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bob wachter on the ba.5 fastball

More bad news..  and the country is largely ignoring it.

If you want serious protection..

 

 

 

what states will be viable for science

Roe will have an impact.

I'm hearing about programs that will have to shut down as the result of key people leaving. Some are planning on  leaving for industry and some are talking about leaving the country entirely.  It will have a negative impact on US competitiveness and education going forwards, but that's of little concern to the right-wing.

 

 

 

 

non-equilibrium systems are hard

On the current state of the Mpemba effect - does hot water freeze faster than cold?

 

angel's glow

Sorting out a strange sight following the Battle of Shiloh.

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But, following the Battle of Shiloh, a very strange phenomenon was reported by soldiers & medics alike. Many of the injured men reported that their wounds glowed blue in the dark. What’s more, those who experienced this had a better rate of survival than those who didn’t.

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the beautiful illustrations of anne pratt

Amazing examples of scientific illustration

 

ravens and wolves

A symbiotic relationship

a tip of the hat to Judith

 

 

 

 

frozen meteor smoke

It's that season again and this is a trailer for a video that promises great photography ..  they're much more common now and that may well be a bad sign.

crispr for kids

Teaching kids what it's about.

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Ms. Gazda believes that hands-on lab lessons help students “open their minds to the idea that they can truly be a scientist.” Several companies sell CRISPR curriculum kits to high schools and universities. One kit from Bio-Rad, a life science technology manufacturer, includes a prepackaged experiment using E. coli bacteria.

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surface waves

A lot of animals communicate with sounds carried as surface waves.  Insects on leaves for example.  Here's a piece on the subject with some audio.  This is the sort of fun science an amateur can do.

 

 

other gods

I've read the US Supreme Court has never legally defined religion.  Since the current court is Christofascist, I can only guess where they'd stand on the god of Spinoza or Einstein.