Sweden’s biggest beer brand is offering a remedy for the seasonal depression that can accompany these cold winter months: a cooler that contains light from this year’s summer solstice. Norrlands Ljus used data collected on June 20, the longest day of the year, in a place called Ljusdal, which translates to “Valley of Light,” to…Read More
State researchers in China recently developed a quantum computing system purported to be 10 billion times faster than Google’s “Sycamore” machine. If true, this would represent a significant milestone for the field. Up front: As far as we can tell, it’s true. After a quick glance at the research paper and a gander at the peer response it’s apparent the Chinese team’s managed to do something extraordinary here. Here’s the jargon from the paper itself: Quantum computers promises to perform certain tasks that are believed to be intractable to classical computers. Boson sampling is such a task and is considered…
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Even highly-educated analysts struggle in the beginning of their careers. Hiring managers often wonder why analysts with a 4.0 GPA have hard time delivering valuable results. There are many theories and opinions about that, but allow me to share a simple point of view here. Many young analysts struggle because they don’t know what to…Read More
A new report led by Accenture Interactive has found that a majority of CEOs (77%) will fundamentally change how their companies interact with customers to drive business growth. The company sees this as part of a “experiennce renaissance” that has only been accelerated by the pandemic. “The Business of Experience (BX)” is based on survey…Read More
Astronomers have mapped about a million previously undiscovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way, in the most detailed survey of the southern sky ever carried out using radio waves. The Rapid ASKAP Continuum Survey (or RACS) has placed the CSIRO’s Australian SKA Pathfinder radio telescope (ASKAP) firmly on the international astronomy map. While past surveys have taken years to complete, ASKAP’s RACS survey was conducted in less than two weeks — smashing previous records for speed. Data gathered have produced images five times more sensitive and twice as detailed as previous ones. What is radio astronomy? Modern astronomy is a multi-wavelength…
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In the global effort to overcome COVID-19, much scientific and medical attention has focused on the ability of our immune system to generate antibodies. Antibodies are one of our body’s main weapons against viruses, created to recognize specific proteins on a virus’s surface and initiate processes that ultimately neutralize and remove the virus. We know that for other human coronaviruses, when the body creates antibodies against them, these then go on to provide immunity. Teams developing vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 are confident, therefore, that their vaccines can produce similarly effective responses against COVID-19. But there is still much to understand – not least…
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As you use LinkedIn, the professional social network will attempt to show you advertisements that are relevant to you based on the information you’ve provided about yourself, such as your location and education information. LinkedIn may also show you ads based on your current and past job information. If you want to stop LinkedIn from…Read More
Facebook revealed the details of another case that was referred to its independent content oversight board, joining the initial six cases that were discussed earlier this week. The social network removed a post in a group that it said appeared to exist for Muslims in India, saying that it violated Facebook’s policy on violence and…Read More
Most people realize our Sun is producing light and heat from the fusion of hydrogen into helium. However, the process of merging together hydrogen nuclei into helium is not as straightforward as it might seem. Typically, there are two processes by which smaller stars create fusion. The first of these, the proton-proton (pp) reaction is the simpler, as well as the more common, of the two. The second, the Carbon-Nitrogen-Oxygen (CNO) cycle, is thought to be the predominant means of producing energy in hotter, more massive stars. However, a new study finds neutrinos from the Sun providing the first direct evidence of…
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If we’re all very lucky, pay our iCloud bill on time, and say very nice things about the M1 chip, Mr. Tim Apple himself might sneak down our chimneys next week and drop a surprise load by our fireplace. Oh lord, I’m on my knees, wishing and praying. And, if I do that hard enough, I hope when I open my eyes at 5:30am PST on December 8, there’ll be a marvellous little package waiting for me. A Christmas miracle, if you will. That, friends, is what I’d call a longwinded and uninformative way of saying there might be some…
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