“You however never recognize what you’re dealing with, do you? Fantastic organism. Its structural perfection is matched only by its hostility…. I admire its purity. A survivor, unclouded by conscience, regret or delusions of morality.” That is how the android Ash famously describes filmmaker Ridley Scott’s extraterrestrial monster in the […]
Day: February 17, 2021
The Dark Side of CRISPR
People in america have celebrated the fact that the Biden administration is embracing science and returning the state to proof-centered policymaking. We agree that science ought to guidebook policy—except in circumstances exactly where it wouldn’t help folks to live their life but would, rather, exclude them. The CRISPR-Cas9 gene-enhancing technological […]
The Future of Mars Exploration
Be a part of Scientific American for a discussion about the subsequent steps in humanity’s reconnaissance of Mars. Showcasing Casey Dreier, senior house policy adviser at the Planetary Modern society, and area and physics editor Lee Billings, this deep dive will start off with an overview of NASA’s forthcoming Perseverance rover—slated […]
Snakes’ Flexible, Heat-Sensing Organs Explained
Some snakes, including pit vipers and pythons, are known to hunt in the darkish by sensing the warmth their prey radiates. But how do snakes transform this heat into the thermal photographs they “see”? A product proposed by College of Houston and Rutgers College scientists suggests a likely response. Their […]
How NASA Aims to Achieve Perseverance’s High-Stakes Mars Landing
If NASA’s $2.7 billion flagship mobile science laboratory, Perseverance, successfully touches down in Jezero Crater on Mars on February 18, the feat will not only open a new chapter in exploration of the Crimson Planet, but also mark the triumphant culmination of 4 decades of more and more challenging landings […]
Managing expectations by projecting the future school: Observing the Nordic future school reports via temporal topologies
Introduction For education politics, the future seems to constitute a perennial problem. On the one hand, the future is often discussed as a new and better place where society is heading with the help of education. On the other hand, there is an increasing tendency to refer to the future […]