SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 17, 2025

 It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

Vol II No 12

343 links Curated

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In mice,The team found that Xenon gas inhalation reduced brain atrophy and neuroinflammation
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250115165153.htm

Tags: #Xeon #anesthetic #neuroprotectant #TBI #Alzheimer's #Mouse #Clinical-trials

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Firefly and ispace reported that their landers [...] were healthy
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/01/two-lunar-landers-are-on-the-way-to-the-moon-after-spacexs-double-moonshot/

Tags: #Firefly #iSpace #CLPS #Blue-Ghost #Resilience

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pets have become substitutes for family structures that a generation are no longer interested in pursuing
https://www.noemamag.com/chinas-pet-parents-choose-fur-kids-over-human-children/

Tags: #Birth-rate #pets #obligations #competition #pressures

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There aren't enough homes in the U.S. to keep up with demand
https://www.axios.com/2025/01/17/housing-shortage-mayors-survey

Tags: #affordable #mortgage #Mayors #2008 #homebuilders

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Scientists have used the famed "Schrödinger's cat" thought experiment to come up with a way to remove errors from future quantum computers.
https://www.livescience.com/technology/computing/schrodingers-cat-breakthrough-could-usher-in-the-holy-grail-of-quantum-computing-making-them-error-proof

Tags: #qubit #quantum #antimony #Schrödinger #error-correction

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 16, 2025

 

Your vibe attracts your tribe . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vol II No 11

426 links Curated

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What if we could package up the longevity effects of dieting in a pill?
https://singularityhub.com/2025/01/07/this-molecule-mimics-the-antiaging-effects-of-dieting-without-the-hunger/

Tags: #Antiaging #longevity #LCA #bile #AMPK #liver

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scientists found that the AMOC has not declined in the last 60 years
https://www.newswise.com/articles/new-study-finds-that-critical-ocean-current-has-not-declined-in-the-last-60-years/?sc=top

Tags: #AMOC #WHOI #climate #fluxes #proxy-based

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Iron Age Celtic society was organized around women.
https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/were-the-celts-matriarchal-ancient-dna-reveals-men-married-into-local-powerful-female-lineages

Tags: #British #DNA #Durotriges #Dorset #U5b1 #mitochondrial

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Seniors with a higher intake of unsweetened caffeinated coffee are less likely to suffer from Alzheimer’s disease
https://www.psypost.org/unsweetened-coffee-associated-with-reduced-risk-of-alzheimers-and-parkinsons-diseases-study-finds/

Tags: #Alzheimer’s #Parkinson’s #amyloid #Tau #dopamine

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After a recent increase in seismic activity, could the Bárðarbunga volcano be about to erupt again?
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanos/one-of-icelands-largest-volcanoes-sees-swarm-of-130-earthquakes-could-it-be-about-to-blow

Tags: #Iceland #Bárðarbunga #eqrthquake #swarm #Holuhraun

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 15, 2025

 

Forget the mistake... Remember the lesson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vol II No 10

302 links Curated

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Misinformation thrives on outrage
https://www.psypost.org/misinformation-thrives-on-outrage-study-finds/

Tags: #Misinfirmation #outrage #epistemic

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Hemp microbiota may lead to more sustainable farming methods
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250114124918.htm

Tags: #hemp #CBD #rhizosphere #phyllosphere #genotypes #microbiome

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Humility reduces anger
https://www.psypost.org/humility-reduces-anger-and-promotes-more-benign-interpretations-of-conflict/

Tags: #humility #anger #benign

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Convert E-books into audiobooks
https://claudio.uk/posts/epub-to-audiobook.html

Tags: #Kokoro #epub #python #pip

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Switch Your Media Streaming to Plex
https://www.makeuseof.com/how-switch-media-streaming-to-plex/

Tags: #streaming #Plex #video #audio #images

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Jan 14, 2025

Piracy can't be stealing if paying isn't owning.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vol II No 9

404 links 

CuratedIndividuals who used chatbots for mental health support reported experiencing a sense of emotional sanctuary, receiving insightful guidance, and even deriving joy from their interactions.

https://www.psypost.org/generative-ai-chatbots-like-chatgpt-can-act-as-an-emotional-sanctuary-for-mental-health/

Tags: #chatbots #generative #LLM #nonjudgmental #empathetic

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Meta Is Blocking Links to Instagram Competitor Pixelfed
https://www.404media.co/meta-is-blocking-links-to-decentralized-instagram-competitor-pixelfed/

Tags: #Pixelfed #Meta #Instagram #Supernault #LGBTQ+

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Wildlife tracker ICARUS gets new wings after split with Russia
https://thenextweb.com/news/space-based-wildlife-tracker-icarus-satellite-startup-talos-deal

Tags: #Icarus #Wildlife #migration #Talos #IoT #CubeSat

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L.A. Blowin’ In The Wind
https://www.noemamag.com/l-a-blowin-in-the-wind/

Tags: #real-estate #lawmakers #residents #Chumash #hydroclimate-whiplash #Dylan

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It’s well known that the voting methods we use are highly defective
https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2025/01/the-borda-count-is-the-best-method-of-voting.html

Tags: #Borda #Pareto #McKelvey–Schofield #IIA

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 13, 2025

 
The universe seems neither benign nor hostile, merely indifferent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vol II No 8

207 links Curated

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Snowball Earth, may have created the conditions for complex multi-cellular life
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-physics-of-cold-water-may-have-jump-started-complex-life-20240724/

Tags: #snowball #seawater #viscous #algae #diffusion #Chlamydomonas

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Euro-cloud Anexia moves 12,000 VMs off VMware
https://www.theregister.com/2025/01/13/anexia_vmware_to_kvm_migration/

Tags: #VMWare #KVM #license #open-source #Broadcom #VMDK

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research increasingly suggests that the music we love can have a huge boost to our health
https://thequietus.com/opinion-and-essays/black-sky-thinking/hope-sings-eternal-can-listening-to-music-help-you-cheat-death/

Tags: #music #Tregoning #isolation #co-operation #Cortisol

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Science fiction as part of an important feedback loop with real scientific and technological innovation.
https://issues.org/science-fiction-policy-tool-finn/

Tags: #adjacent #imagination #ruleset #Protopia #Specialization #siloed

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An enormous, extremely well preserved dinosaur skull unearthed in China belongs to a never-before-seen species
https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/enormous-skull-of-200-million-year-old-giant-dinosaur-discovered-in-china

Tags: #Yunnan #sauropodomorph #Hettangian #Jurassic #herbivore

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jan 12, 2025

 

Lightly Browned in the Fires of Hell . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vol II No 7

157 links Curated

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Men, in particular, were found to be more likely to die from a TBI
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250110122029.htm

Tags: #TBI #injury-related #2021 #brain #function

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Radiation testing suggests that solar cells made from carbon-based materials could outperform silicon and gallium arsenide
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250110143701.htm

Tags: #proton #irradiation #molecules #polymers

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Explore the open source OS powering innovation.
https://thenewstack.io/introduction-to-linux-operating-system/

Tags: #Linux #OS #Distribution #kernel #Torvalds #security #CLI

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Can ultrasound restore memory?
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa2512?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%20%200pubmed

Tags: #Ultrasound #amyloid-β #Alzheimer’s #Plaques

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Frigid Arctic cold blast will grip Canada and the U.S. through the second half of January
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/polar-vortex-frigid-arctic-cold-blast-winter-storm-forecast-canada-united-states-mk/

Tags: #Polar #Vortex #southern #lobe #blocking

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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan 11, 2025

 

United we bargain, divided we beg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Vol II No 6

307 links Curated

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logging and conversion have significantly different and cumulative environmental impacts.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250109141136.htm

Tags: #logging #plantation #biodiversity #Borneo

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Our study suggests there is a link between the earthquakes and oil extraction at Horse Hill
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250109223305.htm

Tags: #earthquakes #oil #extraction #model #link

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Almost 129,000 people moved out of abortion-banned states from June 2022 to June 2023
https://www.jezebel.com/new-research-shows-people-are-moving-out-of-abortion-banned-states-since-dobbs

Tags: #abortion #population #hiring #outflow #economic

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Canine hookworms are becoming an increasing threat to pets and people
https://www.livescience.com/health/viruses-infections-disease/wake-up-call-as-hookworm-parasites-that-infect-pets-and-people-grow-drug-resistant

Tags: #hookworm #canine #resistance #benzimidazole #mutation

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Shared beliefs and rituals strengthened bonds within groups, reduced internal conflict
https://www.psypost.org/modern-social-conditions-are-not-the-cause-of-decrease-in-religiosity-study-finds/

Tags: #existential #security #education #urbanicity #religiosity

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