The first is tailor-made for wisecracks. (Science Daily: 'That pizza was #Delish!' What do tweets say about our health?)
Easy one, right? They say you're fat, lazy, and have nothing to do.
But is that true:
"Coffee" was the most tweeted food in the continental U.S. between mid-2014 to mid-2015 followed by "beer" then "pizza". Besides hinting at which foods are popular, scientists are finding that tweets reveal something about our health. Communities that tweeted more often about physical activities, or expressed positive sentiments about healthy foods, had better overall health.
Tiny robots have been helping researchers study how climate change affects biodiversity. Developed by Northeastern University scientist Brian Helmuth, the "robomussels" have the shape, size, and color of actual mussels, with miniature built-in sensors that track temperatures inside the mussel beds.
"They look exactly like mussels but they have little green blinking lights in them," says Helmuth. "You basically pluck out a mussel and then glue the device to the rock right inside the mussel bed. They enable us to link our field observations with the physiological impact of global climate change on these ecologically and economically important animals."
"Soon computers will be routinely inventing, and it may only be a matter of time until computers are responsible for most innovation. To optimise innovation -- and the positive impact this will have on our economies -- it is critical that we extend the laws around inventorship to include computers."
Whether that increases or reduces personal responsibility is your call. There's not much science in this one either so moving along.
Easy one, right? They say you're fat, lazy, and have nothing to do.
But is that true:
"Coffee" was the most tweeted food in the continental U.S. between mid-2014 to mid-2015 followed by "beer" then "pizza". Besides hinting at which foods are popular, scientists are finding that tweets reveal something about our health. Communities that tweeted more often about physical activities, or expressed positive sentiments about healthy foods, had better overall health.
- Science Daily
Sure looks like it's true but read for your own validation. I've seen many Tweets about other peoples' physical activity (e.g. college and pro football) but I've never seen one about doing anything personally.
Scientists are using 'stealth' mussels to study the environment for such creatures. We assume they're concerned about the robo-mussels being recognized by the others and attack. (Science Daily: 'Robomussels' used to monitor climate change)
Sample:
- Science Daily
Sure, we get what they were doing but why the 'stealth' aspect?
- Science Daily
Say what? You 'basically glue' them or you just glue them. We're starting to get annoyed because we don't like patronizing expressions such as 'basically' in combination with anything, 'simply put,' etc.
There was ample evidence of the quality science they glean from this but we didn't discern a glimmer of why the robo-mussels need to be 'stealthy.'
If you like the idea of corporations as people, you should just love the idea of computers owning patents. (Science Daily: Computers should be named on patents as inventors, for creativity to flourish)
Are they seriously concerned about violating a computer's rights?
- Science Daily
Pfft. This is fortune telling more than it's science but the link is there for your review.
Likely you're aware of "Mother's Little Helper' and how those helpers became yet another of Big Pharma's biggest cash cows. Check out another in which mother is the little helper and you wear her on your arm. (Science Daily: Wearable tattoo sends alcohol levels to your cell phone)
Whether that increases or reduces personal responsibility is your call. There's not much science in this one either so moving along.
Going to Mars really was sci fi for me since I heard about it from Ray Bradbury. Now the European Space Administration is attempting another landing, as in right this minute the lander is in process of achieving that. The last time failed but this time the ESA is more optimistic while remaining well aware there are yet major risks. (Science Daily: Ready for Mars: ExoMars has just a single chance to get captured by Mars’ gravity)
The lander has already separated from the orbiter but you can read the article for extensive details on crucial steps yet required before beginning the descent.
There's no need to analyze as the Rockhouse wishes them well on their grand adventure.
The lander has already separated from the orbiter but you can read the article for extensive details on crucial steps yet required before beginning the descent.
There's no need to analyze as the Rockhouse wishes them well on their grand adventure.
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