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lunedì 7 febbraio 2022
# life; Hollywood (movies) revisited, you must be aware of the fact that Alien Entities will share our planet with us and, marginally, ...
martedì 2 ottobre 2018
# brain: networks that may underlie our perception of free will
<< Our perception of free will is composed of a desire to act (volition) and a sense of responsibility for our actions (agency). >>
AA << study focal brain lesions that disrupt volition, causing akinetic mutism (..), or disrupt agency, causing alien limb syndrome (..), to better localize these processes in the human brain. >>
<< Lesion locations causing akinetic mutism all fell within one network, defined by connectivity to the anterior cingulate cortex. Lesion locations causing alien limb fell within a separate network, defined by connectivity to the precuneus. >>
AA << results demonstrate that lesions in different locations causing disordered volition and agency localize to unique brain networks, lending insight into the neuroanatomical substrate of free will perception. >>
R. Ryan Darby, Juho Joutsa, et al. Lesion network localization of free will. PNAS Oct 1, 2018. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1814117115
http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2018/09/25/1814117115
Study looks at brain networks involved with free will. Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Oct 1, 2018
https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2018-10-brain-networks-involved-free.html
martedì 20 luglio 2021
# life: some scientists hypothesize the possibility of (A) traveling faster than light, (B) visiting the interior of a black hole, (C) being already under observation by alien entities.
venerdì 15 giugno 2018
# gst: Sustainability, Die-off, Collapse, Oscillation: 4 classes of traject. to depict interactions of a resource-intensive tech species with its host planet.
AA << have used the formalism of dynamical systems theory to explore a highly simplified model for the interaction of a resource-intensive technological species with its host planet. >>
AA << find four distinct classes of trajectories (..)
Sustainability: For these classes, stable equilibria (..) exist which can be approached monotonically. The population rises smoothly to a steady-state value. The planetary environment is monotonically perturbed from its initial value e0 and reaches a new steady state that can support a large population.
Die-off: For these classes, stable equilibria (..) exist which cannot be approached monotonically. The population overshoots the environment's carrying capacity, reaches a peak, and is forced to decline as the environment reaches its new steady state.
Collapse: For these classes, stable equilibria with nonzero population do not exist. In these cases the population experiences a rapid decline after reaching its peak value. It is noteworthy that collapse can occur even though the population has begun leveling off due to the civilization's switching from high-impact to low-impact energy modalities.
Oscillation: In this class, a stable limit cycle exists rather than an equilibrium. The population and the planetary environment cycle between high and low values. >>
Frank A, Carroll-Nellenback Jonathan, et al. The Anthropocene Generalized: Evolution of Exo-Civilizations and Their Planetary Feedback. Astrobiology. 18 (5), May 1, 2018. doi: 10.1089/ast.2017.1671.
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ast.2017.1671
Alien apocalypse: Can any civilization make it through climate change? University of Rochester. Jun 5, 2018.
https://m.phys.org/news/2018-06-alien-apocalypse-civilization-climate.html
mercoledì 7 novembre 2018
# astro: the strange behavior of Oumuamua (Hawaiian for "scout")
<< 'Oumuamua (1I/2017 U1) is the first object of interstellar origin observed in the Solar system. >>
AA << discuss the possible origins of such an object including the possibility that it might be a lightsail of artificial origin. >>
Shmuel Bialy, Abraham Loeb. Could Solar Radiation Pressure Explain 'Oumuamua's Peculiar Acceleration? arXiv:1810.11490 [astro-ph.EP]. Oct 30, 2018.
https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.11490
Robby Berman. Harvard scientists suggest 'Oumuamua is an alien device. It's an asteroid, it's a comet, it's actually a spacecraft? Nov 6, 2018.
https://bigthink.com/surprising-science/oumuamua-spacecraft-alien-device
NASA utd about 'Oumuamua:
Calla Cofield. NASA Learns More About Interstellar Visitor 'Oumuamua. Nov. 14, 2018.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-learns-more-about-interstellar-visitor-oumuamua
mercoledì 6 settembre 2017
# evol: the alien track of Trachilos
AA << describe late Miocene tetrapod footprints (tracks) from the Trachilos locality in western Crete (Greece), which show hominin-like characteristics [..] dated to approximately 5.7 Ma (million years) >>
<< The tracks indicate that the trackmaker lacked claws, and was bipedal, plantigrade, pentadactyl and strongly entaxonic >>
Gerard D. Gierlinski, Grzegorz Niedzwiedzki, et al. Possible hominin footprints from the late Miocene (c. 5.7 Ma) of Crete? Proceedings of the Geologists Association. doi: 10.1016/j.pgeola.2017.07.006 Aug 31, 2017
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001678781730113X
Matteo Marini. Scoperte a Creta impronte di forma umana risalenti a 5,7 milioni di anni fa. LaRepubblica. 03 Set 2017
venerdì 17 aprile 2020
# life: how humans could mutate, step by step, into proto- alien entities ...
venerdì 29 giugno 2018
# esobio: #ufo, this phenomenon was a lot more than nuts and bolts machines ...
<< The investigative "I-Team" for CBS affiliate KLAS-TV in Las Vegas, NV has brought forward new documents related to the secret Pentagon UFO program first revealed by the New York Times in December. >>
<< The investigations by BAASS (Bigelow Aerospace Advanced Space Studies) provided new lines of evidence showing that the UFO phenomenon was a lot more than nuts and bolts machines that interacted with military aircraft (..) The phenomenon also involved a whole panoply of diverse activity that included bizarre creatures, poltergeist activity, invisible entities, orbs of light, animal and human injuries and much more. >>
Andrew Whalen. Pentagon's Secret UFO Program Investigated Poltergeist Connection To Alien Mystery. Newsweek. May 29, 2018.
http://www.newsweek.com/pentagon-ufo-program-disclosure-aliens-poltergeist-top-secret-bigelow-948051
Ralph Blumenthal. On the Trail of a Secret Pentagon U.F.O. Program. Dec 18, 2017.
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/18/insider/secret-pentagon-ufo-program.html
Helene Cooper, Ralph Blumenthal, Leslie Kean. Glowing Auras and 'Black Money': The Pentagon's Mysterious U.F.O. Program. Dec 16, 2017.
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2017/12/16/us/politics/pentagon-program-ufo-harry-reid.html
Dave Roos. How Do You Become a Ufologist? Jun 11, 2018
https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/unexplained-phenomena/do-become-ufologist.htm
<< I'm not surprised that the Pentagon's UFO program looked at poltergeist activity (..) >> Nick Pope. May 29, 2018
giovedì 3 agosto 2017
# s-esobio: seeking a new "planetary protection officer"
<< Nasa is seeking a new "planetary protection officer" tasked with defending the earth from alien life >>
<< It is not a new idea - the original United Nations treaty on space exploration, signed in 1967, called for space-faring nations to take care about contaminants >>
Planetary protection officer wanted, generous salary. BBC. 02 Aug 2017
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-40809566
<< The mission of the Office of Planetary Protection is to promote the responsible exploration of the solar system by implementing and developing efforts that protect the science, explored environments, and Earth >>
About Planetary Protection. Aug 3, 2017
https://planetaryprotection.nasa.gov/about
<< Degree: physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics >>
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/474414000#btn-add-info
FonT: nella lista dei requisiti desiderabili non sono contemplate le lauree in biologia, biochimica ...
"physical science"
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physical%20science
giovedì 12 maggio 2016
# s-esobio: no Wow! traces around Tabby's star
<< Sorry, E.T. lovers, but the results of a new study make it far less likely that KIC 8462852, popularly known as Tabby's star, is the home of industrious aliens who are gradually enclosing it in a vast shell called a Dyson sphere. >>
ScienceDaily, 9 May 2016.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/05/160509153708.htm
http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2016/05/new-study-supports-natural-causes-not-alien-activity-explain-mystery-stars-behavior/
Michael Hippke, Daniel Angerhausen, et al. A statistical analysis of the accuracy of the digitized magnitudes of photometric plates on the time scale of decades with an application to the century-long light curve of KIC 8462852. Astrophysical Journal, May 2016. preprint: arXiv:1601.07314 [astro-ph.EP]
https://arxiv.org/abs/1601.07314
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domenica 14 maggio 2017
# s-astro: it is possible that FRBs are much more common than has been shown
<< The mysterious nature of FRBs (fast radio burst) has led to a host of theories regarding their nature, from supernova to intelligent alien communications >>
<< In any event, study of FRBs is likely to increase as the mystery deepens and new telescope technology emerges—some have even suggested that it is possible that FRBs are much more common than has been shown, and that once they are observed more regularly, researchers can focus on looking at patterns >>
Bob Yirka. Latest fast radio burst adds to mystery of their source. May 12, 2017
https://m.phys.org/news/2017-05-latest-fast-radio-mystery-source.html
E. Petroff, S. Burke-Spolaor, et al
A polarized fast radio burst at low Galactic latitude. arXiv:1705.02911. May 8, 2017