Hawaii Science Journal

"We are not programmed to die...." Views expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 16 April 2025, 2239 UTC. Content and Source:  https://www.wired.com. Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com). View in browser    |   Your newsletter preferences 04.16.25 SUPPORT OUR JOURNALISM:  BECOME A WIRED SUPERFAN ‘We Are Not Programmed to Die,’ Says Nobel Laureate Venki Ramakrishnan BY SANDRO IANNACCONE The structural biologist, who has devoted his life to studying the processes behind aging, discusses the surprising things he has learned and the public misunderstandings about longevity.   This Famous Physics Experiment Shows Why the Government Should Support ‘Useless’ Science BY RHETT ALLAIN Basic research often pays huge dividends—but that’s not why we do it.   The Wild Plan to Terraform Mars by...

"This startup says it can clean your blood of microplastics." Views expressed in this science and technology update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 02 April 2025, 2116 UTC. Content and Source:  https://www.wired.com. Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://hawaiisciencejournal.blogspot.com).   View in browser    |   Your newsletter preferences 04.02.25 SUPPORT OUR JOURNALISM:  BECOME A WIRED SUPERFAN This Startup Says It Can Clean Your Blood of Microplastics BY MATT REYNOLDS The elective medical industry is cashing in on plastic pollution fears, but the evidence of harm from microplastics is still deeply uncertain.   Inside arXiv—the Most Transformative Platform in All of Science BY SHEON HAN Modern science wouldn’t exist without the online research repository known as arXiv. Three decades in, its creator still can’t let it go.   Why Adding a Full Har...