The topic of asteroids potentially hitting Earth often generates both intrigue and concern. In 2024, there are a few notable asteroids that are expected to make close approaches to our planet. Here’s a detailed look at what to expect and the measures in place to monitor and mitigate potential threats. Key Asteroids in 2024 October…
Energy efficiency is at the forefront of net-zero carbon emission goals. With the global community scrambling to address the effects of climate change, more and more homeowners are also turning to sustainable homes. What is a Sustainable Home? Environment-friendly home, energy-efficient home, and sustainable home – these are just a few terms that have become…
The University of Virginia (UV) has published a study showing that “less than half the psychology studies researchers reviewed could be replicated” which leads to a diminishment of public confidence in scientists and scientific journals. Brian Nosek, psychologist and lead author of the study, stated that an estimated 300 researchers from 5 different continents collaborated…
Elon Musk has given $10 million to Max Tegmark’s Future of Life Institute (FLI) to investigate the viable risk that artificial intelligence will become sentient killers. Speaking of FLI, Musk said: “Here are all these leading AI researchers saying that AI safety is important. I agree with them, so I’m today committing $10M to support research aimed at…
Researchers for the Stanford Human Intracranial Cognitive Electrophysiology (HICE) program have deciphered the neurological pattern created while a person is figuring out a math equation which shows how the brain processes quantitative thought throughout the day. Joseph Parvizi, associate professor of neurobiology and director of HICE said that “we’re now able to eavesdrop on the brain in…
Chemists with the University of Texas and the University of Marburg have devised a method of using a small electrical field that will remove the salt from seawater. Incredibly this technique requires little more than a store-bought battery. Called electrochemically mediated seawater desalination (EMSD) this technique has improved upon the current water desalination method. Richard Cooks, chemistry…
Dr. Gerald Crabtree published a study entitled, “Our Fragile Intellect” wherein the Stanford eugenicist concluded that human intelligence is on a downward spiral. Genetic alterations, according to Crabtree, have led to an obvious decline in our species intellectual capabilities. Crabtree states: “New developments in genetics, anthropology, and neurobiology predict that a very large number of genes underlie our…
The Human Connectome Project (HCP) is dedicated to “understanding the complete details of neural connectivity.” They endeavor to “construct a map of the complete structural and functional neural connections in vivo within and across individuals.” By compiling data on genetics, behavior, matter fiber pathways, and functional correlations, the HCP have refined and optimized “the spatial and functional resolution of…
A team of researchers from Copenhagen University have located a single mutation that causes the mysterious phenomenon of blue eyes. And all blue-eyed people are genetically related to a person who lived in the Black Sea region sometime between 6 – 10,000 years ago. The research was published in the Journal of Human Genetics. A mutation in…
