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DART DID IT!
Kenneth Chang (Kenneth Chang reported this article from the DART mission operations center at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Md.) What We Learned From NASA’s DART Mission “The spacecraft plowed into a space rock with the goal of demonstrating how an asteroid threatening Earth could be deflected. LAUREL, Md. — It’s […]
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“For China’s Auto Market, Electric Isn’t the Future. It’s the Present.”
More electric cars will be sold in the country this year than in the rest of the world combined, as its domestic market accelerates ahead of the global competition. By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu Sept. 26, 2022, 5:00 a.m. ET For The New York Times “Zhang Youping, a Chinese retiree, purchased an all-electric, small sport-utility vehicle from […]
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Fiona and Ian
Dr Beck Two major hurricanes coming through the Atlantic corridor. It’s only September. There are weather channels and talks shows dedicated to them. I won’t pretend to be a meteorologist. I won’t pretend to be a climatologist, although I know climate in certain regions of the World as I have done research on Arctic sea-ice […]
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The Royal Institute Christmas Lectures announced!
“The CHRISTMAS LECTURES are the world’s leading science lectures for young people and have been inspiring children and adults alike since 1825. In our 2022 lecture, Professor Dame Sue Black will reveal the secrets of forensic science. “Initiated by Michael Faraday when organised education for children was scarce, the CHRISTMAS LECTURES established an exciting new […]
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“The last best hope of earth”
A Study in Political Science By Ted Widmer, November, 2012 (150th Anniversary) On Dec. 1, 1862, Abraham Lincoln submitted his second Annual Message to Congress, in fulfillment of his duties, as spelled out in Article II, section 3 of the Constitution. (“He shall from time to time give to Congress information of the State of […]
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Chicago – Loop – Climate Strike Day
Tried to find the F4F strike. No luck. Went to the Federal Reserve/ Federal Bldg/ down Adams. Only demo was for reparations for slavery.
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“Some want us to give up. Sorry not sorry.” Luisa Neubauer
“We expected eight thousand people, now we are standing on the streets of Berlin with 36 thousand people demanding climate protection and social security. Some want to see us give up. Sorry not sorry. We are here, we are loud.” #FridaysForFuture
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“COVID-19 fattens up our body’s cells to fuel its viral takeover”
Illustration of a SARS-CoV-2 viral particle entering a cell. The particle pierces through a cell’s membrane, made of two layers of lipids. A PNNL-OHSU team has shown how lipids are key to the ability of the virus to replicate. (Illustration by Michael Perkins | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) “Compounds that cut off the flow of […]
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Pediatric lung development and nanoparticle-delivered therapy
Intro To The Paper/ Why this Paper is Important By Dr Beck “Nanoparticle delivery in infant lungs“ , Manuela Semmler-Behnkea,1, Wolfgang G. Kreylinga, Holger Schulzb, Shinji Takenakaa, James P. Butlerc,d, Frank S. Henryd, and Akira Tsudad, In this article, the layman will see a tour-de-force of 21st Century medical science. First, in the treatment of […]
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NASA’s DART Mission and Optimism for Humanity in Climate Action
By Dr Beck Ever since I talked to a friend and NU alumnus last Spring who, with me, struggled through four years of Astronomy and Physics to gain our degrees my optimism for Climate Action has been unremitting. Where others see darkness, we see opportunity and hope. That friend is a scientist in one of […]
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“That moment when we can look each other in the eye again”
Intro to the interview translated by Google from the original German. By Dr Beck If you do not know Luisa Neubauer, here she is! She is an ideological and political leader of the Climate Activist Movement in Germany. She began as a student on strike for Climate Action with Greta. One of her most memorable […]
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Putin faces Climate Lawsuit
First climate lawsuit against Russian government launched over emissions Group of activists file supreme court case demanding stronger action on meeting Paris accord goals By Waseem Mohamed, for The Guardian, 13 Sep 2022 05.49 EDT “The first-ever climate lawsuit in Russia has been filed by a group of activists demanding that the the government take […]
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