Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"Suppose an event has two possible explanations. The explanation that requires the fewest assumptions is usually correct. Another way of saying it is that the more assumptions you have to make, the more unlikely an explanation."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68515515
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7cgRMY4opc&ab_channel=80%27s90%27sMusic...
https://metamodel.blog/posts/texas-heat-wave/
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'Resolutions'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"More than 2.5 tonnes of food, clothing, equipment and scientific experiments are due to launch atop a SpaceX rocket from Florida at 16:55 local time (20:55 GMT).
On arrival, SEN's camera payload will be prepped by the station crew and then put through an airlock to be placed on the Bartolomeo deck - a piece of exterior structure connected to the European Columbus science module."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20240308-talking-on-the-moon-the-qu...
"On 20 July 1969 an estimated 600 million people watched a live broadcast that was both out of focus and of extremely poor quality."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOxMylotEZM&ab_channel=JohnPaulYoung
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68579681
"Again, it's a mix of wide and narrow-angle views."
The Shackleton Crater.
"On the far side of the Moon, there is also the problem of maintaining communications with the Earth when it is no longer within line of sight. The only way to achieve this is via a relay satellite."
'Advanced Astronomy'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"The prime locations are free from ground vibration, shielded from Earth’s noisy broadcast signals or profoundly cold – making them uniquely well-suited for sensitive equipment that could make observations impossible from elsewhere.
But the pristine spots, known as sites of extraordinary scientific importance (Sesis), are in danger of being ruined by an imminent wave of missions such as lunar navigation and communications satellites, rovers and mining operations, with experts warning on Monday that safeguarding the precious sites was an “urgent matter”."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK_M_XhocXo&ab_channel=Lumen
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/mar/25/scientists-call-for-prot...
""You have to constantly talk, which isn't a problem for me," she said. "It's when your feet start to hurt and you rock side to side. But I absolutely love it.""
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68631692
"So what are these ghostly particles and why was a new approach needed to detect them?
The current theory of particle physics is called the Standard Model. It says that everything in the Universe is made up of a family of 17 particles - well known ones such as the electron and the Higgs boson - as well as the lesser known but wonderfully named charm quark, tau neutrino and gluon."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy47g4FtiSU&ab_channel=Happi3r
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68653311
Meanwhile:
"Archaeologists have concluded that they could have been Amazon women who lived 4,000 years ago. These fearsome women were famed for their male-free society and their prowess on the battlefield, particularly with a bow and arrow."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/mar/24/truth-behind-the-myths-a...
'First Contact'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"In a year when general elections were due in the UK and the US, as well as an Olympics in Paris and the men’s football Euros in Germany, listening to callers was going to be more important than ever, she said."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68673420
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyHNryKojDY&ab_channel=Movieclips
https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/winter-visits.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_oFL_b719g&ab_channel=decay21450
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/mar/28/bbc-radio-5-live-chief-hei...
Tomorrow is Another Day...
forgot to put me bin out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKC6UsetwN4&ab_channel=Movieclips
"Sand or cat litter (road salt is not permitted in the park)"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0IWFgsFrCA&ab_channel=Isaac.CVideoDataBase
"Young people are now banned from walking the streets of the Alice Springs CBD without a "lawful purpose" between 6pm and 6am, after the Northern Territory government declared an "emergency situation" in the town."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001xm5f?at_mid=J9qO0EvV8f&at_campaign...
"Sometimes, one song is all you need."
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/mar/28/sex-mozart-and-chanting-...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1fiOJDXA-E&ab_channel=FreddieMercurySolo
Sleep Tight.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e33n3d/play/p0hmlyyx
Oh.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-05/how-can-workplaces-get-employees-...
lol
"However, Mr Mogford said the rain also led to an increase in feral cats."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akcbz-1C8rA&ab_channel=JackBrien
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-05/central-rock-rat-found-at-narwiet...
Forgot the Goldfish... ;-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM_y3KqIr3s&ab_channel=The80sQuadrant
'Extreme Ends'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"Sightings of marsupial moles usually occur only a few times each decade."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/09/silver-coin-boom-in-medi...
"The burrowing animals live within sand dunes in isolated deserts and spend very little time on the surface.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-L9gXDjQIY&ab_channel=Mis-Teeq-Topic
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-68720246
""I go along to farmers' doors with my portfolio of previous finds and show them what I do and ask them for permission to detect on their land," he said.
"You try to make yourself presentable, you put gel in your hair and wash your car and turn up in nice clothes."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/apr/09/can-you-smell-what...
"“Quite often they end up in museums very close to where they were discovered and that’s particularly important because it helps shed light on local history for people.”"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-68659675
Ooops...
"Under the current definition, an item is treasure if it is at least 300 years old and made at least in part of precious metal, such as gold or silver, or part of a hoard. This will be amended to cover exceptional finds of at least 200 years old, regardless of the type of metal they are made of.!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIO6ZjlvvB0&ab_channel=NOWSCARING
Bugs Bunny.