Faculty life can be challenging, especially when it comes to mentoring. As a professor, I have taken on the role of guiding and supporting junior and senior faculty members, both within and outside my university. The crises they face range from losing students and grants to dealing with negative evaluations and transphobia. One important realization […]
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In a special feature, Jorge Cham, also known as PHD Comics, uncovers how scientists have transformed our Galaxy into a massive antenna capable of detecting gravitational waves. This groundbreaking achievement has led to the identification of a background hum of these waves, a discovery made for the first time. Cham also highlights an intriguing phenomenon […]
In this web content, the author reminisces about their college years as a Malware Researcher and their love for Python scripting. They then discuss their dislike for writing HTML and their search for a Python syntax for HTML, leading them to discover Plim and Slim. The author provides examples of how Plim simplifies writing HTML […]
Oriel is a graphics-based batch language that aims to recreate the 1991 implementation of the language for Windows 3 on modern hardware. This interpreter is built using Rust and Gtk+3. While there may be support for the 1994 Windows NT version of Oriel in the future, it is currently elusive. The program can be compiled […]
In this study, researchers used large-scale, longitudinal two-photon calcium imaging to observe the formation of cognitive maps in the hippocampus of mice. The mice learned to navigate through virtual reality tracks and collect rewards. The results showed that both the behavior of the mice and the neural activity in the hippocampus progressed through various stages, […]
macOS Catalina and later versions have a built-in anti-malware scanning service called XProtect Remediator (XPR). This service periodically checks for known malware on your Mac and attempts to remove it in a process known as remediation. However, XPR operates silently in the background and does not notify you when it scans or detects and removes […]
In “Symmetry in Chaos, A Search for Pattern in Mathematics, Art, and Nature,” Field and Golubitsky explore the possibility of aperiodic chaotic attractors generating symmetric patterns. They present a formula and parameters for the attractors, with the degree of symmetry determined by an integer n. The images shown are generated by iterating the series multiple […]
I am one doctor sharing my personal experience with a bicuspid aortic valve and aortic stenosis. I was born in 1967 with a heart murmur, which was deemed not serious back then. At the age of 21, it was discovered that I had a bicuspid aortic valve. This condition affects 1% of the population and […]
In this web content, the author explores the functionality and applications of the “popcount” instruction found in CPU architectures. They explain that popcount counts the number of set bits in a machine word and note that it has been present in CPUs since at least 1961. The author mentions that popcount is also known as […]
I am in awe of the 2021 MacBook Pro M1. While there has been much discussion about its impressive performance and battery life, what truly sets it apart for me is its suitability for my unique needs. As someone who spends their time coding and writing articles, Linux is usually my go-to operating system. However, […]