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Welcoming Pixium Vision's PRIMA retinal prosthesis to Science #Science has agreed to acquire assets from

Welcoming Pixium Vision’s PRIMA retinal prosthesis to Science
Science has agreed to acquire assets from Pixium Vision SA, including three ongoing clinical trials in late-stage macular degeneration

Thank goodness we have websites like answers dot com to help with #science questions.

Spent a very nice if quite hot couple of days in the desert, inventorying Joshua trees with summer research students
#science #JoshuaTrees #desert

Babe, wake up - we just documented a bunch of wild deep sea creatures for the first time #science

New squid alert! 100+ species discovered off the coast of New Zealand
Dozens of new mollusks, three fish, and a mystery species were found during a three-week long expedition.

🧠 Boosting the brain's control of prosthetic devices by tapping the cerebellum
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-boosting-brain-prosthetic-devices-cerebellum.html

Boosting the brain's control of prosthetic devices by tapping the cerebellum
Neuroprosthetics, a technology that allows the brain to control external devices such as robotic limbs, is beginning to emerge as a viable option for patients disabled by amputation or neurological conditions such as stroke. Cedars-Sinai investigators, in a study published in the journal Science Advances, are believed to be the first to show that tapping the power of the cerebellum, a region in the back of the brain, could improve patients' ability to control these devices.

This is an absolutely brilliant and inspiring piece on #scientists, who we are, where we work and what we do in @… - really demonstrates the diversity of #science - and importantly the people who do it.
I hope it's not behind a paywall.
https://www.nature.com/immersive/where-i-work-exhibition/index.html

#Podcast: #ScienceFiction trifft auf Realität - #SocialScoring – werden wir ständig bewertet?

This sounds supercool! I'll keep trying to get it from libraries. I don't want to steal it...yet.
Intersection of #Science #Arts #Books #Happiness

Florence and Baghdad : Renaissance art and Arab science : Belting, Hans : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
303 p. : 25 cm

Very interesting new podcast with Dr. Katie Mack and John Green
The First Fraction of a Second | Crash Course Pods: The Universe #1
#Science

Cedrik Engels aka #DrWhatson hat im März seine #Science Show "Doktor Whatson: Live aus der Zukunft" auf Bühnen in Deutschland und Österreich präsentiert.
Im Sinne von Freiem Wissen für Alle wurde die Aufzeichnung der Show heute kostenlos im Internet veröffentlicht, damit jede:r von seinen …

grump about mask depictions in media
At this point, every illustration of "masks work" or "masks in general" ought to be showing fitted respirator types of some kind.
Every depiction of non-fitted masks in those contexts is misdirection, and arguably misinformation.
People choosing illustrations really need to source some pix of respi masks, and learn the difference.
(example of getting it wrong is from:
#masks #science #SciComm #misinformation

Here’s a helpful summary with cool animation of the forthcoming eclipse. 🌖
#eclipse #totality #science

See what the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse will look like in your city
April 8, 2024, may be your best chance to view a total solar eclipse for the next two decades. See how close to a total eclipse you’ll get in your city.

This is gold:
"Being scientific is hard for human brains, but as an adversarial collaboration on a massive scale, science is our only method for collectively separating how we want things to be from how they are."
#fmri
#thetransmitter
#ScienceMastodon
#neuroscience

Molecular Ecology calls for papers to go in a planned special issue on the genomics of speciation
#science #evolution #genetics

Marking time: #CosmicRay storms can pin precise dates on #history from ancient Egypt to the Vikings | #Science | AAAS

Omg look at this picture of the Aurora Borryalice I took from downtown, y’all missed out shoulda looked up. #science #aurora #auroraborryalice

Yep...
(Mood, while trying to explain #ClimateCrisis as lived from Africa, with my 90yo father in EU)
#ClimateCrisis #Mood #Science

This is great! (And depressing.) #science #physics #academia
My dream died, and now I'm here - Sabine Hossenfelder

#ScienceStudies, #Metascience or #bibliometrics are small fields but I wonder whether we neglect science communication way too much. The complicated, uncertain, boring, troublesome or failed things that happen in research labs around the world are almost never told by those who have championed science communication. I am not against positivism but a modern, educated and “knowledge-based”-society should always strive for nuance and complexity.

Human brain mapped in high resolution with previously unseen detail #science

New Tech Maps Human Brain in Unprecedented Detail - Neuroscience News
Neuroscience News provides research news for neuroscience, neurology, psychology, AI, brain science, mental health, robotics and cognitive sciences.

New #science study confirms that warmer global temperatures from #ClimateChange leads to increased microbial activity, which results in more #CO2 being released.
On a personal note, the image of the …

There's a climate threat lurking in rivers around the world. New research shows where | CBC News
More than 100 scientists collected samples from rivers in 40 countries to create a map showing how humans are altering waterways, causing them to emit more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and contribute to climate change.

The 2024 Kavli Laureates have been announced
#science #news

SDO Solar Images Timelapse 14th April 2024
#Space #Science #NASA

#science #Neanderthals #paleontology
Wooden tools used by Neanderthals 300kya.

Truely interdisciplinary... 👏 #science #predatory #oa @…

Now this is some good news! Gene therapy fixing deafness in a kid before they even really know about it;
#science

Pioneering gene therapy restores UK girl's hearing
Opal, 18 months, can now hear - even a whisper - after becoming the first person to try a new treatment.

Love It or Hate It — The Great Cilantro Debate #science

Love It or Hate It — The Great Cilantro Debate
Why do some love cilantro and some hate it? It may surprise you to learn that people who dislike cilantro tend to have a gene that detects the aldehyde part of cilantro as a soapy smell and taste, But whether you love it or hate it, cilantro has many health benefits.

This is gold:
"Being scientific is hard for human brains, but as an adversarial collaboration on a massive scale, science is our only method for collectively separating how we want things to be from how they are."
#fmri
#thetransmitter
#ScienceMastodon
#neuroscience

#WeltenkreuzerLäuft gibt mir endlich wieder eine Gelegenheit, die #ScienceFiction-Kuzgeschichten von #EscapePod zu hören ...

Escape Pod | The Original Science Fiction Podcast
The Original Science Fiction Short Story Podcast

⚡ Exploring the Use of Cold Atmospheric Plasma for Sound and Vibration Generation
#science

Exploring the Use of Cold Atmospheric Plasma for Sound and Vibration Generation
In this study, we investigate the potential of cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) as a non-contact excitation device, comparing its performance with an ultrasound transmitter. Utilizing a scanning Laser Doppler Vibrometer (LDV), we visualize the acoustic wavefront generated by a CAP probe and an ultrasound sensor within a designated 50 mm × 50 mm area in front of each probe. Our focus lies in assessing the applicability of a CAP probe for exciting a small polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) sample. By a…

LGBTQ Ph.D. graduates will soon be counted in key U.S. survey
All it took was years of lobbying and formal complaints to NSF’s Office of Scientific Integrity and the House of Representatives to force the NCSES to follow its own data
#LGBTQ #science

This video explores a fascinating #science #physics phenomenon: the pressure of a liquid and a gas within a sealed container (in a gravity environment) depends on where the gas is located! The explaination is so counter-intuitive.

Bringing CER to Life with Hilarious (and Gross) Student Science Projects #tcea #edtech #tceajmg #science

China is dominating in science. USA and EU have a problem...
#china #science #geopolitics #economist

Are you a #science / #engineering student in Denmark and looking for a part time study job?
@… are recruiting now for a student assistant to work with me and colleagues on evaluating some of the best regional (and potentially global) climate models in the world in #Greenland #Antarctica with #ESA satellite data sets. A particular focus on #IceSheets and will also be in collaboration with @… partners.
Deadline 5th May!
#ESAclimate #fedijobs #FediHiring
https://candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationInit.aspx?cid=5001&ProjectId=178929&MediaId=5

The biggest digital camera ever made -- 6,600 pounds, 3,200 megapixels https://petapixel.com/2024/04/20/the-biggest-digital-camera-ever-made-6600-pounds-and-3200-megapixels/

The Biggest Digital Camera Ever Made: 6,600 Pounds and 3,200 Megapixels
A detailed, up-close look at the largest digital camera ever made: the LSST.

Big step! C'mon science! Yay, for mouse models!
#Science #Research #Bacteriology

Eric Topol (@erictopol@mstdn.social)
Attached: 1 image What if there was an antibiotic that doesn't disrupt the gut microbiome? There is now. A discovery published at Nature today https://nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07502-0

Oh! Oliver Kalkofe und Oliver Welke heute im Gespräch mit Politologin und Science-Fiction-Analystin Dr. Isabella Hermann: Kalk & Welk - "Mit Warp-Antrieb von Peine nach Gütersloh" - es geht um #ScienceFiction und dabei natürlich auch (aber nicht nur) um #startrek 🥰

Mit Warp-Antrieb von Peine nach Gütersloh (feat. Isabella Hermann) - Kalk & Welk
Nicht alle alten weißen Männer sind doof. Okay, sie sind vielleicht kalk und auch welk - aber Oliver Kalkofe & Oliver Welke sind unterhaltsam, kritisch, witzig - und das nicht nur im Fernsehen. Kalkofe und Welke sezieren in diesem Podcast jede ...

It has been so cool to me to read about science fiction authors seeing their predictions come true within their lifetimes. This seems like one of those situations.
"The universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose." J. B. S. Haldane in an essay titled “Possible Worlds”, 1927.
#science #space #sciencefiction #JBSHaldane #DarkMatter
https://www.space.com/desi-3d-map-universe-dark-energy-evolution

💗 An analysis of the effects of sharing research data, code, and preprints on citations
#science

An analysis of the effects of sharing research data, code, and preprints on citations
Calls to make scientific research more open have gained traction with a range of societal stakeholders. Open Science practices include but are not limited to the early sharing of results via preprints and openly sharing outputs such as data and code to make research more reproducible and extensible. Existing evidence shows that adopting Open Science practices has effects in several domains. In this study, we investigate whether adopting one or more Open Science practices leads to significantly …

2024 Molecular Ecology Prize goes to Michael Whitlock, for foundational contributions to the study of population genetics in space
#science #evolution #ecology

2024 Molecular Ecology Prize goes to Michael Whitlock, for foundational contributions to the study of population genetics in space
The Molecular Ecology Prize Committee has announced the 2024 recipient of the award, which recognizes an outstanding scientist who has made significant contributions to the still-young field of mol…

This is a nice bio talk on how we keep finding genes and there interactions are more complex (and a plug for the presenters book...)
#science<…

7/7
As we integrate Rhodiola into our health regimen, we not only honor the wisdom of traditional medicine but also leverage the advancements of contemporary science. Remember, the journey to optimal health is both natural and scientifically supported—Rhodiola Rosea exemplifies this beautifully.
#RhodiolaRosea #Adaptogens #StressRelief #CognitiveHealth #PhysicalEndurance #NaturalWellness #ScienceBacked #NutrientScience

#science #adhesives #electricity

Did you know that #university computers in #Finland have been connected to each other for 40 years already?
#FUNET has been enabling Finnish

Funet – 40 years of telecommunications | GÉANT CONNECT Online
Words: Tommi Kutilainen, CSC 2023 marked the 40th anniversary of the Funet (Finnish University and Research Network) and the 35th anniversary of Finland's connection to the global internet. CSC’s Funet can be proud of its many achievements and the future also looks bright; Funet and online services have become even more important in enabling Finnish

Big step! C'mon science! Yay, for mouse models!
#Science #Research #Bacteriology

Eric Topol (@erictopol@mstdn.social)
Attached: 1 image What if there was an antibiotic that doesn't disrupt the gut microbiome? There is now. A discovery published at Nature today https://nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07502-0

Interesting #science
"In human genetics, the Y-chromosomal most recent common ancestor (Y-MRCA, informally known as Y-chromosomal Adam) is the patrilineal most recent common ancestor (MRCA) from whom all currently living humans are descended. He is the most recent male from whom all living humans are descended through an unbroken line of their male ancestors.
...
As of 2015, …

🗳️ How much trust do people have in different types of scientists?
#science

How much trust do people have in different types of scientists?
Understanding why some people trust some scientists more than others is a key factor in solving social problems with science. But little was known about the trust levels across the diverse range of scientific fields and perspectives.

"Intelligence" is a strange, subjective and often unnecessary concept #science

Why ‘intelligence’ exists only in the eye of the beholder | Aeon Essays
Our human minds hold us back from truly understanding the many brilliant ways that other creatures solve their problems

It has been so cool to me to read about science fiction authors seeing their predictions come true within their lifetimes. This seems like one of those situations.
"The universe is not only queerer than we suppose, but queerer than we can suppose." J. B. S. Haldane in an essay titled “Possible Worlds”, 1927.
#science #space #sciencefiction #JBSHaldane #DarkMatter
https://www.space.com/desi-3d-map-universe-dark-energy-evolution

📄 #Forth in #mainstream #computer #science courses |

I just followed Maria's superb columns for 20 minutes. Starting with beautiful scientific watercolors of Great Barrier reef animals.
Jumping from piece to piece. I wound up watching the Eames' short video "Powers of Ten". Maria's interlinked postings are always superb.
#Science #Art

Finally put together an account of my time in Germany last month, giving a workshop on BARTs at the Bavarian State Institute of Forestry
https://lab.jbyoder.org/2024/05/17/talking-barts-in-bavaria/

Talking BARTs in Bavaria
Workshop participants, in-person and remote, in the Zentrum Wald Forst Holz conference room. Late last summer, Colin Carlson messaged me with an unusual proposal: He’d been invited to give a …

Interesting #science
"In human genetics, the Y-chromosomal most recent common ancestor (Y-MRCA, informally known as Y-chromosomal Adam) is the patrilineal most recent common ancestor (MRCA) from whom all currently living humans are descended. He is the most recent male from whom all living humans are descended through an unbroken line of their male ancestors.
...
As of 2015, …

🪐 An outlandish molecule may be lurking inside Uranus and Neptune, affecting their magnetic fields
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-outlandish-molecule-lurking-uranus-neptune.html

An outlandish molecule may be lurking inside Uranus and Neptune, affecting their magnetic fields
Skoltech scientists and their Chinese colleagues have determined the conditions that enable the existence of a very peculiar ion. Dubbed aquodiium, it can be conceptualized as an ordinary neutral molecule of water with two additional protons stuck to it, resulting in a net double positive charge.

Why #ScienceDenial?
If teenagers are adults they should be given full bodily autonomy. If given full bodily autonomy they might do something sexual that we don't want them doing. So let's deny science, pretend they are children, and use laws and stigma to control their sex lives.
#BasicBiology

Did you know that #university computers in #Finland have been connected to each other for 40 years already?
#FUNET has been enabling Finnish

Funet – 40 years of telecommunications | GÉANT CONNECT Online
Words: Tommi Kutilainen, CSC 2023 marked the 40th anniversary of the Funet (Finnish University and Research Network) and the 35th anniversary of Finland's connection to the global internet. CSC’s Funet can be proud of its many achievements and the future also looks bright; Funet and online services have become even more important in enabling Finnish

bad math, need better data
okay, so... the "bomb spike" is the graph of Carbon-14 relative to... C-12?
I guess I'm thrown off by units of pMC/percent. percent what?
globally: 50 tonnes
nuclear testing: 1.3 tonnes
ocean: most of it
soil/biosphere: the rest
atmosphere: 840kg
3,206,000,000,000 tonnes (CO2 in general) ... hold up I have to have my units wrong.... each ppm is supposed to be 7.82 gigatonnes and we've released 2400 gt max since 1850... does that mean it started at 806 gt CO2 in 1850 or did I mess that up?
is the graph relating a fixed baseline like 1950 or an ever changing %?
#Science #ClimateChange
also, the decrease is NOT due to decay, it's due to exchange w ocean/biosphere
like the Suess effect is just "carbon 14 gets diluted by human use of fossil fuels" (which seems depressing)
C14 is naturally produced in the stratosphere by cosmic ray neutrons at a base rate
nuclear power plants release C14 at night when plants aren't photosynthesizing
#nuclear #globalwarming #askscience

Black hole 'morsels' could prove Stephen Hawking's theory #science

Could these black hole 'morsels' finally prove Stephen Hawking's famous theory?
Stephen Hawking suggested nothing lasts forever, including black holes. Scientists may have a way to prove it at last.

Human belief systems range from ridiculous to preposterous. Please don't ridicule me, I like to believe my beliefs tend more to the preposterous range.
#Philosophy #Science #Belief

Weekend #Plankton #Factoid 🦐🦠
The ubiquitous tool of #zooplankton #science is the Plankton Net. The fi…

🧲 Making light 'feel' a magnetic field like an electron would
#science

Making light 'feel' a magnetic field like an electron would
Unlike electrons, particles of light are uncharged, so they do not respond to magnetic fields. Despite this, researchers have now experimentally made light effectively "feel" a magnetic field within a complicated structure called a photonic crystal, which is made of silicon and glass.

Three new bizarre Cretaceous monotreme species discovered, including Opalios splendens -- an 'echidnapus' https://www.sciencenews.org/article/echidnapus-newfound-species-mammal

'Echidnapus' hints at a lost age of egg-laying mammals
The fossil discoveries double the number of known monotreme species during the Cretaceous Period.

One man's project to #scanallfish and make those scans available to everyone.
#science #scicomm #fish

Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Spent a wonderful day at this somewhat remote national wildlife refuge. Located on the southern side of Mt Adams (great views of the volcano) in Washington State. There is an easy 2 mile hike along the recovering marsh and wooded area. Lots of bird life - migrating sandhill cranes stop here on their journey.
There is an amazing success story here. Riley, Adam and the other members of the team have been successful in the recovery of the endangered oregon spotted frog. The populations of the frog at this location have almost fully recovered. It is worth spending a little time in the small visitor center chatting with the biologists.
A link to the wildlife refuge web page:
#PNW #ESA #Nature #Science #Frogs

Single-shot, coherent, pop-out 3D metrology
#science

Hair-thin silk fabric cancels noise, creates quiet spaces anywhere https://www.zmescience.com/future/hair-thin-silk-fabric-cancels-out-noise-and-creates-quiet-spaces-anywhere

Hair-thin silk fabric cancels out noise and creates quiet spaces anywhere
MIT researchers have created a silk fabric that can significantly reduce noise using piezoelectric fibers to counteract or block unwanted sounds.

Hi, John! Nice to meet you. You post good stuff, thanks.
In Colorado, US, where I live, we have lots of bad indoor air from viruses and wildfire smoke. I'm starting to fiddle with portable, replaceable-filter #CRBoxes.
#Physics #Science

air quality project for UK schools - free monitor
"Schools get a free high spec air quality monitor that measures carbon dioxide (CO2), volatile organic compounds (VOCs) particulate matter (PM), temperature & relative humidity."
"The Web App also offers a range of related activities and experiments..."
"... the opportunity to contribute to genuine scientific research"
Sign up by 31 May 2024.
#schools #science #education #AirQuality #UK

Well that's a nice message to receive on a Friday afternoon, I feel like I should pack up for the weekend now. Except of course, the wheels of #science keep turning...
Congratulations to @… who did the vast majority of the work on our first #PRECISE_NNF paper
EDIT: To add a link in case you want to spend a quiet half hour reading about the fracture properties of ice
#Glaciology #Crevasses #Ice #NewPublication

On the other hand, the area in Northern #Greenland I'm visiting for #Fieldwork from Saturday is also looking pretty god damn beautiful right now too..
#EarthArt #Sentinel2 #SatPic #ice #Glaciers #Climate #Science

6/6
As you navigate your wellness odyssey, let the enlightenment of science guide your path. Embrace the transformative journey with NAC, and let its manifold blessings illuminate your pursuit of a vibrant, healthier future. 💡✨
#HealthSupplements #NACBenefits #OxidativeStressRelief #MentalHealthSupport #DetoxifyYourLife #BreatheEasy #ScienceBacked #WellnessJourney #NutrientScience