“Do not confuse motion and progress. A rocking horse keeps moving but does not make any progress.” – Alfred A. Montapert There is a big difference between activity and accomplishment. This was demonstrated by a French scientist named Fabre. He conducted an experiment with processionary caterpillars. These caterpillars instinctively follow the one in front ofContinue reading “MEANINGLESS GOALS”
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THE VALUE OF A SECOND
Scientists are pretty fussy about time. At the end of 2016, the Goddard Space Flight Center added an extra second to the year. So if you felt that year dragged on a bit longer than normal, you were right. Why did they do that? Because the rotation of the earth slows down over time, meaningContinue reading “THE VALUE OF A SECOND”
QUANTUM DOT DYE
MIT engineers have developed a way to store medical information under the skin, using a quantum dot dye that is delivered, along with a vaccine, by a micro needle patch. The dye, which is invisible to the naked eye, can be read later using a specially adapted smartphone. Every year, a lack of vaccination leadsContinue reading “QUANTUM DOT DYE”
HERD IMMUNITY
Herd immunity is the indirect protection from a contagious infectious disease that happens when a population is immune either through vaccination or immunity developed through previous infection. When enough of the population is resistant to a germ, its spread stops naturally because not enough people are able to transmit it. Thus, the “herd” is immune,Continue reading “HERD IMMUNITY”
