Reporte Ciencia UANL

Journalists writing about science have become more science fluent over the past 20 years, but the need to be first and the practice of giving equal exposure to opposing views regardless of scientific evidence (e.g. climate change) has been detrimental to the public’s understanding of the facts. Reporting on science from the «frontier» doesn’t provide […]

Artist’s depiction of a neutron star orbiting a rapidly-spinning white dwarf. The white dwarf’s spin drags the very fabric of space-time around with it, causing the orbit to tumble in space. Credit: Mark Myers, OzGrav ARC Centre of Excellence/Swinburne University of Technology

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In 2016 astrophysicists, Konstantin Batygin and Mike Brown noticed unusual gravitational activity in the outer solar system. They speculated this activity was from a ninth planet situated in the Kuiper belt. But now astrophysicists James Unwin and Jakub Scholtz propose Planet 9 isn’t a planet but actually a primordial black hole. 

The year was 1776. In Bavaria, new ideals of rationalism, religious freedom and universal human rights competed with the Catholic church’s heavy influence over public affairs. Adam Weishaupt, a law professor frustrated with the Church’s ideology, decided to spread his ideas through a secret society: the Illuminati. Chip Berlet dives into the history, ideals and […]

Trace the 9,000 year old history of the domestication of corn, or maize, and its effects on global agriculture.

Everyone has some kind of 90-degree angle square in their shop, but Adam advocates for a specific kind of square: the 4” machinist’s square. They allow for fine and delicate layout on small parts, something a big honking 12” square will have trouble with. Adam has them in multiple sizes going down to 3/4” long […]

Adam Savage is starting a book club, and he wants YOU to be part of it! He’s kicking it off with mathematician Matt Parker and Matt’s new book, Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World (https://amzn.to/367UmBV). Read it and submit your questions and comments below in the comments before Monday, Feb 3, […]