In December 2024, Ottawa announced a new Arctic policy (PDF) articulating that it must invest more people and resources to enhance its sovereignty over its vast High North—comprising 25 percent of the entire Arctic. Then–Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly argued that “the evolving security and political realities in the region mean we need a new approach… Continue reading Actionable Options Exist for Canada to Enhance Its Arctic Sovereignty
The Telepathy Tapes
The Telepathy Tapes < !- end of Google Analytics Code Snippet by GA4WP–> // tabnab protection window.addEventListener(‘load’, function () { // make all links have rel=”noopener noreferrer” document.querySelectorAll(‘a[target=”_blank”]’).forEach(link => { link.setAttribute(‘rel’, ‘noopener noreferrer’); }); }); ]]> Podcast: Download MYS371: Telepathy among non-speaking autistic kids? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli unpack the claims from the #1… Continue reading The Telepathy Tapes
Is Mathematics Mostly Chaos or Mostly Order?
Last winter, at a meeting in the Finnish wilderness high above the Arctic Circle, a group of mathematicians gathered to contemplate the fate of a mathematical universe. It was minus 20 degrees Celsius, and while some went cross-country skiing, Juan Aguilera, a set theorist at the Vienna University of Technology, preferred to linger in the… Continue reading Is Mathematics Mostly Chaos or Mostly Order?
Who Counts? Trump Poised To Try To Remove Noncitizens From Census
Following a years-long surge in illegal immigration, the Trump administration is poised to challenge a longstanding but legally fraught practice: counting illegal aliens in the U.S. census. President Trump tried to end the practice during his first term, but President Biden overturned his predecessor’s policy before it was implemented. Now, buoyed by red state attorneys… Continue reading Who Counts? Trump Poised To Try To Remove Noncitizens From Census
Sahara Dust Clouds Are Heading to Florida and Beyond
Sahara Dust Clouds Are Heading to Florida and Beyond Clouds of dust blown off the Saharan Desert into the southeastern U.S. could affect local weather and make sunrises and sunsets particularly vivid By Meghan Bartels edited by Dean Visser Each year, seasonal winds carry tens of millions of tons of Saharan dust across the Atlantic… Continue reading Sahara Dust Clouds Are Heading to Florida and Beyond
Matter vs. Force: Why There Are Exactly Two Types of Particles
Beneath the richness of our world lies a pristine simplicity. Everything is made of a set of just 17 fundamental particles, and those particles, though they may differ by mass or charge, come in just two basic types. Each is either a “boson” or a “fermion.” The physicist Paul Dirac coined both terms in a… Continue reading Matter vs. Force: Why There Are Exactly Two Types of Particles
During Pride Month Public Libraries Become Centers for Queer Resistance
This article contains graphic descriptions that may not be suitable for all readers. Parental discretion is advised. RALEIGH, N.C. – Like public libraries across the country, branches in North Carolina’s capital city turn rainbow-hued each June in celebration of Pride Month. Festive book displays featuring “queer-themed” titles written for all ages – from toddlers to… Continue reading During Pride Month Public Libraries Become Centers for Queer Resistance
Are Ancient Fish Responsible for Your Sensitive Teeth?
Megalodon Diets, Teeth Sensitivity and a Bunch of Vaccine News It’s one step forward and two steps back for vaccine policy in the U.S. Plus, we discuss the fishy origins of sensitive teeth and megalodon diets. By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi & Alex Sugiura Anaissa Ruiz Tejada/Scientific American Rachel Feltman: Happy Monday, listeners! It may… Continue reading Are Ancient Fish Responsible for Your Sensitive Teeth?
AI Found a ‘Magic Potion’ That Can Bring Dead Batteries Back to Life
AI Found a ‘Magic Potion’ That Can Bring Dead Batteries Back to Life Electric vehicles leave behind mountains of dead lithium-ion batteries. A new “injection” brings them back to life By You Xiaoying edited by Andrea Thompson Malte Mueller/Getty Images A team of researchers in China has found a way to bring dead lithium-ion batteries… Continue reading AI Found a ‘Magic Potion’ That Can Bring Dead Batteries Back to Life
Black Death Plague That Killed Millions Became Less Fatal because of This Genetic Tweak
Black Death Plague That Killed Millions Became Less Fatal because of This Genetic Tweak Reducing the copies of one gene in the bubonic plague bacterium, Yersinia pestis, made it less deadly but potentially more transmissible By Rachel Fieldhouse & Nature magazine Scanning electron micrograph of Yersinia pestis, which causes bubonic plague, on proventricular spines of a Xenopsylla… Continue reading Black Death Plague That Killed Millions Became Less Fatal because of This Genetic Tweak