Remarkable Scientists Who Tested Themselves and Pushed Boundaries

📰 Original title: Aquellos científicos chiflados… y sus locuras

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#science #scientists #experiments

Sat RALLY Stand up for Science https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stand-up-for-science-2026-boston-ma-tickets-1983640713773?aff=tootboston
#Boston #Massachusetts #Science #StandUpForScience #BostonGeek

Pre-solar crystals. Quite a read before I head to bed, thinking about crystals formed before the sun.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-crystals-older-than-the-sun-reveal-about-the-start-of-the-solar-system-20260302/

#science

Hidden Virus Found in Gut Bacteria Is Linked to Colorectal Cancer https://www.sciencealert.com/hidden-virus-found-in-gut-bacteria-is-linked-to-colorectal-cancer #science

The cover of the Lancet says it all. The Trump administration is destroying healthcare and science.
#trump #kennedy #healthcare #science #politics

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Cover Lancet

#FunFact: Mammals indigenous to the high Tibetan plateau all have similar mutations to the same EPAS-1 “gene”. Horses, yaks, pigs, dogs, and humans all evolved convergently in a way that provides larger and more red blood cells that carry more hemoglobin than do related animals at lower elevations. (Horses did it best.) The human mutation originated in the #Denisovan populations in the Altai region of eurasia ≈80KYA.
From “Horses”, by Ludovic Orlando. #evolution #genetics #science #horses

If you want to see some rousing volcanic activity, just check out the current live feed from Kīlauea. You might want to sit down first.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk0tfYDxrUA #science #nature #volcano

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Live view of the eruption in Halemaʻumaʻu, from the northwest rim of the caldera [V1cam]. This camera is a pan-tilt-zoom model and the view may change depending on activity.

I'm not usually posting here with my work-related hat on, but today is an exception:

There's this project I'm working on, which aims to make personal health data accessible and useable for all european citizens, as part of the MyHealth@EU initiative.

And because I'm a product person, I'm asking people what their needs are. So, I'd be very happy and grateful if you could take about 2 to 5 minutes of your time and answer this survey here: https://survey.charite.de/myhmyh/

It's completely anonymous, we don't ask any identifiable data from you, and the results will help us make a better thing.

Of course, reposting and spreading this far and wide is completely fine and appreciated! #fedihelp #health #europe #followerpower #science

93% Success Rate Shown in Experimental Sleep Apnea Procedure https://www.sciencealert.com/93-success-rate-shown-in-experimental-sleep-apnea-procedure #science

This is a longshot, but I'm between my Masters and being accepted to any PhD programs. There's a conference that's right up my alley and I'd like to attend, but money is an issue. (EDIT: not just like to attend...could possibly network into a PhD while at the conference if I can afford to get there & attend)

Does anyone know of grants or awards that would help a non-traditional disabled woman in science get travel funds?

#AcademicChatter #Science

NASA's Juno spacecraft detected the largest volcanic hotspot ever seen in our solar system. It appeared on Jupiter's moon Io, it covers 100,000 square kilometers (bigger than Lake Superior), and it radiates 80 trillion watts of heat.

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-juno-mission-spots-most-powerful-volcanic-activity-on-io-to-date/ #space #science #nature #nasa

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A massive hotspot — larger the Earth’s Lake Superior — can be seen just to the right of Io’s south pole in this annotated image taken by the JIRAM infrared imager aboard NASA’s Juno on Dec. 27, 2024, during the spacecraft’s flyby of the Jovian moon. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/ASI/INAF/JIRAM

Quite noticeable:

Unlike most other space/science related websites, the @mpsgoettingen website does NOT carry any 3rd party burden with it, cookies, javascript, frames, hidden images, or spying technologies. It uses a single same-domain optional cookie, and has a Privacy Policy that is a joy to read.

Internet and science as it should be.

(only RSS is missing, I think. Where can one submit a feature request? 🙂 )

https://www.mps.mpg.de/en

#Science #Space #MPS

Gladys West, mathematician whose work paved the way for GPS, dies at 95

She navigated segregation to become an esteemed mathematician — and today, her work helps billions of people navigate the world.

By Bill Chappell

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/23/nx-s1-5685027/gladys-west-gps-mathematician

#science #technology #womeninstem

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Air Force Space Command Vice Commander Lt. Gen. DT Thompson delivers presents Dr. Gladys West with an award as she is inducted into the Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame during a ceremony in her honor at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Dec. 6, 2018. West was among the so-called "Hidden Figures" part of the team who did computing for the U.S. military in the era before electronic systems. The Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame is one of Air Force's Space Commands Highest Honors.(Photo by Adrian Cadiz) The image shows Lt. Gen. DT Thompson, Vice Commander of Air Force Space Command, presenting Dr. West with her award. Dr. West appears dignified and elegant. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Positioning_System#/media/File:181206-F-DT527-136.jpg

🤧🚫 Researchers at the University of #Maryland locked #flu-positive students in a room with healthy volunteers, expecting a total spread. Instead, zero people caught the #virus.

The data suggests that simple air movement from a heater and dehumidifier diluted the virus clouds so effectively that even close contact wasn't enough to pass it on.

👉 https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-tried-to-spread-the-flu-only-to-discover-something-unexpected

#health #science #biology #research #stem #education #medicine

Hello Universe!

Moved to new server.

Re-introduction - Been on here since 2022 and should write an intro. I'm deaf, I'm a fan of open-source projects, so this will be short and sweet.

Post random ramblings, news, techie stuffs, boost mostly cat pics. I just like computers and hang around here.

Hashtags of interests:

#Cats
#Coffee
#NoMoreCraptions
#Tech
#DoctorWho
#Science
#Books
#Gamer
#SecularHumanist
#Ally
#GIF
#Geek | #Nerd
#Disability | #Accessibility
#Deaf | #ASL
#Stargazing
#Astrophotography | #Photography
#OpenSource
#Boricua
#STEM

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Energy = Milk x Coffee²

Before Newton: How the Islamic Golden Age Shaped the Physics We Know

Remarkable discoveries were made during the Islamic Golden Age, which laid the foundation for the study of physics as we know it.

by Matt Whittaker

https://www.thecollector.com/how-did-physics-begin-islamic-golden-age/

Books in Physics at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/103

#books #science #physics #history

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An illustration from al-Biruni's astronomical works, explains the different phases of the Moon, with respect to the position of the Sun, from manuscript of the Kitab al-Tafhim by Al-Biruni (973-1048). The illustration demonstrates: The Moon's orbit shown by the elliptical path with red lines; Different phases of the Moon represented by the circles divided into black and illuminated (red/white) portions; The Sun's position (indicated by the Arabic text on the right: "al-shams" meaning "the sun"); Geometric lines showing the relationship between the Sun's light and the Moon's appearance from Earth; Arabic annotations explaining the astronomical concepts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Biruni#/media/File:Lunar_phases_al-Biruni.jpg

Twenty five years ago this month I was diagnosed with cancer. First of all I just want to say, look at me, still here. I'm pretty happy about that.

But twenty five years ago, for a year my and my family's life revolved around surgery, chemo and radiation. And then the best part of a decade of medications with with their 'tolerated' side effects. And still the sneaky little blighter tried to stage a comeback a few years in, but we evicted it.

Twenty five years is a while, so my medical experiences are not current but there are a few things I learnt in that year and the ones after and I'd like to say them out loud -

Cancer did not make me a better person. It did not make me re-evaluate my life and see the world in a new perspective. It might for some people, but it just made me tired and grumpy. And intolerant of people's bullshit.

It was not a blessing in disguise. Having people tell me there had to be a silver lining or that everything happens for a reason was not helpful.

Everyone has their own approach. Mine was evidenced based western medicine. Random strangers (no friends, I'm glad to say), telling me I was poisoning myself was not helpful. I was poisoning *it*, the side effects on me were necessary collateral damage

The most important thing my friends did for me was to be normal. Doing stuff we usually did - grabbing a coffee, going out for a meal, seeing a movie. I was thinking about cancer every waking minute, respite from that was what I needed

The other day someone reminded me I told them this - One of the women in my support group talked about how hard it was not to cry in front of her kids. The facilitator asked, what message are you sending to your kids if, when something this bad happens, it's not okay to cry? This is one of the most important things I've ever learnt. Hiding your feeling doesn't let people in and it's not a viable strategy for longer than half a second. 1/2

#cancer #science #luck #ReflectionOnLife #HappyToBeHere

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The garden that I grew over the last twenty five years. Also grown - two small humans to independence and four novels

Oh my god well done Quanta magazine, amazing article.

https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-is-ice-slippery-a-new-hypothesis-slides-into-the-chat-20251208/

#physics #science