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Feb 9, 2023

Tiny NASA moon probe can’t reach lunar orbit as planned

Posted by in category: space

After launching with SpaceX in December, Lunar Flashlight ran into trouble in deep space. Now the mission is eyeing a high-Earth orbit that will allow moon flybys.

Feb 9, 2023

Turkey Halts Trading in Stock Market After $35 Billion Wipeout

Posted by in category: finance

Turkey’s stock exchange suspended trading for five days and canceled all trades executed on Wednesday, following a selloff that erased billions of dollars from the value of its main equities gauge after two devastating earthquakes.

Feb 9, 2023

‘Astonishing’ New Cognitive Research Shows Gaining Knowledge, Learning New Skills, and Achieving Mastery Comes Down to the Rule of 7

Posted by in category: neuroscience

While talent matters, the good news is we all learn at basically the same rate—and can “learn anything we want.”

Feb 9, 2023

Can we REALLY build on Mars? [SPACE ARCHITECTURE]

Posted by in categories: media & arts, space

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Feb 9, 2023

Is space continuous or discrete?

Posted by in categories: physics, space

We’re used to thinking of space as continuous.

A stone can be anywhere in space. It can be here. Or it can be an inch to the left. Or it can be half an inch further to the left. Or it can be an infinitesimal fraction of an inch even further to the left. Space is infinitely divisible.

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Feb 9, 2023

We May Have Had an Interstellar Visitor for Eons and Scientists Are Stumped

Posted by in categories: asteroid/comet impacts, existential risks

“I think it’s going to be inconclusive, if not impossible to demonstrate conclusively,” one physicist said of the possible interstellar comet.

Feb 9, 2023

Fossil Found in India’s Bhimbetka Rock Shelters Not Dickinsonia, Challenging Understanding of Geology

Posted by in category: futurism

Uncover the latest findings on the Bhimbetka rock shelters and the supposed Dickinsonia fossil. Read on to learn about the importance of admitting mistakes in scientific research and the new evidence that has come to light!

Feb 9, 2023

Bioelectric Networks: Taming the Collective Intelligence of Cells for Regenerative Medicine

Posted by in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, genetics, information science, life extension, robotics/AI

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Feb 9, 2023

From Ancient Greece to Modern Day, This Is the 2,600-Year-Long Story of Electricity

Posted by in category: futurism

Our world is often described as “the digital age,” but in reality, we’re only living in the latest chapter of the electric revolution.

Feb 9, 2023

Physicist believes that the entire universe could be a neural network

Posted by in category: robotics/AI

However, a physics professor at the University of Minnesota Duluth named Vitaly Vanchurin attempted to reframe reality in a particularly eye-opening way in a preprint published on arXiv, arguing that we’re living inside a huge neural network that governs everything around us.