Carolyn Porco
Cassini imaging lead. Visiting Scholar UC Berkeley. National Geographic Eliza Scidmore awardee. I think. I speak. I write. Opinions are my own.
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No phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus
The detection of phosphine (PH3) has been recently reported in the atmosphere
of Venus employing mm-wave radio observations (Greaves et at. 2020). We here
demonstrate that the observed PH3 feature with JCMT can be fully explained
employing plausible...
Billionaire Charles Schwab Gives $65 Million to House the Homeless
Plus, Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan gave their fourth multimillion gift since September to back safe and reliable voting.
SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service is priced at $99 per month, according to e-mail
SpaceX is expanding the beta test of its Starlink satellite internet service according to emails seen by CNBC, with service priced at $99 a month.
About 3% of Starlinks Have Failed So Far - Universe Today
A new analysis indicates that 3% of Starlink satellites have failed since they were launched to orbit, which could mean an increased risk of collisions down the road.
The Scientists - Dr. Michelle Trautwein - Violet Book Online
Dr. Michelle Trautwein originally set out to become an artist but one class on entomology changed her life and today she is an evolutionary biologist and the cu…
Carolyn Porco
VIOLET, the online women's zine, is running a fabulous intervu by @SashaSagan of entomologist Michelle Trautwein (@flylogeny)of the @CalAcademy. [Hint: If you have an image of facial mites having sex on your face, blame it on Michelle!]
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Eurosurveillance | A large national outbreak of COVID-19 linked to air travel, Ireland, summer 2020
An outbreak of 59 cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) originated with 13 cases linked by a 7 h, 17% occupancy flight into Ireland, summer 2020. The flight-associated attack rate was 9.8–17.8%. Spread to 46 non-flight cases occurred country-wide....
Water Found in Sunlight and Shadow on the Moon
Observations by NASA’s SOFIA telescope and Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal signs of water in sun-baked lunar soil, as well as in small, dark craters
Ford & GM Knew, Too: New documents show major car companies understood the link; fossil fuels could affect climate a half-century ago | Center for International Environmental Law
Auto companies were aware of emerging climate science and on notice of potential climate risks decades earlier than was previously recognized.
The Council for National Policy: Behind the Curtain
The Council for National Policy, a highly secretive group, is a key venue where mainstream conservatives and extremists mix.
2020 Senate Election Forecast
Latest forecasts and polls for the 2020 Senate elections by Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight
A New Map of All the Particles and Forces
We’ve created a new way to explore the fundamental constituents of the universe.
Carolyn Porco
Been catching up on all the science I missed while I was away at Saturn.
Here supposedly is an easier way to visualize the Standard Model in particle phys. Except it's all so puzzling!
I'm trying v hard to suppress the (ill-posed) question "Why?!"
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Drug-resistant superbug thriving in hospitals hit hard by COVID-19
Doctors worry that a dangerous yeast, which can colonize a person’s skin without generating symptoms, is rising due to medical centers being overrun.
Promising sign of life on Venus might not exist after all
The detection of phosphine gas in the clouds of Venus—a possible sign of life—might be due to a fluke in data processing, new analyses suggest.
NASA collected a sample from asteroid Bennu, but some of it is leaking into space
The historic collection of a sample from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu by NASA's OSIRIS-REx spacecraft on Tuesday was almost too successful. While the spacecraft collected a subsantial sample, some of it is leaking into space.
White supremacists behind majority of US domestic terror attacks in 2020
Data stands in stark contrast to claims by Donald Trump, who has argued that leftwing violence is a major threat
Soil fungi act like a support network for trees, study shows
Being highly connected to a strong social network has its benefits. Now a new University of Alberta study is showing the same goes for trees, thanks to their underground neighbors.
Did the FDA ignite the opioid epidemic?
A drug manufacturer denounces his own industry and explains to 60 Minutes how a label change by the FDA expanded the use of opioids
Carolyn Porco
... many ppl to die in the opioid crisis & made Big Pharma enormous $$$.
He also makes clear the 'cozy' r'ship betw/ BigPharma and the FDA regulators, who often go to work for drug companies after leaving the FDA.
And we all suffer as a result.
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James Randi, dazzling magician and skeptic, dies at 92
James Randi, a magician who later challenged spoon benders, mind readers and faith healers with such voracity that he became regarded as the country’s foremost skeptic, has died, his foundation...
How the ‘Diabolical’ Beetle Survives Being Run Over by a Car
The puny insect can withstand forces 39,000 times its body weight. Scientists just discovered its super-strength secret—which could inspire new materials.
Notes You Never Hear: The Metaphysical Loneliness of George Harrison
Of all the singular sounds made by the Beatles, George Harrison’s lead guitar might be the most elusive. Jayson Greene teases out its haunting essence with the help of a few Harrison acolytes.