Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

NFL’s analytics show how Patrick Mahomes has dominated since becoming Chiefs starter https://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/for-petes-sake/article275931046.html

There is a lack of social engagement, interest, about evidenced best ways to live sustainably.

There is a lack of social engagement regarding posts that speak out against air pollution.

There is a lot of #science publications that detail the problems caused by the ecologically unsustainable businesses & lifestyles.

There are many people that are living & supporting extremely unsustainable lifestyles, whilst not doing anything (much) to reduce CO2 emissions.

#psychology #ClimateChange

A friend asked me what I thought of the AI doomsday news

Essentially, I'm not that worried about AI. There is always an enormous gulf between the technology we *have* and what companies can do to actually roll it out in a way that's profitable

What I'm much more concerned about, I said, is how much personal info companies collect about individuals without any gov barriers. It's been roughly 15 yrs, & there's hardly any legislation. GDPR is a good step, but it's essentially the only law around

Never ever trust an Internet-connected camera. This example is Ring (owned by Amazon). A few months ago the Roomba camera was also proved to be uploading intimate video.

"A former employee of Amazon.com's Ring doorbell camera unit spied for months on female customers in 2017 with cameras placed in bedrooms and bathrooms, the Federal Trade Commission said in a court filing on Wednesday when it announced a $5.8 million settlement with the company over privacy violations."

"Amazon also agreed to pay $25 million to settle allegations it violated children's privacy rights when it failed to delete Alexa recordings at the request of parents and kept them longer than necessary, according to a court filing in federal court in Seattle that outlined a separate settlement."

Source:
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-ftc-sues-amazoncoms-ring-2023-05-31/

Now India is cutting the periodic table from science classes. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01770-y

Several years ago, I bought a decommissioned mil-spec radiation meter. It had a busted LCD, so I ended up reverse engineering the circuitry and replacing it.

Well, I accidentally grabbed a module with red backlight... and ended up with this sinister "we're all gonna die" vibe.

#knowledge #wissen #history #Geschichte #wissenschaft #science
‘Almost magical’: chemists can now move single atoms in and out of a molecule’s core 🤓
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01735-1

She was one of the continent's best-known writers and inspired a generation of younger authors, artists and feminists.
Ghanaian writer and feminist Ama Ata Aidoo dies at 81

Just one day left to apply for the posted PyPI Safety and Security Engineer role!

Read our post announcing it at: https://blog.pypi.org/posts/2023-05-09-announcing-pypi-safety-and-security-engr-role/

Apply here: https://jobs.pyfound.org/apply/CKEONredws/PyPI-Safety-Security-Engineer

Know any undergrads considering graduate school in #ornithology? Point them toward our free Guide to Graduate Studies in Ornithology in the U.S. & Canada, compiled by volunteers from the WOS Student & Early Professional Committee. https://wilsonsociety.org/students-and-ep/guide-to-graduate-studies/

There's a mental health crisis in science.

Studies that collectively surveyed tens of thousands of researchers worldwide suggest that scientists’ mental-health struggles are a direct result of a toxic research culture.

41% of respondents reported moderate to severe anxiety and 39% had moderate to severe depression.

Those levels are six times greater than in the general population.

As always, it's exacerbated for members of under-represented groups which when it comes to science is pretty much everyone who's not a white man from a high-income country: women, non-binary individuals, people of colour, those from sexual and gender minorities (LGBTQ+) and students on low incomes...also senior researchers and scientists in different countries.

Read more:

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01708-4?mibextid=Zxz2cZ

My "Advanced Programming in the #UNIX Environment" YouTube channel has just passed 4K subscribers!

Check it out:
https://www.youtube.com/c/cs631apue

Course website with all sample code and exercises here:
https://stevens.netmeister.org/631/

The launch of @SpaceX's 28th commercial resupply mission will air live on @nasa TV with coverage set to begin at 12:15 p.m. EDT Saturday, June 3.

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will deliver new science, food, supplies and equipment to the station.

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-sets-coverage-for-next-spacex-resupply-launch-to-space-station-1
#ISS

Okay, now this is cool! Talk about turning Lemons into Lemonade;)

Researchers learn how to turn abandoned oil-wells Into efficient mega-batteries

https://yewtu.be/watch?v=pZrljcBiWXY

#ElectricViking #SustainableEnergy #solar #greenEnergy

Do you want to take on a job that results in user freedom, both for yourself and for others? The FSF is seeking a full-time operations assistant. Read and boost to help get the word out: https://u.fsf.org/3vr

ChatGPT creators and others plead to reduce risk of global extinction from their tech - Hundreds of tech industry leaders, academics, and others public figures signed an open... - https://www.computerworld.com/article/3697738/chatgpt-creators-plead-to-reduce-risk-of-global-extinction-from-their-tech.html#tk.rss_all #artificialintelligence #emergingtechnology #chatbots #security

For 30+ years, Dr. Hanwant B. Singh studied atmospheric chemistry at @NASAAmes, revealing the origins of pollutants, how far they travel, and how they impact our health.

In the 1980s, he was a key member of the team that measured ozone-depleting chemicals. #AANHPIHeritageMonth
#NASAhistory

Trump has vowed to end birthright citizenship should he be elected president. https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-promises-end-birthright-citizenship-undocumented-migrants-1234744159/