(Pure) capitalism is an economic system with division of labor and private ownership (not only of the means of production, but) of all human property, including the means of production, consumer goods, and man himself and products of his labor. The logical and economic consequence of such a preposition is that capitalism is naturally beneficial not only for capitalists and entrepreneurs, but for everyone, for all the people in society.
#capitalism #statism #economics #science
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Dr. Steve Croft is a radio astronomer working on the Breakthrough Listen technosignature search project with UC Berkeley SETI Research Center (BSRC), where he leads Listen's observational program on the 100-meter Green Bank Telescope.
At the SETI Institute, Dr. Croft is involved in SETI research with the Allen Telescope Array, making the array accessible to outside experts as part of the open-source GNU Radio project.
Yes, we do research #sometimesaliens, too.
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Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.
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The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.
https://www.propublica.org/article/noaa-michigan-lab-toxic-algae-blooms-great-lakes-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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#OTD in 1930.
"Pluto" is officially proposed for the name of the newly discovered dwarf planet by Vesto Slipher in the Lowell Observatory Observation Circular. The name quickly catches on.
It was discovered by Clyde W. Tombaugh, making it the first known object in the Kuiper belt. However, its planetary status was questioned when it was found to be much smaller than expected.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pluto
Books about Pluto at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=pluto&submit_search=Search
Beatrix Potter is best remembered for her charming tales of Peter Rabbit, but did you know she also studied #science?
Potter collected & examined beetles, butterflies, plants, bird eggs, shells, rocks, fossils & especially fungi. She conducted experiments & wrote a scientific paper with her own illustrations, presented at the Linnean Society of London. However, as a woman in the Victorian era, she couldn’t even attend the meeting.#history #art #books
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January 1928: The Dirac equation unifies quantum mechanics and special relativity
A seminal paper by Paul Dirac, who relied on mathematical intuition, laid the foundation for quantum electrodynamics.
By Nyla Husain (from the archives)
https://www.aps.org/apsnews/2024/11/mathematical-intuition-dirac-quantum-mechanics
What Major Discoveries Did Isaac Newton Make?
Sir Isaac Newton is one of the most celebrated English scientists. He was one of the key figures in the Scientific Revolution.
By Mike Cohen
https://www.thecollector.com/what-major-discoveries-did-isaac-newton-make/
Isaac Newton at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/6288
Exit, stage left: X, formerly Twitter.
10th January 2025: https://www.uni-weimar.de/en/university/news/bauhausjournal-online/titel/universities-and-research-institutions-leave-platform-x-formerly-twitter-united-for-diversity-fr/
"Universities and research institutions leave Platform X (formerly Twitter): United for diversity, freedom and science
"Over 60 German-speaking universities and research institutions have decided to take a stand and collectively announce their decision to cease activities on Platform X (formerly Twitter). This withdrawal comes in response to the platform's current direction, which is incompatible with the core values of the participating institutions: openness to the world, scientific integrity, transparency, and democratic discourse. …"
"Leeds becomes first Russell Group university to quit X … Elon Musk’s social media site “no longer aligns with our university values” …"
"University of Brighton, University of Sussex, and other like-minded institutions should – now – be at the UK forefront of what began in Germany. … Now. Do the right thing. Please."
#diversity #freedom #science #integrity #transparency #democracy #discourse #openness #universities #research #UK #Leeds #German #Germany #Deutschland #ElonMusk #X #Twitter
What does Balrog taste like? Inquiring minds need to know... 😁
Also, are the Elves an allegory for the diffrent ages of Brittish royalty? 🤔
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Happy birthday to Dr. Cecilia Payne! Her 1925 PhD thesis has been described as “the most brilliant ever written in astronomy.”
At a time when few women entered academia, Payne discovered what the universe is made of. Her work began a revolution in astrophysics & more should know her name. #science #history
Possibly the weirdest planet yet discovered?
Newfound world 2M1510 (AB) b appears to orbit not one but two stars...and they are actually failed stars, known as brown dwarfs...and the planet orbits sideways, in a unique up-and-down polar orbit.
https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2508/ #space #science #astronomy #nature
Astronomers have a love-hate relationship with the atmosphere: it's great for, you know, not dying, but it blurs astronomical images. In the latest episode of Chasing Starlight we tell you the inner workings of adaptive optics, a technique where we use powerful lasers and fast shape-shifting mirrors to measure and correct atmospheric turbulence:
Explore an Incredible 108-Gigapixel Scan of Johannes Vermeer’s Most Famous Painting
By Kate Mothes
More information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_with_a_Pearl_Earring
Where to go for a PhD? Change of interest from non-US students.
Source: Economist, 2025 https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2025/05/21/america-is-in-danger-of-experiencing-an-academic-brain-drain #science #uspol
A crow's math skills include geometry
No other animal has shown this ability.
Nell Greenfieldboyce
Crow on a branch by Kawanabe Kyosai
I am honored to share that I’ve been nominated for an Emmy as host of PBS’s Serving Up Science - a series funded by the National Science Foundation.
This recognition is a testament to what federal science funding & public media can achieve when we invest in #science, education & evidence-based storytelling.
And it’s a reminder that curiosity matters & there is value in making science understandable & available to all.
If this resonates with you, I hope you’ll support science agencies & PBS.
One of #grants #Trump froze at #Cornell: $6.7M (over 4 yrs) to develop #HeartPumps for #babies born w/ #HeartDefects.
It took decades of work to get to the point of prepping device for in-human clinical trials. No private company could do this.
#science #research #medicine #health #pediatrics #cardiology #infants #PediatricCardiology #innovation #progress #Universities #law #USpol #Musk #DOGE #AntiIntellectualism #AntiScience #HealthyIfYoureWealthy
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2025/05/research-risk-life-saving-heart-pumps-babies
Trump’s War on Measurement Means Losing Data on Drug Use, Maternal Mortality, Climate Change and More
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By slashing teams that gather critical data, the administration has left the federal government with no way of understanding if policies are working — and created a black hole of information whose consequences could ripple out for decades.
#News #Trump #DOGE #Data #Climate #Health #Environment #Immigration #Science #Education
For the first time, researchers have imaged individual "itinerant" (free-floating) atoms and observed the way they interact.
How these sodium & lithium atoms behave depends on their spin state: We can directly witness the effects of quantum spin here. Amazing!
https://physics.aps.org/articles/v18/89 #science #physics #quantum #tech
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Astronomers tune into the music of a nearby star to unlock a surprising discovery
by Meagan O'Shea, W. M. Keck Observatory
https://phys.org/news/2025-05-astronomers-tune-music-nearby-star.html
More information:
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/adc737
The NSF Is Being Dismantled — With Broad Implications For The American Economy
“This isn’t about merit or budgets because NSF has a tiny imprint on the federal budget. This is all about controlling information and knowledge.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/johndrake/2025/05/09/the-national-science-foundation-is-being-dismantled-what-the-economy-needs-is-more-investment/ #uspol
US is choosing to cede leadership in #science and innovation. On purpose.
#BITCOIN 💩 #SHITCOIN #MONEY_LAUNDERING GONE WILD! 🚔 by the #HERTITAGE_FOUNDATION, #AIPAC and dirt bag #JEW #FINK!
#BOYCOTT #WEF AND #NAZI'S SAME SAME!
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💣 💥 How the #Military_Industrial_Complex Affects OUR #POLLUTION_CRISIS | #ROOT_CAUSE OF MAJOR #POLLUTION IS #MILITARY_EMISSIONS [aka #MAN_MADE POLLUTION ??]
THE WEF (NAZI) FEAR MONGERS CONVENIENTLY LEFT OUT THE ROOT CAUSE 99.99% OF CLIMATE CHANGE = #USA AND #PROXY_WAR = #MILITARY_EMISSIONS!!
1. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/9id-a1Zm_0I
One of the Largest #EMITTERS of #POLLUTION (aka Climate Change) is the #Military and therefore the NEXT STEP is that we NEED TRANSPARENCY of Military Emissions AND THOSE EMISSIONS (POLLUTION) NEED TO BE #REDUCED ...2 decades ago!
What is a real threat is climate change’ — This U.S. Army vet is calling out the military for being one of the ‘largest emitters’ of carbon emissions.
The potential climate impact of the War on Terror is staggering, according to U.S. Army veteran Erik Edstrom. Edstrom is a West Point graduate, author, and former U.S. Army infantry officer who got out of the military after serving Afghanistan to study climate change and finance at Oxford University. Edstrom says the 20-year-long Afghanistan War contributed enough carbon emissions to kill multitudes of people. His assessment is based on studies such as one published in Nature Communications, which estimated that approx 4,400 metric tons of CO2 emissions is enough to kill one person.
The U.S. Department of Defense is required to report its energy use to the Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program. In FY2020, total estimated DoD greenhouse gas emissions based solely on fuel usage data were more than 51 million metric tons of CO2. That figure includes emissions from standard day-to-day operations as well as emissions from non-standard operations such as combat support, law enforcement, emergency response, and spaceflight. Edstrom says there’s more to be concerned with than just operating emissions.
Edstrom says the U.S. Department of Defense budget, which in fiscal year 2021 was more than $703 billion, is bolstered by fear. He thinks Americans’ fears are misguided. Edstrom thinks the future military will be more electric, but says requiring the military-industrial complex to report the full scope of its emissions, beyond just fuel usage, is a crucial step in getting there.
#POLLUTED_CLIMATE #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Military #Army #Earth #Environment #Science #POLLUTION
2. VIDEO: https://youtu.be/nNlt5COioU8
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