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Science Forum: Hard lockdown breeds suffering, food insecurity, poverty, unemployment
Pretoria - The government's imposition of hard lockdowns was based solely on epidemiological information, resulting in serious human suffering such as food insecurity, unemployment and poverty. To avoid the same situation in the event of future pandemics, both
Germany is trying to go dark by shutting down all nuclear power plants, leaving only ...
(Natural News) The European powerhouse of Germany
Starwatch: Jupiter, Saturn and Venus chart the moon’s movement
starwatch 6/12/21 This week we can again take advantage of Jupiter and Saturn’s placement in the evening sky to chart the movement of the moon and the development of its phases. What makes it special
Ensuring long-term sustainability: Biodiversity protection imperative for survival of humankind
While the efforts to combat the climate crisis are gathering traction slowly, the pace isn’t nearly fast enough as our ecosystems are collapsing and species are becoming extinct at an unprecedented rate. ...
Bias in Multimodal AI: Testbed for Fair Automatic Recruitment
The use of AI is growing rapidly in all spheres of our everyday life. It is specifically growing in areas such as recruitment, where AI can facilitate recruitment to be faster, easier, and much more effective. While AI algorithms can be useful to humankind,
SEAL: Self-supervised Embodied Active Learning using Exploration and 3D Consistency
Contemporary computer vision models can successfully classify, detect, and segment objects in Internet images reasonably well. A recent paper on arXiv.org investigates how an active agent embodied in a 3D environment could accomplish these tasks. A robot with
Tesla seeks court approval of win in engineer’s defamation case
In a 2019 lawsuit, Cristina Balan said she was fired shortly after sending an email to Tesla CEO Elon Musk claiming contracts were being awarded based on friendships regardless of price or quality. ...
‘Junk science’ has long been hindering crime fighting around world
Professor David Wilson is particularly interested in the quashing of the case against Anthony Broadwater, the 61-year-old black man who had spent 16 years in prison in New York for the rape of author Alice Sebold. ...
Engineer Farooq Khan passed away at his native on Sunday night at his residence in ...
Engineer Farooq Khan passed away at his native on Sunday night at his residence in Anantnag town’s Janglat Mandi area. A family member of Khan confirmed his passing away to The Kashmiriyat over the phone and said his Nimaz e Janaza would be performed today.
Rail Trail project continues despite group claiming the CSRD is constructing a �eoeCommuter Train Mega ...
The Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail partners remain focused on their vision for a recreational trail, despite a group 'undermining the project'. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District says the three ownership partners have an unwavering commitment to
Russia to send Japanese billionaire to ISS marking its return to space tourism
One of Japan's richest men, Maezawa, 46, will blast
3D-printed suicide capsules are now legal in Switzerland
Dutch designer Alexander Bannink explains how the "Sarco" euthanasia pod works as a woman experiences sitting in the device by wearing virtual reality glasses, on April 14, 2018 at the Amsterdam Funeral Expo. Jan Hennop/AFP via Getty Images Sarco capsules
Ghislaine Maxwell trial – live: Victim calls Maxwell ‘engineer of Epstein’s abuse’ as trial resumes today
File. Ghislaine Maxwell pictured with Jeffrey Epstein's PA, Sarah Kellen (US Department of Justice) The trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite and former partner of Jeffrey Epstein, is set to resume today. Ms
New UFO task force for ‘serious probe’ sparks worry as critics think Pentagon will ‘HIDE ...
A NEW UFO task force has critics worried that the Pentagon will “hide reports and end transparency.” The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, the Pentagon announced the formation of the
A Parade Of Planets, Venus At ‘Greatest Brilliancy’ And Another Billionaire In Space: What You ...
The celestial highlights for the week ahead. ...
Replay: Astra launches Space Force mission from Alaska
An Astra rocket launches a U.S. Space Force mission from Kodiak, Alaska, on Nov. 19, 2021. It marked the company's first successful commercial orbital mission. ...
Chinese researchers use salt-tolerant plant to treat saline soil
URUMQI, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have selected a saline-resistant plant variety in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region that can absorb and process hundreds of tonnes of salt annually in each
China's research ship Tansuo-1 returns from deep-ocean expedition
SANYA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's scientific research ship Tansuo-1 returned to a port in the city of Sanya, in south China's Hainan Province, on Sunday, after completing its deep-ocean expedition to the Mariana Trench. The vessel, which carries the
Hearts & Science NZ Continues To Grow With New Senior Hires
Auckland, 6 December: Hearts & Science NZ has today announced the appointment and return to New Zealand of Emily Douglas, joining the team as Group Business Director following significant growth since Hearts & Science launched at the end of ... ...
Engine Capital urges Kohl's to consider e-commerce separation - WSJ
Dec 5 (Reuters) - U.S.-based hedge fund Engine Capital LP is urging Kohl's Corp (KSS.N) to consider a sale of the company or a separation of its e-commerce business, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The activist
‘A View of Mathematics for Braille Readers’
In the early 1990s, a brother of anemic van Leendert lost his sight. The tragic consequences of diabetes. It has played a part in the trajectory of Van Leendert in her career since then. She supports visually impaired students and their teachers in science
Activist firm Engine Capital reportedly pressures Kohl's to consider sale of online biz
An activist is reportedly pressuring Kohl's to consider either a sale or a separation of its online business, The Wall Street Journal reported. ...
Quantum processor swapped in for a neural network
/ Given the right data, a neural network can infer what radar maps would have looked like, were they available. (credit: NOAA/CIMSS.) It's become increasingly clear that quantum computers won't
Youth leaving Northern Ireland due to sectarian divide
Young people are choosing to leave Northern Ireland and not return due to sectarian divisions and political instability, according to a new report published today (Monday). Among the more than 300 students surveyed, poor community relations and the political
Wealthy Netflix engineer and his pal are sentenced to prison for insider trading scheme using ...
A former Netflix engineer and his pal have been sentenced to prison over an insider trading conspiracy in which they used secret information about the company's subscriber numbers to profit off of
Engine Capital urges Kohl’s to consider e-commerce separation – WSJ
(Reuters) – U.S.-based hedge fund Engine Capital LP is urging Kohl’s Corp to consider a sale of the company or a separation of its e-commerce business, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The activist investor, which owns a roughly 1% Kohl’s stake,
Twitter’s Design, Engineering Heads to Step Down in Management Rejig
Twitter Inc. said on Friday its engineering head Michael Montano and design chief Dantley Davis would step down from their roles by the end of
ENGINE: Americas Bunker Fuel Availability Outlook
Availability has tightened across regional ports amid
50 houses evacuated in Derby as man arrested on suspicion of making explosives
No indication of terrorism, say Derbyshire police, nor of when residents will be allowed back home A man has been arrested on suspicion of making or possessing an explosive substance in Derby, as more than 50 houses were evacuated in the area. The man remains
4 dead after single-engine plane crashes near California airport, authorities say
At least four people are dead after a plane crashed near an airport in central California on Saturday, authorities said. ...
Engine Capital Urges Kohl's to Consider E-Commerce Separation
An activist investor is urging department-store chain Kohl’s
Innovative Nutrient Analysis Of New Zealand Grown Peanuts To Provide Marketing Opportunities For Pic’s Products
The High-Value Nutrition National
New hostage theory in MH370 mystery
The pilot of doomed jet MH370 that mysteriously vanished over the Indian Ocean may have taken the whole aircraft hostage, a British engineer has claimed. ...
La Liga: Vinicius Jr drives Real Madrid engine
Real Madrid secured a convincing 2-0 win against Real Sociedad on Saturday after travelling north to San Sebastian as they moved eight points clear at the top of Spanish League. With striker Karim Benzema forced off after 17 minutes with a hamstring injury, it
Fauci says early reports encouraging about omicron variant
By GENE JOHNSON U.S. health officials said Sunday that while the omicron variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading throughout the country, early indications suggest it may be less dangerous than delta, which continues to drive a surge of
ESA head says Europe needs to stop facilitating Elon Musk’s ambitions in space
(credit: Trevor Mahlmann) The head of the European Space Agency has urged the continent’s leaders to stop facilitating Elon Musk’s
Space Station Astronauts Squeezed Into A Module To Watch Solar Eclipse
Only a few humans got to witness a total solar eclipse on Saturday (Dec. 4), and a few of them happened to be in space. ...
Why Are We Under Constant Surveillance?
Modern Information Technologies are incredibly convenient. We all use phones, computers, watch videos on demand whenever we want to, buy almost any kind of products online, even meet our
Accurately Dating The Māori Past Using Marine Shells Through Cross-collaborative Funding Success
Archaeological collections from Auckland
MBO for engineering consultancy
X Register for free to receive latest news stories direct to your inbox Register One of Birmingham’s oldest independent M&E engineering consultancies is to undergo a management buyout led by two members of its leadership team. Director Andy Clarke and
China’s space operation poses an ‘incredible threat,’ US must adapt, Space Force general says
China poses an "incredible threat" in space, launching twice as many satellites as the U.S., Gen. David Thompson, vice chief of the U.S. Space Force, said on "Fox News Sunday." ...
HBKU’s College of Health and Life Sciences a Partner in Sidra Medicine’s Precision Medicine and ...
(MENAFN - Hamad Bin Khalifa University) Doha, December 5, 2021 – In its efforts to help address health challenges at the personalized medicine level, the College of Health and Life Sciences (CHLS), ... ...
How Do Ocean Microbes Change The Climate? Ask This South African Scientist!
South African researcher Kolisa Yola Sinyanya is exploring the role of marine microorganisms and through that, the ocean's role in the carbon cycle and global climate change. #globalsouthscience ...
A former Netflix software engineer and his friend were sentenced to prison for conducting an ...
SOPA Images/Getty Images A former Netflix software engineer and his friend were sentenced to prison for an insider trading scheme on Friday. Sung Mo Jun and Junwoo Chon used private Netflix subscriber data to make more than $3 million. Another software
New uses for old gadgets
Upgrading your smartphone or tablet will leave you with a decision: what to do with your old device? Trading in, donating or recycling retired gear are all popular options, as is passing on a serviceable phone to a family member. But you have countless other
Season of shortages
It’s that time of the year when our inboxes are flooded with discounts galore for Black Friday, Cyber Week and all the sales promotions that follow. But this year, we are in a unique situation, an era of scarcity driven by a global chip shortage, widespread
Meta’s support for the creator economy comes in large swathes
In July this year, Meta (previously Facebook) announced that globally, it will invest over $1
New dinosaur discovered with a bizarre 'club like' tail featuring seven pairs of bladed spikes ...
A model of the Stegouros, a newly identified armored dinosaur that inhabited the Chilean Patagonia, is displayed during a press conference in Santiago, Chile, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) Fossils revealing a new type of dinosaur have been
Railways runs steam engine tourism train to revive tourism
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Railways (PR) has arranged a special steam engine tourism train for Rawalpindi, Attock and Nowshera to revive tourism activities as per vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and attract foreign tourists. According to a PR spokesman, in line
My people have benefitted tremendously from your policies — Ya Na tells Agric Minister
He said the policies had brought positive impacts on his subjects and communities in his traditional area. The King of Dagbon, made the remarks when Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister for Food and Agriculture, and his entourage, paid a courtesy call on him at
2 people involved in single-engine plane crash near Wabush, TSB says
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it is collecting information on a plane crash involving two people near Wabush on Saturday. ...
Group walks for 30 hours to protest nuclear power
SYMBOLIC MARCH: The demonstrators represented the number of boroughs that would be evacuated if there were a disaster at the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant By Yang Mian-chieh / Staff reporter, with CNA A group of 21 people demonstrating against nuclear power
Kumasi fast losing its agrarian lands, farmers compelled to plant in containers
“Our major challenge as a metropolis continues to be the rapid loss of agrarian lands,” he observed, saying the situation had compelled the authorities to evolve innovative ways to advance urban farming. The measures included the cultivation of vegetables and
Halo Subreddit Temporarily Shutdown Because Angry Gamers Won't Stop Being Toxic Jerks
Once again, the angry gamers are angry and yelling and being just the worst. This time it’s happening over on Reddit. Specifically, the main Halo subreddit, r/Halo, which has been locked until Monday due to how angry and toxic most of the posts and comments
Is Fauci the Same Thing as ‘Science’
Is Anthony Fauci the Same Thing as ‘Science’? By: Vinay Prasad Recently on Face the Nation, Dr. Fauci described criticism of his pandemic policies and actions as an attack on science itself. Fauci says, “They’re really criticizing science because I represent
Dual-Polarization Weather Radar Protects Us Every Day - What Is It?
What is dual-polarization radar and how is it protecting us from bad weather. ...
Water-hating stainless steel
Indian researchers have developed superhydrophobic coatings that can improve stainless steel’s corrosion resistance, making it usable in marine applications, pipelines, power generation, and nuclear sectors. Superhydrophobic or ultralow wetting surfaces with
Is there science in shirodhara ?
How effective are ayurvedic therapies? Is there any scientific basis to them? Research at IIT Madras has been looking into the ayurvedic relaxation therapy shirodhara, which is recommended for patients with stress (depression or anxiety or hypertension),
Dam good inspector
Ever wondered how dams, bridges and deep-sea oil rigs stay strong despite being exposed to water all the time? How would we know if and when they need repairs? Enter underwater remote-operated vehicles (ROVs). “Any construction under water deteriorates,” says
How to sequester carbon dioxide and produce natural gas
A scientist at the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, has a solution for two vexing problems — ‘climate change’ and ‘energy security’ — in one go. Do you want to find a home for carbon dioxide captured from
Where is Theia?
It was, at least from mankind’s perspective, the most important cosmic collision since the creation of the Universe. Four-and-a-half billion years ago, an asteroid from deep space — nobody knows from where, because cosmic milestones had not yet formed —
Coming soon: Rooftop hydrogen
Rooftop solar is passé. The upcoming thing is rooftop hydrogen. It is still some years away, but many in the scientific community and industry believe it is certainly happening. Imagine a contrivance on your rooftop — an electrolyser — to which is attached a
Lactic acid from bagasse
Sugar mills produce mountains of bagasse, which are either used as cattle feed or burnt to generate electricity. Researchers from the Department of
At least 14 people have died and 56 are injured after a volcano erupted suddenly ...
Damaged houses are covered with volcanic ash at Sumberwuluh village, following the eruption of Mount Semeru volcano in Lumajang regency, East Java province, Indonesia, December 5, 2021. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan Mount Semeru, the largest volcano on the
Omicron Cases Grow in U.S. as State-by-State Detection Rises
Three more cases of the coronavirus omicron variant were reported Saturday in New York, taking the number of state cases linked to the new variant to eight. ...
Society of Women Engineers at RVCC creates windmill project to encourage future female engineers
Members of the Society of Women Engineers Collegiate Affiliate at Raritan Valley Community College presented their Energy Generating Windmill project at a “Make a Difference” event held at the college’s Branchburg campus. The event, designed to give students a
PR arranges special steam engine tourism train to revive tourism activities
RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 5th Dec, 2021 ) :Pakistan Railways (PR) has arranged a special steam engine tourism train for Rawalpindi, Attock and Nowshera to revive tourism activities as per vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan and attract
Seaweed may help stop coronavirus from infecting human cells: Study
Jerusalem: A substance extracted from edible marine algae may help stop the spread of coronavirus, according to a study. Researchers from Tel Aviv University (TAU) said ulvan, the major water-soluble polysaccharide extracted from the cell wall of green
Man told police he was 'excessively revving his engine' because he had eaten 'dodgy food'
The driver then 'miraculously recovered' when officers told him he was driving in the wrong direction home ...
A Medical News Site and Its Misinformation
Politicians and journalists will sometimes mischaracterize their opponents’ views and then argue against those phantoms rather than real views. It is a cheap but effective political and journalistic trick. Medical news sources have adopted this tactic during
Pardoned Indiana-raised turkeys now at new Purdue home
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — The two Indiana-raised turkeys given that having the turkeys on campus will
China science, technology news summary -- Dec. 5
BEIJING, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The following is a summary of published science and technology news of China. SALT-TOLERANT PLANT Chinese researchers have selected a saline-resistant plant
MONEYGRAM: IT ENGINEER IV
MONEYGRAM: IT OPERATIONS ANALYST MoneyGram International, Inc. in St. Louis Park, MN seeks an IT Operations Analyst to develop, enhance, customize, & maintain ap St. Louis Park, MN ...
‘Here we go again’ — Bay Area residents reel from omicron variant threat
SAN JOSE — When she heard that the new COVID-19 omicron variant had been detected in South Africa, the first thing that came to mind for San Jose resident Anna Aistrich was a meme based on the 1993 film “Groundhog Day.” Showing a photo of Bill Murray,
Heart Rate Variability, Aging, and Cardiovascular Fitness
Heart rate variability is an increasingly popular measure of cardiovascular health. Heart rate variability is known to decline with age, but to what degree is this a reflection of processes of cardiovascular aging versus the loss of physical fitness that is a
Twitter’s engineering, design heads to step down in management rejig
Twitter Inc said on Friday its engineering head Michael Montano and design chief Dantley Davis would step down from their roles by the end of this month, as
Pacific Ocean garbage patch is immense plastic habitat
Scientists have discovered marine animals living on plastic debris in an area of the open ocean dubbed “the Great Pacific Garbage Patch”. Many of the creatures are coastal species, living miles from their usual habitats, on a patch halfway between
Tyrannical EU Commissioner Urges Scrapping Nuremberg Code
What does a President do if a law no longer fits her agenda? Why, she seeks to invalidate it. In the wake of Austria’s tyrannical lockdown of free thought citizens who choose not to receive the ‘vaccine’ still in its experimental stages, the EU chief calls for
UK Surgeon Still Suspended a Year After Exposing Govt Plot on Jab Tyranny
Last year, the UK medical register suspended a consultant surgeon for 12 months pending an investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC) for posting on social media that Covid-19 was being used by elites to control the world. Colleagues wrote to the
"Invisible Forces Stealing From Me": Madhya Pradesh Engineer Calls Cops
A woman in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district went to the police claiming that some "invisible force" has been stealing her clothes, money, and food besides reducing the weight of her jewellery, an... ...
Readers reply: how is the wind-chill factor calculated?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts On the weather forecasts, they always say: “With the wind, it’ll feel like ” How is the
Most people flee the suburbs, but nowhere land is the perfect backdrop for my novels
Suburbia is neither glamorous nor picturesque. But this is precisely what makes it rich terrain for my books It’s early December and in my corner of southeast London the Christmas illuminations are going up. Garden gnomes may have fallen out of fashion, but
The Great Neutrino Mystery Could Point to Missing Particles
Years of conflicting measurements have led physicists to propose a “dark sector” of invisible particles that could explain dark matter and the universe’s expansion. ...
Ransomware attacks on the rise in Switzerland
Cyber-attacks are on the rise in Switzerland with 94 ransomware incidents reported in the first half of the year, according to the Sunday weekly Le
India has potential to store at least 395Gt of carbon dioxide
The geological formations under India have potential to store at least 395 giga-tonnes (Gt) of carbon dioxide, recent research says. The results of the research, conducted by Dr Vikram Vishal, Dr Yashvardhan Verma, Dr Debanjan Chandra and Dr Dhananjayan Ashok,
India - 2022 Honda CB300R, with a BS6-compliant 286cc engine, breaks cover
(MENAFN - NewsBytes) Japanese automaker Honda has showcased the new version of its CB300R model at the 2021 India Bike Week. It will be up for grabs here in January next year. The two-wheeler ... ...
Mission to Mars: Elon Musk shares photo of Starship, says will ‘soon make these real’
Elon Musk's tweet came a day after he
The Milky Way Shouldn’t Exist, Here’s Why
If you were to take a drop of water in space and spin it on an axis, a perfectly round sphere of liquid would start to turn into an oblong ellipse. Spin it even faster, and soon, you'd have a flattened bar-shaped disk. Spin it even faster beyond that, and the
Chinese science fiction’s diversity celebrated in stories of zombie apocalypse, migration in space and AI-human ...
Sinopticon: A Celebration of Chinese Science Fiction, translated and edited
Storm Barra: Yellow wind warnings issued for island of Ireland on Tuesday
Strong winds and heavy rain will wash over Ireland on Tuesday and Wednesday as Storm Barra, an Atlantic depression named on Sunday by Met Éireann, moves over the country. A status-yellow wind warning will be
100 years ago in Spokane: A talking skull, a disembodied voice and a phantom-like doll spooked a correspondent until he learned the science behind the tricks
A correspondent was shocked by what he saw at the big Electric Show, a six-day exhibition in Spokane. A skull, resting on a black pedestal, asked him “the time of day” and asked how the correspondent “liked the show.” In
NASA’s Laser Communications Relay Demonstration Launch Delayed Due to Rocket Fuel Leak
In May of 2021, NASA announced a new system to stay on track with ever-increasing data being sent from space to Earth: laser communication systems. New technologies and instruments capable of gathering more data than ever before are increasingly being used for
Forbes chooses Egyptian software engineer among most influential personalities under 30
Egypt congratulated Egyptian engineer Dina Ayman, the youngest software director at Microsoft, for being chosen by Forbes magazine among the most influential young personalities under the age of 30. She was chosen for her great role in empowering,
