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Some folks are probably excited about this... https://phys.org/news/2022-06-results-anomaly-elementary-particle.html New scientific results confirm an anomaly seen in previous experiments, which may point to an as-yet-unconfirmed new elementary particle, the sterile neutrino, or indicate the need for a new interpretation of an aspect of standard model physics, such as the neutrino cross section, first measured 60 years ago.

This news may be of interest to the participants in the "Crowded quantum information" thread. The 2022 Nobel has been awarded to J Clauser, A Aspect, and A Zeilinger, for their work in estabilishing that there is no 'local reality'. ( which is not indicative of real non-locality ) The Universe Is Not Locally Real, and the Physics Nobel Prize Winners Proved It - Scientific American

https://phys.org/news/2018-02-man-made-earthquake-fracking-895m-faults.html Man-made earthquake risk reduced if fracking is 895m from faults February 27, 2018, Durham University The risk of man-made earthquakes due to fracking is greatly reduced if high-pressure fluid injection used to crack underground rocks is 895m away from faults in the Earth's crust, according to new research.The recommendation, from the ReFINE (Researching Fracking) consortium, is based on published microseismic data from 109 fracking operations carried out predominantly in the USA.Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-man-made-earthquake-fracking-895m-faults.html#jCp …

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2325638-breast-cancer-is-more-likely-to-spread-during-sleep/ "Breast cancer is more likely to spread during sleep" A very interesting finding. A link to a pdf page in Nature in that that I can't seem to copy and paste....

pictures say more than words : https://www.hwcv.org/empty-pagef738a1ef please reset the headline to Here you can see a Perpetual motion, thank you

BOSTON (AP) — The sex lives of constipated scorpions, cute ducklings with an innate sense of physics, and a life-size rubber moose may not appear to have much in common, but they all inspired the winners of this year’s Ig Nobels, the prize for comical scientific achievement. Held less than a month before the actual Nobel Prizes are announced, Thursday’s 32nd annual Ig Nobel prize ceremony was for the third year in a row a prerecorded affair webcast on the Annals of Improbable Research magazine’s website. The winners, honored in 10 categories, also included scientists who found that when people on a blind date are attracted to each other, their heart rates synchr…

I spotted this on Twitter and decided to share as it is science related 19th to 23rd September is peer review week https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2022/09/15/ask-the-chefs-is-research-integrity-possible-without-peer-review/ I am not associated with this, just sharing the information. The question "Is Research Integrity Possible without Peer Review?" could make an interesting discussion at some point. Paul

More affordable magnets and tech advances have the fusion community hoping for (economically viable) net positive output by the 2030s. Here's an overview of what's going on in fusion research, from the Washington Post (non paywall version is the second link): https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/26/nuclear-fusion-technology-climate-change/ https://archive.ph/3L8wC

This article in the BMJ (British Medical Journal) is a good example of a report on peer reviewed study. The results may be of interest to those worrying about thinning bones. https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/small-daily-portion-of-jarlsberg-cheese-may-help-to-stave-off-bone-thinning/

Astrogeomanity, the theory of human evolution in space, is to be used by practitioners for study and research purposes. The theory it's a model of framework that Astrogeomanity generates that can be used for correct predictions. Use manual: The Astrogeomanity Table Integrating: Physics fundamental forces | Chemistry fundamentals | Matter | Minerals | Rocks | Astronomy - Nebula to Nebula theory stars life cycles | Goldilocks conditions. | Earth Geology time scales. Revolutionary key discoveries of Paleontology and Biology | Mass extinction events | Human eras in a new order by definition and colors | Human evolution | Prehistoric archeology | Huma…

🤑 https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/thousands-of-new-viruses-discovered-in-the-ocean/ar-AAW4bRV?ocid=mmx&PC=EMMX01 Just saw this, thousands of viruses have been discovered in the ocean that were never known to man before the conclusion of some study. Turns out that this is actually quite significant, and scientists are even considering doubling the amount of phyla classifications in biology, and phyla are just beneath kingdom if you weren't aware... Researchers have already found one that is in a new phyla, and it is believed to be a significant part of the ecosystem on Earth due to being all over the oceans Now I would be in stitches o…

Thought this was fascinating. An AI program developed at Columbia University observes video footage and calculates the dynamics of the system from the ground up i.e it creates variables to model the system. Although the researchers understand some of the variables that have been implemented e.g angular calculations for a pendulum, the rest remains a mystery, it works, but they don't know why it works. https://scitechdaily.com/artificial-intelligence-discovers-alternative-physics/

The DNA code can have changes in it called mutations. DNA sequences specifically codes for amino acid sequences which are built into proteins. Proteins control the development of organisms from a starting point to final organism itself. If the DNA mutations are in areas of the DNA code which can cause changes in the amino acid sequence, the final protein could be faulty and affect the final organism. Diseases such as Sickle cell anaemia or cystic fibrosis are caused by a harmful DNA mutation arising from a single letter change in the DNA sequence. I have grown up, and taught to my A-level (K12/13) students that some DNA mutations which do not affect the ami…

On June 29, the Earth unexpectedly made a revolution around the axis 1.59 ms faster than 24 hours, and this became its fastest revolution since atomic clocks began tracking such data with great accuracy in the 1960s. In recent years, the Earth's rotation has been gradually accelerating, but no one knows why this is happening. Since 2020, the planet has already broken the rotation speed record a couple dozen times, despite the fact that nothing like this had happened for decades before. The Earth is not a perfect ball, so its rotation is constantly fluctuating, being subject to a variety of factors, including its internal structure, the tidal effect of the Moon, climat…

Interesting new paper on anomalies in physical cosmology: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2208.05018.pdf

Knowledge overconfidence is associated with anti-consensus views on controversial scientific issues https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abo0038 Recently, evidence has emerged, suggesting a potentially important revision to models of the relationship between knowledge and anti-science attitudes: Those with the most extreme anti-consensus views may be the least likely to apprehend the gaps in their knowledge Probably comes as no surprise to folks here, encountering people with “alternative” views on science. Mismatches between what individuals actually know (“objective knowledge”) and subjective knowledge are not uncommon (31). People tend to be …

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/27/1114074697/james-lovelock-gaia-theory-dies LONDON — James Lovelock, the British environmental scientist whose influential Gaia theory sees the Earth as a living organism gravely imperiled by human activity, has died on his 103rd birthday. Lovelock's family said Wednesday that he died the previous evening at his home in southwest England "surrounded by his family." The family said his health had deteriorated after a bad fall but that until six months ago Lovelock "was still able to walk along the coast near his home in Dorset and take part in interviews." Born in 1919 and raised in London, Lovelock studied chemistry, medicine a…

I hear tell there is a whole new telescope coming on stream on the next couple of days What might be the most interesting results we could expect? There is no chance that we might get a better look at our Galaxy's black hole is there?

Is the new LHC off to a blinder? https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-62027238 "Pentaquarks: scientists find new "exotic" configurations of quarks" Or is this from the old LHC?

Adaptive Optics is a game-changer in the field of astronomical instrumentation. But how exactly does it work? A University of Toronto astronomer explains, here: video removed by moderator

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-61723806

About (data from frey and detterman, 2004): reference what would explain in figure C an evaluator close to IQ 90 with an evaluation of 1300 on the SAT? Is IQ very relative, where we can't reduce someone's aptitude on a test?

"...while attempting to study genetic differences between plants in a massive undersea [Australian] meadow, their samples revealed that the "meadow" was in fact just one very old — and very large — organism." It is estimated to cover 77 square miles, is about 4,500 years old, a strange hybrid ribbon weed, that kept all chromosomes from both mother and father. "it is a haven for all sorts of sea creatures, including "turtles, dolphins, dugongs, crabs and fish," Scientists Discover World's Largest Organism, Chilling Out Under Ocean (futurism.com)

This is not surprising news, as species location boundaries have always moved with changing climate. However it is good news, especially if Man looks after the new areas as suggested in the article. Coral is one of the 'canary' lifeforms for global warming. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-61592108

I recently came upon an oldish (2015) "physorg" article, that some may like to discuss......(The title by the way, is the title of a book by Jimena Canales) The artlcle... https://phys.org/news/2015-05-science-historian-story-einstein-dangerous.html Two of the 20th century's greatest minds, one of them physicist Albert Einstein, came to intellectual blows one day in Paris in 1922. Their dispute, before a learned audience, was about the nature of time - mostly in connection with Einstein's most famous work, the theory of relativity..... extracts: The philosopher in the title, and Einstein's adversary that day, was Henri Bergson, a French philosophe…