Weekly Roundup | Science and Space: Top 20 stories of the week of Jan 20 - 27th, 2017
The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live on a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age. - H.P. Lovecraft
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NASA scientists join resistance with rogue Twitter account
Scientists resisting the Trump regime are growing in number, with a new NASA Twitter account emerging that’s solely dedicated to bypassing censorship.
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Submitted on January 26th 2017 by Splitfish with 3 comments
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Violations of energy conservation in the early universe may explain dark energy
Physicists have proposed that violations of energy conservation in the early universe, as predicted by certain modified theories of quantum mechanics and quantum gravity, may explain the cosmological constant problem, which is sometimes referred to as “the worst theoretical prediction in the history of physics.” By Lisa Zyga.
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Submitted on January 22nd 2017 by AdelleChattre with 1 comments
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Donald Trump is not the problem – he’s the symptom
Trump is what happens when you fail to understand our global problems in their interconnected, systemic context. By Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed.
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Submitted on January 23rd 2017 by AdelleChattre with 9 comments and with 2 Related Links:
1. IMF head Christine Lagarde convicted, but not punished, in negligence trial (Dec. 20, 2016) Added by AdelleChattre on January 23rd 2017.
2. Here's an icon of a problem Added by Appaloosa on January 23rd 2017.
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One solution to two big social problems
In France, some students are snapping up cheap rents in exchange for helping old people out in their homes. Here's a solution that could tackle two of the West's most urgent problems: a young generation priced out of affordable housing, and the loneliness and isolation of a rapidly ageing population.
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Submitted on January 21st 2017 by gladsdotter
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Two infants treated with universal immune cells have their cancer vanish
Doctors in London say they have cured two babies of leukemia in the world’s first attempt to treat cancer with genetically engineered immune cells from a donor. The experiments, which took place at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital, raise the possibility of off-the-shelf cellular therapy using inexpensive supplies of universal cells that could be
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Submitted on January 26th 2017 by drunkenninja with 1 comments
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Amsterdam to open the first forensic cemetery in Europe to study body decomposition
The forensics cemetery - the first of its kind in Europe - will help researchers study what happens to decomposing bodies. Not only will this help to understand the science behind decomposition, but it will also aid in crime scene investigation, and is expected to be heavily used by law enforcement agencies. It will join a network of similar sites around the world: the U.S. has 6 such facilities, and Australia just opened one last year.
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Submitted on January 26th 2017 by swift528491
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Exercise Can Be a Boon to People With Parkinson’s Disease
An exercise regimen, while not a cure, can alleviate Parkinson’s symptoms and slow progression of the disease.
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Submitted on January 24th 2017 by gladsdotter
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The Fermi Paradox (Isn't a Paradox)
In case you haven't heard of the Fermi Paradox, let me briefly bring you up to speed. The guy that came up with the Fermi Paradox was Enrico Fermi. And let me tell you something, Enrico Fermi was basically a genius. Ok, I'll just say it. He was a genius. Born in Rome, Italy in 1901, Fermi was one of the world's most prolific physicists. He created the world's first nuclear reactor, won the 1938 Nobel Prize in physics, worked on the Manhattan Project, had the synthetic element "fermium" named...
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Submitted on January 20th 2017 by manix
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9 +17y+ ago
Nope, Sexual Liberation Doesn't Change How We Feel About One Night Stands
Men consistently regret one night stands less than women.
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Submitted on January 20th 2017 by kxh
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Physicists may have just manipulated 'pure nothingness'
It's one of those philosophical questions we occasionally ponder: What is nothing? Can nothing be something? If not, then how can something come from nothing? If there's one scientific field on the forefront of such conceptual paradoxes, it's quantum theory. And in quantum theory, nothing actually is something ... sort of.
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Submitted on January 22nd 2017 by robmonk
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When a “Golden Opportunity” to Bribe Arises, It’s Hard to Pass Up
Studies led by researchers at VU Amsterdam suggest that the path to corrupt behavior may sometimes be a steep cliff instead of a slippery slope, contrary to popular belief.
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Submitted on January 26th 2017 by AdelleChattre with 1 Related Links:
1. The Corruption Experiment [Video] Added by AdelleChattre on January 26th 2017.
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How Heartbreak Can Hurt Your Actual Heart
A growing body of research is showing that the death or loss of a person close to you can not only feel like heartbreak—it can actually cause physical changes that can lead to serious heart problems. A new study finds that people whose partner dies are at a significantly higher risk for atrial fibrillation, or irregular heart beat, and that the effects are lasting.
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Submitted on January 26th 2017 by hiihii with 1 comments
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China Is Splashing $168 Million to Make It Rain
China, the world's second largest economy, is pouring 1.5 billion yuan ($168 million) into a program aimed at making it rain in its usually arid northwestern region. No stranger to using technologies like cloud seeding to influence and even control weather patterns, China's top economic planners recently gave the go ahead for what will be one of the country's largest weather-modification projects, reports the South China Morning Post.
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Submitted on January 25th 2017 by zyery with 1 comments
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Nuclear 'Doomsday Clock' Ticks Closest to Midnight in 64 Years
Atomic scientists reset their symbolic "Doomsday Clock" to its closest time to midnight in 64 years on Thursday, saying the world was closer to catastrophe due to threats such as nuclear weapons, climate change and Donald Trump's election as U.S. president.
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Submitted on January 26th 2017 by jcscher
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15 +17y+ ago
What, if anything, can be said about what is unsayable?
Life's most meaningful experiences can leave us tongue-tied. What can be said, let alone understood, about the unsayable? By Silvia Jonas.
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Submitted on January 22nd 2017 by gladsdotter
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Hole In the Earth's Ozone Layer Is Finally Closing Up, NASA Says
A hole in our atmosphere more than twice the size of the United States is finally beginning to close up, and might even be completely gone by the end of the century, according to a new study by NASA scientists. The report was published in the journal Geophysical Research: Atmospheres. In short, it tells us that the measures taken to heal our ozone layer are, and will be, successful.
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Submitted on January 25th 2017 by hedman
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A Disturbing 1995 Prediction by Carl Sagan Accurately Describes America of Today
Astronomer Carl Sagan was a great science communicator, most widely known for the original "Cosmos" television series. He was also a prolific writer and in 1995 wrote the book "The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark" that touches on a variety of topics, from debunking hoaxes like alien abductions to spirituality, but ultimately serves as a passionate argument for science and the scientific method.
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Submitted on January 26th 2017 by TNY
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Bursts of methane may have warmed early Mars
It is evident from past researches that water flowed across the mars some 3 to 4 billion years ago. There are immense evidence that water collected on planet’s surface. Scientists from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) discovered the unique interaction between methane, Carbon dioxide and hydrogen in Mars’ early atmosphere. They suggests that early mars have been warmed by a powerful greenhouse effect, intermittently. This discovery published in Geophysical Research letters.
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Submitted on January 26th 2017 by doodlegirl
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19 +17y+ ago
Get Up and Move. It May Make You Happier.
Even a gentle walk can lift your mood and improve life satisfaction.
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Submitted on January 25th 2017 by gladsdotter
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20 +17y+ ago
Five finalists will try to land a spacecraft on the Moon this year to win the Google Lunar X Prize
From a group of 16 contestants, five teams are officially moving forward into the final stretch of the Google Lunar X Prize competition — an international contest to send the first private...
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Submitted on January 24th 2017 by sjvn
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/t/futurism 40 posts, 15 comments, 211 votes.
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