Science

Study finds flaw in emergent gravity | Lisa Zyga

Illustration of a three-dimensional hypersurface. Credit: Wang and Braunstein. Published in Nature Communications Aug. 10, 2018 (Phys.org) -- A new paper undermines a key assumption of the theory of emergent gravity. In recent years, some physicists have been investigating the possibility that gravity is not actually a fundamental force, but rather an emergent phenomenon that arises from the coll ...

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Evaluating creativity in computational co-creative systems | Ingrid Fadelli

Three main trends in creative systems: creativity support tools, fully autonomous systems and co-creative systems. Credit: Karimi et al. Aug. 8, 2018 (TechXplore) -- Computer programs assist humans i ...

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The Kek Wars, Part Four: What Moves In The Darkness | John Michael Greer

Aug. 8, 2018 (EcoSophia.net) -- In last week’s thrilling episode of The Kek Wars, we saw how a band of outsiders linked by the network of online forums loosely called “the chans,” and armed with the ...

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Terrifying insights into climate change could build legislative momentum for emissions cuts | Christine Clark

Credit: University of California - San Diego Aug. 7, 2018 (Phys.org) -- Scientists at the University of California San Diego see an opportunity to shift the politics around climate change. New resear ...

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Potential link between brain trauma and degenerative brain disease revealed | Elisa Zanier

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Aug. 1, 2018 (MedicalXpress) -- A landmark study published in the journal Brain from the Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research of Milan and the University of Gl ...

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NASA prepares to launch Parker Solar Probe, a mission to touch the Sun | Sarah Frazier

Parker Solar Probe will explore the corona, a region of the Sun only seen from Earth when the Moon blocks out the Sun's bright face during total solar eclipses. The corona holds the answers to many o ...

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Did a rogue star change the makeup of our solar system? | Bob Yirka

Effect of a prograde, parabolic fly-by of a star with a) M=0.5 M, b) M2= 1, Mand c) M2= 5 M that is inclined by 60 degrees and has an angle of periastron equal zero. The perihelion distance is alwa ...

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Fat consumption is the only cause of weight gain | Laura Graham

Credit: CC0 Public Domain July 13, 2018 (MedicalXpress) -- The only thing that causes weight gain is fat consumption, a new study finds. Scientists from the University of Aberdeen and the Chinese Aca ...

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The Need for Independent US Exit Polls | Steven F. Freeman, Ken Warren & Stephanie Frank Singer

Voting sign at Edmund Burke School, Washington, DC, special election, 1 May 2007. Credit: Keith Ivey, Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) The Need for Independent U.S. Exit Polls Steven F. Freeman -- University of ...

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Global warming may be twice what climate models predict | Alvin Stone

Sunset. Credit: Patrik Linderstam, Unsplash July 5, 2018 (Phys.org) -- A new study based on evidence from past warm periods suggests global warming may be double what is forecast. Future global warmi ...

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Nuclear Calendar -- July 5, 2018 -- FCNL

Nuclear Calendar -- Friends Committee on National Legislation July 5, 2018 July 6 Submission deadline for the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies Nonproliferation Review. July 9 11:00 a. ...

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