Explore It’s 2050. The world population has increased by 2.3 billion to 9.9 billion. Demand for food has risen 70 to 100 percent but a warming planet, extreme weather, and a decrease in arable land is threatening food security. Luckily, farmers can grow crops more densely, increasing yield from smaller plots of available agricultural land.… Continue reading Plants Fight for Their Lives
AI ‘Nanny’ Being Created By Chinese Scientists To Grow Babies In Robot Wombs
Via TheMindUnleashed.com, The artificial intelligence nanny has arrived. Robots and artificial intelligence (AI) may now be used in conjunction to optimize the generation of human life, marking a significant milestone in the science. Robotics and artificial intelligence can now assist in the development of newborns via the use of algorithms and artificial wombs, which is eerily similar… Continue reading AI ‘Nanny’ Being Created By Chinese Scientists To Grow Babies In Robot Wombs
A Beginner’s Guide To The Mass Index Indicator
A mountain and a hill both have ups and downs, but the slopes of a hill are likely to be less steep compared to those of a mountain. If you are hiking and using a street map as your guide, it might be challenge to determine the steepness of the slopes. You may need… Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide To The Mass Index Indicator
America’s Experiment in Remedying Child Poverty
The expanded child tax credit lapsed in December as the cost of President Joe Biden’s spending plans became a sticking point in Congress. Yet amid the debate over whether its success in reducing poverty is worth its large price tag, many are missing a crucial feature: It was uniquely well-designed to address the increasingly precarious… Continue reading America’s Experiment in Remedying Child Poverty
Any Single Galaxy Reveals the Composition of an Entire Universe
A group of scientists may have stumbled upon a radical new way to do cosmology. Cosmologists usually determine the composition of the universe by observing as much of it as possible. But these researchers have found that a machine learning algorithm can scrutinize a single simulated galaxy and predict the overall makeup of the digital… Continue reading Any Single Galaxy Reveals the Composition of an Entire Universe
World Food Prices Accelerate In January, Set For Record High
In the last two years, the price of agricultural products has risen sharply. This is reminiscent of 2007 and 2011, and new highs in food prices could be reached later this year. Food prices continued to accelerate in January. The FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) Food Price Index (FFPI), a measure of the monthly change… Continue reading World Food Prices Accelerate In January, Set For Record High
Why I Don’t Short Stocks – Ross Cameron
What’s up, everyone? All right. Well, I wanted to make a little video for you guys, but I have a headache, so I’m going to do it mostly lying down. So bear with me. The topic is long versus short. And this is one that it’s a really interesting topic. There’s a lot… Continue reading Why I Don’t Short Stocks – Ross Cameron
Rooting Out Hidden Faults – Fr. James F. McElhone
The Reading of the New Testament The Particular Examen begins ordinarily with the following prayer: O Jesus, living in Mary, come and live in Thy servants,by the spirit of Thy holiness, by the fullness of Thypower, by the perfection of Thy ways, by the truthof Thy virtues, and by the communication of Thymysteries. Triumph over… Continue reading Rooting Out Hidden Faults – Fr. James F. McElhone
Cotton Letter Lessons for the Biden Administration
To salvage the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action – commonly referred to as the Iran deal – the Biden administration eased U.S. sanctions on Tehran, withdrew the Trump administration’s terrorist designation of the Iranian-backed Houthi insurgents in Yemen, and urged the Islamic Republic of Iran to resume talks over its nuclear program. In return,… Continue reading Cotton Letter Lessons for the Biden Administration
My Out-of-Body Experience
Two years ago, I decided to do nothing. Not for the rest of my life, of course—for two hours. As a neuroscientist, I was already familiar with the evidence that mindfulness meditation, or attending to the present moment, is beneficial for stress and anxiety. So I had been meditating regularly for about a half a… Continue reading My Out-of-Body Experience