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Wednesday, 19 December 2018

Postcard of the Interwebs - 19 December 2018

Major Information Site: Cool little site with lots of info from statistical data.

Antibiotic Trojan Horse: The antibiotic binds to Iron then is brought home to the bacteria. Healing ensues!

Water Exoplanets more Common: Research on astronomical data revealing that up to 35% of exo-planets may be made up of predominantly water on the surface.

Why people believe in Conspiracy Theories: In this one small study, schizotypy, dangerous world beliefs, and enhanced receptivity to lies all contributed to acceptance of conspiracies. Go figure!

Harvesting CO2 for useful items: Imagine harvesting CO2 to produce furniture, plastics, pharmaceuticals and other products! Smart people at Rutgers university have.

Sometimes the best thing to say is nothing: A study has shown that when helping someone whom is suffering, its best to just be with them and not agonizing over what to say because it will generally be the wrong thing.

More Accurate Carbon Dating: Two Chinese Stalactites that are 54000 years old have lots of quality carbon ratios (carbon 12 and 14). They are chopping it thinly, analyzing it, and using the results as a benchmark to estimate the age of items going back 54k years!

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