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Parkinson's Disease Shows Men And Women Are Scientifically Different
More men than women develop Parkinson’s disease and new work presented at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies says that it is do to sex differences in how brain cells change. Parkinson’s disease affects about 9 million people and becomes increasingly prevalent with age.
News Account Thu, 07/09/2026 - 14:11 Categories Genetics & Molecular BiologyHFO-1234yf Environmental Alternative Declared A Toxic Chemical
HFO-1234yf, a climate-friendly alternative refrigerant for car air conditioning systems touted by environmental activists, may instead be a greater problem than the products they insisted was causing pollution.
Hank Campbell Mon, 07/06/2026 - 18:01 Categories AtmosphericHFO-1234yf Environmental Alternative Declared A Toxic Chemical
HFO-1234yf, a climate-friendly alternative refrigerant for car air conditioning systems touted by environmental activists, may instead be a greater problem than the products they insisted was causing pollution.
Hank Campbell Mon, 07/06/2026 - 18:01 Categories AtmosphericPawn Storm
I once was an active chessplayer, but work duties have long taken tournaments off my plate - I simply do not have the time to sit through long hours of chess battles. So I play blitz online on chess.com (my handle is "tommasodorigo", in case you wondered).
Tommaso Dorigo Sun, 07/05/2026 - 11:29 Categories CulturePawn Storm
I once was an active chessplayer, but work duties have long taken tournaments off my plate - I simply do not have the time to sit through long hours of chess battles. So I play blitz online on chess.com (my handle is "tommasodorigo", in case you wondered).
Tommaso Dorigo Sun, 07/05/2026 - 11:29 Categories CultureWill The AI Bubble Burst?
As a forewarning to the reader, I am a physicist, not an economist. What I wrote below may very well be naive.
Tommaso Dorigo Sat, 07/04/2026 - 05:54 Categories TechnologyWill The AI Bubble Burst?
As a forewarning to the reader, I am a physicist, not an economist. What I wrote below may very well be naive.
Tommaso Dorigo Sat, 07/04/2026 - 05:54 Categories TechnologyPFAS Can Be Replaced In Medicine - For A Cost
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commmonly called PFAS, are about 12,000 chemicals, nearly all found in nature, and since the 1940s, a handful have been synthesized for use in various products.
Hank Campbell Wed, 07/01/2026 - 23:42 Categories ChemistryPFAS Can Be Replaced In Medicine - For A Cost
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commmonly called PFAS, are about 12,000 chemicals, nearly all found in nature, and since the 1940s, a handful have been synthesized for use in various products.
Hank Campbell Wed, 07/01/2026 - 23:42 Categories ChemistryA Wall Is Also A Road
Skip the glossary. Yes, it's the kind of thing editors love because of the famous communication guidance 'assume a lack of vocabulary but not a lack of intelligence' but that is when you're writing for the broad public. Science-fiction readers are smart.
Hank Campbell Mon, 06/29/2026 - 09:00 Categories Random ThoughtsA Wall Is Also A Road
Skip the glossary. Yes, it's the kind of thing editors love because of the famous communication guidance 'assume a lack of vocabulary but not a lack of intelligence' but that is when you're writing for the broad public. Science-fiction readers are smart.
Hank Campbell Mon, 06/29/2026 - 09:00 Categories Random ThoughtsCould Electrochemistry Help De-Acidify the Oceans?
The ocean has quietly protected us from the full force of climate change. Since the industrial revolution, it has absorbed a vast amount of the carbon dioxide released by human activity.
Mark Pierce Tue, 06/23/2026 - 08:13 Categories ChemistryCould Electrochemistry Help De-Acidify the Oceans?
The ocean has quietly protected us from the full force of climate change. Since the industrial revolution, it has absorbed a vast amount of the carbon dioxide released by human activity.
Mark Pierce Tue, 06/23/2026 - 08:13 Categories ChemistryStrange Is The Light
I want that table, I'll say that right out of the gate.You won't see the table on the cover, there is a gaming die and four cars even though only one of them ever drives to the place where all of the important events occur, but the table is the catalyst for the entire book by Sarah Marie Griffin, the crux of everything that happens while trotting out a variety of proxies.
Hank Campbell Mon, 06/22/2026 - 12:22 Categories Random ThoughtsStrange Is The Light
I want that table, I'll say that right out of the gate.You won't see the table on the cover, there is a gaming die and four cars even though only one of them ever drives to the place where all of the important events occur, but the table is the catalyst for the entire book by Sarah Marie Griffin, the crux of everything that happens while trotting out a variety of proxies.
Hank Campbell Mon, 06/22/2026 - 12:22 Categories Random ThoughtsA Visit to the Network School in Forest City
Last week I traveled to Singapore to give an invited talk at the AI4X conference, an exciting new venue gathering computer scientists, physicists and engineers to discuss how AI will accelerate scientific discoveries. My talk was the second of the opening day in the plenary session.
Tommaso Dorigo Sat, 06/20/2026 - 09:29 Categories Science Education & PolicyA Visit to the Network School in Forest City
Last week I traveled to Singapore to give an invited talk at the AI4X conference, an exciting new venue gathering computer scientists, physicists and engineers to discuss how AI will accelerate scientific discoveries. My talk was the second of the opening day in the plenary session.
Tommaso Dorigo Sat, 06/20/2026 - 09:29 Categories Science Education & Policy