@PhilipMRussell1 The MS Basic on that is supposedly some of, if not the actual, last production code written by Bill Gates. I have the NEC version, with external 3.5" that can run CP/M. They're surprisingly capable
Something happened in year 774 that was so powerful we can measure the radioactivity in old tree rings. Best guess is a solar flare, 10 times more powerful than the Carrington Event in 1859 that zapped telegraph wires.
Worth considering the effect of the next one.
Details: https://t.co/vuJJYRsbmS
The return-on-investment for the SDSS surveys is truly extraordinary.
It is mid-scale, it is efficient, it is open, it is reasonable, it is diverse, it is inclusive.
All of the data is returned to all of humanity for the benefit all of humanity.
"Paleontologist Neil Shubin’s Ends of the Earth offers readers a comprehensive overview of the geology, oceanography, glaciology, geopolitics, and climatology of the planet’s polar regions: Antarctica and the Arctic."
Read the #ScienceBooks Review: https://t.co/2zyrRsIVXG
I spend a lot of time looking down, but it pays to look up sometimes!
These carbon dioxide ice clouds appear seasonally and offer clues about the Red Planet’s atmosphere and climate. https://t.co/oENhsuhoX1
@PaulCottlePhys The one of the problems with NAEP (like many standardized tests) is that the students have no incentive to do well. The SAT has the incentive, but has its own set of issues.
The public has a distorted view of science, because children are taught in school that science is a collection of firmly established truths. In fact, science is not a collection of truths. It is a continuing exploration of mysteries.
- Freeman Dyson
Government-censored science ruined the USSR. Is the USA next?
Back in 1928, the Darwin-and-Mendel rejecting scientist, Trofim Lysenko, was put in charge of Soviet agriculture.
This is why you don't want a government that embraces anti-science policies!
https://t.co/CBJqpUcbnv
LIVE: Experts provide an update on science results from the OSIRIS-REx mission, which brought samples from asteroid Bennu back to Earth in September 2023. https://t.co/zPNpf3DHye
Something that makes me really sad is seeing the teachers who write the testimonials on AI edtech products having to get second jobs as stock photography models. Teachers like "Michelle (8th Grade Teacher)" deserve a living wage!