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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) started its science mission just a few weeks ago, surpassing all expectations while astonishing scientists and the public alike. Its infrared instruments and a light-collecting area 6.25 times larger than the Hubble Space Telescope are delivering sharper photos that go further into the Universe’s past than ever before. advertisement advertisement And yet, it will soon feel like a toy camera. The Webb is just the beginning of a new golden age of astronomy that is bringing us devices that will capture images that we can’t even imagine right now—the aggregate of which will change our perception of existence itself. Two of these future machines are very different from the JWST, each representing two completely different design philosophies. One is the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), a titanic device equipped with seven 27.5-foot mirrors that will be housed inside a 12-story building on top of Las Campanas Observatory … [Read more...] about These next-gen telescopes will make the James Webb look like a toy

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The more transmissible BA.5 Omicron subvariant is still spreading. The U.S. has been having an average of 42,816 Covid-19-related hospitalizations and 490 Covid-19-related deaths a day, according to the New York Times , and who knows how many new cases of long Covid a day. Oh, and there have been more and more reports of Paxlovid rebound occuring where people have turned Covid-19 positive after completing the five-day course of the medication and then testing negative, as I recently covered for Forbes . So, with all this happening, what should the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) do? Strengthen Covid-19 precautions? Re-emphasize existing precautions at least? Ummm, how about further relaxing recommended Covid-19 precautions? Is that your final answer? Wouldn’t you like to phone a friend? Well, the last of these options is basically what the CDC did on Thursday when they issued updated guidelines . … [Read more...] about New CDC Covid-19 Quarantine Guidelines Viewed As ‘Giving Up’ On Pandemic Response

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin If you enjoy spending time on a beach while sipping on an ice-cold cocktail but feel that you should also be doing something more productive like learning new things, then podcasts are your answer. Here is a selection of some of the best educational podcasts. 1.Politics Each season of Slow Burn is an in depth analysis of a major political event from the recent past. Season one examined Watergate, including contributions from journalist Bob Woodward. Other seasons have tackled the impeachment of Bill Clinton, the rise and fall of David Duke and the road to the Iraq War. In season six, host Joel Anderson examined how a jury failed to convict the four Los Angeles police officers who'd been captured on videotape beating Rodney King in 1992. He explores the people and events behind the worst civil disturbance in American history, a story that still so sadly relevant today. In last month’s series, host Susan Matthews looked … [Read more...] about Top 12 Educational Podcasts To Listen To While Traveling