Speaking of AIs, this episode is perfect.
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Speaking of AIs, this episode is perfect.
Turns out there still may be a lot more to discover about water.
How to Lucid Dream (Even if You Think You Can’t) — WIRED
Want to take control inside your dreams? Turns out it’s a skill you can practice.
apple.news
Very interesting. I have always assumed that was the case.
Jan
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An interesting konform Text about so
www.theguardian.com
The stupidity of AI
The long read: Artificial intelligence in its current form is based on the wholesale appropriation of existing culture, and the notion that it is actually intelligent could be actively dangerous
www.theguardian.com
Scientists Have Found Heatwaves At The Bottom Of The Ocean, And That's Extremely Bad News
Global warming is turning Earth's aquariums into a hot tub.
www.iflscience.com
So basically, the bottom of the ocean gets heatwaves and appears to be warming faster than the global average air temperature. Which could spell very ban news for our planet and it's ecosystems as global warming persists.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Scientists Have Found Heatwaves At The Bottom Of The Ocean, And That's Extremely Bad News
Global warming is turning Earth's aquariums into a hot tub.
So basically, the bottom of the ocean gets heatwaves and appears to be warming faster than the global average air temperature. Which could spell very ban news for our planet and it's ecosystems as global warming persists.
Turbo
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I always forget there's a science thread. I just finished examining a patent on using gene-editing CRISPR technology to treat sickle-cell anemia. The crazy thing is there was already a ton of prior art on this. It's nice to see the future potential of these technologies, but I wonder when gene-editing like this would ever get approved in real patients. I guess it'll start with cells that are removed from the body and then re-implanted, probably with blood cells like in SCD to begin with. But it never ceases to amaze me how close yet how far we are from some really crazy therapies. This is more or less the sci-fi fodder we've been seeing for years.
Plants aren't silent. They make clicking sounds, a study finds | CNN
There is no evidence that shows the noise produced by plants is intentional or a form of communication — rest assured, that vase of cut flowers isn't screaming at you.
www.cnn.com
So, plants can talk I guess. So, when is "The Happening" happening?
TenderLovingKiller®
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Plants aren't silent. They make clicking sounds, a study finds | CNN
There is no evidence that shows the noise produced by plants is intentional or a form of communication — rest assured, that vase of cut flowers isn't screaming at you.
So, plants can talk I guess. So, when is "The Happening" happening?
Scientists want to dump iron nanoparticles into the oceans to save the planet
Engineered nanoparticles could make ocean fertilization a viable weapon in the battle against climate change.
www.freethink.com
I wonder if this could actually work.
LeSamourai
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Scientists want to dump iron nanoparticles into the oceans to save the planet
Engineered nanoparticles could make ocean fertilization a viable weapon in the battle against climate change.
I wonder if this could actually work.
Geoengineering obviously has a ton of risks and problems, but knowing humans and modern governments/capitalism, I think it's probably our most likely way to mitigate some of the effects climate change at this point.
Turbo
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New superbug-killing antibiotic discovered using AI
The drug can target one of the three most dangerous bacterial superbugs, say researchers.
www.bbc.com
Original article:
This is super cool. Using AI for good... an AI was used to identify a new antibiotic that can kill a superbug.
Octopuses Can Rewire Their Brains to Brave Chilly Waters — Smithsonian Magazine
To handle changing temperatures, the cephalopods make "astounding" RNA edits, researchers find
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Gove to love Octopuses
Interesting new article. So time travel may not actually be a one way trip forward in time after all.
TenderLovingKiller®
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Interesting new article. So time travel may not actually be a one way trip forward in time after all.
This has me intrigued and wanting to learn more about it.
Yesterday, a new all time record high for the hottest ocean surface water temperature ever recorded was set by a buoy in Manatee Bay Florida at 101.1 degrees. The previous world record was 99.7 degrees set at Kuwait Bay.
Jan
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This is the science thread here. We Uwe Temperatures in Kelvin, here
Atlantic Ocean current could collapse soon. How you may endure dramatic weather changes.
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation could collapse as early as 2025 because of climate change, a study says.
www.usatoday.com
Key Ocean Current Is Close To Collapse, Study Suggests - Videos from The Weather Channel
The AMOC, or Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, is close to collapse according to new research published in the journal Nature Climate Change. A collapse would mean dramatic changes to the climate as we know it. - Videos from The Weather Channel | weather.com
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Basic take away is the collapse could happen as early as 2025 and no later than 2095.
When the collapse happens it would mean much stronger hurricane hitting the east coast of the US and potentially an ice age for Europe where the temperature will drop by 30 degrees on average.
This bird can predict the intensity of a hurricane season. Here’s how.
The veery thrush will time its migrations months in advance to avoid dangerous storms in the Atlantic Ocean. How are these birds so attuned to the climate?
www.nationalgeographic.com
Go nature!