Thank you for the thoughtful response Dr. Ludwig.
I agree that food availability data are problematic, for some of the reasons that I discussed and you pointed out as well. So I also included self-reported intake data, which I think told a similar story. Still, I agree this data, too, is flawed. My hope was that by using…
Science can be Pandora’s…
After doing a PhD and reading tons scientific publication abstracts. Is easy to over estimate the quality of the communication that goes around the scientific community.
The Magnificent Seven are, in the field of astronomy, not a group of gunslingers, but a group of neutron stars a few hundred parsecs from Earth. They aren’t near each other, spatially, but they share a number of different properties:
Olá, André.
Acredito que agora entendi o seu principal ponto de vista. Muito obrigado pelas respostas, com certeza você levantou muitos questionamentos interessantes dos quais preciso refletir. Infelizmente não poderia estender nossa discussão por falta de, principalmente, conhecimento epistemológico sobre a…
Among the wide range of raw materials that Solvay transforms into products that become a part of our everyday tools and devices, Rare Earths have a special place. These actually not-so-rare natural elements are widely used in cars, electronics and healthcare…
This story is a modified version of a Quora answer by the same author. Multiple intellectuals have shown support for the answer since its original posting on the question-and-answer site.
Today science invents a technology, then researches on its side effects for some years. After this, it invented another technology that appears to be harmless, and after some time its disadvantageous results are discovered, the series continues and after a waste of billions…
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Why do people go crazy on Black Fridays? What makes someone pick a PC over a Mac? How do we prioritize our actions? To know the answers to these…
Religion has been an integral part of human society since many millennia. Beliefe in some higher authority, some…
Einstein discovered that, when the observer is moving with speed v away from a light source emitting a series of pulses (the distance between subsequent pulses is D), the frequency he measures is:
Directors and executives could be forgiven for feeling like digital transformation has materialized…
As I grow older, my mind is changing. Part of me is happy that I can balance a lot of things, but another part of me is wandering somewhere else. That other part of me is looking for new things to learn. I’m going to go for a walk.
Someone asked, “Why do you like astronomy?”
As someone wise told me, “It has been said astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience.”
It is true. There is one thing with Astronomy. It widens our perspective about all of…
In July of this year, at the International Conference on Quantum Technologies in Moscow, a record 51-qbit quantum computer was opened, opening the way for new applications of technology. Russian and American scientists working at Harvard have created and tested…
Circumstances are different! How do stargazers think today? Very little uniquely in contrast to they’ve generally…
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Postpartum depression, also known as postnatal depression, is estimated to affect around 600,000 women annually in the United States. Of course, this figure only relates…
