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This one sounds like the transporter room on the Starship Enterprise when Scotty is beaming Kirk or Spock. A sweet big V-8 purr would be fine by me.

... and I'm wondering regarding the mechanism. The ice was noticed in polar craters where the slopes of the craters shield the ice from direct sunlight. A question, please. Does the ice ever melt and boil and then return to ice depending on the axial tilt of the planet or is it always ice?

I have wondering about work done centered around the sustainability and ecological support on concrete and steel homes verse wooden stick built home. Wood homes , even when done correctly don’t last as long as concrete and are more prone to damage by floods, winds, fires and things like trees falling on them. A concrete home can put up to much more damage. Additionally one trend we are seeing is that bigger homes are being built taking up more area of the yard. That yard is then mostly replaced with small shrubs and wildflowers to reduce tree damage. The homes are not as strong and can’t support as big or compact rooftop gardens and suffers more damage from wall ga…

As a part of my research, I am conducting a survey regarding the usage of FOSS in science. I would like to ask for your feedback if you yourself use or know of important FOSS that are used in research and reported in published papers. They can be used, for example, as an experimental framework, for dataset creation, measurements, etc. Please share these tools in the form below: https://forms.gle/3ApP8roB8PMEc75h9 Thank you and have a great day!

The Quantity Theory of Money is an economic concept that links the amount of money in an economy to its overall price levels. It suggests that increasing the money supply, assuming other factors remain constant, leads to a proportional rise in prices, resulting in inflation. This relationship is often expressed through the equation of exchange: MV = PT, where M represents the money supply, V is the velocity of money (the rate at which money circulates), P stands for the price level, and T denotes the volume of transactions or real output. The theory operates under several key assumptions: Constant Velocity of Money (V): It assumes that the speed at which …

In my current experimental set-up I use the PsychLab/PsyLab hardware for EMG and Skin-Conductance and the Psychlab 8 Software. In a test trial I tried to export the data in a suitable data format for further statistical analyses. However, all raw data files cannot be read by Matlab/R. Now, I would like to know if you have any idea of exporting or transform the data in a readable (text)-Format so my static program (preferably R) can properly process it? So far, the data I can extract has the format of ".BAK", ".SAM", ".EEG" and ".RES". However, I wish to have export data so MATLAB and/or R can read the data.

Replication is a major pilar of science. However, some say that there is a replication crisis in natural and social sciences. In a 2016 Nature survey more that 70% of researchers tried, but failed to reproduce another scientist’s experiment results https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Replication_crisis. And there is more to the confidence in science story. Even with all of the measures taken to reduce it as much as possible, bias in science remains an issue. You can reduce it, but not remove it as it is “baked into” us from early childhood and plays a predominant role in all of our undertakings. https://biasinsideus.si.edu/online-exhibition/the-science-of-bias. Continuing in th…

I've played quite a few video games, and I've tried to come up with an analysis of games themselves which go beyond specific popular genres (e.x. first person shooter games). These are some of the qualities that I've seen that most games have (some of these qualities may be applicable to other types of games, such as board games or sports): *Aesthetic qualities - These refer to features such as the graphics, music, characters, and storyline. What makes these things "good" or "bad" is somewhat subjective. *Control - This refers to how the player performs movements or actions in a game. A 2D platformer game where players only move in 4 directions has more precise …

Hello. Very purple cactii sourced with no label, no information. How is the process to find the name of a species ? The largest is ~ 6cm x 3cm

https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/raising-ambition/renewable-energy#:~:text=Renewable energy sources are all around us&text=In contrast%2C renewable energy sources,from renewable energy by 2050. Do you believe as the UN and I believe? I am not numbered among the naysayers. Man can actually make it happen if there is a will. 1. Renewable energy sources are all around us About 80 percent of the global population lives in countries that are net-importers of fossil fuels -- that’s about 6 billion people who are dependent on fossil fuels from other countries, which makes them vulnerable to geopolitical shocks and crises. In contrast, r…

Title Comprehensive Model of CMB B-mode Polarization: Integrating Gravitational Waves, Dust, and Synchrotron Emission Abstract We present a comprehensive model for Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) B-mode polarization, integrating components for primordial gravitational waves, a flexible dust model, synchrotron emission, and lensing B-modes. Using data from the BICEP2/Keck Array, WMAP, and Planck observations, we validate the flexibility and robustness of the dust model through a series of comprehensive tests. Our analysis demonstrates that this integrated model provides a significant improvement in fitting the observed CMB B-mode power spectra, particularl…

Greetings. Those 19th century water coolers were made with porous ceramics or stone for the evaporation to lower a bit the temperature, is that right ? Then, the vessel surfaces were not to be glazed, as such would impair evaporation; is that right ? This shiny one may not be a genuine cooler, right ? Seen perhaps two in my life; and do not remember being glazed... Were their outside walls always moist when 'working' ?

I suppose that modern sciences as the ethology and the game theory and can reduce the number of divorces in our society. The reason for this is that many divorces are caused by the everyday egoism of spouses, and modern sciences (their philosophycal aspect) promote a more critical attitude towards egoism. To illustrate my idea, I suggest reading about the Axelrod's experiment and the game "Evolution of Trust": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Evolution_of_Cooperation https://www.clearerthinking.org/post/evolution-of-trust-game I will give one example to clarify my idea. Let's assume that a husband and wife dec…

I would like to know how many worlds exist in nature, for example, our world is made up of organisms and materials. For me, worlds are made up of an environment and inhabitants. I tried to find larger and smaller worlds and these are what I found: 1 Particles Atoms 2 Molecules ? 2 DNA Nucleus 4 cells Organs 5 Organisms Materials 6 energies Globes 7 black holes galaxy Can you help me check and complete this list? :D

Abstract The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic research is revolutionizing data analysis and research capabilities. This paper explores the benefits and challenges of AI adoption, emphasizing its potential to enhance research efficiency, improve data accuracy, and drive innovation across various disciplines. By examining case studies from institutions like MIT and Stanford, we highlight successful AI implementations in research settings. Ethical considerations of AI use are discussed, focusing on the need for responsible AI adoption to ensure research integrity. Key examples illustrate the impact of AI on research practices and the importance of in…

What could be used in its place entirely for the lubrication of automobiles (presumably electric) and other machinery? How will we ever lubricate things like door hinges, locks, motor bearings, guns, sewing machines and fishing reels whenever crude oil becomes available no more for man's use someday? What can be used in place of petroleum products for medicine? Is there a good non-petroleum alternative to Vaseline petroleum jelly? In 1981, Mr. Thompson, my junior high school English teacher in Woodside, California lectured in class that man should find petroleum alternatives for powering automobiles even way back then. He said the remainder of crude oil in the…

WE SHOULD NOT TACKLE THE ENERGY PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS EASY. WE SHOULD TACKLE IT BECAUSE IT IS HARD. President John F. Kennedy said something similar about man's going to the moon.

Hi all. It is very easy to write with lead metal on paper and other surfaces. Same with tin metal, learned the same happens with indium metal. Where pencils ever made initially with soft metals ?

Hello. Received a present, a 20 lb solder wire roll of 89.5% Sn; 10.0% Sb; and 0.5% Cu. Does anyone know what is intended to solder ? Radiators... electrical... plumbing... ?

Dear Scienceforums Community, In this article by Beth Blaxland and Fran Dorey (2018) changes in brain size amongst different human species were measured and compared in cubic centimeters (cc). Australopithecus afarensis: 450 cc Homo habilis: 610 cc Homo ergaster: 860 cc Homo heidelbergensis: 1250 cc Homo sapiens: 1350 cc This makes total sense to me. Yet I chanced apon this article via a link at the end of another article also by Fran Dorey from two years after the first one. Which stated that ,,Homo sapiens living today have an average brain size of about 1350 cubic centimetres which makes-up 2.2% of our body weight. Early …

Energy is life. Lack of available energy to power modern machinery might someday mean our extinction or a trip back to cave days. How do you see the future of Man on Earth with regard to energy for his use over the next 1,000 years? What is Man going to do when all manner of fossil fuels is no longer an option? What is SCIENCE doing TODAY in regards to seeking practical and safe energy solutions for the future? We all know there are problems and challenges, but WHO is working on possible solutions? Is the an international energy consortium in place already?

As part of my dissertation on changing research exchange practices, I am conducting a survey on researchers’ expectations of conferences to analyze differences between groups of researchers and conference formats. Please consider participating in and distributing the short (10-15 minutes) online survey which is aimed at researchers of all scientific disciplines and career stages who are planning to attend scientific conferences. In particular, opinions and views of researchers from all around the world are appreciated. Participation in the survey will not only enrich this study, but will also help to identify avenues for enhancing current conference practices, benefi…

The process of submitting scientific manuscripts to journals is a crucial aspect of scientific publishing, and it involves various steps that require significant effort from scientists. Previous studies have explored various aspects of the submission process, such as the time required and the challenges faced by scientists. However, there is a lack of comprehensive research on the overall effort required by scientists when submitting manuscripts to journals. I invite you to contribute to our study. You can find the questionnaire at https://www.soscisurvey.de/MetaScienceQuestionnaire/ It will take approx. 5 minutes to fill out all questions. Tha…

My maternal grandfather once said that men were attracted to women and that women were attracted to men. He also said that genes were responsible for homosexuality. I have heard a number of claims, including from one chemist, that homosexuality was "not natural". Granted, humans do many things that don't seem natural like travel in automobiles, have plastic surgery, type here on science forums, put on messy makeup and wear clothes. I personally think many more living humans on earth are inherently attracted to others of the same sex (or perceived same sex) than many people dare realize. Modern man, often under monotheistic religious influence, has made this kind of …

Jews comprise a disproportionally large part of Nobel laureates: (List of Jewish Nobel laureates - Wikipedia). Is there a scientifically accepted explanation to this phenomenon?