# phys: to characterize the tiny fluctuations in the vacuum, in detail

<< In quantum physics, a vacuum is not empty, but rather steeped in tiny fluctuations of the electromagnetic field. Until recently it was impossible to study those vacuum fluctuations directly. Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a method that allows them to characterize the fluctuations in detail. >>

Oliver Morsch. Fluc­tu­a­tions in the void. ETH Zurich. Apr 11, 2019.

https://m.phys.org/news/2019-04-fluctuations-void.html

<< A direct method of determining the spectral characteristics of vacuum field fluctuations has so far been missing. >>

AA << perform a direct measurement of the field correlation on these fluctuations in the terahertz frequency range by using electro-optic detection  in a nonlinear crystal placed in a cryogenic environment  >>

Ileana-Cristina Benea-Chelmus, Francesca Fabiana Settembrini, et al.
Electric field correlation measurements on the electromagnetic vacuum state. Nature. volume 568, pages202–206 (2019) Apr 10.

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-019-1083-9

# brain: Simulating the decision-making process of a partner monkey

<< Primates observe the choices of social partners to learn about the reward value of objects. Such values learned from observation not only inform own decision-making but may also provide a basis for understanding the decisions of others. (..) These cognitive processes-learning from others and predicting their choices-are critical foundations for primates' sophisticated social behavior.  >>

AA << show that monkeys' amygdala neurons derive object values from observation and use these values to simulate a partner monkey’s decision process. >>

Fabian Grabenhorst, Raymundo Báez-Mendoza, et al.  Primate Amygdala Neurons Simulate Decision Processes of Social Partners.  Apr 11, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.02.042.

https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30225-9

'Mindreading' neurons simulate decisions of social partners. University of Cambridge.  Apr 11, 2019.

https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2019-04-mindreading-neurons-simulate-decisions-social.html

# astro: the first picture of a black hole at the heart of galaxy Messier 87.

<< We have taken the first picture of a black hole, (..) This is an extraordinary scientific feat accomplished by a team of more than 200 researchers. (..) We have achieved something presumed to be impossible just a generation ago, (..)  Breakthroughs in technology, connections between the world's best radio observatories, and innovative algorithms all came together to open an entirely new window on black holes and the event horizon. >> Sheperd S. Doeleman

<< This breakthrough was announced today in a series of six papers published in a special issue of The Astrophysical Journal Letters.  >>

<< The telescopes contributing to this result were ALMA, APEX, the IRAM 30-meter telescope, the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope, the Large Millimeter Telescope Alfonso Serrano, the Submillimeter Array, the Submillimeter Telescope, and the South Pole Telescope. Petabytes of raw data from the telescopes were combined by highly specialised supercomputers hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy and MIT Haystack Observatory. >>

Astronomers Capture First Image of a Black Hole. An international collaboration presents paradigm-shifting observations of the gargantuan black hole at the heart of distant galaxy Messier 87. Apr 10, 2019.

https://eventhorizontelescope.org  

The Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration et al.  First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. IV. Imaging the Central Supermassive Black Hole.   2019 ApJL 875 L4

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ab0e85

# qubit: to simulate 16 futures simultaneously by quantum superposition, the beginning

<< Simulations of stochastic processes play an important role in the quantitative sciences, enabling the characterisation of complex systems. >>

AA << demonstrate interference of two 16-dimensional quantum states, representing statistical futures of (the) process, with a visibility of 0.96 ± 0.02. >>

Farzad Ghafari, Nora Tischler, et al.
Interfering trajectories in experimental quantum-enhanced stochastic simulation. Nature  Comm Volume 10, Article number: 1630 (2019)

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-08951-2   

Gu Mile. Scientists build a machine to generate quantum superposition of possible futures. School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University.  April 9, 2019.

https://m.phys.org/news/2019-04-scientists-machine-quantum-superposition-futures.html   

# epidem: silent invasions, the case of Candida auris.

<< Bacteria are rebelling  >>

<< The germ, a fungus called Candida auris, preys on people with weakened immune systems, and it is quietly spreading across the globe. >>

Matt Richtel,  Andrew Jacobs. DEADLY GERMS, LOST CURES. A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy. The rise of Candida auris embodies a serious and growing public health threat: drug-resistant germs. NYT. April 6, 2019.

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/06/health/drug-resistant-candida-auris.html

<< The recent rate of emergence of pathogenic fungi that are resistant to the limited number of commonly used antifungal agents is unprecedented. The azoles, for example, are used not only for human and animal health care and crop protection but also in antifouling coatings and timber preservation. The ubiquity and multiple uses of azoles have hastened the independent evolution of resistance in many environments. One consequence is an increasing risk in human health care from naturally occurring opportunistic fungal pathogens that have acquired resistance to this broad class of chemicals. >>

Matthew C. Fisher, Nichola J. Hawkins, et al.  Worldwide emergence of resistance to antifungal drugs challenges human health and food security. Science  May 18, 2018
Vol. 360, Issue 6390, pp. 739-742  doi: 10.1126/science.aap7999

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6390/739

FonT

Per nostra - di noi umani - fortuna oggi si puo' analizzare, studiare ed eventualmente manipolare in modo fine il codice genetico di virus, batteri, etc. grazie alla tecnica CRISPR, tecnica a suo tempo (e per molto tempo) considerata di nessuna importanza da entita' di alta- altissima luminescenza ...

Eric S. Lander. The Heroes of CRISPR.
Cell. 14 January 2016, Vol.164(1): 18–28, doi:10.1016/j.cell.2015.12.041

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867415017055

Also: "CRISPR"

https://flashontrack.blogspot.com/search?q=crispr

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/?term=crispr

# brain: apropos of paranormal hacking approach ... (news published by the Russian Defense authority)

<< An article in the official magazine of Russia's Defense Ministry has claimed that the country's military works in tandem with psychics, employs paranormal tactics to aid soldiers and has used dolphins in telepathy experiments. >>

<< Commentators were surprised that such claims would be made in a publication sanctioned by authorities. >>

Brendan Cole. RUSSIA'S PARANORMAL SOLDIERS AND MILITARY DOLPHIN TELEPATHY REVEALED BY DEFENSE MINISTRY MAGAZINE. Apr 4, 2019

https://www.newsweek.com/russias-military-uses-psychics-telepathy-and-paranormal-techniques-says-1386030

https://twitter.com/nickpopemod/status/1114605466158428160

According to magazine operated by Russia's Defense Ministry, Moscow trains paranormal soldiers. Meduza.io Apr 3, 2019.

https://meduza.io/en/shapito/2019/04/03/according-to-magazine-operated-by-russia-s-defense-ministry-moscow-trains-paranormal-soldiers

Download: The February edition of Armeisky Sbornik (Army Collection), the Russian Defense Ministry’s official magazine

http://sc.mil.ru/files/morf/military/archive/AS_02_2019.pdf

FonT

forse e' un effetto dei modelli della meccanica quantistica (superposition, entanglement) che appaiono e si diffondono nel percepito biologico, nel macroscopico ...

# phys: entanglement observed in near-macroscopic objects   https://flashontrack.blogspot.com/2018/04/phys-entanglement-observed-in-near.html     # phys: the strange world of quantum mechanics  https://flashontrack.blogspot.com/2019/01/phys-strange-world-of-quantum-mechanics.html

Come la diffusione di certe incredibili narrazioni di "medicine-man" esperti anche nella individuazione, raccolta, manipolazione e dosaggio di sostanze naturali psichicamente attive.

Tuttavia l'hacking classico non sembra aver funzionato male, finora ...

<< N. sul porre nell' urna a polle //
dalle viscosita' silenti d' inane baldacchino // ... >>

2151 - a voting machine (to explain precisely). Jan 15, 2008.

https://inkpi.blogspot.com/2008/01/2151-voting-machine-to-explain.html

# acad: oops! the scientific world is abuzz ... scientists first and foremost should "embrace uncertainty" and "be thoughtful, open and modest." ...

<< The scientific world is abuzz following recommendations by two of the most prestigious scholarly journals – The American Statistician and Nature – that the term "statistical significance" be retired. In their introduction to the special issue of The American Statistician on the topic, the journal’s editors urge "moving to a world beyond 'p<0.05,'" the famous 5 percent threshold for determining whether a study’s result is statistically significant.  (..) scientists first and foremost should "embrace uncertainty" and "be thoughtful, open and modest." >>

Valen E. Johnson.  Is it the end of 'statistical significance'? The battle to make science more uncertain. Texas A&M University. April 1, 2019.
 
http://theconversation.com/is-it-the-end-of-statistical-significance-the-battle-to-make-science-more-uncertain-114161  

Ronald L. Wasserstein, Allen L. Schirm,   Nicole A. Lazar. Moving to a World Beyond "p < 0.05". Am Statistician. Pages 1-19  Mar 20,  2019. doi: 10.1080/ 00031305.2019.1583913

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00031305.2019.1583913

Scientists rise up against statistical significance. Valentin Amrhein, Sander Greenland, Blake McShane and more than 800 signatories call for an end to hyped claims and the dismissal of possibly crucial effects. Nature. COMMENT. Mar 20, 2019.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00857-9