AlexGood
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Comment · 2 years ago
There is hope for reaching the stars: at a constant acceleration of 1 g you could reach 0.9999c in 5 years of proper time, covering a distance of 83 light years. https://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/physics/Relativity/SR/Rocket/...
Comment · 2 years ago
Very interesting! This repo contains a catalog of risk-management strategies from investing, engineering and other fields: https://github.com/sashagutfraind/uncertainty_strategies
Comment · 4 years ago
How to write science: many years ago, this piece has transformed my scientific writing. It's one of those vital skills that are mysteriously never taught in college. In a gist, by understanding the reader's expectations, you can write text that the reader will immediately get.
Comment · 4 years ago
U.S. CBP reported that they conducted 40k electronic searches in 2019, or about 1-in-10000 travelers. https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/speeches-and-statements/cbp-sta...
Comment · 5 years ago
I am not excited about having a vote on how to spend anybody's money, particularly if they spend it researching vaccines for malaria, like Gates did. Our system of government strictly limits which decisions are subject to democractic choices, for good reasons
Comment · 5 years ago
This cannot be allowed to happen - take away the money RIGHT NOW
Comment · 5 years ago
Obviously, us/government would have found a better way of spending Bill Gates' money than he did ...
Comment · 5 years ago
Do tax cuts for the poor produce economic growth?
Comment · 6 years ago
Gravity
Comment · 6 years ago
Alas, HIV isn't going to be easy - it mutates too fast. But mRNA is inherently safer and easier to produce than other vaccine platforms.
Comment · 6 years ago
It sounds like some of the technologies made it into prototypes, and could be feasible in some applications. e.g. ship detection is more feasible than aircraft detection