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Brother Mythos

Quote from: LMNO on October 18, 2017, 08:08:30 PM
somewhat discredited.

http://stringgeek.blogspot.com.au/2017/10/viking-age-tablet-weaving-kufic-or-not.html

I was unaware of the controversy when I posted the 'discovery.'

Also, it appears that Uppsala University is not standing behind their researcher, as they are posting a list of articles that refute the 'discovery' on their own website.   

Here's the link: https://mp.uu.se/en/web/info/vart-uu/aktuellt/om-uu-i-media

So, we've now reached the point where one must research the scientific researchers themselves, before one can trust scientific 'discoveries' to possibly be true.
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Brother Mythos

"Dutch Courage: Alcohol Improves Foreign Language Skills"

QuoteA new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool, Maastricht University and King's College London, shows that bilingual speakers' ability to speak a second language is improved after they have consumed a low dose of alcohol.

Here's the link: http://neurosciencenews.com/alcohol-foreign-language-skills-7759/

So, my belief that my ability to speak French improves after a glass of pinot noir may actually be true!
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Prelate Diogenes Shandor

Now they need to test it's effects on computer programming and kung-fu
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Brother Mythos

Quote from: Prelate Diogenes Shandor on October 19, 2017, 11:14:36 PM
Now they need to test it's effects on computer programming and kung-fu

I doubt if any dose of alcohol would improve my computer programming skills.

However, "a low dose of alcohol" may slightly improve ones martial arts skills. If it works for one, it does so by slightly lowering inhibitions, and by providing a small energy boost.

On the other hand, one of the master level guys in my school used to always smoke a doobie before coming into class. Over many, many years, I only saw one occasion where the weed had a negative effect on his abilities. (And, those few of us that knew his "training regime" all agreed that that had to have been some super primo stuff.)
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Brother Mythos

Small Asteroid or Comet 'Visits' from Beyond the Solar System

QuoteA small, recently discovered asteroid -- or perhaps a comet -- appears to have originated from outside the solar system, coming from somewhere else in our galaxy. If so, it would be the first "interstellar object" to be observed and confirmed by astronomers.

This unusual object – for now designated A/2017 U1 – is less than a quarter-mile (400 meters) in diameter and is moving remarkably fast. Astronomers are urgently working to point telescopes around the world and in space at this notable object. Once these data are obtained and analyzed, astronomers may know more about the origin and possibly composition of the object.

Quote"This is the most extreme orbit I have ever seen," said Davide Farnocchia, a scientist at NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. "It is going extremely fast and on such a trajectory that we can say with confidence that this object is on its way out of the solar system and not coming back."

The CNEOS team plotted the object's current trajectory and even looked into its future. A/2017 U1 came from the direction of the constellation Lyra, cruising through interstellar space at a brisk clip of 15.8 miles (25.5 kilometers) per second.

Here's the link: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/small-asteroid-or-comet-visits-from-beyond-the-solar-system

The fastest spacecraft ever launched by humans, New Horizons, is currently traveling at 14.22 kilometers per second. So, unfortunately, we have no chance of landing a probe on this interstellar object with our current technology.
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P3nT4gR4m

Quote from: Brother Mythos on October 27, 2017, 04:46:39 AM
Small Asteroid or Comet 'Visits' from Beyond the Solar System

QuoteA small, recently discovered asteroid -- or perhaps a comet -- appears to have originated from outside the solar system, coming from somewhere else in our galaxy. If so, it would be the first "interstellar object" to be observed and confirmed by astronomers.

This unusual object – for now designated A/2017 U1 – is less than a quarter-mile (400 meters) in diameter and is moving remarkably fast. Astronomers are urgently working to point telescopes around the world and in space at this notable object. Once these data are obtained and analyzed, astronomers may know more about the origin and possibly composition of the object.

Quote"This is the most extreme orbit I have ever seen," said Davide Farnocchia, a scientist at NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. "It is going extremely fast and on such a trajectory that we can say with confidence that this object is on its way out of the solar system and not coming back."

The CNEOS team plotted the object's current trajectory and even looked into its future. A/2017 U1 came from the direction of the constellation Lyra, cruising through interstellar space at a brisk clip of 15.8 miles (25.5 kilometers) per second.

Here's the link: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/small-asteroid-or-comet-visits-from-beyond-the-solar-system

The fastest spacecraft ever launched by humans, New Horizons, is currently traveling at 14.22 kilometers per second. So, unfortunately, we have no chance of landing a probe on this interstellar object with our current technology.

The scientists will have plenty more of these to study soon. Pretty sure this is the start of a concentrated strike from the bugs on Klendathu :eek:

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Brother Mythos

Quote from: P3nT4gR4m on October 27, 2017, 11:02:54 AM
Quote from: Brother Mythos on October 27, 2017, 04:46:39 AM
Small Asteroid or Comet 'Visits' from Beyond the Solar System

QuoteA small, recently discovered asteroid -- or perhaps a comet -- appears to have originated from outside the solar system, coming from somewhere else in our galaxy. If so, it would be the first "interstellar object" to be observed and confirmed by astronomers.

This unusual object – for now designated A/2017 U1 – is less than a quarter-mile (400 meters) in diameter and is moving remarkably fast. Astronomers are urgently working to point telescopes around the world and in space at this notable object. Once these data are obtained and analyzed, astronomers may know more about the origin and possibly composition of the object.

Quote"This is the most extreme orbit I have ever seen," said Davide Farnocchia, a scientist at NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS) at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. "It is going extremely fast and on such a trajectory that we can say with confidence that this object is on its way out of the solar system and not coming back."

The CNEOS team plotted the object's current trajectory and even looked into its future. A/2017 U1 came from the direction of the constellation Lyra, cruising through interstellar space at a brisk clip of 15.8 miles (25.5 kilometers) per second.

Here's the link: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/small-asteroid-or-comet-visits-from-beyond-the-solar-system

The fastest spacecraft ever launched by humans, New Horizons, is currently traveling at 14.22 kilometers per second. So, unfortunately, we have no chance of landing a probe on this interstellar object with our current technology.

The scientists will have plenty more of these to study soon. Pretty sure this is the start of a concentrated strike from the bugs on Klendathu :eek:

And, is it just a coincidence that this is happening in conjunction with the release of the secret JKF Files?!
Discordianism is fundamentally mischievous irreverence.

Brother Mythos

Defence against the dark arts: Saudi Arabia trains staff against black magic

QuoteA Saudi government commission gave dozens of members of its Mecca governing body a five-day crash course in "developing scientific skills to defeat black magic".

Here's the link: https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/blog/2017/11/8/saudi-arabia-trains-staff-against-black-magic

Let's hear it for Science!
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Brother Mythos

First interstellar immigrant discovered in the solar system

As per the article, "A new study has discovered the first known permanent immigrant to our Solar System. The asteroid, currently nestling in Jupiter's orbit, is the first known asteroid to have been captured from another star system. The work is published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters.

The object known as 'Oumuamua was the last interstellar interloper to hit the headlines in 2017. However it was just a tourist passing through, whereas this former exo-asteroid—given the catchy name (514107) 2015 BZ509—is a long-term resident."

Here's a link: https://phys.org/news/2018-05-interstellar-immigrant-solar.html

I can't help but wonder if President Spanky will try to have it deported.
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Prelate Diogenes Shandor

Quote from: Brother Mythos on November 10, 2017, 05:08:04 AM
Defence against the dark arts: Saudi Arabia trains staff against black magic

QuoteA Saudi government commission gave dozens of members of its Mecca governing body a five-day crash course in "developing scientific skills to defeat black magic".

Here's the link: https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/blog/2017/11/8/saudi-arabia-trains-staff-against-black-magic

Let's hear it for Science!

Did they get the idea from Monty Python?
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It is an unfortunate fact that every man who seeks to disseminate knowledge must contend not only against ignorance itself, but against false instruction as well. No sooner do we deem ourselves free from a particularly gross superstition, than we are confronted by some enemy to learning who would plunge us back into the darkness -H.P.Lovecraft


He who fights with monsters must take care lest he thereby become a monster -Nietzsche


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHhrZgojY1Q


You are a fluke of the universe, and whether you can hear it of not the universe is laughing behind your back -Deteriorata


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Brother Mythos

Quote from: Prelate Diogenes Shandor on May 21, 2018, 07:32:22 PM
Quote from: Brother Mythos on November 10, 2017, 05:08:04 AM
Defence against the dark arts: Saudi Arabia trains staff against black magic

QuoteA Saudi government commission gave dozens of members of its Mecca governing body a five-day crash course in "developing scientific skills to defeat black magic".

Here's the link: https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/blog/2017/11/8/saudi-arabia-trains-staff-against-black-magic

Let's hear it for Science!

Did they get the idea from Monty Python?

I don't know. Do you think "The Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice" has a sense of humor?
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minuspace

 Re: Black Magic— A??LE Watches registered soaring heart rates when the World Cup match...

It's like the undertaker is all up in your junk taking measurements, and everyone's like, "GOAL!!!"

Brother Mythos

THIS WEEKLY SCIENCE HEADLINE MAY DEPRESS YOU

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED


What is the meaning of life? Ask a conservative

As per the article:

'A new USC Dornsife-led psychology study shows that conservatives, more so than liberals, report feeling that their lives are meaningful or have purpose.

"Finding meaning in life is related to the sense or feeling that things are the way they should be, and that there is a sense of order," said David Newman, a doctoral candidate at USC Dornsife's Mind and Society Center. "If life feels chaotic, then that would likely dampen your sense that life is meaningful."'

Here's the link: https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/2837/what-is-the-meaning-of-life-ask-a-conservative/
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Doktor Howl

Quote from: Brother Mythos on July 18, 2018, 05:03:44 AM
THIS WEEKLY SCIENCE HEADLINE MAY DEPRESS YOU

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED


What is the meaning of life? Ask a conservative

As per the article:

'A new USC Dornsife-led psychology study shows that conservatives, more so than liberals, report feeling that their lives are meaningful or have purpose.

"Finding meaning in life is related to the sense or feeling that things are the way they should be, and that there is a sense of order," said David Newman, a doctoral candidate at USC Dornsife's Mind and Society Center. "If life feels chaotic, then that would likely dampen your sense that life is meaningful."'

Here's the link: https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/2837/what-is-the-meaning-of-life-ask-a-conservative/

My life has purpose.

Granted, that purpose is to make conservatives miserable.  BUT STILL.
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Brother Mythos

Quote from: Doktor Howl on July 18, 2018, 05:23:37 AM
Quote from: Brother Mythos on July 18, 2018, 05:03:44 AM
THIS WEEKLY SCIENCE HEADLINE MAY DEPRESS YOU

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED


What is the meaning of life? Ask a conservative

As per the article:

'A new USC Dornsife-led psychology study shows that conservatives, more so than liberals, report feeling that their lives are meaningful or have purpose.

"Finding meaning in life is related to the sense or feeling that things are the way they should be, and that there is a sense of order," said David Newman, a doctoral candidate at USC Dornsife's Mind and Society Center. "If life feels chaotic, then that would likely dampen your sense that life is meaningful."'

Here's the link: https://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/2837/what-is-the-meaning-of-life-ask-a-conservative/

My life has purpose.

Granted, that purpose is to make conservatives miserable.  BUT STILL.

So, you're really the Bowerick Wowbagger of Discordia.
Discordianism is fundamentally mischievous irreverence.