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This Week: It’s A Gas, Tapir Frog, Synthetic Neurons, Why Tie Tubes?, The Birds, COVID Vs. HIV, Vaccine Networks, Lizard Tails, Self-aware Fish, Rat Time, Singing In The Brain, Brain Death, And Much More…
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Disclaimer, Disclaimer, Disclaimer!!!
We are in living in the now.
This now we are in is a lot like now’s past.
In the past now’s, humans thought about the future as some unknown territory,
filled with possibilities, plausibilities, and contemplated preferred futures
as well as dreaded ones.
We now know what their futures held,
or at least we have some general idea of how the past might have occurred.
When we look to the past we see a combination possible and plausible events that took place with varying degrees of certainty about what exactly happened.
Our own probable futures are only possible because of this plausible past.
The actions taken by people of the past
In their now
That hardly knew how that now came to exist.
And, could not have predicted how it would lead to our now.
No matter where or when you are in time
The view is the same.
The past is vague.
The future unknown.
The only moment in which you can do anything is now.
And this now, the current one that is taking place
In this narrow slice of perspective,
Is the way all of history happened.
It is not an imagined reality.
Is not a memory.
It is only
This Week in Science
Coming Up Next…
Some quick science news to fuel your after Twosday!
It’s a Gas!
Methane emissions are up to 70% higher than reported.
Frog with the cutest wittle nosey
Tapir frog found by it’s little peep peep peeps!
Why tie tubes when you could just place a plug?
It turns out tube tying in women is just as effective as an IUD & visa versa. so why go into non-reversible surgery when an IUD is an option?
Synthetic Neurons
Someday they will do more than control a Venus Flytrap.
The Birds!
We need to discuss these Magpies.
City Birds
Cities impact their residents.
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Want a COVID Update?
Neandertal Genes
Your Neandertal heritage might make COVID more severe, but protect you from HIV.
Vaccine Networks
People are delivered vaccine messaging in echo chambers based on their contacts.
Do you have COVID-19 related questions? Let us know!
It’s time for Blair’s Animal Corner!
How did the lizard shed it’s tail?
Lizards twitch in special way to release their tails.
Are fish self- aware?
The thing is, I can tell you who is, the scientists who took the pedantic challenge of their colleagues.
Rats can estimate their own timing accuracy
Rats know approximately how long it will take them to do something, so there’s something else rats are better at than me!
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Let’s finish strong!
Get the most Science we can on this day after Twosday!
Singing In The Brain
It’s very local and specific.
Rhythm Perception
Our brains don’t just sing they keep a rhythm!
Brain Death
What does the brain do when you die?
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Let’s take a blast to the past!
What were we discussing at this time last year? This time last year we discussed Perseverance’s landing! Art Rocks, Underwater Glider, AI Exploration, Magnetic Extinctions, Cute Clones, MonkeyVision, Taxes & Democracy, Seasonal Change, And Much More!
This week 10 years ago we discussed Cell Phone Redux, A Mouse Heart, TWIWRD, Print Your Skin, Mind On Driving, Unlocking The Locked In, Bloody Chemicals, Planets And Exoplanets, A Leaky Gut, And Much More! Take a blast to the past with TWIS!
