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<p>Russian chemist Vera Yevstafievna Popova was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1867.</p><p>Popova became known for her work in organic chemistry, a field that was rapidly developing in the late 19th century. She contributed to research on the synthesis of chemical compounds, particularly focusing on organic substances. One of her most significant areas of study was the preparation of peroxides. It was her work on these compounds that led to her untimely death. </p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Yevstafievna_Popova" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Yevstafievna_Popova"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vera_Yev</span><span class="invisible">stafievna_Popova</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/chemistry/" rel="tag">#chemistry</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#womeninSTEM</a></p>

<p>Look at little Mercury transiting in front of the Sun! This scene wasn&#x27;t visible from Earth, but NASA&#x27;s STEREO A spacecraft caught it on April 7. </p><p>(The video is greatly sped up; the actual event took several hours.)</p><p><a href="https://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/nasa/" rel="tag">#nasa</a></p>

<p>Introducing my latest project: Very Specific Numbers!</p><p>Inspired by sports jerseys with numbers on them, I&#x27;ve always thought about making shirts with very specific (or nerdy) numbers common in mathematics and science but not on clothes.</p><p>Until now!</p><p>Now you can walk around sporting Avogadro&#x27;s constant, the largest known prime, or an utterly huge number like TREE(3). Enjoy!</p><p>(Edit: Fixed “Kaprekar” typo on items)</p><p><a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/mouleofficial/shop?artistUserName=MOULEOFFICIAL&amp;collections=4404160&amp;iaCode=all-departments&amp;sortOrder=top%20selling" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.redbubble.com/people/mouleofficial/shop?artistUserName=MOULEOFFICIAL&amp;collections=4404160&amp;iaCode=all-departments&amp;sortOrder=top%20selling"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.redbubble.com/people/moule</span><span class="invisible">official/shop?artistUserName=MOULEOFFICIAL&amp;collections=4404160&amp;iaCode=all-departments&amp;sortOrder=top%20selling</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/math/" rel="tag">#Math</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#Mathematics</a> <a href="/tags/nerd/" rel="tag">#Nerd</a> <a href="/tags/fedigiftshop/" rel="tag">#FediGiftShop</a> <a href="/tags/buyintoart/" rel="tag">#BuyIntoArt</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>

Massive compute power applied to massive data sets can produce outcomes that are worse at the task they’re (ostensibly) intended for than much simpler, easier to understand, less wasteful, and less intrusive data-light methods. It requires an extreme form of bias to believe that big compute + big data is always better.<br><br><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/genai/" rel="tag">#GenAI</a> <a href="/tags/generativeai/" rel="tag">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="/tags/llms/" rel="tag">#LLMs</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/dev/" rel="tag">#dev</a> <a href="/tags/datascience/" rel="tag">#DataScience</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/computerscience/" rel="tag">#ComputerScience</a> <a href="/tags/ecologicalrationality/" rel="tag">#EcologicalRationality</a><br>

<p>The present perspective outlines how epistemically baseless and ethically pernicious paradigms are recycled back into the scientific literature via machine learning (ML) and explores connections between these two dimensions of failure. We hold up the renewed emergence of physiognomic methods, facilitated by ML, as a case study in the harmful repercussions of ML-laundered junk science. A summary and analysis of several such studies is delivered, with attention to the means by which unsound research lends itself to social harms. We explore some of the many factors contributing to poor practice in applied ML. In conclusion, we offer resources for research best practices to developers and practitioners.<br></p>From The reanimation of pseudoscience in machine learning and its ethical repercussions here: <a href="https://www.cell.com/patterns/fulltext/S2666-3899(24)00160-0" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cell.com/patterns/fulltext/S2666-3899(24)00160-0"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cell.com/patterns/fulltext</span><span class="invisible">/S2666-3899(24)00160-0</span></a>. It&#x27;s open access.<br><br>In other words ML--which includes generative AI--is smuggling long-disgraced pseudoscientific ideas back into &quot;respectable&quot; science, and rejuvenating the harms such ideas cause.<br><br><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/genai/" rel="tag">#GenAI</a> <a href="/tags/generativeai/" rel="tag">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="/tags/llms/" rel="tag">#LLMs</a> <a href="/tags/machinelearning/" rel="tag">#MachineLearning</a> <a href="/tags/ml/" rel="tag">#ML</a> <a href="/tags/aiethics/" rel="tag">#AIEthics</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/pseudoscience/" rel="tag">#pseudoscience</a> <a href="/tags/junkscience/" rel="tag">#JunkScience</a> <a href="/tags/eugenics/" rel="tag">#eugenics</a> <a href="/tags/physiognomy/" rel="tag">#physiognomy</a><br>

Mel Andrews on the connections between a naive belief in scientific objectivity (facts and data are &quot;real&quot; and &quot;correct&quot; and &quot;neutral&quot;) and eugenics:<br><p>Francis Galton, pioneering figure of the eugenics movement, believed that good research practice should consist in “gathering as many facts as possible without any theory or general principle that might prejudice a neutral and objective view of these facts” (Jackson et al., 2005). Karl Pearson, statistician and fellow purveyor of eugenicist methods, approached research with a similar ethos: “theorizing about the material basis of heredity or the precise physiological or causal significance of observational results, Pearson argues, will do nothing but damage the progress of the science” (Pence, 2011). In collaborative work with Pearson, Weldon emphasised the superiority of data-driven methods which were capable of delivering truths about nature “without introducing any theory” (Weldon, 1895).<br></p>From The Immortal Science of ML: Machine Learning &amp; the Theory-Free Ideal.<br><br>I&#x27;ve lost the reference, but I suspect it was Meredith Whittaker who&#x27;s written and spoken about the big data turn at Google, where it was understood that having and collecting massive datasets allowed them to eschew model-building.<br><br>The core idea being critiqued here is that there&#x27;s a kind of scientific view from nowhere: a theory-free, value-free, model-free, bias-free way of observing the world that will lead to Truth; and that it&#x27;s the task of the scientist to approximate this view from nowhere as well as possible.<br><br><a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a> <a href="/tags/genai/" rel="tag">#GenAI</a> <a href="/tags/generativeai/" rel="tag">#GenerativeAI</a> <a href="/tags/llms/" rel="tag">#LLMs</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/datascience/" rel="tag">#DataScience</a> <a href="/tags/scientificobjectivity/" rel="tag">#ScientificObjectivity</a> <a href="/tags/eugenics/" rel="tag">#eugenics</a> <a href="/tags/viewfromnowhere/" rel="tag">#ViewFromNowhere</a><br>

<p>On our latest <a href="/tags/setilive/" rel="tag">#SETILive</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a>, Beth asked Dr. Eric Boyd to explain what it means when he says a microbe breathes in two ways. Listen to the full episode at <a href="https://feeds.libsyn.com/462636/rss" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>feeds.libsyn.com/462636/rss</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/astrobiology/" rel="tag">#astrobiology</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>In a recent <a href="/tags/setilive/" rel="tag">#SETILive</a> episode, host Beth Johnson spoke with UC Santa Cruz postdoctoral researcher Dr. Artem Aguichine about his work modeling the interiors and atmospheres of steam worlds, a class of water-rich exoplanets wrapped in thick, high-temperature water vapor. Thanks to new spectra from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), these once-theoretical worlds are rapidly becoming an observational reality. </p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://www.seti.org/news/where-water-boils-the-sky-steam-worlds-and-the-search-for-life/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/news/where-water-boils-the-sky-steam-worlds-and-the-search-for-life/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/news/where-water-</span><span class="invisible">boils-the-sky-steam-worlds-and-the-search-for-life/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>Who really won when Bergson and Einstein debated time? </p><p>Henri Bergson and Albert Einstein fundamentally disagreed about the nature of time and how it can be measured. Who was right?</p><p>By Evan Thompson via @aeonmag </p><p><a href="https://aeon.co/essays/who-really-won-when-bergson-and-einstein-debated-time" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="aeon.co/essays/who-really-won-when-bergson-and-einstein-debated-time"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">aeon.co/essays/who-really-won-</span><span class="invisible">when-bergson-and-einstein-debated-time</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#physics</a> <a href="/tags/philosophyofscience/" rel="tag">#philosophyofscience</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From <a href="/tags/chemicals/" rel="tag">#Chemicals</a>. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.</p><p>Three reports issued by the agency’s inspector general detailed personal attacks suffered by the scientists — including being called “stupid,” “piranhas” and “pot-stirrers” — and called on the EPA to take “appropriate corrective action” in response.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-scientists-faced-retaliation-after-finding-harm-from-chemicals" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/epa-scientists-faced-retaliation-after-finding-harm-from-chemicals"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/epa</span><span class="invisible">-scientists-faced-retaliation-after-finding-harm-from-chemicals</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/retaliation/" rel="tag">#Retaliation</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/whistleblower/" rel="tag">#Whistleblower</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/project2025/" rel="tag">#Project2025</a></p>

<p>This is the country that wants to compete with China. Two-thirds of voters now believe a college degree is a financially ruinous trap, a complete reversal from a decade ago. The US is actively dismantling its own pipeline for advanced skills and knowledge while complaining about falling behind. The self-sabotage is frankly impressive.</p><p><a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/poll-dramatic-shift-americans-no-longer-see-four-year-college-degrees-rcna243672" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/poll-dramatic-shift-americans-no-longer-see-four-year-college-degrees-rcna243672"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nbcnews.com/politics/polit</span><span class="invisible">ics-news/poll-dramatic-shift-americans-no-longer-see-four-year-college-degrees-rcna243672</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#usa</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>Tesla’s Pigeon</p><p>An inventor, a bird, and a plan to connect all the minds in the world.</p><p>By Amanda Gefter via @NautilusMag</p><p>Nikola Tesla&#x27;s Obsession with Pigeons, Electricity, and a Plan to Wirelessly Connect the World</p><p><a href="https://nautil.us/teslas-pigeon-460446/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="nautil.us/teslas-pigeon-460446/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nautil.us/teslas-pigeon-460446</span><span class="invisible">/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a></p>

<p>We grew a forest WITHOUT planting a Single Tree</p><p>Across Africa, forests are disappearing faster than anywhere else on Earth. But hidden under the surface, a solution is waiting: Underground Forests. Root systems that are still alive and with the potential to restore huge areas of barren landscape.</p><p><a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#Nature</a> <a href="/tags/conservation/" rel="tag">#Conservation</a> <a href="/tags/ecology/" rel="tag">#Ecology</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/rewilding/" rel="tag">#Rewilding</a> <a href="/tags/forestry/" rel="tag">#forestry</a> <a href="/tags/ecology/" rel="tag">#Ecology</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a> <a href="/tags/africa/" rel="tag">#Africa</a></p><p><a href="https://www.naturechannel.org/we-grew-a-forest-without-planting-a-single-tree/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQBMAABHtXA3nOOK2lKrII7Z_LuOkqPnMCLE7vdnhMiLrn_qxL7q5EtvWrckQ6HcisY_aem_BNS06EoVv3acaQ9DycFXRQ" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.naturechannel.org/we-grew-a-forest-without-planting-a-single-tree/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQBMAABHtXA3nOOK2lKrII7Z_LuOkqPnMCLE7vdnhMiLrn_qxL7q5EtvWrckQ6HcisY_aem_BNS06EoVv3acaQ9DycFXRQ"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.naturechannel.org/we-grew-</span><span class="invisible">a-forest-without-planting-a-single-tree/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQBMAABHtXA3nOOK2lKrII7Z_LuOkqPnMCLE7vdnhMiLrn_qxL7q5EtvWrckQ6HcisY_aem_BNS06EoVv3acaQ9DycFXRQ</span></a></p>

<p>My <a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a>.</p><p>I talk about life in <a href="/tags/cambridgema/" rel="tag">#CambridgeMA</a> and <a href="/tags/boston/" rel="tag">#Boston</a>, <a href="/tags/engineering/" rel="tag">#engineering</a>, <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a>, <a href="/tags/radios/" rel="tag">#radios</a> (<a href="/tags/sdr/" rel="tag">#SDR</a>, <a href="/tags/ham/" rel="tag">#HAM</a>, <a href="/tags/lora/" rel="tag">#LoRa</a>, <a href="/tags/meshcore/" rel="tag">#MeshCore</a>), <a href="/tags/pinball/" rel="tag">#pinball</a>, <a href="/tags/film/" rel="tag">#film</a>, retro computers/video games, and more.</p><p>I collect <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a>, <a href="/tags/laserdiscs/" rel="tag">#LaserDiscs</a>, study <a href="/tags/horology/" rel="tag">#horology</a>, visit museums (The Met, MFA, Harvard Art <a href="/tags/museum/" rel="tag">#Museum</a>) and support my local <a href="/tags/library/" rel="tag">#library</a>.</p><p>I read <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> and books on <a href="/tags/architecture/" rel="tag">#architecture</a>, <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#design</a>, and <a href="/tags/urbanism/" rel="tag">#urbanism</a>.</p><p>I walk or take public <a href="/tags/transit/" rel="tag">#transit</a> everywhere.</p><p>I practice <a href="/tags/permacomputing/" rel="tag">#permacomputing</a> and self-hosting, running <a href="/tags/bsd/" rel="tag">#BSD</a> where I can.</p>

<p>American bacteriological chemist, food scientist and refrigeration engineer Mary Engle Pennington was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1872.</p><p>She was a pioneer in the preservation, handling, storage and transportation of perishable foods and the first female lab chief at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. She was awarded 5 patents, received the Notable Service Medal from President Herbert Hoover and the Garvin-Olin Medal from the American Chemical Society.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Engle_Pennington" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Engle_Pennington"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Eng</span><span class="invisible">le_Pennington</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/womeninstem/" rel="tag">#womeninSTEM</a></p>

<p>In our most recent <a href="/tags/setilive/" rel="tag">#SETILive</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a>, we met the show&#x27;s newest host, Dr. Moiya McTier, who gave us the lore on her science and communication background. Listen to the full episode: <a href="https://feeds.libsyn.com/462636/rss" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>feeds.libsyn.com/462636/rss</a> </p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/womeninscience/" rel="tag">#womeninscience</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#scicomm</a></p>

<p>What do planet formation and badminton have in common?</p><p>From <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@ArsTechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ArsTechnica</span></a></span>: &quot;Dust grains in protoplanetary disks align via the same aerodynamics as the sport.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://flip.it/RiWHjv" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>flip.it/RiWHjv</a></p><p>See the full paper here: <a href="https://academic.oup.com/mnras/advance-article/doi/10.1093/mnras/stae2248/7783265?login=false" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="academic.oup.com/mnras/advance-article/doi/10.1093/mnras/stae2248/7783265?login=false"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">academic.oup.com/mnras/advance</span><span class="invisible">-article/doi/10.1093/mnras/stae2248/7783265?login=false</span></a></p><p>For more space news, follow <span class="h-card"><a href="https://flipboard.com/@sciencealert/space-hs9ie9ioz" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>space-ScienceAlert</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/planet/" rel="tag">#Planet</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#Physics</a></p>

<p>PRESS RELEASE<br>The Cosmic Chronicles Literary Award is a new contest for emerging authors from the SETI Institute’s Artist in Residence (AIR) program. The winner of the Cosmic Chronicles Literary Award 2025 is awarded a $1,000 prize, while the finalists receive $100 each. Due to the many strong entries, the jury also included four honorable mentions. </p><p>See the complete list of winners and honorable mentions: <a href="https://www.seti.org/news/cosmic-chronicles-literary-award-2025-winners-announced/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/news/cosmic-chronicles-literary-award-2025-winners-announced/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/news/cosmic-chron</span><span class="invisible">icles-literary-award-2025-winners-announced/</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/sciart/" rel="tag">#sciart</a> <a href="/tags/setiair/" rel="tag">#setiair</a></p>

<p>How the Telegraph Went From Semaphore to Communication Game Changer</p><p>Samuel Morse was an artist by trade, but to the world he’s best known for connecting the dots —and dashes— that forever changed the way we communicate</p><p>by Jimmy Stamp (from the archives)</p><p><a href="https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/how-the-telegraph-went-from-semaphore-to-communication-game-changer-1403433/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;lctg=93133550" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/how-the-telegraph-went-from-semaphore-to-communication-game-changer-1403433/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;lctg=93133550"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-cu</span><span class="invisible">lture/how-the-telegraph-went-from-semaphore-to-communication-game-changer-1403433/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=editorial&amp;lctg=93133550</span></a></p><p>Morse at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3797" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/3797"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/3797</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1846.</p><p>William T. G. Morton administers ether anesthesia during a surgical operation, by the use of inhaled ether.</p><p>A month after this demonstration, a patent was issued for &quot;letheon&quot;, although it was widely known by then that the inhalant was ether. The promotion of his questionable claim to have been the discoverer of anesthesia became an obsession for the rest of his life.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_T._G._Morton" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_T._G._Morton"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_</span><span class="invisible">T._G._Morton</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#medicine</a></p>

<p>If you&#x27;re in STEM, at what level did you first get taught ethics (in general, and as specifically relevant in your field)?</p><p>Mastodon only allows 4 poll choices so please write in the comments if these choices don&#x27;t cover you.</p><p><a href="/tags/ethics/" rel="tag">#Ethics</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/academicchatter/" rel="tag">#AcademicChatter</a> <a href="/tags/stem/" rel="tag">#STEM</a></p> <div class="poll"> <h3 style="display: none;">Options: <small>(choose one)</small></h3> <ul> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="38 votes">27%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">high school/gymnasium</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="75 votes">53%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Bachelors</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="18 votes">13%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">Masters</span> </label> </li> <li> <label class="poll-option"> <input style="display:none" name="vote-options" type="radio" value="0"> <span class="poll-number" title="11 votes">8%</span> <span class="poll-option-text">PhD</span> </label> </li> </ul> <div class="poll-footer"> <span class="vote-total">142 votes</span> &mdash; <span class="vote-end">Ended 109d ago</span> <span class="todo">Polls are currently display only</span> </div> </div>

<p>A new moon. An interstellar comet. An intriguing biosignature. An advance in signal detection. And so much more!</p><p>Across the SETI Institute, this year brought remarkable progress in our search for life and our understanding of the cosmos. We developed new techniques, expanded our datasets, and made discoveries that will shape the work ahead in meaningful ways.</p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/seti/" rel="tag">#seti</a></p>

<p>JWST has delivered one of the most detailed looks yet at how moons form around young planetary bodies. In a recent SETI Live conversation, host Dr. Moiya McTier spoke with University of Zürich research fellow Dr. Gabriele Cugno and Carnegie Institution for Science postdoctoral fellow Dr. Sierra L. Grant about their analysis of CT Cha b – a distant, planetary-mass companion surrounded by a compact moon-forming disk. </p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://www.seti.org/news/baby-moons-in-the-making-the-discovery-of-a-moon-forming-disk/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/news/baby-moons-in-the-making-the-discovery-of-a-moon-forming-disk/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/news/baby-moons-i</span><span class="invisible">n-the-making-the-discovery-of-a-moon-forming-disk/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>