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Particle Physicists Detect ‘Magic’ at the Large Hadron Collider
In search of quantum advantage — the ability of a quantum computer to outperform classical computers on certain tasks — physicists began to look for entangled states that differed as much as possible from stabilizer states. These states earned the name magic states.
#LargeHadronCollider #LHC #physics #science #quantum #entanglement #technology #tech
Day 6: Dickinsonia
Nobody:
Absolutely no one:
The Ediacaran: Flesh plants. Flesh plants! Great wobbling frisbee beasts! Flesh plants—
#ArtAdventCalendar #Art #Paleoart #dickinsonia #digitalart #mastoart #creativetoots #ediacaran #geology #science
Day 6: Dickinsonia
Nobody:
Absolutely no one:
The Ediacaran: Flesh plants. Flesh plants! Great wobbling frisbee beasts! Flesh plants—
#ArtAdventCalendar #Art #Paleoart #dickinsonia #digitalart #mastoart #creativetoots #ediacaran #geology #science
Weekend #Plankton Factoid 🦠🦐
Ostracods are crustaceans that look like tiny clams. "Seed shrimp" have distinct shell-like carapaces that are well preserved in the fossil record and found in many waterbodies in benthic or pelagic realms. Planktonic ostracods extend their antennae and appendages to swim and capture food. They can exhibit green or blue bioluminescence and are very numerous in the mid-water zone of the oceans where they feed on sinking matter. Male ostracods have 2 penises. #science
Weekend #Plankton Factoid 🦠🦐
Ostracods are crustaceans that look like tiny clams. "Seed shrimp" have distinct shell-like carapaces that are well preserved in the fossil record and found in many waterbodies in benthic or pelagic realms. Planktonic ostracods extend their antennae and appendages to swim and capture food. They can exhibit green or blue bioluminescence and are very numerous in the mid-water zone of the oceans where they feed on sinking matter. Male ostracods have 2 penises. #science
Pazdur’s departure comes amid wider clashes with #FDA top brass over who should lead the agency’s key departments, & how to balance sped-up #drug reviews with #QualityControl, acc/to 3 people familiar with the dynamics within the agency.
Pazdur’s breaking point happened when Makary pressed him to replace career drug regulators with his own hand-selected hires, those people said.
#PublicHealth #HealthCare #science #medicine #Trump #RFKJr #law #policy #regulations #kakistocracy #idiocracy
Science next, and a fascinating project which appears to deliver a big boost to #mindfulness... by putting microphones near your hands and feeding amplified audio into your ears.
The Advisory Committee on #Immunization Practices [ #ACIP] approved the change despite fierce objections from #medical groups who said the recommendation had proved a successful #PublicHealth strategy, nearly eradicating the dangerous #virus among #US #children.
#PublicHealth #HealthCare #science #medicine #vaccines #Trump #RFKJr #AntiVax #ACIP #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #law #policy #regulations #insurance #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #SocialCleansing #eugenics
https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-babies-hepatitis-b-10f8db54beb38c5cd39a94f8a3657752?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-12-05-Breaking+News
There’s a reason I keep tagging #HealthyIfYoureWealthy, #SocialCleansing & #eugenics on #ACIP posts.
While we can all say these people are nuts, we’re not listening to their advice, that’s great, but this “official” federal advisory committee’s guidelines are how #HealthInsurance determines what #vaccines they cover & what you have to pay out-of-pocket.
Meaning #poor families won’t be able to #afford to choose differently than what these incompetent #ConsiracyTheorist #AntiVaxxers have chosen.
This kind of #policy making — the #ACIP childhood #vaccine schedule, combined with not extending #ACA subsidies, adding #WorkRequirements to #SNAP / #FoodStamps & #Medicaid — all coming simultaneously in 2026 — is going to be an assault upon the #poor people of the #UnitedStates all while we are in a #Kshaped #economy with the #WealthGap ever widening.
#PublicHealth #science #medicine #Trump #RFKJr #disinformation #law #regulations #insurance #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #SocialCleansing #eugenics
The Advisory Committee on #Immunization Practices [ #ACIP] approved the change despite fierce objections from #medical groups who said the recommendation had proved a successful #PublicHealth strategy, nearly eradicating the dangerous #virus among #US #children.
#PublicHealth #HealthCare #science #medicine #vaccines #Trump #RFKJr #AntiVax #ACIP #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #law #policy #regulations #insurance #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #SocialCleansing #eugenics
https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-babies-hepatitis-b-10f8db54beb38c5cd39a94f8a3657752?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-12-05-Breaking+News
The incompetent #ConspiracyTheory laden #ACIP voted 8-3 to eliminate a recommendation dating to 1991 for every child to receive a 1st dose of a #hepatitisB #vaccine shortly after birth. The panel said the newborn shot is no longer necessary for babies born to mothers who test negative for the virus. They suggest parents of those children delay the first dose for at least 2 months & consult with their doctors about whether or when to begin the 3-dose series.
The Advisory Committee on #Immunization Practices [ #ACIP] approved the change despite fierce objections from #medical groups who said the recommendation had proved a successful #PublicHealth strategy, nearly eradicating the dangerous #virus among #US #children.
#PublicHealth #HealthCare #science #medicine #vaccines #Trump #RFKJr #AntiVax #ACIP #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #law #policy #regulations #insurance #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #SocialCleansing #eugenics
https://apnews.com/article/vaccines-babies-hepatitis-b-10f8db54beb38c5cd39a94f8a3657752?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-12-05-Breaking+News
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#CDC panel makes most sweeping revision to child vaccine schedule under #RFKJr
The panel voted to eliminate a long-standing recommendation for every newborn to receive a #hepatitisB shot, excluding those born to mothers testing negative.
#PublicHealth #HealthCare #science #medicine #vaccines #Trump #AntiVax #ACIP #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #law #policy #regulations #insurance #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #SocialCleansing #eugenics
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/12/05/acip-childhood-immunization-schedule-hepatitis-b/
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Spiral galaxies like our own are rare in the early universe, because they require quiet, stable conditions.
But the discovery of "Alaknanda," a tidy spiral from 12.3 billion years ago, shows that there were pockets of calm even in the era of cosmic chaos.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251203004729.htm #science #nature #philosophy
Spiral galaxies like our own are rare in the early universe, because they require quiet, stable conditions.
But the discovery of "Alaknanda," a tidy spiral from 12.3 billion years ago, shows that there were pockets of calm even in the era of cosmic chaos.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251203004729.htm #science #nature #philosophy
Here's a superb seasonal science Storyboard from our friends at @KnowableMag, with stories on everything from how snowflakes grow to why being a Grinch is bad for your health.
https://flipboard.com/@knowablemag/science-stories-for-the-holiday-season-t4qg7p5qa2i3j792
#Science #Christmas #Winter #Bears #Mistletoe #Champagne #Snowflakes
Here's a superb seasonal science Storyboard from our friends at @KnowableMag, with stories on everything from how snowflakes grow to why being a Grinch is bad for your health.
https://flipboard.com/@knowablemag/science-stories-for-the-holiday-season-t4qg7p5qa2i3j792
#Science #Christmas #Winter #Bears #Mistletoe #Champagne #Snowflakes
The #US Is Funding Fewer Grants in Every Area of #Science & #Medicine
A quiet policy change means the #government is making fewer bets on long-term science.
In the past decade, the #NIH awarded top scientists $9 billion in competitive #grants each year, to find #cures for #diseases & improve #PublicHealth.
This year, something unusual happened…
Starting in January, the #Trump admin stalled that #funding. By summer, funding lagged by >$2 billion, or 41% below average.
But in a surprising turn, the #NIH began to spend at a breakneck pace & narrow this gap.
There was a catch, however: That money went to FEWER grants.
Which means less #research was funded in areas such as #aging, #diabetes, #strokes, #cancer & #MentalHealth.
#USpol #BrainDrain #Trump #US #government #funding #Science #Medicine #NIH #grants #cures #diseases #PublicHealth
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