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Iodine could be a key ingredient in deep space propulsion, and the new Tom Hanks film, Bullfinch, makes an excellent argument for better AI
We also get into two eternal questions: one concerns cats. The other involves aliens. Yeah you read Daily Reverse, a morning portion of brain food from the editorial team of Reverse. I am Nick lucchesi, an editor here. Thank you for being with us!
Before you start – Long-time member of Reverse the spirit of the editorial hive, and someone who shaped a lot of what’s great about this six-year-old operation, is moving forward. Sarah sloat, now Senior Science Editor for Reverse, has held various positions, all of which are integral to what we do. Sarah wrote 2,027 (!!!) articles. Follow Sarah on her new adventures on Twitter at @sarah_sloat_.
Here’s Sarah on her favorite stories:
Some of my personal favorites include when I tried to figure out whether stoning lobsters would allow us to cook them more ethically, and whether or not human consciousness can trace back to ancient humans eating magic mushrooms. I will never forget when an anthropologist told me that the ancient world was basically the Lord of the Rings, or when I learned how the Amazon rainforest and the Caribbean are inextricably linked. My first hit was “What Never Leaving Your Hometown Does To Your Brain†in 2015 and that sort of set the tone for a lot of the mind and body articles we still write today.
It has been such an honor to work with so many smart, funny and empathetic writers. Overall I’m really proud of the way Reverse covered the Covid-19 pandemic, especially as we moved to remote work. Mind & Body is a place to learn real-world ways to live healthier lives and how to navigate the weirdness of being human, science reveals the wonders of our world and what we need to do to protect it, and the innovation shines a light on other worlds and a future just around the corner. I am the biggest fan of all the journalists who make these columns arouse curiosity.
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[By Jon Kelvey]
Move in space is costly in terms of money and real resources.
First of all, you need to put your payload into orbit on top of a rocket. Then, whether or not you’re working with a satellite or otherworldly-destined spacecraft, you need to make course corrections and any accelerations, all using the limited amount of thruster you brought with you.
Remember Newton’s third law of motion? If you want to move forward in space, you have to throw something back.
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[By Tara Yarlagadda]
it’s been ten years since a fateful event devastated Earth, but Finch is not unhappy.
In fact, he gets along pretty well with his dog, Goodyear, in an underground complex powered by wind farms that shield his home from the intensely hot and dusty atmosphere above.
In the new Apple TV + sci-fi movie, Bullfinch, the main character (played by Tom Hanks), isn’t overly concerned with the past as much as he is concerned with the future. But these aren’t just post-apocalyptic roses: When Finch builds a C3PO-type robot with artificial intelligence and connects it to a local weather station, the AI ​​informs him that a dangerous end-of-the-world storm is coming very soon.
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[By Passant Rabie]
September 5, 1977, the Voyager 1 space probe launched into space. As the mission rolled out of the solar system, NASA wrapped Voyager 1 (and its companion, Voyager 2) with a golden phonograph recording containing sounds and images of Earth that showed the diversity of life on our planet.
The record included sounds of birds and other animals, wind and thunder, greetings in 55 different languages, a study of Earth music, a picture of road traffic in Thailand, and a nursing woman, among other demonstrations of human society.
The package was intended for an advanced interstellar traveling alien civilization that would encounter the Voyager 1 probe.
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[By Tara Yarlagadda]
Maybe you are looking deep in your cat’s eyes, but it’s like meeting a white wall. Or maybe your cat is mysteriously shaking its tail or making some strange clicking sounds. Regardless of the scenario, you are probably stuck with the same thought:
“I have no idea what my cat is thinking.”
If you have thought about it, you are not alone.
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- Notable birthdays: Meg Ryan (60), Jodie Foster (59; pictured above in Contact), Ted Turner (83), Jack Dorsey (45) and Adam Driver (38). (Source: PA.)
- Song of the day: Santana’s “Smooth” (ft. Rob Thomas), a must-have for summer afternoons in the Reverse writing during the Sloat era.
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