@thinktoomuchmom
Ronni Peck
Mom life, marriage, homeschool/education, society, DIY, nature. Also quantum physics/higher dimensions, because I'm weird like that. :)
https://www.thinktoomuchmom.comWhen Will the Madness End?"We’ve learned throughout this ordeal that despite our technology, our knowledge, our history of building prosperity and peace, we are no smarter than our ancestors and, by some measures, not as smart as our parents and grandparents. The experience with COVID has caused a mass reversion to the...
1Mask Facts - AAPS | Association of American Physicians and Surgeonscurated by Marilyn M. Singleton, M.D., J.D. Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Note: A COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) particle is 0.125 micrometers (μm); influenza virus size is 0.08 – 0.12 μm; a human hair is about 150 μm. *1 nm = 0.001 micron; 1000 nm = 1 micron; Micrometer (μm) is the preferred name for micron (an older term) […]
1Experiment confirms 50-year-old theory describing how an alien civilization could exploit a black holeA 50-year-old theory that began as speculation about how an alien civilization could use a black hole to generate energy has been experimentally verified for the first time in a Glasgow research lab.
2Physicists provide support for retrocausal quantum theory, in which the future influences the past(Phys.org)—Although there are many counterintuitive ideas in quantum theory, the idea that influences can travel backwards in time (from the future to the past) is generally not one of them. However, recently some physicists have been looking into this idea, called "retrocausality," because it can potentially resolve some long-standing puzzles in quantum physics. In particular, if retrocausality is allowed, then the famous Bell tests can be interpreted as evidence for retrocausality and not for action-at-a-distance—a result that Einstein and others skeptical of that "spooky" property may have appreciated.
35 Things I Learned Debating the Harvard Prof Who Called for a "Presumptive Ban" on Homeschooling | Kerry McDonald1,000 questions were submitted, and thousands watched live. Here are five takeaways from my debate with Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Bartholet, who called for a "presumptive ban" on homeschooling. Number 1: There are people who believe the state should be your co-parent.
1Stop Forcing People to Wear Masks Over COVID-19 Fears | Jon MiltimoreIn the span of two months, we’ve gone from the US Surgeon General urging people to not buy or wear masks (and warning that face coverings could increase the risk of infection) to threatening to fine and jail those who don’t wear them. Americans, understandably, are confused. And it’s not helping.
1Physicists May Have Solved Long-Standing Mystery of Matter and AntimatterAn element that could hold the key to the long-standing mystery around why there is much more matter than antimatter in our Universe has been discovered by a University of the West of Scotland (UWS)-led team of physicists. The UWS and University of Strathclyde academics have discovered, in resear
1Newly observed phenomenon could lead to new quantum devicesAn exotic physical phenomenon known as a Kohn anomaly has been found for the first time in an unexpected type of material by researchers at MIT and elsewhere. They say the finding could provide new insights into certain fundamental processes that help determine why metals and other materials display the complex electronic properties that underlie much of today's technology.
1New distance measurements bolster challenge to basic model of universeA new set of precision distance measurements made with an international collection of radio telescopes have greatly increased the likelihood that theorists need to revise the "standard model" that describes the fundamental nature of the Universe.
1Scientists Use Physics to Understand the Mystery of ConsciousnessAn international study involving Monash physicists has confirmed a new approach to measure consciousness, potentially changing our understanding complex neurological problems. The study published yesterday in Physical Review Research describes how tools from physics and complexity theory were use
2Day care director: 'I'm struggling—and it's not because I'm not a good business person'Before Covid-19 hit, enrollment at Catherine Lieberman's North Carolina-based day care and preschool was at capacity. And while she remained opened during the pandemic for children of essential workers, her business suffered. Now she's struggling to keep it running, even forgoing her own salary since mid-March.
1MIT Student Probing Reality Through Physics, Philosophy and WritingMIT Senior Michelle Xu’s varied interests all involve a desire to understand the universe. “I was just never particularly picky about which way to figure it out,” she says. A day in the life of Michelle Xu might include attending a quantum gravity seminar over Zoom, followed by some reading on th
1Whirling, glassy magnets found to be new state of matterMost of us are familiar with the four classical states of matter – solid, liquid, gas and plasma – but there’s a whole world of exotic states out there. Now, physicists at Radboud and Uppsala Universities have identified a new one named “self-induced spin glass,” which could be used to build new…
2'Mass casualty incident': Over 600 doctors sign letter warning Trump of dangers of continued lockdownsMore than 600 doctors signed a letter urging President Trump to end the nationwide coronavirus shutdowns and referred to orders issued by states that keep businesses closed as a “mass casualty incident” with devastating consequences.
1Scientists use light to accelerate supercurrents, access forbidden light, quantum worldScientists are using light waves to accelerate supercurrents and access the unique properties of the quantum world, including forbidden light emissions that one day could be applied to high-speed, quantum computers, communications and other technologies.
2Physicists develop world's best quantum bitsA team of researchers at UCLA has set a new record for preparing and measuring the quantum bits, or qubits, inside of a quantum computer without error. The techniques they have developed make it easier to build quantum computers that outperform classical computers for important tasks, including the design of new materials and pharmaceuticals. The research is published in the peer-reviewed, online open-access journal, npj Quantum Information, published by Nature and including the exceptional research on quantum information and quantum computing.
1'Hot and messy' entanglement of 15 trillion atomsQuantum entanglement is a process by which microscopic objects like electrons or atoms lose their individuality to become better coordinated with each other. Entanglement is at the heart of quantum technologies that promise large advances in computing, communications and sensing, for example, detecting gravitational waves.