I Really Appreciate Science

Materials research and radiofrequency detection expertise contribute to quantum computing advances Karyn Hede, PNNL A superconducting qubit sits in a dilution refrigerator in a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) physics lab. This experimental device is the first step in establishing a qubit testbed at PNNL. (Photo by Andrea Starr | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) If you’ve ever…

“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…

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…

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…

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…

By Dr Beck Something was bugging me about The New York Times article. No one had compiled a graph of the total expectancy (age+expectancy) versus age of all Americans. In other words, if you lived to 100 and had a life expectancy of 2 years, your total expectancy would be 102. No one had done…

“The decline during the pandemic is the sharpest in nearly 100 years, hitting Native American and Alaska Native communities particularly hard. By Roni Caryn Rabin for The New York Times Aug. 31, 2022. Updated 2:22 p.m. ET “The average life expectancy of Americans fell precipitously in 2020 and 2021, the sharpest two-year decline in nearly…

By Dr Beck Being raised in the West, my first belief was that Corvids were the smartest birds imaginable. Ravens and crows. I once saw a magpie (another type of corvid) stare down a cat ON THE GROUND. The magpie did not flinch. The cat had to skitter away. There were studies conducted at the…

Let’s celebrate this together and remember how we manage our oceans. IWSD for info on this day

By Dr Beck If anything was clear from the scrubbed first mission of the SLS and Artemis it was this: people want Space. People want America to lead in Space. All views and photos of the excited crowds near KSC today reminded us of an earlier era, more uncertain, filled with drama, when all social…