SSLOI #35

SETI@home & SCIENCE LINKS ON IRC

#SETI #DistributedComputing #science #news #Covid19 #humor #music  

“Why a journey into space? Because science is now learning that the infinite reaches of our universe probably teem with as much life and adventure as Earth's own oceans and continents. Our galaxy alone is so incredibly vast that the most conservative mathematical odds still add up to millions of planets almost identical to our own — capable of life, even intelligence and strange new civilizations. Alien beings that will range from the fiercely primitive to the incredibly exotic intelligence which will far surpass Mankind. (The Hollywood Reporter, Sept. 8, 1966)” ― Gene Roddenberry 

04 Feb 2021 – January/February Update: OpenPandemics - COVID-19 - Lab testing has begun for some of the promising compounds identified with the help of World Community Grid volunteers  https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/about_us/viewNewsArticle.do?articleId=680

Feb. 4, 2021 - Square Kilometre Array: 'Lift-off' for world's biggest telescope https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-55933958

Dec. 31, 2020 - Puerto Rico commits $8 million to rebuild Arecibo telescope https://www.engadget.com/puerto-rico-approves-8-million-to-rebuild-arecibo-telescope-155454170.html

Dec. 22, 2020 - The collapse of the Arecibo telescope was bad news for radio astronomy. The main impact on SETI@home is that we'll have to find other telescopes (e.g. Green Bank or FAST) to do reobservations. In the meantime, progress continues on Nebula.  https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=85662&postid=2064123

December 17 2020 Update: OpenPandemics - COVID-19 - The project is coming closer to beginning lab testing on promising compounds, but there is still much work to do on World Community Grid. https://www.worldcommunitygrid.org/about_us/viewNewsArticle.do?articleId=674

 

NOV 11, 2020 - Why haven't we found alien life yet? Blame our closed minds https://astronomy.com/news/2020/11/why-havent-we-found-alien-life-yet-blame-our-closed-minds

Analyzing Video Footage Of Collapse of Massive Arecibo Telescope - Scott Manley - Dec 4, 2020 https://youtu.be/59WQIRvezzI

Dec 4, 2020 - Volunteering my phone to research Covid-19 while I sleep - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55131938

 

Dec 4, 2020 -  Puerto Rico: The moment the Arecibo Observatory telescope collapsed - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-55181448

 

Dec 1, 2020 - Puerto Rico: Iconic Arecibo Observatory telescope collapses - BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55147973 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vchDbyIRP44

 

November 30, 2020 - (#503) Gearing Up For Hayabusa-2 Coverage : What Can Samples Returned Tell Us? - YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAjdCtrp0a8 

 

November 30, 2020 - BBC News - One of biology's biggest mysteries 'largely solved' by AI https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-55133972 "Predicting how a protein folds into a unique three-dimensional shape has puzzled scientists for half a century. London-based AI lab, DeepMind, has largely cracked the problem, say the organisers of a scientific challenge."

November 19, 2020 - Iconic Puerto Rico telescope to be dismantled amid collapse fears https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-55008567 NSF begins planning for decommissioning of Arecibo Observatory’s 305-meter telescope due to safety concerns https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=301674&s=03  Snapped Cable Damages Arecibo Observatory Radio Telescope - Aug 13, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V3VCt24tkE&ab_channel=ScottManley   

Streamed live on Nov 4 and 5, 2020 - Day one of the Life in the Universe conference, featuring Bernard Fanaroff, Martin Rees, Pete Worden, Andrew Siemion, Sara Seager, Barbara Sherwood Lollar, and Michael Hecht is live at https://youtu.be/_cWspn8UZAs  Life in the Universe Symposium Day Two (Part One)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86rD6y8NQf0&ab_channel=BerkeleySETI  Life in the Universe Symposium - Day Two (Part Two)  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ygz9V3BqfY&ab_channel=BerkeleySETI

2020 Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate: Alien Life - Sep 25, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgESzc3hc2U&ab_channel=AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory

Beastie Boys - Intergalactic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qORYO0atB6g&ab_channel=BeastieBoysVEVO

-30-