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Health & Fitness | Covid
No Science Justifies Bans on Indoor or Outdoor Dining - American Greatness
In a video that is simultaneously gut-wrenching and infuriating, a Los Angeles restaurant owner exposed the hypocrisy of Mayor Eric Garcetti’s order to ban…
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 24, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 24, 2021 The scourge of Covid-19 is hopefully on the way out as the world publicizes the news that Israel’s mass vaccination program is working. In other news, Israeli medical innovations are showing
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Object that whizzed by Earth probably came from alien world, Harvard professor asserts - CBS News
Harvard's Avi Loeb says object that whizzed by Earth in 2017 was probably debris from an advanced alien technology – space junk from many light years away.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Quantum computing may make current encryption obsolete, a quantum internet could be the solution
Sometime between now and 2030, the mathematical system that protects all of digital communications may fall victim to a superior quantum system. Preparing for that time may require us to reinvent the network itself.
Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness
Dementia, Alzheimer's not an inevitable part of aging: Study - ABC News
The study showed centenarians without cognitive decline despite risk factors.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
In first, Haifa man regains his vision after getting artificial cornea implant
Jamal Furani, 78, is the first person implanted with CorNeat's product; after operation, he could read text and recognize family members, startup says
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Researchers Find Genetic Mutation That May Pave Way For Autism Drugs
New research led by Hebrew University Professor Sagiv Shifman studied the effects of POGZ, a gene associated with autism.
Science & Technology | Science
Researchers develop AI framework that predicts object motion from image and tactile data | VentureBeat
Researchers developed an AI framework that can predict the motion of objects from visual and tactile data.
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 17, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 17, 2021 Scientists used to think that there were only 4 elements – earth, air, fire and water. Israeli scientists fighting cancer and Covid show in this week’s newsletter that it’s much
Science & Technology | Science
NASA Curiosity rover celebrates 3,000th day on Mars with stunning panorama of planet
The glorious new image captures the 96-mile-wide Gale Crater and part of Mount Sharp, its central mountain.
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 10, 2021
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Jan. 10, 2021 The incredible pace of anti-Covid vaccination is fueling a surge of optimism and (despite the lockdown) positive activity amongst Israelis – literally a “shot in the arm”. All ove
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
How Far Could A Spaceship Go If We Never Ran Out Of Thrust?
A single lifetime is more than enough to take you to the limits of the Universe.
Health & Fitness | Covid-19 News
A new drug in the works might provide coronavirus immunity – BGR
Development of a potential new coronavirus treatment is underway in Britain, where researchers are trying to put together a dose of antibodies that would provide instant coronavirus immunity.
Science & Technology | Cosmic Research
Straight out of sci-fi: Scientists achieve long-distance “quantum teleportation” for the first time – NaturalNews.
Scientists have successfully "beamed up" units of quantum information known as qubits over a great distance for the first time. Led by scientists from the California Institute of Technology, a team of researchers demonstrated this so-called &q
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Long-distance quantum teleportation is now possible, meaning quantum internet
A collaborative team of scientists have now successfully teleported qubits across almost 14 miles of fiber optic cables, and internet will never be the same.
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 20, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 20, 2020 So many of Israel’s latest innovations and activities can only be described as “brilliant”. Medical research discoveries, devices and treatments; social and humanitarian work; s
Politics | The War On Gender
Who Believes in Science, Now? Medical Journal Claims Biological Sex Has 'No Clinical Utility'
The New England Journal of Medicine has argued for removing sex from birth certificates in order to support transgender identity.
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Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig - Post-Truth: Why Are Religious Fundamentalists So Anti-Science?
Prof. Sam Lehman-Wilzig – Post-Truth: Why Are Religious Fundamentalists So Anti-Science? On the face of it, there is a huge gap between Evangelical Protestants (also other religious fundamentalists) and ultra-Orthodox Jews (haredim). But on at least
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 13, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 13, 2020 This week’s Israeli news was ablaze with the arrival of Covid-19 vaccines, peace with Morocco, and new Israeli medical treatments for MS, stroke and dementia. The future is bright thanks to I
Science & Technology | Science
Scientists make major breakthrough in search for aliens – and its first discovery is a disappointment
Scientists have made a major breakthrough in the search for alien life – but its first discovery has proved disappointing for anyone hoping to meet extraterrestrials.
Science & Technology | Technology
SpaceX flies its Starship rocket to 40,000 feet, just misses the landing in explosive finale | TechCrunch
SpaceX is one step closer to replacing its Falcon line of active duty spacecraft: Its Starship prototype “SN8” achieved a major milestone in the ongoing spacecraft’s development program, flying to a height of around 40,000 feet at SpaceX’s development fac
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 6, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Dec. 6, 2020 The inspiration for this week’s “enabling” theme is the election of an Israeli with muscular dystrophy to the top UN committee on disability rights. Meanwhile, Israel’
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
A Child’s Puzzle Has Helped Unlock the Secrets of Magnetism
People have known about magnets since ancient times, but the physics of ferromagnetism remains a mystery. Now a familiar puzzle is getting physicists closer to the answer.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
3D Map Shows the Milky Way Galaxy in Unprecedented Detail
With this new map of the Milky Way, astronomers can calculate the galaxy's mass and learn more about its past and future.
Science & Technology | Science & Space
Mysterious object that flew by Earth has finally been identified
The object originally dubbed Asteroid 2020 SO appears to be a long-lost rocket booster that left Earth in 1966 and finally came back. The booster was part of a failed NASA mission to the Moon, and it has apparently been orbiting the Sun ever since.
Science & Technology | Science
New technique proves capable of reversing age-related vision loss – BGR
Scientists used a mouse study to demonstrate that it's possible to reverse age-related vision decline. The team used genes that are present during embryo development to give the eyes of the mice a sort of boost, and it proved effective.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Drug Reverses Age-Related Cognitive Decline Within Days - Neuroscience News
Short-term exposure to an experimental drug reverses age-related memory decline and cognitive deficits in mice. The drug, ISRIB, has previously shown beneficial effects in treating memory loss associated with TBI and other neurological disorders.
Science & Technology | The Ocean & The Environment
Australian researchers find 81-year-old snapper, oldest known tropical reef fish | Fish | The Guardian
The midnight snapper caught at Rowley Shoals off Western Australia is 20 years older than the previous record holder
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
Now's a Great Time to See Mars in the Night Sky. Here's What to Look For.
The red planet is shining bright in late 2020. Here's why you should get out and see it.
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 29, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 29, 2020 It is certainly refreshing to see so many Israeli innovations that benefit the environment and agriculture in this week’s positive Israel newsletter. They include a new Israeli agricultural i
Psychology | Psychology
New psychology study provides insight into fundamental cognitive processes linked to dogmatism
Dogmatic individuals tend to form less accurate judgements thanks to a generic resistance to seeking out additional information, according to new research ...
Visual Arts | Art!
Researchers Find DNA, Bacteria on Leonardo da Vinci’s Drawings
Researchers have found DNA and bacteria on Leonardo da Vinci's drawings and published their findings in a new study.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Arecibo Observatory to Close Its Giant Eye on the Sky - Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Science & Technology | Science
Record-setting asteroid zoomed past Earth — missing by just 240 miles, NASA announces
An asteroid known as 2020 VT4 flew 240 miles away from Earth last week, setting a record for the closest to fly past Earth without hitting it, NASA said.
Psychology | Psychology
Researchers' Politics Don't Undermine Their Scientific Results - Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Science & Technology | Science
Why NASA wants to put a nuclear power plant on the moon
NASA plans to build a nuclear power plant on the moon and Mars to support its long-term exploration plans.
Science & Technology | Science
Four astronauts poised to make history as SpaceX's 'Resilience' preps for Sunday launch
'Resilience' will break free of the shackles of gravity and shepherd four astronauts to the ISS for the first ever operational commercial crew mission.
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This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 15, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 15, 2020 A huge amount of thought goes into Israeli innovations, as can be seen in this week’s newsletter. Mental health is the focus of several medical innovations. The other medical achievements are
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Watch SpaceX launch 4 astronauts to the ISS Saturday | Live Science
NASA and SpaceX are all set to launch a full crew into space tomorrow (Nov. 14) from Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This will be the first operational crew mission leaving U.S. soil, since the final space shuttle launch in July 2011.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
”Spacetime is Emerging from Some Deeper Reality” --Stephen Hawking's Paradox | The Daily Galaxy
In has been said that Newton gave us answers; Stephen Hawking gave us questions. A trio of scientists are one step closer to resolving the black-hole information paradox, one of the most intriguing physics mysteries of our time. “Spacetime
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
NASA confirms water has been spotted on the sunlit surface of the moon
NASA announced it has discovered water on the sunlit surface of the moon.
Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness
After This Declaration, No One Can Say 'Science' Demands Lockdowns
While left-leaning media and pundits claim that evidence and science guide their decisions, the Great Barrington Declaration proves their dishonesty.
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 1, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Nov. 1, 2020 The vision of Israel’s innovators brings tomorrow’s dreams much closer to today’s world. This week’s newsletter includes visual innovations such as an eye-tracking app to red
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Assessing The Habitability of Planets Around Old Red Dwarfs
A new study using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope gives new insight into an important question: how habitable are planets that orbit the most common type of stars in the Galaxy? The target of the new study, as reported in our press release, is Barnard's Star, which is one of the closest stars to Earth at a distance of just 6 light years.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Bio-Defense Lab To Begin Clinical Trial For COVID-19 Vaccine
The Israel Institute for Biological Research will begin a 3-phase clinical trial with human participants for its vaccine candidate, Brilife.
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Oct. 25, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Oct. 25, 2020 Much of recent positive Israel news will come “out of the blue” and astound those who do not receive my newsletter. Even regular readers couldn’t have imagined three Arab countrie
Science & Technology | Science
What did NASA discover on the Moon, and what is it so excited to tell us?
NASA has something very exciting to tell us about the Moon, so it's holding a conference call on Monday, October 26th. The discovery was made using NASA's flying observatory SOPHIA. Audio of the call will be streamed live on NASA's website for everyone to
Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness
Israeli company announces identification of COVID-19 indicators in breath test
NextGen says it's moving closer to developing a reliable test that would be faster and cheaper than the PCR tests currently in use
Science & Technology | Science
Dinosaur Asteroid Hit Worst Case Place
We all know the story: 66 million years ago, a giant asteroid crashed into Earth, killing off three-quarters of all species, including most of the dinosaurs. Researchers suspect that the impact caused the extinction by kicking up a cloud of dust and tiny
Science & Technology | Science & Space
New images show NASA spacecraft's historic landing and sample collection on asteroid
New images taken by the OSIRIS-REx mission show the historic first touchdown of a NASA spacecraft on the near-Earth asteroid Bennu. The spacecraft collected a sample that will be returned to Earth in 2023.
Science & Technology | Science
A NASA spacecraft is poised to snag the largest sample of rocks from an asteroid ever
On October 19th, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will attempt to grab a large sample of rocks from an asteroid named Bennu, with the goal of returning the material back to Earth in 2023.
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Oct. 18 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Oct. 18 2020 Jews globally restarted reading the Torah this week from Genesis and Israelis are certainly continuing the creative task. New Covid-19 treatments, life-saving surgical procedures and medical apps. I
Science & Technology | Science
Witness The Very Last Scream of Light From a Star Devoured by a Black Hole
From the heart of a galaxy 215 million light-years away, a brilliant flash of light flared into the void of space - the last scream of light from a dying star as it veered too close and was pulled apart by a supermassive black hole.
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CDC Study Finds Overwhelming Majority Of People Getting Coronavirus Wore Masks
Over 70 percent of the case-patients who were contaminated with the virus fell ill despite "always" wearing a mask.
Pets & Animals | Animals!
Monkeys Filmed Working Together to Save a Juvenile From a Boa Constrictor
Anthropologists from Tulane University have captured incredible footage of capuchin monkeys teaming up to rescue one of their own from the strangling clutches of a Boa constrictor. The video, along...
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Scientists: New Antibody Cocktail May Provide COVID-19 Immunity For Months
A team of Israeli researchers have isolated six antibodies that work in combination to target the coronavirus and neutralize it.
Science & Technology | Science
Why Doesn't the Earth Have a Bunch of Mini Moons? | WIRED
To answer this question, let's take a look at something called the Three-Body Problem.
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Oct. 5, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Oct. 5, 2020 Israeli innovations and activities are bearing fruit. Medical treatments, technologies and medics are saving lives, warning of life-threatening conditions and helping to bring new life into the worl
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
What Do 2,000-Year-Old Ancient Judean Dates Taste Like? Israeli Scientists Found Out
Israeli scientists harvested ancient dates at Kibbutz Ketura, after 15 years of patience, hope, and ground-breaking agriculture techniques.
Science & Technology | The Ocean & The Environment
New Killer Whale Could Be the Largest Unknown Animal Left on the Planet
Found in some of the most inhospitable latitudes on Earth, it's no wonder these mysterious creatures remained undescribed by science for so long.
Science & Technology | Science
Scientists May Have Found a Material for Building on Mars | WIRED
Using simple chemistry, the organic polymer chitin can be transformed into a viable substance for creating tools and habitats on the Red Planet.
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Sept. 23, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Sept. 23, 2020 There is so much optimism for a better future in this week’s positive Israel newsletter. Amazing Israeli medical advances include fighting Covid-19 and printing replacement human organs. Isr
Science & Technology | Science
Scientists find possible sign of life on Venus
Astronomers have found phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus, possibly indicating life.
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
In Clouds on Venus, New Potential for Microbial Life
Astronomers have detected a chemical in Venus’ atmosphere that signifies life on Earth. Could it mean the same on Venus?
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Sept. 13, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Sept. 13, 2020 Many articles in this week’s positive Israel newsletter are connected with renewal – the main theme of the Jewish New Year. Israeli medical treatments and innovations have given new li
Health & Fitness | Health Tips
Vitamin D deficiency could be linked to increased risk of COVID-19, University of Chicago researchers say
A vitamin D deficiency might be linked to an increased risk of getting COVID-19, according to University of Chicago researchers.
Science & Technology | Science
Bacteria could have traveled from Mars to Earth, changing what we know about how life formed, study says | Fox News
A newly published study notes that a type of bacteria was able to survive in space outside the International Space Station, opening up the possibility that life could have traveled from Mars.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Data Scientist Suggests 'End of Coronavirus Peak' Is Near
Coronavirus infection rates will decline in as little as two to three weeks, according to a data model created by BGU Professor Mark Last.
Science & Technology | Science
50 new planets, including one as big as Neptune, are identified using A.I.
Researchers used a machine learning algorithm to confirm 50 new "exoplanets," a first for artificial intelligence in astronomy.
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 23, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 23, 2020 The speed and frequency of positive developments in Israel has now accelerated to phenomenal levels. They include one-second Covid-19 tests, mass-produced anti-viral stickers, the Israeli Air Force
Science & Technology | Science
NASA watches as weird 'dent' in Earth's magnetic field splits in two
NASA is tracking a strange dent in Earth's magnetic field called the South Atlantic Anomaly, which can expose spacecraft to higher levels of damaging radiation.
Politics | Leftists Are Insane
Everything the Left Touches It Ruins. Now Add Science.
More than two years ago, I wrote a column titled “Whatever the Left Touches It Ruins.” I listed eight examples:
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Breakthrough extends quantum state stability by 10,000 times
Scientists in Chicago have developed a way to keep quantum states operating for longer periods of time -- a breakthrough that could accelerate the development of quantum communication, computing and sensing.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Neuroscientist Says Experimental Alzheimer's Drug May Help Kids With Autism
A new study headed by Prof. Illana Gozes of Tel Aviv University sheds light on the effects of ADNP syndrome, a condition on the autism spectrum.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
The race to building a fully functional quantum stack | TechCrunch
As we approach the age of quantum computing, it is no longer a question of ‘if,’ but rather one of ‘when’ this technology finally matures and ‘who’ will lead this emerging industry.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Dwarf planet closest to Earth is geologically alive
The tiny, frigid world Ceres amazes with evidence of recent ice volcanoes fed by the remnants of an ancient underground sea.
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 9, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 9, 2020 The Jewish day of Love – Tu B’Av was celebrated this week, and Israel’s love for humanity could not have been more clearly visible. It included successful efforts to save the lives
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
If Lockheed Martin's Hypersonic SR-72 Jet Is Successful, Flight Will Never Be The Same
Twice as fast as its predecessor, the SR-71 Blackbird.
Science & Technology | Science & Technology
Could a Janky, Jury-Rigged Air Purifier Help Fight Covid-19? | WIRED
Indoor-air experts think: Sure, maybe. Why the hell not? We convinced the CEO of an air filter company to give it a try.
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 2, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel Aug. 2, 2020 Israel’s positive activities reach every part of the globe. In this week’s newsletter, many more lifesaving Israeli treatments and tests for Covid-19 and cancer reach international hospi
Science & Technology | Science
Quantum physicists say time travelers don't have to worry about the butterfly effect
What if I told you all your favorite time-travel films and books were actually created by big tech in order to wrest control of the time-travel industry from the proletariat? Think about it. Back to the Future, The Terminator, The Time Machine, all of the
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel July 26, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel July 26, 2020 In this week’s positive Israel newsletter, Israeli innovators continue to provide solutions to global problems. These are as diverse as Covid-19, cancer, gastro surgery, access to computers f
Miscellaneous | Other Kinds of Whatnot
When Will Comet Neowise Disappear? Everything You Need to Know - Thrillist
Comet Neowise is fading. See it while you can.
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel July 19 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel July 19 2020 Ten years ago I read a copy of a new book containing the reasons for Israel’s transformation into a nation of entrepreneurs. “Start-Up Nation” by Dan Senor and Saul Singer inspir
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Best way to see Comet NEOWISE in the night sky - Los Angeles Times
Get out this week and look up to see Comet NEOWISE, the most spectacular comet in decades.
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel July 12,2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel July 12, 2020 Israel continues to develop tests and treatments to combat the Covid-19 virus that attacks the respiratory system and also restricts many of us from enjoying the fresh air outside. Other Israeli me
News | News
The Brightest Comet in Almost a Decade Is Visible Now. Here’s How to See It.
Comet Neowise is ready to put on a show.
Health & Fitness | Health News & Tips
COVID-19 and blood type: What's the link?
Scientists are finding evidence that blood type may be a risk factor for COVID-19. In one study, people with Type A blood were more likely to be hospitalized.
Psychology | Psychology
Narcissists, Psychopaths, and Manipulators Are More Likely To Engage in ‘Virtuous Victim Signaling,’ Says Study
Plus: Protesters sue over alleged mistreatment by arresting officers, a new ruling on robocalls, and more...
Pets & Animals | Pets & Animals
Hummingbirds Can See Colors We Can’t Even Imagine | WIRED
When humans see purple, we’re really seeing a blend of red and blue light. Hummingbirds see purple plus ultraviolet—and lots of other nonspectral colors.
Miscellaneous | Interesting Links
The Inventor of Ibuprofen Accidentally Discovered It Could Help a Hangover | Mental Floss
It all started when Dr. Stewart Adams took too many vodka shots the night before speaking at a Moscow conference.
Science & Technology | Science
Is Coronavirus Burning Out After 20% of a Population Is Infected? | RealClearScience
More than half a million people have died from COVID-19 globally. It is a major tragedy, but perhaps not on the scale some initially feared. And there are finally signs that the pandemic is...
Health & Fitness | Health
N95 Respirators and Surgical Masks | | Blogs | CDC
CDC - Blogs - NIOSH Science Blog – N95 Respirators and Surgical Masks -
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel June 29, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel June 29, 2020 The severity of the second wave of Covid-19 infections is still “up in the air”, but Israeli treatments, equipment and personnel are ready to face it. Meanwhile, the airways are full of
Health & Fitness | Health & Fitness
COVID-19 Can Cause Loss of Smell, And Scientists Finally Discovered Why
From the first reports coming out of Wuhan, Iran and later Italy, we knew that losing your sense of smell (anosmia) was a significant symptom of the disease. Now, after months of reports, both anecdotal and more rigorous clinical findings, we think
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli doctors to blast bacteria into orbit, readying for space-based medicine
Scientists will send experiments into space, including a capsule of E. coli, with the hope of overcoming antibiotic-resistant germs and to prepare for space travelers getting sick
News | Clean Energy
Futuristic Solar Plants Plagued by Glitches, Poor Training - Scientific American
Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
Science & Technology | Science
A green glow has appeared around Mars
The Mars Trace Gas Orbiter spotted a phenomenon on Mars that has also been observed around Earth. A green glow outlining the planet is the result of charged oxygen atoms gradually calming down.
Science & Technology | Science
Underground 'structures' discovered near Earth’s core, surprising scientists | Fox News
Scientists have discovered “unexpected widespread structures” near Earth’s core.
Science & Technology | Science
There could be more than 30 alien civilizations in the Milky Way, shocking study says | Fox News
A new study from researchers at the U.K.'s University of Nottingham suggests there are 36 planets in the Milky Way galaxy, a calculation the experts have dubbed "the Astrobiological Copernican Limit."
Science & Technology | Science
54 Scientists Lose Jobs Amid NIH Probe Into Foreign Ties
An ongoing inquiry by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) into grantees’ failures to disclose foreign ties has ...
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel June 14, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel June 14, 2020 So much energy is going into the Israeli ecosystem at the moment. This includes non-stop development of Covid-19 treatments and defenses, plus new life-saving cardiology and neurology innovations,
Science & Technology | Science
You Can Get up Close to This Coronavirus—It's Made of Glass | WIRED
But maybe not too close. Luke Jerram's glass statues won't make you sick, but they could still take your eye out.
Science & Technology | Science
NASA’s New Horizons probe helped measure the distance to a potentially habitable system
NASA's New Horizons probe was able to help measure the distance between two stars and our home system thanks to its distant location. The probe's images of the stars were compared with images of those same stars shot from Earth, and researchers calculated
Science & Technology | Science
Spies Can Eavesdrop by Watching a Light Bulb's Vibrations
The so-called lamphone technique allows for real-time listening in on a room that's hundreds of feet away.
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli scientists produce energy from plants
In step forward for renewables, researchers at Tel Aviv University say they have succeeded in making hydrogen from microscopic algae
Science & Technology | Science
Another fast radio burst in deep space that repeats has been found and scientists are stunned | Fox News
After finding the first-known repeating fast radio bursts (FRBs) in February, researchers have discovered another repeating FRB in deep space that has them baffled.
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel June 8, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel June 8, 2020 The highlights include: Israeli discovery of bacteria in all types of cancer cells will transform oncology. Israeli engineers make free 3D-printed prosthetic hands for children Israel sent Covid-
Science & Technology | Science & Space
How to watch NASA astronauts give a live news conference from the ISS
Catch up on all the excitement with the crew of the SpaceX Dragon.
Science & Technology | Science
SpaceX's new 'Endeavour' spaceship just made history by docking to the International Space Station with 2 NASA astronauts inside
NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley can now begin a stay in orbit that could last up to 110 days before they return home.
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel May 31, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel May 31, 2020 Many of Israel’s latest innovations will support the new reality that will exist when the current pandemic is over. Patients will be monitored remotely both inside hospitals and outside. Radar
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Former Apollo 17 Astronaut Harrison Schmitt on privatization of space exploration | Fox News Video
Harrison Schmitt, second to last man to walk on the moon, joins Neil Cavuto on 'Your World.'
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli Lab: Antiviral Drugs For Genetic Disease May Work Against Coronavirus
Researchers at the Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) say that a combination of two existing antiviral drugs for Gaucher disease appear to inhibit the growth of SARS CoV-2.
Science & Technology | Science
Mysterious fast radio bursts solve the universe's missing matter problem - CNET
A decades-old cosmic puzzle solved with a breakthrough technique to study the universe.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
Autoimmunity On The Rise In The U.S., Especially Among Teens - Study Finds
A recent study led by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reveals that autoimmunity is on the rise in the US.
News | News
This Week's Sanity Report from Israel May 24, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel May 24, 2020 Israel has just celebrated the anniversary of the Reunification of Jerusalem, resulting in a beautiful modern city that now benefits all. There are many more examples in this week’s newsletter
Science & Technology | Cool Stuff
Atomic bonds forming and breaking captured on video for the first time
Atoms are known for forming bonds and breaking apart, but because this happens on such a tiny scale, it’s difficult to study and record. Now, researchers have managed to capture atoms forming and breaking bonds on video for the first time.
Science & Technology | Science
NASA and SpaceX say they are ‘go’ to proceed with historic crewed flight on May 27th
After two days of review, NASA and SpaceX have mutually decided to proceed with the company’s historic flight on May 27th of launching two astronauts to the International Space Station from Florida. However, there is still a lot of work to complete over t
Science & Technology | Science & Space
X-37B space plane launches on its most ambitious mission to date | Engadget
The X-37B space plane has launched carrying its most experiments ever -- and an endurance record to challenge.
News | News
This Week's Sanity Report from Israel May 17, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel May 17, 2020 This week’s newsletter is full of Israeli solutions to global problems. They include detection of heart and lung problems caused by COVID-19; preventing rejection of bone-marrow transplants; c
Science & Technology | Israeli Innovation
Israeli scientists think they know why virus is severe for some, mild for others
Hoping to point way to drug therapy, Weizmann team says it found cells called in to fight coronavirus in lungs may actually worsen disease, sparking 'storm' that can lead to death
Science & Technology | Science
T cells found in COVID-19 patients ‘bode well’ for long-term immunity | Science
New findings suggest past infections may offer some protection against the novel coronavirus
Science & Technology | Science & Space
Attention Aspiring Astronauts: Challenge Yourself With SpaceX's ISS Docking Simulator
Before SpaceX sends its Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station, see what the astronauts onboard will experience with this free docking simulator.
Health & Fitness | HEALTH
Global survey shows link between COVID-19 patients and taste, smell loss
Findings could help distinguish coronavirus patients from those with colds or flu, researchers say
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel May 10, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel May 10, 2020 The highlights include: Two major Israeli antibody projects bring new hope to coronavirus patients. Israeli sniff test detects which comatose patients will recover. An Israeli aid organization is he
Science & Technology | Science
Space Photos of the Week: Happy Birthday, Hubble! | WIRED
Every year on the telescope's birthday, we're the ones who get a gift: a brilliant and never-before-seen snapshot of the cosmos.
Science & Technology | Science
Radio Wave Breakthrough Helps Stabilize Fusion Reactions
Scientists have used radio frequency waves and temperature to stabilize the volatile plasma that swirls inside fusion reactors like tokamaks and stellarators.
Science & Technology | Science
The American Museum of Natural History Is Hosting a Virtual Field Trip to Mars
If you're looking for a change of scenery, join the American Museum of Natural History on May 8 to explore the surface of Mars without leaving home.
Politics | Politics
Israeli Bio-Defense Lab Says It Found An Antibody That 'Neutralizes' The Coronavirus | Health News
The Israel Institute for Biological Research (IIBR) announced that it completed a 'groundbreaking scientific development' toward a potential COVID-19 treatment.
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CTECH - Israel This Week's Technology & Start Ups'
CTECH – Israel This Week’s Technology & Start-Ups’ Intel in talks to acquire Israeli startup Moovit for $1 billion. Following its purchase of Mobileye in 2017, Intel will be well placed to manage urban transportation around the globe. Re
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Opinion | What the Proponents of ‘Natural’ Herd Immunity Don’t Say
Try to reach it without a vaccine, and millions will die.
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Here's Why Herd Immunity Won't Save Us From The COVID-19 Pandemic
It's hard to predict things in a pandemic. The situation changes so much on a daily basis that everything you thought you knew last week is wrong by the end of the day. Things are changing so fast that even the solid certainties that we thought we we
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel May 3, 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel May 3, 2020 As the number of coronavirus infections and fatalities falls globally, we thank the medics, hospital staff, care workers, researchers, scientists, innovators, philanthropists, volunteers and essentia
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Coronavirus State Restrictions -- Most States Can Safely Relax Some
One of the main questions on the minds of Americans is when government restrictions aimed at controlling the coronavirus epidemic can be safely lifted.
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Do face masks really reduce coronavirus spread? Experts have mixed answers.
The bulk of evidence suggests that face masks might help contain coronavirus, but only a little.
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South Korea says recovered coronavirus patients who tested positive again did not relapse: Tests picked up 'dead virus fragments'
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was worried the virus was reactivating after people recovered, but scientists dismissed the fear.
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Could You Be an Asymptomatic COVID-19 Carrier? Here's What You Need to Know
Blood tests that check for exposure to the coronavirus are starting to come online, and preliminary findings suggest that many people have been infected without knowing it.
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CTECH - Top 50 Israeli startups - 2020 (Covid-19) edition
CTECH – Top 50 Israeli startups – 2020 (Covid-19) edition Israel is home to over 200 growth stage companies. Check out CTech’s list of the country’s 50 most promising startups that we believe will survive and thrive despite coronavirus
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Large trial yields strongest evidence yet that antiviral drug can help COVID-19 patients | Science
Remdesivir sped recovery of patients by several days, although it's "not a home run."
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New York clinical trial quietly tests heartburn remedy against coronavirus
Hospital data from China and a classified drug screening program led to the rapid launch of $21 million study
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel April 26,2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel April 26,2020 In Israel, as Israel’s 72nd birthday approaches, the first shoots of recovery are now starting to blossom. Schools and businesses are re-opening and airlines are renewing services to Israel.
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Ancient Egyptian yeast: Scientist bakes sourdough bread with 4,500-year-old yeast found in Egyptian pottery, Seamus Blac
"The aroma and flavor are incredible. I'm emotional," Seamus Blackely wrote in his play-by-play of the baking process
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This Week's Sanity Report from Israel April 19 2020
This Week’s Sanity Report from Israel April 19 2020 The positive news on the coronavirus front is that many previously critical patients are recovering. Some of them were saved (in Israel and elsewhere) by new Israeli treatments and others thanks to
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The Tyranny of ‘Scientism’ and the Subversion of Science
n an interview with Tucker Carlson on Wednesday, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy unintentionally defined this critical moment in America’s history. “We weren’t thinking of the Bill of Rights when we did this,” he explained about his draconian decrees, inc
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Astronaut study suggests spaceflight permanently alters the human brain
Scientists discovered a major effect that long duration spaceflight has on astronauts' brains, altering the volume of fluids around the brain.
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NASA’s asteroid probe is rehearsing for its most dangerous move yet
NASA's OSIRIS-REx asteroid probe is about to perform its most daring maneuver yet. In a rehearsal for the sample-gathering act planned for later this year, the spacecraft will carry out an exercise that will bring it closer to the asteroid Bennu than ever
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Why Does Covid-19 Make Some People So Sick? Ask Their DNA | WIRED
Consumer genomics company 23andMe wants to mine its database of millions of customers for clues to why the virus hits some people harder than others.
