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Pets & Animals | Animals!
Why Do Birds Fly South for the Winter?
Genetics, seasonal changes, and Earth's magnetic field all play a role.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
'Light Speed' Electrons Discovered Moving in 4 Dimensions For The First Time : ScienceAlert
An elusive behavior of electrons has finally been isolated from more mundane electron activity in a real-world material.
Science & Technology | Technology
Former Google employee: How a ‘code red’ meeting and ChatGPT led execs to take 'shortcuts' in Gemini AI launch
A former high-level Google employee detailed significant structural issues at the company and said they cut corners to compete with ChatGPT and launch Gemini.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Billions of cicadas are about to emerge, creating a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle
Two large broods of cicadas in the Midwest and southeastern U.S. are set to surface simultaneously—something that hasn't happened in over 200 years.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
See the X-59, NASA's new supersonic jet
NASA’s new supersonic jet, the X-59, goes so fast it can’t have a windshield. Here’s how pilots will fly it.
Science & Technology | SCIENCE
Non-antibiotic drugs may cause antibiotic resistance
Numerous nonantibiotic drugs have potent antibacterial activity and can adversely impact the human microbiome. The mechanistic underpinning of this toxicity remains largely unknown. We investigated the antibacterial activity of 200 drugs using genetic ...
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
How the SR-71 Was Retired for Good (Even Though It Was the Fastest Plane Ever)
X It could cross continents in just a few hours, and at 80,000 feet, the Blackbird could survey 100,000 square miles of the ground below per hour. No other U.S. Air Force aircraft could fly faster or higher than the Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird,” and on its
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Scientists Confirm the Incredible Existence of ‘Second Sound’
Here’s visible proof for the first time ever.
Psychology | Psychology
Adolescent Stress Alters Brain Genes, Affecting Adult Behavior
A new study reveals that excessive stress during adolescence can lead to long-lasting changes in gene expression in the brain, particularly those related to bioenergy functions.
Pets & Animals | Animals
Here’s how your cat experiences the world
Cats use the same five senses as humans, but they view the world differently. Understanding them could make us better cat parents.
Pets & Animals | Other Kinds Of Animals
How Do Baby Birds Breathe Inside Their Eggs?
Discover the fascinating ways eggs provide everything a baby bird needs, including oxygen through a sophisticated system of membranes and air pockets.
Science & Technology | Science
James Webb Space Telescope spots neutron star hiding in supernova wreckage
Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers spotted a neutron star in Supernova 1987A, the aftermath of a stellar explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
News | News
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Feb. 4, 2024
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Feb. 4, 2024 Israel’s resilience in the wake of the Oct 7 onslaught has astounded many of its overseas supporters and opponents alike. Israel is making an astonishing comeback, as this week’s positive newsle
Science & Technology | Technology
AI researchers find AI models learning their safety techniques, actively resisting training, and telling them 'I hate you'
AI is obviously the topic of the moment and, while we seem to have gotten past the dichotomy of Terminator / saviour, a major source of concern remains the safety of this technology. This is not just
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
How dark is space?
Space is dark, but how dark? Why is it not bright with starlight and could two spaceships travelling in deep dark outer space see each other?
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Time is "elastic": Why time passes faster atop a mountain than at sea level - Big Think
The idea of 'absolute time' is an illusion. Physics and subjective experience reveal why.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Quantum batteries could charge by breaking our understanding of time
Causality is key to our experience of reality: dropping a glass, for example, causes it to smash, so it can’t smash before it’s dropped. But scientists have now demonstrated how that understanding of time can be violated to charge a quantum battery.
Psychology | Psychology
Scientists solved the mystery of what makes people scared of heights
This phenomenon, termed acrophobia, can escalate to a debilitating extent and has intrigued neurologists and psychologists for years.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
One of the brightest stars in the sky will 'blink out' on Dec. 12. Here's how to watch. | Live Science
Betelgeuse, the most famous red supergiant star and one of the sky's brightest, will disappear for up to 12 seconds during an ultra-rare occultation by asteroid 319 Leona.
Psychology | Psychology
Our Brains Completely Distort How Time Actually Happens — Here’s How To Take Advantage Of It
Researchers are attempting to understand how our interaction with our environment shapes our experience of time.
Politics | Climate Change
Climate Data Refutes Crisis Narrative
On September 16, with great fanfare, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced his office had filed a lawsuit against five major oil companies.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
It's Official: Scientists Confirm What's Inside The Moon
Well, the verdict is in.
Science & Technology | Science
Amazing Advance in Spinal Repair Allows Injured Mice to Walk Again
Researchers have reversed 'irreversible paralysis' in mice with complete spinal cord injuries using gene therapy.
Science & Technology | Science
Mind-Blowing Experiment Reveals Antimatter Falls in Gravity
As far as gravity is concerned, both matter and its charge-flipped 'mirror' twin, antimatter, deserve a big, warm hug.
Science & Technology | Science
It's Official: For The First Time Neutrinos Have Been Detected in a Collider Experiment : ScienceAlert
The ghost, at long last, is actually in the machine.
Health & Fitness | Psychology!
Groundbreaking MIT study challenges conventional science about sleep
Many people report experiencing increased energy, emotional stability, and a greater sense of well-being when they get more sleep
Science & Technology | Science
Twists in Spacetime Might Explain Some of The Brightest Objects in The Universe
A 3D model of a black hole's erratic feeding pattern reveals a potential explanation for the bizarre behavior of quasars with a dimmer switch.
Science & Technology | Science
TOUCHDOWN! NASA Just Returned to Earth With The Largest Asteroid Samples Ever
A seven-year space voyage came to its climactic end Sunday when a NASA capsule landed in the desert in the US state of Utah, carrying to Earth the largest asteroid samples ever collected.
Science & Technology | Science
James Webb Space Telescope detects 1st evidence of carbon on Jupiter's icy moon Europa
The discovery made using NASA's powerful space telescope brings scientists a step closer to determining if the salty water oceans of Europa could support life.
Science & Technology | Science
Powerful observatories reveal 5 breathtaking corners of the universe hidden to human eyes (images)
NASA has highlighted a new set of vibrant cosmic images, each one painted by the observatories that help us see what our eyes cannot.
Science & Technology | Science
Small moonquakes caused by Apollo lunar lander module, study finds
The Apollo 17 lunar lander module left behind by US astronauts on the moon’s surface could be causing moonquakes, or small tremors, a new study revealed.
Health & Fitness | Health
Tinnitus: A Common Incurable COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Event, Doctors Share Ways to Help
In this series, we evaluate some of the lesser-known yet common adverse events that are appearing in the research literature as well as in doctors’ clinics and, more importantly, how to deal with them ...
Health & Fitness | Health
After Long Silence on ‘Long Vax,’ Science Magazine Links Autoimmune Disorders to COVID Shots • Children's Health D
After years of organizing and advocacy by people suffering autoimmune injuries from the COVID-19 vaccine, one of the world’s top scientific journals reports on the existence of “Long Vax.”
Pets & Animals | Animals!
Why Do Goats Have Such Weird Eyes?
The shape of an animal’s pupils is a clue to its place in the food chain.
Science & Technology | Science
Physicists discover what lies beyond a black hole's event horizon
Gravity exists in three dimensions within a black hole's geometry, whereas particle physics resides on its surface in two dimensions.
Entertainment | Entertainment
The Influence of Star Trek and Science Fiction on Real Science
For Star Trek Day, learn about the relationship between sci-fi and real-life science in this excerpt from
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Newly discovered comet visible in night sky this weekend
A comet called Nishimura discovered just a month ago could be visible to the naked eye this weekend, offering stargazers a once-in-a-437-year chance to observe the celestial visitor.
Politics | Politics
'This Is Extremely Dangerous': Inside the Biden Administration's Push To Swap Science for 'Indigenous Knowledge'
Just five days before President Joe Biden entered the White House, his team handed the Washington Post an exclusive story: As president, Biden would keep his campaign promise of "following the science" by turning the White House Office of Science and Tech
News | News
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Sept. 4, 2023
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Sept. 4, 2023 SentinelOne CEO downplays takeover talk, calls Wiz “a nice little startup.” Tomer Weingarten was speaking after the cybersecurity company he founded raised its full-year forecast
Science & Technology | Science
What are fast radio bursts? | Space
Fast radio bursts — fleeting blasts of energy that are brighter than entire galaxies — remain mysterious. Here's what we know (and don't know) about FRBs.
Politics | Climate Change
1,600 Scientists Humiliate the Climate Ghouls Once and for All –
The report starts with a proposition everyone with an ounce of gray matter agrees with: Scientists should study science and politicians should stay out of it.
Politics | Politics
Bret and Heather 188th DarkHorse Podcast Livestream: Play the Hand You Are Dealt
In this 188th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens. In this episode we discuss
News | News
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 28, 2023
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 28, 2023 Israel’s usual high summer temperatures may explain why so many Israelis are indoors energetically working on innovations to make a better world. Renewable energy developments include relea
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CTECH: Latest Innovation & Technology News Aug. 25, 2023
CTECH: Latest Innovation & Technology News Aug. 25, 2023 Why did Jensen Huang credit an Israeli company for Nvidia’s remarkable success? The CEO of Nvidia directly credited the purchase of Israeli company Mellanox as an important part of the success
Pets & Animals | Animals
Rare spotless giraffe born at Tennessee zoo believed to be only one in the world | Fox News
Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tennessee, has welcomed a rare solid-colored reticulated giraffe into its family. Now, zoo officials are asking for help naming the baby giraffe.
News | News
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 20, 2023
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 20, 2023 I may have taken an extended holiday recently, but Israel’s innovators and high achievers certainly haven’t. The 50 positive articles in my latest newsletter are some of the best, but o
Science & Technology | Science
25 years after its discovery, dark energy remains frustratingly elusive
We still don't know what this mysterious force is.
Pets & Animals | Animals!
Can Dogs See in the Dark? Everything We Know About How Dogs See at Night
When the sun goes down, what does your pup see? We talked to veterinarians to find out how much dogs can see in the dark.
Science & Technology | Technology
The buttons on Zenith’s original ‘clicker’ TV remote were a mechanical marvel - The Verge
The Space Command is an elegant Star Trek-esque gadget that pioneered a battery-less way of controlling the television.
Pets & Animals | Animals & Pets
Don't Miss the Migration of Thousands of Beluga Whales That's Streaming Live
Thousands of beluga whales are swimming south, and you can watch their progress live.
Science & Technology | Science
10 Facts About Neutrinos, the Weirdest Particles in the Universe
Trillions of neutrinos zoom through you every second. Here's what you should know about these mysterious, nearly mass-less subatomic particles.
Politics | Opinion
Boycotting Israeli science harms everybody
As Israelis further test the enduring stamina of their democratic principles this week on the issue of judicial reform,
Science & Technology | Science
The closest planet to Earth? Probably not the one you’re thinking of
There has recently been some confusion over which of the planets of the Solar System is closest to Earth.
News | News
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel July 16, 2023
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel July 16, 2023 This newsletter edition is entitled “Chai-Tech”, merging the term “Hi-Tech” with “Chai” – the Hebrew word for “Living” / “Lives”. T
Politics | Op-Ed
Electric Cars Are a Scam
The left likes to treat skeptics of electrical cars as if they were Luddites. Truth is, making an existing product less efficient but more expensive doesn't really meet the definition of innovation.
News | News
TAU: Discovery that may Lead to Personalized Medicine for Infectious Diseases
TAU: Discovery that may Lead to Personalized Medicine for Infectious Diseases Personalized medicine exists today in a subset of diseases such as cancer, but there is almost no use of personal medicine tools in the field of infectious diseases. Base
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Yes, You Can Control Your Dreams: The Strange Science of Lucid Dreaming | Discover Magazine
Once dismissed as a new age fad, lucid dreaming has gained attention as a possible performance enhancer and therapeutic tool.
Advice & Self-Help | Couples and Relationship Support
The power of science communication: 5 questions for Heather Berlin
This neuroscientist is combining research, clinical work, and communication skills to bring science into popular culture
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Mars helicopter Ingenuity phones home, breaking 63-day silence
NASA's Mars helicopter Ingenuity has phoned home after 63 days of silence, and all appears to be well with the little rotorcraft.
Science & Technology | Science
Quantum computers could overtake classical ones within 2 years, IBM 'benchmark' experiment shows
A new experiment by IBM computers shows that quantum computers could soon outperform classical digital computers at practical tasks in the next two years.
News | News
What Really Happens When A Sub Implodes
Just what is an implosion and what would happen if you were unfortunate enough to be caught in one? Science has the answers and we've collected the info here.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Have Scientists Solved Stephen Hawking's Black Hole Paradox?
Scientists say they solved the Hawking information paradox, which states that information can neither be emitted from a black hole or preserved inside forever.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Entangled quantum circuits further disprove Einstein's concept of local causality
A group of researchers led by Andreas Wallraff, Professor of Solid State Physics at ETH Zurich, has performed a loophole-free Bell test to disprove the concept of "local causality" formulated by Albert Einstein in response to quantum mechanics.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Google Quantum AI braids non-Abelian anyons for the first time
Our intuition tells us that it should be impossible to see whether two identical objects have been swapped back and forth, and for all particles observed to date, that has been the case. Until now.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Scientists Actually Built a Working Tractor Beam: How It Works
Scientists built a working tractor beam—the first example of one that pulls objects visible to the naked eye. That's a huge deal.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Scientists believe they have discovered a portal to the Fifth Dimension
In a new study, scientists say that a particle that links to a fifth dimension can explain dark matter. (The previous article has been up...
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Voyager 2 Gets a Life-Extending Power Boost in Deep Space | WIRED
The NASA team hopes the iconic spacecraft and its twin can continue taking data beyond the solar system past their 50th birthdays.
Science & Technology | Science
White Dwarf Star Enters Its Crystallization Era, Turning Into A 'Cosmic Diamond'
To us, stars may resemble cut jewels, glittering coldly against the velvet darkness of the night sky.
Science & Technology | Science
After Going to Space, You Need to Spend At Least Three Years on Earth Recovering From Brain Damage
A new study shows and it can take as long as 3 years on Earth to recover from brain swelling suffered in space.
Politics | Gender Insanity
Poll: Support For Gender Binary Increases In America
A new poll released by the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) reveals that an increasing majority of Americans support the idea that there are only two genders.
News | News
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel June 4, 2023
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel June 4, 2023 Our world is far from being perfect. It’s therefore inspiring to see that so many of the articles in this week’s Positive Israel newsletter feature Israelis who are determined to make th
Science & Technology | Science
Scientists X-ray a Single Atom for the First Time
It took quantum tunneling and a particle accelerator to get the job done
Science & Technology | Science
12 Billion Miles Away: NASA’s Voyager 2 Continues Science Quest With Innovative Power Strategy
The plan will keep Voyager 2’s science instruments turned on a few years longer than previously anticipated, enabling yet more revelations from interstellar space. Launched in 1977, the Voyager 2 spacecraft is more than 12 billion miles (20 billion kilome
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
How a Tardigrade "Micro Animal" Became Quantum Entangled with Superconducting Qubit | Discover Magazine
Physicists have extended the conditions in which life can exist further than ever before.
Politics | Covid 19
Unfollow the Science: 300 COVID Articles Pulled, Many Over Lack of Ethical Standards
More than 300 COVID-19-related articles have been retracted — long after they’d done their damage — due to a lack of scientific truthfulness and ethical guidelines, according to Retraction Watch...
Politics | Climate Change
‘No Correlation’: Steve Milloy Slams Climate Alarmists’ Extreme Weather Claims
As usual, climate alarmists need to chill out. Junk Science’s Steve Milloy slammed recent scare-mongering that man-made climate change is supposedly causing increasing extreme weather events. “There i...
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel 5/21/23
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel 5/21/23 The upcoming Jewish festival of Shavuot (Pentecost) celebrates the Revelation at Mount Sinai. Appropriately, Israelis have been revealing more innovations and activities to benefit humanity. Recent medic
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Sounds Mount Everest Makes At Night Explained In Netflix Documentary
There's an interesting reason why Mount Everest makes seriously disturbing sounds at night. Find out more here...
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Reflection Questions - As assigned in Nature's Prose, Spring 2012 - by Heather Heying
Eleven years ago, I taught Nature’s Prose, a full-time academic program for first-year college students. Field trips, curricular activities, and readings were diverse and unusual, and assignments included five sets of “Reflection Questions” on which, every second Thursday, I asked students to think and write.
Science & Technology | Science
The Milky Way galaxy may be a different shape than we thought
New measurements suggest that the traditional view of the Milky Way as a galaxy with four major spiral arms could be wrong.
Science & Technology | Science
Neuroscientists Finally Understand An Elusive Mechanism Involved in Memory Creation
Researchers may have pinpointed the spot where brains store memories, which could help develop new neurological drugs.
News | News
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel May/14/23
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel May/14/23 Israel should be the first country to go to for solutions to the world’s biggest problems. In medical matters, its First Aid is second to none. In the latest Positive Israel newsletter, Israeli d
Science & Technology | Science
Boom! Astronomers just watched the largest explosion in space rage for 3 years
The blast lasted for three years and is over ten times as powerful as the brightest supernova .
Entertainment | Miscellanneous Trek
All The Technology Star Trek Predicted Accurately
"Star Trek" has long captivated audiences worldwide with its vision of the future. Here are all of the real technologies that "Star Trek" predicted accurately.
Health & Fitness | Health
Here's what happens to the brain when you have a concussion.
Here's a video of what happens to the brain when you have a concussion.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
This goofy-looking fish was found 27,000 feet deep | Popular Science
'We have spent over 15 years researching these deep snailfish; there is so much more to them than simply the depth.'
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
NASA scientists claim warp drive may soon become reality
Warp drive is said to possess the capability of having a propulsion system that can travel faster than light speed travel.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
Bajau people 'evolved bigger spleens' for free-diving - BBC News
In an example of human natural selection, Asia's Bajau people have evolved bigger spleens for diving.
Politics | Politics
How the ‘Unvaccinated’ Got It Right
Scott Adams is the creator of the famous cartoon strip, Dilbert. It is a strip whose brilliance derives from ...
Miscellaneous | Judaism
How the Universe Came to Be: Torah and Science
Religion is often accused of explaining a scientific discovery after the
fact. But the record on how the universe came to
be presents a different sequence of events.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
NASA's black hole animation is jaw-dropping
NASA released a new black hole animation that shows the colossal size of black holes compared to our solar system and other cosmic objects.
Science & Technology | Technology
‘Godfather of AI’ quits Google with regrets and fears about his life’s work - The Verge
Geoffrey Hinton, whose trailblazing work on neural networks won him the ‘Nobel Prize of computing’ has quit Google to speak freely about the risks of AI now that Google and Microsoft on locked in fierce competition that might be impossible to stop.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Brain Activity Decoder Can Reveal Stories in People’s Minds - UT News
News, stories, and opinions on science, technology, health, education, business, policy, campus life, and more from The University of Texas at Austin.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Watch a rocket-powered spaceplane fly for the first time
After flying for the first time on March 29, Dawn Aerospace’s rocket-powered spaceplane, the Mk-II Aurora, flew again the very next day.
Science & Technology | Science
Relive SpaceX's explosive 1st Starship test flight in these incredible launch photos
Starship may not have reached space, but it put on quite a show.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Alignment of galaxies millions of light years away supports general relativity
Scientists from research institutions including Kyoto University have confirmed that the intrinsic alignments of galaxies have characteristics that allow it to be a powerful probe of dark matter and dark energy on a cosmological scale.
Pets & Animals | Animals
Do Cats Remember People? | Daily Paws
Do cats remember people? There are numerous reasons to believe they do, especially with humans they bond with regularly. An animal behavior expert explains.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
How a Guy From a Montana Trailer Park Overturned 150 Years of Biology - The Atlantic
Biology textbooks tell us that lichens are alliances between two organisms—a fungus and an alga. They are wrong.
Science & Technology | Science
How Music Can Prevent Cognitive Decline
Listening to or practicing music had positive implications on cognitive decline in older adults by stimulating the production of gray matter in key brain areas, a new study reveals.
News | News
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel April 16, 2023
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel April 16, 2023 It’s hard to be positive when a tragedy occurs such as that to Lucy (Leah) Dee and her daughters Maia and Rina. All I can report is that the organs Lucy donated have benefited five Israelis
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
The Brain’s Support Cells May Play a Key Role in OCD
A newly discovered cellular mechanism that involves astrocytes, as well as neurons, appears to be involved in repetitive behaviors and OCD.
Science & Technology | Science
2 newfound black holes are the closest ever to Earth and like nothing seen before
The two black holes lie just 1,560 and 3,800 light-years from our planet, respectively.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
What is the double-slit experiment, and why is it so important?
The double-slit experiment is one of the most important demonstrations in quantum physics, and it completely upends what we thought we knew about reality.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Radical NASA Propulsion Concept Could Reach Interstellar Space in Under 5 Years : ScienceAlert
A newly proposed propulsion system could theoretically beam a heavy spacecraft to outside the confines of our Solar System in less than 5 years – a feat that took the historic Voyager 1 probe 35 years to achieve.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Leonardo da Vinci Was Jewish - Tablet Magazine
Italian historian Carlo Vecce set out to debunk rumors of da Vinci’s foreign origins, but a newly discovered document changed his mind
News | News
Tel Aviv U – Demonstrates Innovative Technology Alternative for Psychiatric Meds
Tel Aviv U – Demonstrates Innovative Technology Alternative for Psychiatric Meds An innovative technology-driven treatment was found to be as effective as psychiatric medications like Cipralex A new clinical trial conducted at Tel Aviv University ha
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Scientists find secret ingredient in da Vinci paintings
It was originally believed to have been from contamination, but researchers now say it was intentional.
Entertainment | Entertainment
William Shatner documentary 'You Can Call Me Bill' will help expand access to space
The non-profit organization Space For Humanity will receive 25% of the proceeds from the new William Shatner documentary "You Can Call Me Bill."
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
‘First To the Moon’: Documentary Commemorates Apollo 8, First Flight to Leave Earth Orbit – PJ Media
Apollo 11 was the epitome of a world-defining event. Everybody who was alive in 1969 remembers Neil Armstrong saying, “That’s one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.” Similarly, the ne...
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
How a magician-mathematician revealed a casino loophole - BBC Future
When a gang of gambling cheats sussed out how to beat the house, they inadvertently highlighted a loophole from a shuffled deck. It took a magician-turned-mathematician to reveal how.
Politics | Politics
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky claiming vaccinated people can't spread COVID-19
In testimony to U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on May 19, 2021 CDC Director Rochelle Walensky claimed: "Data have demonstrated even if you were to get infected during post-vaccination, you can’t give it to anyone else."
Miscellaneous | Other Stuff
DNA From Beethoven's Hair Reveals a Surprise Almost 200 Years Later : ScienceAlert
One stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig von Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness.
Science & Technology | Science
Astronauts that hibernate on long spaceflights is not just for sci-fi. We could test it in 10 years.
First hibernation studies with human subjects could be feasible within a decade, a European Space Agency (ESA) researcher thinks.
Politics | Politics
Fauci vs. Fauci
A compilation of countless lies and contradictions on Gain of Function, Lab Leak Theory, Masks, Lockdowns, Vaccine Side Effects and Masks.
Science & Technology | Science
Researchers Discover Unknown Molten Layer Below Earth’s Surface
Scientists have recently discovered that there is a layer of partly molten rock under the surface of earth’s crust—a discovery crucial to understanding the movement of tectonic plates.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Salicylates and Pandemic Influenza Mortality, 1918–1919 Pharmacology, Pathology, and Historic Evidence
Abstract. The high case-fatality rate—especially among young adults—during the 1918–1919 influenza pandemic is incompletely understood. Although late deaths sho
Politics | Politics
America's COVID Response Was Based on Lies | Opinion
We have seen an Orwellian attempt to rewrite history and to blame the failure of widespread lockdowns on the lockdowns' critics.
Politics | Politics
Moderna Never Had a Sample of the Virus | Armstrong Economics
This video clip shows that Moderna never even has a sample of the virus to make a vaccine. It was all just theoretical computer science.
Science & Technology | Science
Mars Mystery: Almost Perfectly Circular Sand Dunes - Videos from The Weather Channel
The High-Resolution Imaging Experiment, or HiRISE, aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the dunes as it studied how frost thaws at the end of Mar’s winter. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com
Science & Technology | Science
Boom! Japanese astronomer catches meteorite smashing into the moon (video)
Japanese astronomer Daichi Fujii captured the telltale flash of a meteorite impacting the moon, causing a brief flash on our celestial neighbor's nightside.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Precise characterization of a corridor-shaped structure in Khufu’s Pyramid by observation of cosmic-ray muons - Nature Communications
Khufu’s Pyramid is one of the largest archaeological monuments in the world, and still contains unexplored voids. Here, the authors use cosmic-ray muon radiography in multiple positions to precisely characterize one of these inner structures called the
Politics | Politics
MIT-educated Rep. Thomas Massie vs. John Kerry on climate change
MIT-educated Rep. Thomas Massie asking. John Kerry about CO2 levels in the past.
Health & Fitness | Masks
The Real Science on Masks: They Make No Difference
Face coverings do nothing to reduce the spread of Covid, according to a new, gold standard scientific review.
Science & Technology | Tech
SpaceX rolls out rocket for NASA's Crew-6 astronaut launch (photos)
The Falcon 9 rocket and its Crew Dragon Endeavour will launch on Monday, Feb. 27.
Science & Technology | Technology
Bing: “I will not harm you unless you harm me first”
Last week, Microsoft announced the new AI-powered Bing: a search interface that incorporates a language model powered chatbot that can run searches for you and summarize the results, plus do …
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
NASA to launch Israel’s first space telescope in 2026
Israel’s first space telescope will enter geostationary orbit in 2026, where it will scan the universe for events such as stars colliding or exploding and the impact of giant black holes, the Weizmann Institute of Science announced Tuesday.
Pets & Animals | Animals
Study: Dogs Are In-Tune With Their Families, Even Kids | Daily Paws
Dogs are great sidekicks and this study supports it. Discover what researchers found when they observed kids and their dogs walking around together.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli scientists test new approach to treat Alzheimer's
Researchers develop molecule that helps prevent the reduced metabolic mechanism associated with disease, preventing cognitive skill decline in mice.
Science & Technology | Science
'Hidden' planet at edge of our solar system could be five times the size of Earth
Scientists believe that a huge planet which has never been seen by astronomers could be lurking, almost invisibly, at the dark edges of our solar system.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
NASA Releases Stunning 4K Video of Apollo 13 Views of the Moon, Ending All Conspiracy Theories - news.scienceclub
NASA has developed a stunning view of the Moon using data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) and combined with the views recorded by Apollo 1
Politics | Politics
Bret and Heather 161st DarkHorse Podcast Livestream: They’re Making Our Point - YouTube
In this 161st in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evo...
Science & Technology | Science
CO 2 Breath Control (Regulation of Respiration): O2 vs. CO2
CO2 Breath Control (Regulation of Respiration): O2 vs. CO2 : Oxygen and carbon dioxide are major factors in breath control or regulation of respiration
Science & Technology | Science
SpaceX's interplanetary rocket fires up engines in unprecedented test | CNN Business
SpaceX attempted to ignite all 33 engines in a test fire of its gargantuan Super Heavy rocket booster. The trial marks the company's first static fire test for what is expected to be the most powerful launch vehicle ever built.
Science & Technology | Science
Part of The Sun Has Broken Off And Formed a Vortex... What The Heck Is Going on?
For all that the Sun is a ubiquitous and vital part of our lives, a lot about it remains baffling.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Requiem for a string: Charting the rise and fall of a theory of everything | Ars Technica
String theory was supposed to explain all of physics. What went wrong?
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CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 9, 2023
CTECH: Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Feb. 9, 2023 She-VC | “Our philosophy is that a woman shouldn’t have to give up on anything to pursue her career.” Shelly Hod Moyal and Mor Assia, Co-CEOs and founding partners at iAngels, tell
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See the green comet near Mars in the night sky this week
Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be close to Mars in the Taurus constellation from Feb. 9 through Feb. 14, making it easier to locate as it dims in the night sky.
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Neuroscientists listened in on people’s brains for a week. They found order and chaos.
The study shows that our brains exist between chaos and stability—a finding that could be used to help tweak them either way.
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Feb. 5, 2023
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Feb. 5, 2023 This week’s newsletter is packed with life-enhancing creations from the minds of Israeli scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators. Cell therapy to fix genetic diseases; Artificial Intelligence
Science & Technology | Climate
The Climate Alarmist’s TRUE Fear
By Andy May Is it just me, or are the climate alarmists more unhinged than usual lately? Al Gore screaming about boiling oceans and rain bombs is just part of it. As Eric Worral has reported, the BBC blamed global warming for the lack of snow, just after
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Randomized controlled trials: masks do nothing
Cochrane Library, an extremely well-regarded service that aggregates a database of high-quality medical studies and analyzes them, has published a new analysis of randomized controlled trials on physi...
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Green comet flaunts its tail in dazzling deep space photo
A new image from astrophotographer Miguel Claro shows a close-up view of comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) on Jan. 22, 2023 immersed in a colorful starfield.
Health & Fitness | Psychology
The fascinating neuroscience behind dreaming
Sleep is essential to our physiological and psychological well-being, as it allows us to recharge overnight in order to face a brand new day with our cognitive abilities intact. So, it seems that sleeping is necessary. But is dreaming? What even is a drea
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NASA funds nuclear probes for icy moons, huge new space telescopes and other far-out tech ideas
Each of the 14 funded NIAC Phase 1 proposals will receive $175,000.
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Six lifestyle choices to slow memory decline named in 10-year study
Over-60s who combined more healthy lifestyle choices enjoyed most benefit, found Beijing researchers
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CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 26, 2023
CTECH Latest Israeli Innovation & Technology News Jan. 26, 2023 Qualcomm set to cut dozens of jobs in Israel in new round of layoffs. The U.S. chip giant, which acquired Israeli startup Cellwize for $350 million last June, employs 700 people in Isr
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Japanese telescope captures mysterious blue spiral in Hawaii
A Japanese telescope camera captured a 'flying spiral' in Hawaii shortly after SpaceX launched a new satellite.
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NASA and DARPA will test nuclear thermal engines for crewed missions to Mars
Nuclear thermal rocket engines could help get astronauts to Mars more quickly than by chemical propulsion methods.
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New NASA Nuclear Rocket Plan Aims to Get to Mars in Just 45 Days
We live in an era of renewed space exploration, where multiple agencies are planning to send astronauts to the Moon in the coming years.
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 22, 2023
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 22, 2023 Spectacular! There is no other word to describe some of the latest incredible Israeli innovations in this week’s newsletter. Four exciting cancer treatment developments; a life-changing por
