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

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Could Our Fundamental Constants Not Be Constant, After All?

https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/could-our-fundamental-constants-not-be-constant-after-all-14357e961f1a 

Archaea: The Strange Biology. You’ve Never Heard Of First discovered in the 70s, yet still mostly a mystery, archaeans are a crucial missing piece of the puzzle of life

https://medium.com/illumination/archaea-the-strange-biology-youve-never-heard-of-9600dc30e02d 

Mystery solved: how the Universe makes galaxies without dark matter Out of all the galaxies we know, only a few little ones are missing dark matter. At last, we finally understand why. Here’s something to ponder that might leave you scratching your head in bewilderment: a few years ago, the first galaxies without dark matter were…

https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/mystery-solved-how-the-universe-makes-galaxies-without-dark-matter-ff5f56b8fe4d 

NASA Releases Progress Photos of James Webb Mirror Alignment

https://rjbeamer.medium.com/nasa-releases-progress-photos-of-james-webb-mirror-alignment-8970f40bca59 

There is a mathematical equation that proves the existence of God. With this simple equation―and an analogy―the evidence for God is strong enough to present in a court of law

https://medium.com/predict/there-is-a-mathematical-equation-that-proves-the-existence-of-god-dc83a89f7f1a 

Monday, March 14, 2022

Why can’t telescopes see massive black holes? Scientists think they have solved the mystery Up to now, optical telescopes could only indirectly observe black holes up to a certain size limit. The existence of the most massive black holes was only detected by gravitational wave detectors. Why can’t massive black holes be discovered with conventional methods?

https://medium.com/@darkenergyarticles/why-cant-telescopes-see-massive-black-holes-scientists-think-they-have-solved-the-mystery-f8b983502231

How Data Science Pinpointed the Creepiest Word in “Macbeth”. It’s not the word you’d expect — and it appears in this very sentence

https://onezero.medium.com/how-data-science-pinpointed-the-creepiest-word-in-macbeth-3150995d3808 

Unitary evolution may be the key to understanding time

https://medium.com/the-infinite-universe/unitary-evolution-may-be-the-key-to-understanding-time-bbf9b9fe1254 

Earth is the Solar System’s densest planet. It shouldn’t be. Based on the atoms that they’re made out of, the innermost planet should always be the densest. Here’s why Earth beats Mercury, hands down. When it comes to the Solar System, the elements that make up each planet are determined by how they all formed. Closest to the…

https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/earth-is-the-solar-systems-densest-planet-it-shouldn-t-be-7d4d0aef4e89 

The Dinosaurs last Summer: Exactly When the Dinosaurs died in A Meteorite Strike. Scientists have found the exact time that the meteorite which killed the dinosaurs hit Earth

https://medium.com/@evan.bartosch/the-dinosaurs-last-summer-exactly-when-the-dinosaurs-died-in-a-meteorite-strike-e8c4fdf84b7a

The most round object in the world. Why was the over $3 million sphere created? The most round object created by man is a small silicon sphere. Why was it created and what was it used for?

https://medium.com/@darkenergyarticles/the-most-round-object-in-the-world-why-was-the-over-3-million-sphere-created-749faf5860e 

Sunday, March 13, 2022

Why the Spacecraft That Touched the Sun Didn’t Melt The Parker Solar Probe was the first to enter the Sun’s corona, where temperatures are well over a million degrees. It emerged unscathed.

https://medium.com/discourse/why-the-spacecraft-that-touched-the-sun-didnt-melt-3974496b7e1a 

Google's DeepMind AI fills in the blanks on broken ancient texts

https://newatlas.com/computers/googles-deepmind-ai-gaps-ancient-texts/ 

Deepfake tool gives animated life stories of dead relatives a voice

https://newatlas.com/computers/myheritage-livestory/ 

Remote indigenous Amazon tribe has lowest dementia rates in the wor

https://newatlas.com/tsimane-amazon-dementia-brain-health/ 

New shock-absorbing material as strong as metal but light as foam

https://newatlas.com/materials/liquid-crystal-elastomer-impact-energy-absorb/ 

Cancer-sniffing ants prove as accurate as dogs in detecting disease

https://newatlas.com/science/cancer-sniffing-ants-accurate-as-dogs/ 

Meet Horridus, the world's best-preserved and most complete Triceratops

https://newatlas.com/science/horridus-triceratops-worlds-most-complete-melbourne-museum 

Saturday, March 12, 2022

High-Tech Crowd Control Weapon Sought For D.C. Protests Is Too Terrifying To Use

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhambling/2020/09/17/pentagons-crowd-control-weapon-is-too-terrifying-to-use/ 

What Makes the Neutron Rocket so Innovative? Rocket Lab has begun designing a revolutionary new rocket. What makes this rocket so special?

https://erik-engheim.medium.com/what-makes-the-neutron-rocket-so-innovative-197e720f550d 

This Is Why Quantum Mechanics Isn’t Enough To Explain The Universe. Realizing that matter and energy are quantized is important, but doesn’t give you everything you need. Of all the revolutionary ideas that science has entertained, perhaps the most bizarre and counterintuitive one is the notion of quantum mechanics. Previously, scientists had assumed…

https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/this-is-why-quantum-mechanics-isnt-enough-to-explain-the-universe-6c16467236b1 

Risk-based algorithm could improve cancer screenings. This time the intelligence is not artificial

https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/09/ai_prostate_tests/ 

Thursday, March 10, 2022

What I learned about languages just by looking at a Turkish typewriter

https://mwichary.medium.com/what-i-learned-about-languages-just-by-looking-at-a-turkish-typewriter-fc840aab1b0a 

The most controversial axiom in mathematics and its paradoxes

https://nseverkar.medium.com/the-most-controversial-axiom-in-mathematics-and-its-paradoxes-2c0cdfd725cb 

How a dubious math trick became a law of physics, a stock trading analogy. You can use renormalization in any statistical model as long as it matches what is actually happening under the hood.

https://medium.com/the-infinite-universe/how-a-dubious-math-trick-became-a-law-of-physics-a-stock-trading-analogy-8ecda6534e1d 

How to confuse yourself with quantum physics in 3 easy steps None of the experts got it — why not you, too?

https://csferrie.medium.com/how-to-confuse-yourself-with-quantum-physics-in-3-easy-steps-3148b8a1d929 

Why do guys need beards? — the answer will surprise you! Is it a sign of masculinity, high testosterone levels, or maybe it serves something else? Why do guys need facial hair? Scientists have a new idea, so surprising that they were honored with an IgNobel for it.

https://medium.com/@darkenergyarticles/why-do-guys-need-beards-the-answer-will-surprise-you-8a1c9c5a76b5 

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Surprising gut protein discovery is new target for constipation treatment

https://newatlas.com/biology/gut-touch-sensitive-protein-constipation-piezo2/ 

Cold waters may have produced the largest megalodon sharks

https://newatlas.com/biology/cold-waters-megalodon-sharks/ 

Corrosive Martian and lunar soils could be used to farm oxygen

https://newatlas.com/space/corrosive-martian-lunar-soil-farm-oxygen/ 

Anti-aging molecules safely reset mouse cells to youthful states

https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/anti-aging-molecules-reset-cells-youthful-states/ 

Childhood lead exposure cut IQ of over half of US population, study finds

https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/lead-exposure-childhood-iq-reduction-brain-development/ 

Two beers a day damages human brains as much as 10 years of aging

https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/alcohol-brain-shrinkage/ 

General Atomics' Gambit autonomous combat drone takes the initiative

https://newatlas.com/military/general-atomics-gambit-combat-drone-air-dominance/ 

Genetic study reveals causal link between blood type and COVID severity

https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/causal-link-blood-type-covid19-severity-genetic-study/ 

Landmark study finds “significant” brain changes after mild COVID-19

https://newatlas.com/health-wellbeing/brain-imaging-covid19-abnormal-damage-mild-disease/ 

AI has shown how little we know about the structure of a cell — we don’t even know half of its components! Biology textbooks will have to be rewritten. Biochemical analyses have shown that cells contain twice as many structures as previously thought. The discovery is due to artificial intelligence.

https://medium.com/@darkenergyarticles/ai-has-shown-how-little-we-know-about-the-structure-of-a-cell-we-dont-even-know-half-of-its-ffec0b1de108 

Where Does The Mass Come From? Mass is not only the amount of stuff.

https://medium.com/intuition/where-does-the-mass-come-from-f23bf536aa4c 

This Black Hole Paradox Should Prohibit The Most Massive Ones From Existing The ‘final parsec problem’ is still a mystery for astronomers. When it comes to black holes in the Universe, we know there are at least two major types. There are the low-mass black holes, which arise from the deaths of individual, massive stars or the mergers of two stellar remnants, like…

https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/this-black-hole-paradox-should-prohibit-the-most-massive-ones-from-existing-596f2a6a9520 

Black holes probably don’t have a singularity

https://medium.com/the-infinite-universe/black-holes-probably-dont-have-a-singularity-a15a54a10f27 

Elaborate Alternatives to Physics

https://medium.com/predict/two-of-the-most-elaborate-alternatives-to-traditional-physics-832b6bb1394d 

Did We Just Discover A New Force Of Nature?

https://comprehensivepost.medium.com/did-we-just-discover-a-new-force-of-nature-4b468479c9ba 

The Milky Way’s nearest galaxy, as seen through amateur eyes Professional astronomy images are the gold standard. But this Large Magellanic Cloud composite is the amateur community’s best image ever. The Universe is full of astronomical wonders, but it’s up to humanity to observe and analyze them.

https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/the-milky-ways-nearest-galaxy-as-seen-through-amateur-eyes-1198221f966a 

Protein tweak makes CRISPR gene editing 4,000 times less error-prone

https://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2022/03/protein-tweak-makes-crispr-gene-editing.html 

Chaos in the Mixmaster Universe. The only proven chaotic solution to general relativity just might be a clue to understanding time and quantum gravity

https://medium.com/the-infinite-universe/chaos-theory-in-einsteins-gravity-may-hold-clues-to-the-early-universe-f270e7f46bf0 

Childhood adversity is a ‘cause of causes’ of adult illnesses and mental health problems

https://globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/2022/03/childhood-adversity-is-cause-of-causes.html 

Monday, March 7, 2022

Superdeterminism may have solved the quantum measurement problem. A local, realist, reductionist interpretation with no extra dimensions, universes, or solipsism.

https://medium.com/the-infinite-universe/superdeterminism-may-have-solved-the-quantum-measurement-problem-beb36fa099f9 

The Possible Futures of Propulsion We Might Not Be Trapped in the Solar System

https://medium.com/the-ultra-reality/the-possible-futures-of-propulsion-c27797dee3c4 

Astronomers may have spotted the first-ever rogue Blackhole The invisible cosmic predator zipping through the galaxy could carry clues about supernova explosions While solitary black holes are found abundantly in a galaxy, they are extremely hard to spot — the reason being that they exhibit an…

https://medium.com/technicity/astronomers-may-have-spotted-the-first-ever-rogue-blackhole-2862c62bf414 

A room-temperature superconductor — At last!

https://medium.com/@vinven7/a-room-temperature-superconductor-at-last-1cc0193c0513 

A completely insane plan? — scientists want to create an artificial magnetic field for Mars! Mars has no magnetic field of its own. For this reason, it has almost no atmosphere. Scientists have come up with an idea on how to change this. Does it have a chance to be realized?

https://medium.com/@darkenergyarticles/a-completely-insane-plan-scientists-want-to-create-an-artificial-magnetic-field-for-mars-78eb288b6fa1 

Sunday, March 6, 2022

The physics of fire ant rafts could help engineers design swarming robots

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2022/03/06/the-physics-of-fire-ant-rafts-could-help-engineers-design-swarming-robots/ 

Why Is Nature So Good to Us?

https://deepakchopra.medium.com/why-is-nature-so-good-to-us-48f4b28717ad 

The Philosophical Theory about Reality That Will Change the Way You Think Forever. Let’s talk about The Sintergy Theory.

https://medium.com/the-philosophical-inn/the-philosophical-theory-about-reality-that-will-change-the-way-you-think-forever-525f00eb3b47 

How, exactly, does planet Earth move through the Universe? The Solar System isn’t a vortex, but rather the sum of all our great cosmic motions. Here’s how we move through space. Planet Earth isn’t at rest, but continuously moves through space.

https://medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/how-exactly-does-planet-earth-move-through-the-universe-a9737f644e 

An Unidentified Object Just Invaded Our Solar System

https://medium.com/intuition/an-unidentified-object-just-invaded-or-solar-system-e360470f4b35 

World's thinnest technology: 2 atoms thick

https://medium.com/technicity/at-two-atoms-thick-this-is-the-worlds-thinnest-technology-883bde895839 

We don’t understand quantum physics

https://medium.com/the-infinite-universe/we-dont-understand-quantum-physics-bafaefc79bcf 

The Code that took Astronauts to the Moon is full of Comedy and Heroism. MIT’s brightest engineers didn’t lose their sense of humor when taking us to the moon

https://medium.com/geekculture/the-code-that-took-astronauts-to-the-moon-is-full-of-comedy-and-heroism-7eb4f71b36d0 

Scientists Terrifying New Discovery Under Sahara Desert Changes Everything! (video)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-SH9XVU4s8