1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (522+ words) We are often reminded that 2024 was the hottest year on record and that 2023 was the second hottest. The World Meteorological Organization, NOAA, and Copernicus (the European Union equivalent to NOAA) all report this. Given the considerable amount of expertise that…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (531+ words) The upshot, of course, is that much of the meltwater does not contribute to rising sea levels; rather, it is stored in ice which has not yet melted. This is akin to snowpack dynamics whereby melting snow simply refreezes within…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (556+ words) In northeastern Pennsylvania, a good number of folks hope that first snowfall will hold off until January, but such hope is mostly vain. This year, the snow arrived in force shortly past 6 a.m. on Tuesday, December 2, much too soon as it…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (852+ words) Beginning in the mid-20th century, Western intellectuals began dismantling the concept of objective truth. Postmodern philosophy insisted that truth is relative, that everyone has their own version of it. The effects have been disastrous. Today, even the most self-evident facts are…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (451+ words) To its credit, the Japanese government doesn't recognize the marriage between a woman, who goes by the name Kano, and Lune Klaus. It doesn't matter that the 32-year-old Kano donned a white dress this past summer, walked down the aisle,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (307+ words) Over the last two weeks, parts of the coastal Northeast have experienced sub-freezing temperatures, well before such readings are typical. In contrast with the occasional 60-degree day one might experience in New York City in January, such uncharacteristically cool temperatures…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (304+ words) It's Evacuation Day, when the British ran away, Please, dear Master, give us holiday! A portion of lower Manhattan's Bowling Green was renamed Evacuation Day Plaza back in 2016, but otherwise the holiday has been largely forgotten, and more's the pity,…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (326+ words) The incentive is obvious: money. Each interaction, each digital conversation, each emotional hit becomes data, engagement, and profit. "What if the loved ones we've lost could be part of our future?" Worthy asked in the caption of his video ad…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (532+ words) While open-source architecture might be beneficial in academia, it's also potentially providing Beijing a one-way ticket to semiconductor independence. RISC-V, the most significant open-source architecture, was first developed at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2010 and is open for anyone…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (134+ words) Silicon Valley startup companies like Preventive, Orchid, and Nucleus all share a common goal: giving parents the "perfect" baby. Preventive is pursuing embryo editing, while Orchid and Nucleus Genomics use screening to tell parents which of their embryos " meaning their…...