Archive for April, 2021
“Creation of First Human-Monkey Embryos Sparks Concern”
April 27th, 2021Via: Wall Street Journal: Imagine pigs with human hearts or mice whose brains have a spark of human intelligence. Scientists are cultivating a flock of such experimental creations, called chimeras, by injecting potent human cells into mice, rats, pigs and cows. They hope the new combinations might one day be used to grow human organs […]
U.S. Army: “Teams of Air-and Ground-Based Autonomous Agents Operating Mission-to-Mission with No Soldier Intervention”
April 27th, 2021Search and rescue. *wink* Via: U.S. Army DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory: The future battlefield will rely on teams of air-and ground-based autonomous agents operating mission-to-mission with no Soldier intervention. Army researchers have developed a unique approach that allows a rotary wing unmanned air vehicle to land on a moving unmanned ground vehicle without the aid […]
MIT Study on Indoor Social Distancing: ‘No Difference Between 6 Feet and 60 Feet’
April 27th, 2021Via: Fox: A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology challenges the widespread social distancing guidelines, asserting that the “six-foot rule” is “inadequate” in mitigating indoor transmission of COVID-19. MIT professors Martin Bazant and John Bush found that people who maintain six feet of distance indoors are no more protected than if they were […]
We Live in an Insane Asylum
April 27th, 2021Via: milli_vanillii: We live in an insane asylum pic.twitter.com/1YTb9jxxC8 — Milly ? (@milli_vanillii) April 27, 2021
Some Women Are Having Heavier and More Painful Periods Since Getting COVID-19 Vaccines
April 27th, 2021Via: Daily Mail: Several women say they have experienced heavier and more painful periods since getting the COVID-19 vaccine, with some also revealing that they have had breakthrough bleeding in the middle of a cycle after getting the shot. Dr. Kate Clancy, an associate professor at the University of Illinois, tweeted in February that she’d […]
Laser-Equipped Robots Zap Weeds on Farmland
April 26th, 2021Via: Seattle Times: Seattle-based Carbon Robotics this week revealed the latest iteration of its nine-foot-long robot designed to weed fields of row crops, replacing human labor or herbicides. With 12 cameras and eight lasers, the machine zaps the unwanted plants at up to 5 miles per hour.
Pentagon Gave Control of Millions of IP Addresses to Florida Shell Company
April 24th, 2021Via: Kentik: Last month, astute contributors to the NANOG listserv highlighted the oddity of massive amounts of DoD address space being announced by what appeared to be a shell company. While a BGP hijack was ruled out, the exact purpose was still unclear. Until yesterday when the Department of Defense provided an explanation to reporters […]
Confirmation of Top Biden Scientist Delayed Over Ties to Jeffrey Epstein
April 23rd, 2021Via: NY Post: President Biden’s choice for his top science adviser is facing an uphill confirmation battle in Washington as ties to Jeffrey Epstein emerge as an issue in his consideration, according to a report. Questions over Eric Lander’s association with Epstein have delayed his nomination to be director of the Office of Science and […]
All New Cadillac Vehicle Models Will Be All-Electric
April 22nd, 2021Via: Electrek: GM’s Cadillac brand is going electric, as the automaker confirmed that every new vehicle will be all-electric starting now. Today, Cadillac unveiled the production version of the Lyriq, its first all-electric vehicle. Yesterday, the company held a virtual unveiling of the electric vehicle, during which it also announced plans to move the brand […]
Texas Ended Lockdowns and Mask Mandates. Now Locked-Down States Are Where Covid Is Growing Most
April 22nd, 2021Via: Mises: By the logic of lockdown advocates, states with harsh lockdowns should have far fewer cases and less growth in cases. This, however, is most certainly not the case. In New Jersey, for example, where lockdowns have been long and harsh, case growth is nearly four times what it is in Texas. And then […]
