Why black holes are the scariest things in the universe BY Chris Impey FROM Live Science

America Needs a Modern Electric Grid By Joseph Makjut and Greg Wetstone FROM The Niskanen Center

But note this from another article on nuclear fusion: FULL ARTICLE

"Fusion power plants could be one-to-one replacements for fossil fuel plants, and you wouldn't have to restructure electrical grids for them," Greenwald said.

Nuclear fusion reactor could be here as soon as 2025 By Charles Q. Choi - Live Science Contributor

Scientific American Endorses Joe Biden By THE EDITORS | Scientific American October 2020 Issue

We’ve never backed a presidential candidate in our 175-year history—until now

Trump lied about science; Science editorial by H. Holden Thorp

"Over the years, this page has commented on the scientific foibles of U.S. presidents."

The curious case of Google Maps in China: Why is it so inaccurate? FROM International Business Times by Mary-Ann Russon

13 Facts About the Controversial Massive Chinese Dam That Slowed the Earth's Rotation BY Donovan Alexander FROM Interesting Engineering

An inmate's love of mathematics leads to discovery in number theory By Marta Cerruti - Associate Professor, Materials Engineering, McGill University FROM Live Science

Is life a gamble? Scientist models universe to find out BY Tim Childers FROM Live Science

Open Letter by British Scientist: Public request to take stronger measures of socialdistancing across the UK with immediate effect

Public request to take stronger measures of social distancing across the UK with immediate effect

As scientists living and working in the UK, we would like to express our concern about the course of action announced by the Government on 12th March 2020regarding the Coronavirus outbreak. In particular, we are deeply preoccupied by the timeline of the proposed plan, which aims at delaying social distancing measures even further.The current data about the number of infections in the UK is in line with the growth curves already observed in other countries, including Italy, Spain, France,and Germany [1]. The same data suggests that the number of infected will be in the order of dozens of thousands within a few days.Under unconstrained growth, this outbreak will affect millions of people in the next few weeks. This will most probably put the NHS at serious risk of not being able to cope with the flow of patients needing intensive care, as the number of ICU beds in the UK is not larger than that available in other neighbouring countries with a similar population [2]. Going for “herd immunity” at this point does not seem a viable option, as this will put NHS at an even stronger level of stress, risking many more lives than necessary.By putting in place social distancing measures now, the growth can be slowed down dramatically, and thousands of lives can be spared. We consider the social distancing measures taken as of today as insufficient, and we believe that additional and more restrictive measures should be taken immediately, as it is already happening in other countries across the world.We urge anyone who has sympathy with our views, and access to the government strategy group, to make our concerns more widely known.

Odd-Even Rationing FROM Wikipedia

Effectiveness[edit]

Motorists with even-numbered licenses line up for gasoline on an even-numbered day, Portland, OR, 1973.

The efficacy of odd–even rationing is debated. For gasoline, it does not actually reduce consumption much, since people prevented from filling up one day will just fill up the day before, and/or the day after; the total number of people in line on each day is roughly unchanged.^[2][3] Some propose that it has psychological effects like reducing panic buying,^[4] discouraging people from making small purchases on a daily basis,^[5] or emphasizing the shortage and further discouraging unnecessary trips.^[6]

Rationing access, rather than gasoline, based on number plate parity can reduce traffic congestion. In some areas, wealthier people purposely own two cars with opposite-parity number plates, to circumvent any restrictions.^[7]

Vanity plates which do not contain any digits may be arbitrarily classed as odd or even.

SpaceX is the No. 1 rocket company by revenue, with $2 billion last year, Jefferies estimates by Michael Sheetz FROM CNBC

Jim Simons: The mathematician who cracked Wall Street FROM Ted Talk

Doctors are surprisingly bad at reading lab results. It’s putting us all at risk. BY Daniel Morgan FROM The Washington Post

Fatal Taiwan bridge collapse is latest example of maintenance failings By Rob Horgan FROM New Civil Engineering

Christopher Bergland: The Athlete's Way Chronic Stress May Trigger a Double Whammy of Brain Damage FROM Psychology Today

What Is Neuralink: A Look At What It Is, What It Wants to Be, and What It Could Become FROM Medium by Kenny Li

5G Network: How It Works, and Is It Dangerous? By Tim Childers, Live Science Contributor

A 12-Year-Old Built A Working Fusion Nuclear Reactor In His Old Playroom by Alfredo Carpineti FROM IFL Science

Chinese lunar lander’s cotton seeds spring to life on far side of the moon by William Zheng FROM South China Morning Post

Xie said the six species [cotton, rapeseed, potato, yeast and fruit flies] were chosen because they were small and could grow in a confined environment. They were also hardy enough to withstand some of the extreme conditions on the lunar surface.

[But they are actually growing in a controlled environment--not really "on" the moon.--BM]