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    What Does IQ Actually Measure?

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    The Second Deadliest Virus

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    A popular oil linked to Ulcerative Colitis

    A popular ingredient in the American diet has been linked to ulcerative colitis. The ingredient is soybean oil, which is very common in processed foods. In fact, U.S. per capita consumption of soybean oil increased more than 1,000-fold during the 20th century. In a study from the University of...
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    Voyager 2 is back online

    NASA has succeeded in re-establishing full contact with Voyager 2 by using its highest-power transmitter to send an "interstellar shout" that righted the distant probe's antenna orientation, the space agency said Friday. The Deep Space Network used the highest-power transmitter to send the...
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    Novel method to handle DOS Threats.

    The scientists at the US DOE, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has found a technique to recognize a common internet attack, improving detection by 90 percent compared to current methods, by keeping a watchful eye over ever-changing traffic patterns on the internet. The scientists...
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    Surprising Link between Pure Maths & Genetics.

    Researchers have discovered an unexpected link between number theory in mathematics and genetics, providing critical insight into the nature of neutral mutations and the evolution of organisms. The team found the maximal robustness of mutations—mutations that can occur without changing an...
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    Controlling Human Genes with Electricity.

    Dubbed a “missing link,” a team of researchers developed an “electrogenetic interface” to control genes. ETH Zurich scientists claim that they have developed a revolutionary new model of something called an “electrogenetic interface,” which uses electricity to control genes. This will allow for...
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    How the Voyager aligns it's antenna towards the Earth.

    What's remarkable is nearly 46 years later both the Voyagers are functional, and a testimony to the reliability & the robustness of the electronics & mechanics of that era. It had only 64kb of memory - about the size of a loaf of bread with the technology available at that time. GE did build the...
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    US reports death from a rare brain eating amoeba

    A Georgia resident has died from a rare brain infection, commonly known as the "brain-eating amoeba," Georgia state health officials have confirmed. The individual was likely infected while swimming in a freshwater lake or pond in Georgia. Please refer to my old post...
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    Why Oppenheimer has important lessons for scientists today

    Atomic bomb historian Richard Rhodes talks to Nature about how researchers fare in the film, and what it gets right and wrong. Director Christopher Nolan’s ambitious, three-hour film Oppenheimer, about the US theoretical physicist who led the development of the world’s first nuclear weapons...
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    Secure Digital Payments - With Quantum Physics

    Many International banks have taken initiatives on how to Quantum Proof their transactions. Quantum computers, should they reach sufficient size and power, may be able to break the encryption schemes widely used today to ensure secure financial transactions and data. This makes quantum...
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    SriLankan Cabin Crew Vacancies - Female

    For more information or to apply.... https://recruit.srilankan.com/jobs/Careers/700027000001562368/Cabin-Crew-Female-?source=CareerSite
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    New Order relaxing outward remittances of foreign exchange

    New Order issued relaxing certain limitations/suspensions imposed on outward remittances of foreign exchange. With a view to assist and maintain the financial system stability by minimizing the pressure on the exchange rate and preserving the foreign currency reserve position of the country...
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    Is the AI behind ChatGPT getting worse?

    The AI that powers ChatGPT appears to be performing less well at mathematical problems than it was just a few months ago. The AI powering ChatGPT may provide completely different answers to the same mathematical problems over time. Those findings from recent experiments have fuelled an...
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    Fish-Free Omega-3 soon on the markets.

    This is not an Omega-3 promotion. :ROFLMAO: However, for decades scientists were looking for alternative methods of Omega-3 production due to the increasingly high demand for it. The growing demand for omega-3 is currently fulfilled by increased fishing activities, resulting in over 100...
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    New mRNA Malaria Vaccine....

    A new mRNA vaccine targeting immune cells in the liver could be the key to tackling malaria, a disease that causes over half a million deaths each year according to the World Health Organization, yet has no effective long-lasting vaccine. Trans-Tasman research collaborators from Te Herenga...
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    The insanity of debt continues....

    Copied as received on WhatsApp... origin unknown. However, the second part is what I read recently on The Sunday Times.... <snip> The debt ceiling for 2023 was stipulated as Rs 4979 billion . However, seven months into 2023, the government has decided to increase the debt ceiling by a whopping...
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    Why some people do not get sick with Covid.

    A gene mutation explains why people who contract COVID-19 but never develop symptoms -- the so-called super dodgers - exist. The secret lies with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA), or protein markers that signal the immune system. A mutation in one of the genes coding for HLA appears to help...
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    FFLO - Elusive Superconductive State Predicted in 2017 - Confirmed

    In 1964, four scientists (Fulde, Ferrell, Larkin, and Ovchinnikov) theorized a special superconducting state that could exist under conditions of low temperature and strong magnetic field, referred to as the FFLO state. In standard superconductivity, electrons travel in opposite directions as...
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    Those were the Days.....

    Copied as received....on WhatsApp A one pound loaf of bread was 34 cents, an egg was 25 cents, beef was 1.50 a pound, cigarettes were 10 cents per stick. Aerated waters were in the 10-25 cents range. Locally made strong drinks were less than Rs. 10 a bottle, beers were in the 2/- 5 /- range...

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