Probing Fundamental Physics Neutrinos offer rare clues that a more complete theory of particles must supersede the 50-year-old set of equations known as the Standard Model. This model describes elementary particles and forces with near-perfect precision, but it errs when it comes to neutrinos: It predicts that the neutral particles are massless, but they aren’t… Continue reading A New Map of the Universe, Painted With Cosmic Neutrinos
Neural Networks Need Data to Learn. Even If It’s Fake.
On a sunny day in late 1987, a Chevy van drove down a curvy wooded path on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. The hulking vehicle, named Navlab, wasn’t notable for its beauty or speed, but for its brain: It was an experimental version of an autonomous vehicle, guided by four powerful computers… Continue reading Neural Networks Need Data to Learn. Even If It’s Fake.
Extreme Heat Is Deadlier Than Hurricanes, Floods and Tornadoes Combined
On June 25, 2022, Esteban Chavez, Jr., started his day like any other, working his route in Pasadena, Calif., as a driver for UPS. But the city was in the middle of an intense heat wave, and by midafternoon the temperature was higher than 90 degrees Fahrenheit. After completing his last delivery of the day,… Continue reading Extreme Heat Is Deadlier Than Hurricanes, Floods and Tornadoes Combined
Caution Is Needed on Drug Touted as Opioid Game-Changer
The Biden administration’s much-heralded effort to promote distribution of buprenorphine may not be a game changer in our battle to subdue the opioid crisis. This new campaign resembles yet another social experiment in our national clash with addiction, especially when coupled with so-called harm reduction policies that promote drug abuse. Buprenorphine is a narcotic drug… Continue reading Caution Is Needed on Drug Touted as Opioid Game-Changer
On the Longing of Creation To Be Set Free
St. Paul speaks of the longing of creation to be set free. He almost personifies creation: For indeed, creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope… Continue reading On the Longing of Creation To Be Set Free
Captain Kirk, Transporters, and More Weird Questions!
Podcast: Download MYS265: It’s time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellet of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: The Nephilim and Og; asking obscure saints for intercession; Padre Pio and time travel prayer; Captain Kirk, transporters, and the sacraments; Agents of Shield, AI, and the soul; and more. Get… Continue reading Captain Kirk, Transporters, and More Weird Questions!
Wildfires Will Only Get Worse. We Need Satellite Tracking of Air Pollution
People on the East Coast earlier this month experienced something that occurs with relative frequency in the West: ominous orange skies lit up by dense wildfire smoke. Across the I-95 corridor they responded with many important questions: How bad is the air quality where I live? Can I exercise outside? When will the smoke go… Continue reading Wildfires Will Only Get Worse. We Need Satellite Tracking of Air Pollution
Exorcist Diary: Demons of Lethargy
We just finished another monthly online deliverance session. We had 4,500 live and over 10,000 views. It was a wonderful and powerful experience with so many faithful from all over the world praying together. They came from Argentina, Spain, Finland, Philippines, Italy, Venezuela, Malaysia, Ireland, Uruguay, Croatia, Slovenia, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, Canada and… Continue reading Exorcist Diary: Demons of Lethargy
St. Augustine on How to Pray
Aurelius Augustinus, who is considered by most to be the greatest Father of the Church, was born on November 13, 354 A.D., in Numidia at Tagaste. The product of a classical education, Augustine spent many formative years espousing the truth of Manichaeism and Neoplatonism as he taught rhetoric in Milan. But in 387, he was… Continue reading St. Augustine on How to Pray
How the Brain Protects Itself From Blood-Borne Threats
Enough pints of beer can have you falling off your bar stool or loudly reciting lyrics to early 2000s jams to total strangers, because alcohol can get past one of the strongest defenses in the body. If you’ve ever been drunk, high or drowsy from allergy medication, you’ve experienced what happens when some molecules defeat… Continue reading How the Brain Protects Itself From Blood-Borne Threats