The Science & Technology Chronicles January 6th, 2025

high over Los Angeles created a sonic trail is detected by ground-based sensors
https://www.livescience.com/space/a-chinese-spacecraft-burned-up-over-los-angeles-earthquake-sensors-mapped-its-path-through-the-atmosphere

Tags: #Space #junk #burnup #deorbit #seismologists #seismic #tracking

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Dogs’ and owners’ hearts sync during interactions
https://www.psypost.org/dogs-and-owners-hearts-sync-during-interactions-research-finds/

Tags: #Humans #dogs #heart #physiological #synchronization

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In some cases, the effect of social media use may even be neutral or positive
https://www.psypost.org/new-study-challenges-assumptions-about-social-medias-harm-to-mental-health/

Tags: #objective #self-reported #DASS #unwarranted #balanced

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Is it Possible to Live in the Ocean for Months or Years?
https://spectrum.ieee.org/ocean-engineering

Tags: #Deep #Vanguard #Sentinel #saturation #diving #AM #wire-arc

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It dawned on them that this was not a fluke.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-ocean-teems-with-networks-of-interconnected-bacteria-20250106/

Tags: #cyanobacteria #bridges #networked #nanotubes

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The Currency of Power Is Increasingly Becoming Science and Technology.
https://issues.org/interview-dario-gil/

Tags: #NSF #NSB #Advise #STEM #K-12 #NDEA

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