Arcturus, or Alpha Bootis, the big orange brightness in the Eastern sky at Spring is only 36.7 light-years from Earth and appears huge at Mag -0.05. Arcturus, last night 18APR21 from the balcony. See the raggedy edge of the star? That is real activity, although not well resolved. So bright and huge, light from Arcturus …
How can a traffic light properly work if it is always green? The paradox of CK2 signaling
Christian Borgo, Claudio D’Amore, Luca Cesaro, Stefania Sarno, Lorenzo A. Pinna, Maria Ruzzene & Mauro Salvi Critical Reviews in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ABSTRACT “CK2 is a constitutively active protein kinase that assuring a constant level of phosphorylation to its numerous substrates supports many of the most important biological functions. “Nevertheless, its activity has to …
MIT visiting artist creates spider’s music
https://youtu.be/xvT-HcWMAaQ "Spider webs were making music in Paris this fall, as Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) visiting artist Tomás Saraceno’s "Palais de Tokyo" art exhibit, ON AIR. "Spider’s Canvas," an exploration that sonifies the threads of a spider web, was designed, constructed, and performed by MIT’s Center for Art, Science, and Technology (CAST) Faculty Director …
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Global Warming and The Coastline of Virginia
From summation slide in Prof Dan Britt seminar's "Orbits and Ice Ages". His summation, "If you don't care where Sea Level is? Keep driving your Hummer." The Recent Past - Erosion Data from 1999 to 2014 “An estimated 26% of Virginia's shoreline is critically eroding, according to the report "State Coastal Program Effectiveness in Protecting …
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9 Metis
9 Metis- The ninth asteroid discovered by humans. Tonight, 13APR21 at Mag 9.7 in Virgo with FL2350mm f/9.5 2” exposure 12,800ISO from the balcony ~ 8:50PM. Star field of 9 Metis was compared to star charts from Sky Safari 6 Pro and identified using Keynote as a light table. 9 Metis 15APR21 (two nights later) …
International Day of Human Space Flight
“April 12 is the International Day of Human Space Flight. 60 years ago, Yuri Gagarin had his first historic flight into the cosmos. As we reflect on his accomplishment today, we look ahead to the future of human space flight as we prepare to send humans back to the Moon.” - NASA 12APR21 -60 years …
General Fusion to open Demonstration Plant
We at "I Really Appreciate Science" have been a keen fan of General Fusion located in Burnaby, BC for three years. They are now on the cusp of opening a demonstration power plant, as seen in this YouTube video. Major entrepreneurial capital has come from Microsoft; Amazon founders’, Shopify, as well as, the Canadian Government. …
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“COVID19 was the 3rd leading cause of death”
“Back in March 2020 (actually I think my first prediction was in April 2020), public health officials hypothesized that COVID19 would be the third leading cause of death in the United States. We were able to make this guess based on transmission projections and fatality rates across the globe. We thought we had to wait …
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“Half‐Century Winter Duck Abundance and Temperature Trends in the Mississippi and Atlantic Flyways”
Timothy D. Meehan Richard M. Kaminski Geoffrey S. Lebaron Nicole L. Michel Brooke L. Bateman Chad B. Wilsey The Journal of Wildlife Management First published: 29 March 2021 https://doi.org/10.1002/jwmg.22023 ABSTRACT “Increasing concerns exist about possible decreased wintering duck abundance and hunting opportunities in the southern regions of the Atlantic and Mississippi flyways of North America. …
Saami People say “No” to Bill Gate’s geo-engineering experiment set to happen over the skies of Scandinavia
https://theraven.substack.com/p/saami-indigenous-back-down-gates?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&utm_source=text “The first ever atmospheric test of geoengineering technology, funded by Bill Gates, has been suspended under pressure from the indigenous people over whose heads it would take place, the Saami of northern Scandinavia. It may be moved back to the United States. “At the recommendation of the project’s Advisory Committee, the scheduled June test …
