1 Mar, 2023
The Conversation title: Black holes may be the source of mysterious dark energy that makes up most of the universe By: Chris Pearson and Dave Clements Date: 15 February 2023 "Black holes could explain a mysterious form of energy that makes up most of the universe, according to astronomers. The existence of “dark energy” has been inferred from...
22 Feb, 2023
Suppose you are standing in the middle of the Great Sahara desert. You can only see sand; there's nothing else. People will claim this desert is infinite, while scientists claim it's expanding. Both views (ie, infinite vs expanding) do not reconcile. You cannot have your cake and eat it too. Something similar is happening regarding the Universe. In my view, the...
2 Feb, 2023
"Microsoft has announced a deepening of its partnership with the company behind the artificial intelligence program ChatGPT by announcing a multibillion dollar investment in the business." (Guardian) Similarly, it's also accused of (assisted) plagiarism (eg, BI-2023, PC-Guide, Medium, Guardian-2022, TC-2022). Is artificial intelligence (eg, my blogs, Wiki)...
24 Jan, 2023
Last week, a friend used an unfamiliar analogy. Once you're swimming in the deep pool (c.2.60m) then the children's pool (c.25cm) is no longer relevant. The inbetween pool (c.1.50m) is just nice to cool off. There appears to be a micro to macro arrow, next to the Arrow of Time (eg, Wiki). Why is the above relevant? I've been struggling with a question: how do you...
17 Dec, 2022
Wall Street Journal title: Doctors and Lawyers Debate Meaning of Death as Families Challenge Practices WSJ subtitle: Changing the determination of brain death potentially affects organ donation By: Amy Dockser Marcus Date: 11 December 2022 “How doctors determine death is up for debate. For more than four decades, death in the U.S. has been determined in...
26 Nov, 2022
Phys title: The thinking undead: How dormant bacteria calculate their return to life By: University of California - San Diego Date: 6 October 2022 "Facing starvation and stress conditions, some bacteria enter a dormant state in which life processes stop. Shutting down into a deep dormancy allows these cells, called spores, to withstand punishing extremes of heat,...
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