metapsyche @metapsyche@qoto.org

The stupidity of not wearing mask in this covid era baffles me too
https://www.deseret.com/opinion/2020/12/7/21587940/letter-as-a-utahn-abroad-im-ashamed-of-my-home-state

This is Not a Photo of the Milky Way. It’s the Map of 1.8 Billion Stars From Gaia’s Major New Data Release
https://www.universetoday.com/149132/this-is-not-a-photo-of-the-milky-way-its-the-map-of-1-8-billion-stars-from-gaias-major-new-data-release/

Indigenous say ‘no thanks, no giving’ 400 years after Mayflower
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/26/no-thanks-no-giving-natives-on-400-years-of-mayflower-landing

Imagine how it feels like to be a Danish Mayfly. You only have a few days to live; you have no mouth or intestines! Prior however, larva buried in riverbed takes 3 years to become a Mayfly.
https://phys.org/news/2020-11-danish-mayfly-insect-year.html

it's actually a day of mourning for the Wampanoag tribe. We should know the history being left out from The 'First Thanksgiving'.
https://time.com/5911943/thanksgiving-wampanoag/

The 'pandemic of stupidity' is gonna kill more people than Covid itself. Stupidity such as: not wearing masks, not believing in science, and Kristi Noem following Trump strategy of denial as Covid ravages South Dakota
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/19/kristi-noem-trump-strategy-denial-covid-ravages-south-dakota

Reverse Aging: Study Finds Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Slows Aging
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a34730692/study-reverse-aging-in-humans/

These artificially-produced 'rare' diamonds are hexagonal in structure (rather than cubic) that's why they are stronger than natural diamonds
https://newatlas.com/materials/scientists-rare-diamonds-minutes-room-temperature/

More cool sculpture here https://designyoutrust.com/2020/11/artist-barbara-franc-creates-gorgeous-animal-sculptures/

Cool robotic spiders (steampunk) https://designyoutrust.com/2020/11/hungarian-artist-creates-detailed-steampunk-spiders-out-of-various-mechanical-parts/

Fun way to do science and make new discoveries and make use of it. Science on the half shell: Mussels yield new material
https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2020/1110/Science-on-the-half-shell-Mussels-yield-new-material

I like these views of NYC https://designyoutrust.com/2020/11/stunning-aerial-photographs-find-the-hidden-city-inside-new-york-city/

I love this idea: "..The world is indeterministic; the future is open. Time is not unfolding like a movie in the cinema. It is really a creative unfolding. The new digits really get created as time passes.”
https://www.quantamagazine.org/does-time-really-flow-new-clues-come-from-a-century-old-approach-to-math-20200407/

The Making of a Sleeper Hit. the story of Among Us is inspiring .
https://medium.com/super-jump/the-making-of-a-sleeper-hit-7b6dd539ed16

Solipsism is Stupid.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-i-know-im-not-the-only-conscious-being-in-the-universe/

Very interesting way to grow trees for lumber https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/10/daisugi-trees-japan/

How Physics Gifted Math With a New Geometry
https://www.quantamagazine.org/how-physics-gifted-math-with-a-new-geometry-20200729/

I can totally relate to this guy ! 🤓 L. Mahadevan Finds Math Inspiration in the Mundane
https://www.quantamagazine.org/l-mahadevan-finds-math-inspiration-in-the-mundane-20201026/

This little tank beetle is amazing! Materials scientists discover design secrets of nearly indestructible insect
https://phys.org/news/2020-10-materials-scientists-secrets-indestructible-insect.html

These Voyager probes are amazing.
Still working and giving us precious data after all these years!
Voyager Spacecraft Detect an Increase in The Density of Space Outside The Solar System
https://www.sciencealert.com/for-some-reason-the-density-of-space-is-higher-just-outside-the-solar-system