“Arkus-Duntov didn’t actually invent the Corvette. But he did recognize its potential and was able to convince folks at Chevrolet to follow his vision.”
I was previously unaware that the series finale of the ’80s sitcom Webster was a cross-over episode with Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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New evidence from multiple new papers suggests microscopic life could survive in Enceladus’ ocean and that the planet’s plumes essentially “organize” the compounds and minerals inside.
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If someone does make something that’s alive, or alive in a new way, in the laboratory, I want to make sure that they realize that’s happened,” she said, “so they can bleach the bench.
“The holographic principle asserts that no matter what’s going on inside — from gas molecules pinging around to black holes colliding — you can decipher the entire contents of the box just by repeatedly measuring points on the surface.”
We may need to fill out a bias disclosure form on this one.
“You have to handle it with such care, with an eye to the fact that when the person was holding that camera, they were filming with a certain state of mind. And that state of mind in this particular case was we’re filming almost certain that we will not survive this.”
“Infection was the concern, so they considered 3D-printing a replacement and putting it in months later, but instead cleaned it and dosed me up with extra antibiotics.”
“According to the latest estimates, AI-related spending is currently accounting for roughly half of the United States’ GDP growth. Without it, the country could spiral into a financial crisis on the scale of the dot-com crash.”
“Mr Byrne said just like an orchestra warming up, each musician playing their own notes or frequency, so do the sea waves as they generate many frequencies.”
“Between 1924 and 1950, Georgia Tann placed more than 5,000 children—many of them seized from their parents without permission—with wealthy families across the U.S.”
NASA’s experimental X-59 aims to sharply reduce the sonic booms of supersonic aircraft.