Ron DeSantis previously said he wouldn’t get involved in Donald Trump’s indictment “in any way.” | John Bazemore/AP Photo, Gary Fineout, Politico Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Democracy, Existentialism, Fascism NEW YORK — The share of Americans who identify as white and Christian has dropped below 50 percent, a transformation fueled by immigration and byContinue reading “Functional Fascism…”
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Multidisciplinarity…
Topics: Diversity in Science, Education, Medicine, Research, STEM AAAS will bring together a diverse group of professionals in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) to tackle the barriers to individuals entering and staying in careers in those fields. The first Multidisciplinary Working Group (MWG), called Empowering Career Pathways in STEMM (ECP), will focus onContinue reading “Multidisciplinarity…”
By Another Name…
Space race: Inside ego-fueled competition of Bezos, Musk, and Branson, Michael Kaplan, New York Post Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Existentialism, Fascism, Human Rights Under laws enacted specifically to intimidate blacks, tens of thousands of African Americans were arbitrarily arrested, hit with outrageous fines, and charged for the costs of their own arrests. With noContinue reading “By Another Name…”
Less Than A Decade…
Hoesung Lee, chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, speaking at the global climate talks on Nov. 6 in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. Credit…Sean Gallup/Getty Images Topics: Climate Change, Democracy, Environment, Existentialism A new report says it is still possible to hold global warming to relatively safe levels, but doing so will require globalContinue reading “Less Than A Decade…”
Green Homing…
Divine light The Dean of Gloucester Cathedral, Stephen Lake, blesses the cathedral’s solar panels after the solar-energy firm MyPower installed them in November 2016. The array of PV panels generates just over 25% of the building’s electricity. (Courtesy: MyPower) Topics: Alternate Energy, Applied Physics, Battery, Chemistry, Economics, Solar Power With energy bills on the rise, plentyContinue reading “Green Homing…”
By Comparison…
Is Facebook Turning You Into a Troglodyte? Zachary Shtogren, Big Think Topics: Civics, Civil Rights, Civilization, Existentialism, Fascism, Human Rights Framework (noun): (a) a basic conceptional structure (as of ideas), (b) a skeletal, openwork, or structural frame, FRAME OF REFERENCE (Merriam-Webster); ACADEMIC: The theoretical framework is the structure that can hold or support a theoryContinue reading “By Comparison…”
Flashing Droplets, Optical Tweezers…
Atomic analog: when a beam of light is shone into a water droplet, the light is trapped inside. (Courtesy: Javier Tello Marmolejo) Topics: Modern Physics, Optics, Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Optics, Research Light waves confined in an evaporating water droplet provide a useful model of the quantum behavior of atoms, researchers in Sweden and Mexico haveContinue reading “Flashing Droplets, Optical Tweezers…”
Caveat Super…
Diamond anvil used to put superconducting materials under high pressure. Credit: J. Adam Fenster/University of Rochester Topics: Applied Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Science, Superconductors Will a possible breakthrough for room-temperature superconducting materials hold up to scrutiny? This week researchers claimed to have discovered a superconducting material that can shuttle electricity with no loss ofContinue reading “Caveat Super…”
AAAS Science Awards…
Topics: Diversity in Science, Education, Research, STEM, Theoretical Physics The American Association for the Advancement of Science has announced the 2023 winners of eight longstanding awards that recognize scientists, engineers, innovators, and public servants for their contributions to science and society. The awards honor individuals and teams for a range of achievements, from advancing scienceContinue reading “AAAS Science Awards…”
LNPs…
Cancer cells are one of the main targets for expanded mRNA-LNP use. Credit: Iliescu Catalin / Alamy Topics: Biology, Biotechnology, Cancer, COVID-19, Nanotechnology Note: This is an advertisement on Nature Portfolio discussing that there may be a silver lining in the pandemic we’ve all experienced. Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) transport small molecules into the body. TheContinue reading “LNPs…”
Physics and Nano 