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The New York Academy of Sciences
"Despite the hostile environment, humans will travel to Mars someday," says Brooke Grindlinger. And we'll probably have to genetically engineer ourselves to do so.
What are the ethical implications of that, and what other challenges face us in our quest to explore — and colonize — space? To learn more, register today for this thought-provoking virtual event featuring leading scientists!
Lydia Denworth
How the COVID-19 Pandemic could end... recent epidemics provide clues to ways the current crisis could stop. Check out my latest in Scientific American.
FIDE - International Chess Federation
The first FIDE Online Cup for People with Disabilities will be held on May 21. 32 players will play five rounds of rapid chess (10 minutes + 5 seconds).
The registration deadline is 15:00 CEST May 16, 2020. All invited players need to confirm their participation by sending an e-mail to the following address [email protected] by the registration deadline.
Details and regulations: https://www.fide.com/calendar/50685
#ChessForAll #chess #NoBoundaries
Modern Language Association
Tour these seven wonders of the library world without leaving the couch.
Modern Language Association
The Icelandic Forest Service (IFS) says that spending at least five minutes a day hugging your arboreal neighbors is a great way to beat loneliness in quarantine. Would you try it?
Michael Collins
When I look at my Apollo 11 image of Earth I am astounded by this tiny beauty and how it manifests itself by projecting an air of fragility. Part of it, I guess, is that I know the surface fauna - a herd of antelope, let’s say - is fragile indeed. I also know the Earth’s surface is very complex, so the combination of small size and huge complexity must require fragile parts. Tiny in size, huge in impact, and very fragile. I especially like the Earth photos that are small enough for me to carry, squeezed into my wallet. To me that world is worth carrying around. I’d like to say hello to everyone out there, and I hope the treasures you carry in your wallet will include a photo of your home, this beautiful Earth. Feel free to use this one I made. I call it: Wallet World.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
We need science now more than ever. The Bulletin elevates experts above the noise. We don't have a second to waste.
Michael Collins
To me Moon Day was July 20, 1969, a date to remember and cherish, but Earth Day should be every day. The Earth gives and we take, 365 days a year. The least we can do is to set one day apart, and say, “Thank You, Earth” for being so forgiving, for healing - or at least trying to heal - the multitude of injuries we inflict upon you daily.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
We need science now more than ever. The Bulletin elevates experts above the noise. We don't have a second to waste.
Eazy Sense
As the inventor of The BRODERICK PROBE® nanobiosensors and owner of its Trademark worldwide, Broderick developed and patented this series of nanobiosensors as well as the electrical circuits to direct the sensing work of the nanobiosensor. Whereas all patents are assigned to the innovative company ...
March for Science
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Lydia Denworth
After decades of struggling to get an RNA-based therapy to work as a drug, scientists have overcome the obstacles, and the technology may finally be achieving its full potential. Patients with a fatal version of a disease called spinal muscular atrophy are now surviving thanks to ASOs. Learn more in my report in the March issue of Scientific American.
The Centre for Science Communication
Job announcement from a former student of mine who works for Disney Studios:
Disney Channels is looking for an early elementary science educator OR a science museum educator to consult on a series. Ideally, we'd like someone California-based, but are open to anyone! If you or anyone you know might be interested, please send your resume to [email protected].
Science, Industry And Business Library, New York Public Library
The Library of Congress has a collection of hundreds of films for you to stream for free!
#Free #LibraryOfCongress #NationalScreeningRoom #StayHome #SocialDistancing
CNN
Around the world, seismologists are observing a lot less ambient seismic noise — meaning the vibrations generated by cars, trains, buses and people going about their daily lives. And in the absence of that noise, Earth's upper crust is moving just a little less.
International Space Station
Looking bright down there, Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona! And we're looking bright up here -- the space station will make an appearance in your skies around 7:50 pm MT tonight! 🛰️
Visit spotthestation.nasa.gov to type in your location and learn when to look up.
Happy Birthday, Dr. Goodall!
Happy Birthday Dr. Jane Goodall. We should all try walking in her shoes for a while. It would make the world such a wonderful place. ❤️ #janegoodall #happybirthday
Polish Cultural Institute New York
Poland is set to organise the 15th International Internet Governance Forum (IGF), which will take place in Katowice on 2-6 November 2020. The IGF is an international initiative geared towards initiating and facilitating a global debate on the development of the Internet, as well as the current and emergent phenomena related to its functioning. The 2020 IGF will bring together the international Internet community in one place.
The main theme of the Polish edition of the Forum is going to be Internet United. An official website for the event was already set up and will be successively updated with new
information: https://igf2020.pl/
MORE INFORMATION: https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/
ABC News
The Mercedes-AMG Formula One team is breaking records again. It took fewer than 100 hours for engineers at Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains and University College London Hospital to produce a Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), a type of breathing aid that can assist COVID-19 patients, from the teams' initial meeting on March 18. Now, 100 breathing aids will be delivered to UCLH for clinical trials with the goal of a rapid rollout in the coming weeks. https://abcn.ws/39AlHi9
California Academy of Sciences
Another amazing "museum at home" resource from our iNaturalist team: meet Seek! An incredible, free way to explore nature together, just download the app & point the Seek Camera at wildlife or plants to learn what they are. Free & designed for kid-safety; learn more at bit.ly/2w1ijyY.
A fascinating, thought-provoking article. | https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/28/is-factory-farming-to-blame-for-coronavirus
Scientists are tracing the path of Sars-CoV-2 from a wild animal host – but we also need to look at the part played in the outbreak by industrial food production
Science, Industry And Business Library, New York Public Library
Just because the library is closed doesn't mean you can't still keep reading, learning, and enjoying our resources!
#Library #NYPL #OnlineResources #Ebooks #Audiobooks #Databases #StreamingVideo #PictureCollection #SocialDistancing #Coronavirus #Covid19
NPR
As the global death toll from COVID-19 continues to rise, Pope Francis prayed for an end to the pandemic — delivering his homily against an empty St. Peter's Square.
Radio Sweden
Over 3,000 cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed in Sweden and 92 of those who have contracted the coronavirus have died. "The crisis is not over," said state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell on Friday and he urged Swedes to keep following the Public Health Agency's recommendations.
But what does a "recommendation" from a public agency in Sweden actually mean? How strong is the word in Swedish legalese? Listen to the report to find out:
Radio Sweden
Italy and Spain have done it. So has France, Germany and the UK. But not Sweden.
Health and government officials say, for the moment, Sweden doesn't need to lock down the country by closing schools, stopping non-essential businesses and ordering people to isolate at home.
The Public Health Agency says the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus will likely take months or perhaps even longer. There is no approved treatment for it and a possible vaccine is likely 12 to 18 months away at best.
And the agency believes tough, nationwide restrictions on daily life can't be maintained in the long-run. Take a listen and hear how they motivate their current policy:
Radio Sweden
The number of Swedes who will show up at hospital and test positive for covid-19 in the future is substantially higher if one applies a simulation model used by experts at Imperial College London to the Swedish population, than the forecasts used by Sweden's public health agency, says an expert at Lund University.
But can we trust any coronavirus model simulations when the data from China is inconclusive?
We've spoken to Professor Paul Franks, Anders Tegnell at the Public Health Agency and Ulrika Björksten, the head of Swedish Radio's Science Department. Take a listen:
Radio Sweden
While some countries have opted for emergency laws, lock-downs and other strict measures, Sweden is so far sticking to its approach, with politicians referring to recommendations by the Public Health Agency.
We spoke to a political scientist at Lund University who studies the relationship between science and politics and how leaders make policy based on uncertain situations.
And she says there are several reasons why Sweden is likely choosing the path it has, ranging from societal trust to the independence of the state agencies.
Take a listen to hear her thoughts:
Ellenville Regional Hospital
Here are a few tips on how to reduce your risk of respiratory illness from the CDC Global
Mission Control
A very Happy Birthday to the legendary Captain James Arthur Lovell. His extraordinary career included flights on Gemini 7, 12, Apollo 8, and 13. We salute you, sir.
He is one of the stars of our movie, speaking about his experience of Apollo 13 and the efforts of Mission Control to save him and his crew.
Our film is available on Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, Google and other platforms. DVDs and Blu-rays available in the US and UK.
The Centre for Science Communication
"Suddenly I saw it — my first grand skink; its speckled body sleek and torpedo-shaped, thick as a tube of toothpaste, frozen in the morning sun. I, too, froze. In the stillness we eyed each other, a gleaming black eye locked on my brown. Then, with an almost imperceptible ripple, it moved on its lichen ledge and, woken from my trance, I remembered my mission. Raising my heavy camera I got to work."
Our postgrad student, Anna Yeoman, has created a stunning collection of stories and graphics about the amazing species that make the Otago drylands their home. Check them out, and learn how to tell a gecko from a skink, at https://www.mokomokosanctuary.com/
PBS
Actions in response to COVID-19, like social distancing, come out of the hard lessons learned during the influenza pandemic of 1918. (From American Experience | PBS)
Arctic Focus
Check out this pod of beluga whales that swam right by the R/V William Kennedy last summer. #DYK that belugas are highly social animals? They are often found in groups of 2 to several dozen. There is actually very little is known about what happens to these animals during the winter, but in the summer thousands of belugas gather in shallow areas where rivers and oceans meet, known as estuaries. 📷 Glen Hostetler
Atlas Obscura
For pest control, this South African farm enlisted a fowl army.
NPR
For most of her life, Joy Milne was completely unaware of the incredibly useful — though terrifying — superpower she possessed.
Then, a Parkinson’s diagnosis (and everything that followed) made the signs impossible to ignore.
Nobel Prize
On 24 March 1882, German physician Robert Koch announced the discovery of the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB) - a date marked by #WorldTBDay today.
In the 1800s, the disease caused as many as a quarter of all deaths in Europe. Koch's discovery opened the way for diagnosis and cure, and during the 1900s, the mortality rate declined drastically due to research and the introduction of antibiotics.
Known as 'the father of bacteriology', Koch was awarded the 1905 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery.
Learn more: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1905/koch/facts/
Photos: Robert Koch circa. 1900 and a drawing of the causes of tuberculosis.
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