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John Haverlack

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This Number System Beats Binary, But Most Computers Can't Use It

Why do computers only work with the numbers 0 and 1? There are machines that process three digits with more efficiency than you might expect

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July 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM

John Haverlack

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June 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM

John Haverlack

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UAF professor’s work is a step toward elusive ‘theory of everything’

Time, not space plus time, might be the single fundamental property in which all physical phenomena occur, according to a new theory by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist. The theory also argu...

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June 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM

John Haverlack

@akbitmonger.bsky.social

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Wind and Solar Energy Are Cheaper Than Electricity from Fossil-Fuel Plants

Even without subsidies, renewable energy is staying competitive with power from gas and coal

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June 18, 2025 at 7:37 PM

John Haverlack

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Inside the Secret Meeting Where Mathematicians Struggled to Outsmart AI

The world's leading mathematicians were stunned by how adept artificial intelligence is at doing their jobs

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June 6, 2025 at 8:55 PM

John Haverlack

@akbitmonger.bsky.social

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What Is Consciousness? Some New Perspectives from Our Physics Project—Stephen Wolfram Writings

Stephen Wolfram sketches some preliminary ideas on the complex subject of consciousness and its connection to his research into the fundamental theory of physics.

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May 22, 2025 at 8:45 PM

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Stephen Wolfram

@stephenwolfram.bsky.social

I've often wondered what it'd be like if we had bigger brains. It's not easy to imagine what minds beyond ours might be like ... but I just gave it a try ...
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Image is a brain MRI seen from top down, followed by an arrow pointing right and three dots. Original image this is based on is actually Stephen Wolfram's brain

May 21, 2025 at 3:10 PM

John Haverlack

@akbitmonger.bsky.social

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Huge Reservoirs of Clean Hydrogen Could Power Earth for 170,000 Years

Recent breakthroughs suggest that hydrogen reservoirs are buried in countless regions of the world, including at least 30 U.S. states

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May 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM

John Haverlack

@akbitmonger.bsky.social

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Loneliness is Inflaming Our Bodies—and Our Politics

Medical research shows that social isolation is a serious chronic stressor. You can say something similar about its impact on our political system

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May 18, 2025 at 12:56 AM

Reposted by John Haverlack

Energy Innovation

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New modeling by @energyinnovation.org finds the #EPA's #climate grant program in the IRA could save consumers $52 billion and create up to 41,000 annual jobs
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Think tank makes new argument for EPA's climate fund

Energy Innovation says would have big economic spillovers.

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May 15, 2025 at 7:36 PM

Reposted by John Haverlack

Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

@perimeterinstitute.ca

Our GoPhysics! Gravity & Black Holes workshop (July 23–24, 2025) is an exciting free online opportunity for Grade 11 & 12 students to explore modern physics.

Apply here by June 13: perimeterinstitute.ca/GP_Online