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Baby manta rays hunker down close to coasts before facing the open ocean’s dangers
Breaking The Shower Containment Taboo For Hadron Calorimeters
Hadron calorimeters are particle detectors meant to measure the total energy possessed by high-energy subatomic particles that hit their front face and develop a shower of secondary particles inside their volume.
Tommaso Dorigo Wed, 10/21/2026 - 12:37 Categories PhysicsSmart planning of outdoor sports tournaments using environmental heat measurements
Epidemiology Call To Action: German Cats Have Two Fewer Lives Than French
Among some people, a faith vacuum and distrust of AI has led to increased belief in suspect ideas like ghosts and astrology, while in others, a science vacuum has led to increased belief in suspect ideas like epidemiology and correlation.
Hank Campbell Tue, 10/20/2026 - 15:39 Categories MathematicsFaith Vacuums And AI Have Led To A Paranormal Resurgence
“There's a God-shaped vacuum in every heart,” wrote Pascal, but that vacuum is now again being filled by the paranormal. And AI is the cause.
Hank Campbell Tue, 10/20/2026 - 11:46 Categories PsychologyUnderstanding Intelligence Across Artificial and Biological Systems
Recently I started a new peer-reviewed journal at the crossroads of Artificial Intelligence and Cognition research. The journal, titled "AI and Brain", is published by Scilight Press, a young publishing firm that contrarily to my initial impressions is very serious and competent.
Tommaso Dorigo Tue, 10/20/2026 - 10:15 Categories Science HistoryWaste removal by specialized ammonia transporters protect the male seahorse ‘brood’
If You Like Rabbit, Thank The Plague
The Plague Killed killed off a giant swath of the population but those who survived saw better lives across the board, because there were so few left to work. And rabbits, once the gifts of kings, were suddenly everywhere.
The Conversation Fri, 10/16/2026 - 11:23 Categories AnthropologyMore on Radiacode 110
This is the second post reporting a few tests of the Radiacode 110 spectrometer, an extra-cool pocket dosimeter/radiation counter/spectrograph sold by RadiaCode.
Tommaso Dorigo Fri, 10/16/2026 - 07:17 Categories Physics