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Apr 20, 2023

SpaceX’s Starship rocket, the largest & most powerful rocket ever, successfully lifted off

Posted by in category: space travel

Here’s a replay of Starship lifting off from SpaceX’s Texas launch site at 8:33am CDT (9:33am EDT; 1,333 UTC), setting a record as the most powerful rocket ever flown.

The rocket lost control a few minutes later and broke apart over the Gulf of Mexico.
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Apr 20, 2023

Hidden Linkages: Scientists Find Mind-Body Connection Is Built Into Brain

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, health, neuroscience

Findings point to brain areas that integrate planning, purpose, physiology, behavior, and movement.

Calm body, calm mind, say the practitioners of mindfulness. A new study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis indicates that the idea that the body and mind are inextricably intertwined is more than just an abstraction. The study shows that parts of the brain area that control movement are plugged into networks involved in thinking and planning, and in control of involuntary bodily functions such as blood pressure and heartbeat. The findings represent a literal linkage of body and mind in the very structure of the brain.

The research, published on April 19 in the journal Nature, could help explain some baffling phenomena, such as why anxiety makes some people want to pace back and forth; why stimulating the vagus nerve, which regulates internal organ functions such as digestion and heart rate, may alleviate depression; and why people who exercise regularly report a more positive outlook on life.

Apr 20, 2023

Unraveling the Mysteries of Protons — Neutrino Experiment Delivers Groundbreaking Results

Posted by in category: particle physics

The MINERvA experiment at Fermilab, utilizing the NuMI beam, has made the first precise depiction of a proton using neutrinos instead of light as the imaging tool.

The building blocks of atomic nuclei, protons and neutrons, are comprised of quarks and gluons that interact strongly with each other. Due to the strength of these interactions, determining the structure of protons and neutrons through theoretical calculation is challenging.

Therefore, scientists must resort to experimental methods to determine their structure. Neutrino experiments utilize targets consisting of nuclei comprised of numerous protons and neutrons bound together, which makes it difficult to deduce information about the structure of protons from these measurements.

Apr 20, 2023

WATCH LIVE🔴 — Starship Orbital Test Flight From Starbase, Texas — COMMENTARY

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The highly anticipated inaugural launch of Starship and Superheavy has arrived! Our live coverage of this historic event will be accompanied by insightful co…

Apr 20, 2023

Next-generation satellite network could connect Earth with bases on moon’s far side

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Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin has launched a new subsidiary called Crescent Space Services to provide a commercial lunar communications network.

Apr 20, 2023

Revisiting China’s Lost “Sky City”

Posted by in category: habitats

Sky City was an ambitious leap, an entire mini-city contained within a single building. At some 1.05 million square meters and.


The story of China’s Sky City, a prefabricated megastructure that hoped to cut the cost of housing, and why Sky City failed.

Apr 20, 2023

A.I. has to be regulated, not ‘thrown out the window’, says Prof. Michio Kaku

Posted by in categories: business, policy, robotics/AI

Michio Kaku, professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York, Nilay Patel of The Verge, and Ethan Millman of the Rolling Stone discuss the future of artificial intelligence amid growing controversy. Hosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.

Apr 20, 2023

Why do some AI researchers dismiss the potential risks to humanity?

Posted by in categories: existential risks, robotics/AI

Existential risk from AI is admittedly more speculative than pressing concerns such as its bias, but the basic solution is the same. A robust public discussion is long overdue, says David Krueger

By David Krueger

Apr 20, 2023

This New Electric ‘Hyper-Jet’ Promises to Be the World’s Fastest and Most Expensive Jet Ski

Posted by in category: transportation

“This is to a jet ski what a hypercar is to a car,” said its designer. Sculpted in carbon fiber, the Supermarine MM01 has a 75 mph top end.

Apr 20, 2023

Scientists engineer the first light-powered yeast

Posted by in category: energy

Experiments show ease by which organisms can evolve the ability to harness sunlight for energy.