Hawaii Science Journal

"What another Trump regime will mean for the climate fight." Views expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 09 November 2024, 1431 UTC. Content and Source:  https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/science-technology. Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com).   View in browser  |   Update your preferences Critical reporting at a critical moment.   Subscribe to  The New Yorker  for just $1 a week for one year. In today’s newsletter,  what another Trump regime will mean for the climate fight, and then: •  The Americans prepping for a second civil war •  Politics dictated by attention-mining algorithms •  The saga of the shipwreck detective Bill McKibben Contributing writer There’s no question  that the Trump Administration will take aim at every facet of t...

"What do animals understand about death" Views expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 02 November 2024, 1350 UTC. Content and Source:  https://www.newyorker.com/newsletter/science-technology. Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com).   View in browser  |   Update your preferences In today’s newsletter,  the unthinkable universal experience. And then: •  How good health is good for democracy •  Can steampunk save us? •  The mysterious science of twins What Do Animals Understand About Death? The question isn’t whether other creatures share our concept of mortality; it’s whether any living being truly grasps what it means to die. By Kathryn Schulz Illustration by Jason Holley The Virginia opossum,  according to John Smith—that explorer of all things Virginia—“hath a...