Tag: To know
SZ climate column: Federal government guts climate protection law – knowledge
It is in the nature of the future that it gets ever closer until it finally has the audacity to become the past. 1984 was still a long way off…
Contacting aliens is a risk. – Knowledge
Unfortunately, the signal is already out, the radio waves are racing towards their target, the globular star cluster M13 in the constellation Hercules, at almost the speed of light. Let’s…
Psychology: And now about the climate
Droughts, heavy rain and heat waves affect the everyday lives of many people around the world – and yet global warming leaves us cold. The reason for this lies in…
Desertification: Why oases are expanding
Despite climate change and many droughts, oases have expanded noticeably in recent decades. Unfortunately, that’s not necessarily good news. source site
Computer scientist Avi Wigderson: The computation of the world – knowledge
The computer scientist Michal Feldman was visiting Harvard University when she received an invitation to give a lecture at the renowned Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Princeton. The invitation…
“Voyager 1” space probe: report from 24 billion kilometers away after repair – knowledge
Beaming faces, clapping of hands, one man even raised both arms – cheers in the control room. Such scenes are familiar from other space missions, for example when a new…
After software repair: “Voyager 1” probe reports for duty – knowledge
Beaming faces, clapping of hands, one man even raised both arms – cheers in the control room. Such scenes are familiar from other space missions, for example when a new…
Collision in space: How Pluto got its heart – Knowledge
The huge bright heart on Pluto’s surface is probably the result of a collision with a chunk of ice. This is the result of simulations by an international research group.…
Jellyfish in the Mediterranean: “We will have to learn to live with them” – Knowledge
Jellyfish have washed up on the Spanish Mediterranean coast unusually early in the year. Marine biologist Josep Maria Gili explains the reasons behind it, how vacationers should behave – and…
Heat waves, floods, drought: climate change hits Europe particularly hard – knowledge
There are now different degrees of extreme. No longer just extreme, but also “beyond extreme”. In the recently published “European State of the Climate” report, climate researchers describe a heat…