just Won’t Play The Alarmist Game

https://principia-scientific.org/arctic-sea-ice-just-wont-play-the-alarmist-game/

Innovative Glider Smashes High-Altitude Flight Record


https://principia-scientific.org/innovative-glider-smashes-high-altitude-flight-record/

Saturday, September 15, 2018

MIT Climate Scientist: ‘Ordinary People Realize That This Is A Phony Issue’

https://principia-scientific.org/mit-climate-scientist-ordinary-people-realize-that-this-is-a-phony-issue/

'Nature-based' greenhouse gas removal to limit UK climate change

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45486864

Europe's renewable energy directive poised to harm global forests

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-europe-renewable-energy-poised-global.html

The Expert Generalist: Why the Future Belongs to Polymaths

https://medium.com/@ztrana/the-expert-generalist-why-the-future-belongs-to-polymaths-46b0e9edc7bc

Now French Scientist Trashes Greenhouse Gas Theory

https://principia-scientific.org/now-french-scientist-trashes-greenhouse-gas-theory/

State Of The Climate Report

https://principia-scientific.org/state-of-the-climate-report/

The Latest Battleground for Chipmakers: Self-Driving Cars

https://www.wired.com/story/latest-battleground-for-chipmakers-self-driving-cars

Probiotics: If you don’t just poop them out, they may muck up your guts

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/probiotics-if-you-dont-just-just-poop-them-out-they-may-muck-up-your-guts/

Vizio, sued for making creepy smart TVs, will notify customers via the TVs

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/09/vizio-smart-tv-owners-to-learn-of-snooping-settlement-via-their-snoopy-tvs/

Night and Day

https://tamino.wordpress.com/2018/07/12/night-and-day/

On The Red-Green Confusion

https://principia-scientific.org/on-the-red-green-confusion/

POWER LAWS IN DEEP LEARNING

https://calculatedcontent.com/2018/09/09/power-laws-in-deep-learning/

Jocelyn Bell Burnell wins $3 million prize for discovering pulsars. The astronomer was famously excluded from the 1974 Nobel Prize in Physics.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/jocelyn-bell-burnell-wins-3-million-prize-for-discovering-pulsars/

How Do The Summers Of 1976 And 2018 Compare?

https://principia-scientific.org/how-do-the-summers-of-1976-and-2018-compare/

Bizarre Hexagon On Saturn May Be 180 Miles Tall

https://principia-scientific.org/bizarre-hexagon-on-saturn-may-be-180-miles-tall/

Corrupt Climate Clique Award Themselves Prizes And Money!


https://principia-scientific.org/corrupt-climate-clique-award-themselves-prizes-and-money/

Thursday, September 13, 2018

Tesla Model 3 = #1 Best Selling Car In The US (In Revenue)

https://cleantechnica.com/2018/09/09/tesla-model-3-becomes-1-best-selling-car-in-the-us/

Roger Federer Is Tough to Beat. Global Warming Might Have Pulled an Upset.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/04/climate/roger-federer-loss-heat.html

Warming Climate Bonus: Rapid Expansion Of Global Tree Cover

https://principia-scientific.org/warming-climate-bonus-rapid-expansion-of-global-tree-cover/

Earth has more trees than it did 35 years ago - but there’s a huge catch

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/08/planet-earth-has-more-trees-than-it-did-35-years-ago

How to convince someone global warming is real? Play this game “The situation is so urgent that we really need to try anything,” an MIT professor said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/how-convince-someone-global-warming-real-play-game-n907226

What I Learned about Climate Change: The Science is not Settled - David Siegel

https://medium.com/@pullnews/what-i-learned-about-climate-change-the-science-is-not-settled-1e3ae4712ace

How to convince someone global warming is real? Play this game “The situation is so urgent that we really need to try anything,” an MIT professor said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/how-convince-someone-global-warming-real-play-game-n907226

Are the heatwaves caused by climate change?

http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2018/08/are-the-heatwaves-caused-by-climate-change/

Bad News For Anthropocene Fans – It’s All Over Because The Holocene Officially Isn’t (Over)

https://cliscep.com/2018/07/17/bad-news-for-anthropocene-fans-its-all-over-because-the-holocene-officially-isnt-over/

In a Warming West, the Rio Grande is Drying Up

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/24/climate/dry-rio-grande.html

Republican Nunes Using Campaign Funds For Anti-Science Podcast

http://www.nationalmemo.com/nunes-using-campaign-funds-for-anti-science-podcast/

Republicans should know better on climate change

https://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/commentary/republicans-should-know-better-on-climate-change/article_15524544-8081-11e8-885a-c3dd234ad45c.html

BBC admits ‘we get climate change coverage wrong too often’

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/07/bbc-we-get-climate-change-coverage-wrong-too-often

Climate: Nothing is caused by human activity

https://cliscep.com/2018/08/16/nothing-is-caused-by-human-activity/

1976 vs. 2018: The Strange Case of the Mismatch Between Central England and England

https://cliscep.com/2018/09/04/1976-vs-2018-the-strange-case-of-the-mismatch-between-central-england-and-england/

August Goes Pear-Shaped, Dashing Warmist Hopes of a Record Summer

https://cliscep.com/2018/09/01/august-goes-pear-shaped-dashing-warmist-hopes-of-a-record-summer/

New printer can use honey or liquid metal as ink

https://physicsworld.com/a/new-printer-can-use-honey-or-liquid-metal-as-ink/

Interstellar travel BREAKTHROUGH: New material to ‘speed spacecraft to 134,000,000 mph'

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/728251/nasa-space-light-speed-caltech-solar-sail-nanomaterial-silica-silicon-technology

Experiment obtains entanglement of six light waves with a single laser

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-entanglement-laser.html

MEET THE FOUR-DIMENSIONAL NUMBERS THAT LED TO MODERN ALGEBRA

https://www.wired.com/story/meet-the-four-dimensional-numbers-that-led-to-modern-algebra

#Trump tells Apple to build more US plants in response to tariffs

https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/08/trump-rebuffs-apple-tariff-complaint/

NYTimes ‘Committing Massive Fraud’- Hides Climate Data

https://principia-scientific.org/nytimes-committing-massive-fraud-hides-climate-data/

FUN WITH THE SUN — Carpeting Sahara with wind and solar farms could make it rain Power the world, bring rain to the desert, and profit in this wild “What if?”

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/carpeting-sahara-with-wind-and-solar-farms-could-make-it-rain/

THE 19TH CENTURY ARGUMENT FOR A 21ST CENTURY SPACE FORCE

https://www.wired.com/story/space-force-mahan-argument

The Horrible Truth About a Drug Called 'Adrenochrome' — Extracted from the Blood of Tortured and Sacrificed Children :)

http://humansarefree.com/2018/09/the-horrible-truth-about-drug-called.html

Civic Virtue. Relying on tools of behavioral psychology, a get-out-the-vote effort urges environmentalists to the polls -- and barely mentions the environment at all.

https://grist.org/article/the-environmental-voter-project-knows-who-you-are-and-how-to-trick-you-into-saving-the-planet/

California wants all of its electricity carbon-free. How’s that possible?

https://grist.org/article/california-wants-all-of-its-electricity-carbon-free-hows-that-possible/

Wisconsin’s catastrophic flooding is a glimpse of the Midwest’s drenched future


https://grist.org/article/wisconsins-catastrophic-flooding-is-a-glimpse-of-the-midwests-drenched-future/

Monday, September 10, 2018

While Trump rejects science, Obama and Clinton warn of climate change’s urgent danger

https://grist.org/article/while-trump-rejects-science-obama-and-clinton-warn-of-climate-changes-urgent-danger/

Brainwaves Synchronize to the Speed of Talking, Influencing the Way We Hear Words

https://neurosciencenews.com/talking-hearing-words-9824/

Trihex Cube: Another Perspective

http://computeholon.blogspot.com/2018/09/trihex-cube-another-perspective.html

NHS to fund personalised immunotherapy, bowel cancer screening, worldwide inactivity and living with a brain tumour

https://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2018/09/08/news-digest-nhs-to-fund-personalised-immunotherapy-bowel-cancer-screening-worldwide-inactivity-and-living-with-a-brain-tumour/

The Climate Hypocrisy of the Global Elite (video)

https://greenjihad.com/2018/09/07/the-climate-hypocrisy-of-the-global-elite/

Science's Replication Crisis | Peter Ridd and Stefan Molyneux (video)

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

“Hundreds of Thousand” Expected to Attend Climate Protests This Weekend

https://greenjihad.com/2018/09/07/hundreds-of-thousands-expected-to-attend-climate-protests-this-weekend/

Faster Than Light? Neutron-Star Merger Shot Out a Jet with Seemingly Impossible Speed

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/faster-than-light-neutron-star-merger-shot-out-a-jet-with-seemingly-impossible-speed/

Enormous Iceberg Pirouettes after Splitting from Ice Shelf

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/enormous-iceberg-pirouettes-after-splitting-from-ice-shelf/

NASA says it’s building a gateway to the Moon—critics say it’s just a gate

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/09/nasa-says-its-building-a-gateway-to-the-moon-critics-say-its-just-a-gate/

New research suggest Pluto should be reclassified as a planet

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-pluto-reclassified-planet.htm

Juno Shows Jupiter’s Magnetic Field Is Very Different From Earth’s

https://principia-scientific.org/juno-shows-jupiters-magnetic-field-is-very-different-from-earths/

2018 - The Midwest Just Had One Of Its Coolest Summers

https://principia-scientific.org/the-midwest-just-had-one-of-its-coolest-summers/

Climate Fraud At The New York Times - Tony Heller (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo7U_yfCyeU

Mini ice age likely from 2030 to 2040, European scientists say

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jul/12/mini-ice-age-likely-from-2030-to-2040-european-sci/

If You Upload Your Mind to the Cloud—Would You Still Be You?

http://singularityhub.com/2016/10/26/if-you-upload-your-mind-to-the-cloud-would-you-still-be-you/

A small step for monkeys is a giant leap toward helping paralyzed people walk again

http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-paralyzed-monkeys-walk-20161109-story.html

97% Study Falsely Classifies Scientists' Papers, according to the scientists that published them

http://www.populartechnology.net/2013/05/97-study-falsely-classifies-scientists.html

Man spends $50,000 on plastic surgery on way to becoming 'sexless alien'

http://m.torontosun.com/2017/03/02/man-spends-50000-on-plastic-surgery-on-way-to-becoming-sexless-alien

We Never Knew About This Foolproof Way To Add Color + Texture To a Wall -- But Now We’re Obsessed

https://www.rachaelrayshow.com/articles/we-never-knew-about-foolproof-way-to-add-color-texture-to-wall-now-were-obsessed

Ajit Pai does ISPs’ bidding, pushes for tighter rules on Google and Facebook Pai suggests new rules for Web giants, but not for the ISPs he regulates.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/09/ajit-pai-does-isps-bidding-pushes-for-tighter-rules-on-google-and-facebook/

A 600-Meter-Long Plastic Catcher Heads to Sea. But Scientists Are Skeptical

https://www.wired.com/story/ocean-cleanup-skeptical-scientists

British Science Association: Forget Global Warming, Fear A.I.

https://principia-scientific.org/british-science-association-forget-global-warming-fear-a-i/

FACT: It Is Impossible for Cancer to Exist in an Alkaline Oxygen-Rich Environment

http://humansarefree.com/2015/12/fact-it-is-impossible-for-cancer-to.html

Global Cold, Not ‘Climate Change,’ Killed Off Neanderthals

https://principia-scientific.org/global-cold-not-climate-change-killed-off-neanderthals/

The Unprecedented Late Summer Heat Wave Of 1953

https://principia-scientific.org/the-unprecedented-late-summer-heat-wave-of-1953/

Greenland Gains Massive Amounts Of Ice Second Year In A Row

https://principia-scientific.org/greenland-gains-massive-amounts-of-ice-second-year-in-a-row/

How Government Work Created The Global Warming Scam

https://principia-scientific.org/how-government-work-created-the-global-warming-scam/

Why Modern Physics Is Wrong by Herb Rose

https://principia-scientific.org/why-modern-physics-is-wrong/

New Survey: Polar Bear Population Is Largest Ever

https://principia-scientific.org/new-survey-polar-bear-population-is-largest-ever/

We MUST Factor In Solar/Geomagnetic Field Strength For Predictions

https://principia-scientific.org/we-must-factor-in-solar-geomagnetic-field-strength-for-predictions/

Global Temps The Same As 2002 Levels, Satellites Show

https://principia-scientific.org/global-temps-the-same-as-2002-levels-satellites-show/

Google France shuts down its Google+ page, asks users to follow it on Twitter and Facebook instead

https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/08/24/google-france-shuts-google-page-asks-users-follow-twitter-facebook-instead/

Global Warming Doomsday Fails To Arrive – New Deadline 2035


https://principia-scientific.org/global-warming-doomsday-fails-to-arrive-new-deadline-2035/

Friday, September 7, 2018

Light from ancient quasars helps confirm quantum entanglement. Results are among the strongest evidence yet for “spooky action at a distance.”

http://news.mit.edu/2018/light-ancient-quasars-helps-confirm-quantum-entanglement-0820

Labor Day 1935: Most Intense US Hurricane

https://principia-scientific.org/labor-day-1935-most-intense-us-hurricane/

Largest known prime number discovered with over 23 million digits. Discovery made on computer belonging to electrical engineer who searched for the elusive number for 14 years

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/prime-numbers-largest-ever-found-23-million-digits-gimps-a8144201.html

India, France set up working group to collaborate on human space mission

https://www.rt.com/newsline/437752-india-france-space-mission/

ANZ bank unpicking neural networks in effort to avoid dangers of deep learning

https://www.zdnet.com/article/anz-bank-unpicking-neural-networks-in-effort-to-avoid-dangers-of-deep-learning/

The lure of incredible certitude - Judith Curry

https://judithcurry.com/2018/09/01/the-lure-of-incredible-certitude/

Is It Getting Hotter Or Colder?

https://principia-scientific.org/is-it-getting-hotter-or-colder/

CLIMATE CHANGE IS ABOUT TO TRANSFORM EARTH INTO AN UNRECOGNIZABLE, ALIEN LANDSCAPE

https://www.newsweek.com/earth-major-transformation-climate-change-global-warming-1101857

Critique Of The Steel Greenhouse By Willis Eschenbach

https://principia-scientific.org/critique-of-the-steel-greenhouse-by-willis-eschenbach/

The Power Brokers Behind The Global Warming Scam

https://principia-scientific.org/the-power-brokers-behind-the-global-warming-scam/

REAL DATA Proves Northern Hemisphere Cooling For Last 140 Years

https://principia-scientific.org/real-data-proves-northern-hemisphere-cooling-for-last-140-years/

Google Earth shows 2Km long Artifact being Exposed by Melting Antarctic Ice

https://www.exopolitics.org/google-earth-shows-2km-long-artifact-being-exposed-by-melting-antarctic-ice/

ZeroPhone Is “Coming Soon”: A Raspberry Pi-Based, Linux-Powered Phone For Just $50

https://fossbytes.com/zerophone-raspberry-pi-open-source-linux-crowdsupply/

United Arab Emirates to send first astronauts into space

https://www.france24.com/en/20180903-united-arab-emirates-send-first-astronauts-space-nasa-gulf-middle-east

NASA's public CO2 challenge could help astronauts endure on Mars

https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/02/nasa-co2-conversion-challenge/

No Ecosystem on Earth Is Safe From Climate Change. If carbon emissions continue to grow, anyone who works with the land could face ‘unprecedented challenges.’

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/08/how-climate-change-could-remake-every-biome-on-earth/569038/

Wandering Bose-Einstein condensate may lead to scalable quantum computer

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/doing-the-quantum-mash-cloud-of-atoms-may-provide-new-way-to-compute/

Scientists identify protein that may have existed when life began The primordial peptide may have appeared 4 billion years ago

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180830180101.htm

Google's weaponized AI hypocrisy problem

http://thehill.com/opinion/cybersecurity/404578-googles-weaponized-ai-hypocrisy-problem

Artificial Intelligence Is Now a Pentagon Priority. Will Silicon Valley Help?


https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/26/technology/pentagon-artificial-intelligence.html

Sunday, September 2, 2018

NASA’s New Space Taxis The astronauts’ next spacecraft won’t be government property.

https://www.airspacemag.com/space/13_sep2018-all-mankind-and-profit-180969923/

California’s fire tornado is what climate change looks like

https://grist.org/article/californias-fire-tornado-is-what-climate-change-looks-like/

Terrified by ‘hothouse Earth’? Don’t despair — do something.

https://grist.org/article/terrified-by-hothouse-earth-dont-despair-do-something/

Solving Earth’s Mysteries

https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/news-articles/solving-earths-mysteries

RHA's high-end planar magnetic earbuds sound incredible

https://www.engadget.com/2018/09/01/rha-cl2-planar-magnetic-earbuds-hands-on/

How Long Moonquakes Last and Why It Happens?

https://todaysintech.com/how-long-moonquakes-last-and-why-it-happens/

Tesla Roadster is ’embarrassing’ us, says supercar maker Koenigsegg

https://electrek.co/2018/09/01/tesla-roadster-embarrassing-supercar-maker-koenigsegg/

Nonlinearity and the Coming Deluge


https://occupymath.wordpress.com/2018/08/30/nonlinearity-and-the-coming-deluge/

Saturday, September 1, 2018

Breaking: US Military Suddenly Blocks ALL Spy Satellite Access!

https://principia-scientific.org/breaking-us-military-suddenly-blocks-uk-from-all-spy-satellite-access/

New Research Suggests Bitcoin Price can be Predicted by Google Search Activity

https://unhashed.com/cryptocurrency-news/research-bitcoin-price-google-search/

Farmworkers are dying from extreme heat

https://grist.org/article/farmworkers-are-dying-from-extreme-heat/

Eating grass-fed beef probably won’t save the planet, according to a new review.

https://grist.org/briefly/eating-grass-fed-beef-probably-wont-save-the-planet-according-to-a-new-review/

Laser Digger to Build Underground Lunar Colonies


http://ezinearticles.com/254916

How tiny metal beads could make chemotherapy more effective for brain tumours


https://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2018/08/31/how-tiny-metal-beads-could-make-chemotherapy-more-effective-for-brain-tumours/

Why startups are leaving Silicon Valley Its primacy as a technology hub is on the wane. That is cause for concern

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2018/08/30/why-startups-are-leaving-silicon-valley

After Patent Office Rejection, It is Time For Google To Abandon Its Attempt to Patent Use of Public Domain Algorithm

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/08/after-patent-office-rejection-it-time-google-abandon-its-attempt-patent-use-public

A Click on a URL Isn’t Enough for a Search Warrant

https://www.eff.org/press/releases/click-url-isnt-enough-search-warrant

Colorado: CU freshman engineering class is 40 percent women, college striving for gender equity

http://www.dailycamera.com/news/ci_32106531/cu-freshman-engineering-class-is-40-percent-women

How much hotter is your hometown?

"https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/30/climate/how-much-hotter-is-your-hometown.html

The memoir by Steve Jobs' daughter makes clear he was a truly rotten person whose bad behavior was repeatedly enabled by those around him

https://www.businessinsider.com/steve-jobs-terrible-small-fry-daughter-book-2018-8

Crop losses to pests will soar as climate warms, study warns

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/30/crop-losses-to-pests-will-soar-as-climate-warms-study-warns

No path to climate stability without carbon dioxide removal

http://news.trust.org/item/20180824153156-v76wi/

Ocean acidification to hit levels not seen in 14 million years

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-ocean-acidification-million-years.html

5 Surprising Symptoms of Diabetes

http://www.hownutrition.info/5-surprising-symptoms-of-diabetes/

Trump tweets overshadowed these major climate stories in 2017

https://grist.org/article/trump-tweets-overshadowed-these-major-climate-stories-in-2017/

Russia plans £4.5million Jurassic Park-style cloning facility to bring extinct species like woolly mammoths back to life

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/russia-plans-45million-jurassic-park-13163552

Major F35 flaws are being hidden so they can claim development phase is done

https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/08/major-f35-flaws-are-being-hidden-so-they-can-claim-development-phase-is-done.html

Math shows how DNA twists, turns and unzips

https://phys.org/news/2018-08-math-dna-unzips.htm

Industry Experts: CO2 Worse Than Useless In Trapping Heat/Delaying Cooling

https://principia-scientific.org/industry-experts-co2-worse-useless-trapping-heatdelaying-cooling-2/

Four Weeks Left Until The Maldives Drown


https://principia-scientific.org/four-weeks-left-until-the-maldives-drown/

Researchers find way to spy on remote screens—through the webcam mic

"https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/08/researchers-find-way-to-spy-on-remote-screens-through-the-webcam-mic/

Greenhouse Gas Theory Debunk: Parallel Plate Radiation Problem Solved

https://principia-scientific.org/greenhouse-gas-theory-debunk-parallel-plate-radiation-problem-solved/

Overheated Ocean Update Not So Overheated

https://principia-scientific.org/overheated-ocean-update-not-so-overheated/

Polar Bear Starvation Rarely Caused By Sea Ice Loss

https://principia-scientific.org/polar-bear-starvation-rarely-caused-by-sea-ice-loss/

How the Brain Experiences Time

https://neurosciencenews.com/time-perception-9771/

STDs continue rapid rise in U.S., setting new record, CDC says


https://www.nbcnews.com/health/sexual-health/stds-continue-rapid-rise-u-s-setting-new-record-cdc-n904311

Colorado Prepares to Install “Smart Road” Product by Integrated Roadways

https://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/infrastructure/colorado-prepares-to-install-smart-road-product-by-integrated-roadways

Peter Attia: What if we're wrong about diabetes? (video)

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

The Climate Clown Show (video)

https://greenjihad.com/2018/08/28/the-climate-clown-show/

Charles River Analytics Develops Weather Forecasting Tool for Navy Mission Planners

http://blog.executivebiz.com/2018/08/charles-river-analytics-develops-weather-forecasting-tool-for-navy-mission-planners/

There’s no risk-free amount of alcohol, population-level study finds

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/theres-no-risk-free-amount-of-alcohol-population-level-study-finds/

How the war on climate change slams the world’s poor

https://nypost.com/2018/08/26/how-the-war-on-climate-change-slams-the-worlds-poor/

Delingpole: Ship of Fools V – Yet Another Greenie Expedition Scuppered by Ice

https://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/08/28/danother-green-expedition-trapped-in-arctic-ice/

Porsche explains its approach to charging electric cars: seamless and fast

https://electrek.co/2018/08/28/porsche-charging-electric-cars-seamless-and-fast/

Facebook aims to power its operations with renewable energy by 2021

https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/28/facebook-power-operations-renewable-energy-2021/

How Elon Musk's cold calls to rocket scientists helped kickstart SpaceX

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/28/elon-musk-once-cold-called-rocket-scientist-and-it-led-to-spacex.html

The Record Heat, Floods, And Tornados Of 1936

https://principia-scientific.org/the-record-heat-floods-and-tornados-of-1936/

The Problem With Calling CO2 A Pollutant

https://principia-scientific.org/the-problem-with-calling-co2-a-pollutant/

The UK Wind Drought Of July 2018

https://principia-scientific.org/the-uk-wind-drought-of-july-2018/

Venta Maersk’s Arctic Venture

https://principia-scientific.org/venta-maersks-arctic-venture/

‘Social Justice Warriors’ Are Ruining Engineering, Prof Warns

https://principia-scientific.org/social-justice-warriors-are-ruining-engineering-prof-warns/

Electric Cars Aren’t As Green As You Think (video)

https://greenjihad.com/2018/08/27/electric-cars-arent-as-green-as-you-think/

THE PHYSICS OF FALLING INTO A BLACK HOLE

https://www.wired.com/story/the-physics-of-falling-into-a-black-hole

'Apocalyptic threat': dire climate report raises fears for California's future

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/27/california-climate-change-report-wildfires-jerry-brown

Air pollution causes ‘huge’ reduction in intelligence, study reveals

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/27/air-pollution-causes-huge-reduction-in-intelligence-study-reveals

Spear-toting robot can guard coral reefs against invasive lionfish

https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/27/robot-hunts-lionfish/

Self-driving cars will destroy a lot of jobs—they’ll also create a lot

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/08/self-driving-cars-will-destroy-a-lot-of-jobs-theyll-also-create-a-lot/

Aston Martin will build 25 new Goldfinger cars—with gadgets

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/08/aston-martin-will-build-25-new-goldfinger-cars-with-gadgets/

What Could Happen in a World That's 4 Degrees Warmer | WIRED Brand Lab (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__Kt_oU9iss

Tesla's Semi truck is traveling cross-country 'alone'

https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/26/tesla-semi-truck-travels-cross-country-alone/

An early SpaceX employee will now help Relativity reach the launch pad. "The guy literally knows everything there is to know about rockets."

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/an-early-spacex-employee-will-now-help-relativity-reach-the-launch-pad/

Want a zero-emissions classic Jaguar? It’s available from 2020. The E-Type Zero concept from last year will be available from 2020.

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2018/08/want-a-zero-emissions-classic-jaguar-its-available-from-2020/

UK reportedly plans its own satellite navigation system

https://www.engadget.com/2018/08/26/uk-plans-satellite-navigation-system/

Is the Internet a blessing or a curse?

http://www.registerguard.com/opinion/20180826/is-internet-blessing-or-curse

A Snapshot Of YouTube's New Search Algorithm

http://www.informationliberation.com/?id=58946

What Would It Take to Build a Tower as High as Outer Space?

https://singularityhub.com/2018/08/26/what-would-it-take-to-build-a-tower-as-high-as-outer-space/

Katherine Johnson, who hand-crunched the numbers for America's first manned space flight, is 100 today

https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/26/us/katherine-johnson-hidden-figure-birthday-trnd/index.htm

Explosive case of poop-packed “megacolon” prompts warning from doctors

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/explosive-case-of-poop-packed-megacolon-prompts-warning-from-doctors/

Scientists look to music of volcanos to better monitor eruptions

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/scientists-look-to-music-of-volcanos-to-better-monitor-eruptions/

A Safe and Non-Invasive Way to Open the Blood-Brain Barrier in Alzheimer’s Patients

https://neurosciencenews.com/bbb-alzheimers-9744/

The Future of Cars Is Electric, Autonomous, and Shared—Here’s How We’ll Get There

https://singularityhub.com/2018/08/23/the-future-of-cars-is-electric-autonomous-and-shared-heres-how-well-get-there/

Tiny magnets will escort ions out of rare material from a shipwreck

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/how-magnetic-nanoparticles-will-help-preserve-a-500-year-old-shipwreck/

Friendly fox genomes help us understand the genetics of behavior

https://arstechnica.com/science/2018/08/friendly-fox-genomes-help-us-understand-the-genetics-of-behavior/

Hammer with Collated Nail Dispenser - Michael Young patent pending (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWVCT1uMVT8

Making artificial wood on the large scale

https://physicsworld.com/a/making-artificial-wood-on-the-large-scale/

Blood vessels instruct brain development. Neurovascular communication in the brain

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180823140935.htm

Bots and Russian trolls influenced vaccine discussion on Twitter, research finds

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180823171035.htm

‘Twistronics’ tunes 2D material properties


https://physicsworld.com/a/twistronics-tunes-2d-material-properties/