[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 7-14-17
Steve Detwiler
steveorange2011 at gmail.com
Sat Jul 15 21:34:28 PDT 2017
*Weekly Science Report*
*July 14, 2017*
*“The Holy Land is everywhere.”*
Black Elk
Introduction
Steve Detwiler created this publication with the support of Graham Hancock
and John Anthony West to share news and information on various disciplines
to include but not limited to paleontology, space sciences, genetics and
archaeology. His goal behind sharing this publication has always been very
simple, by sharing knowledge we can make our world a better place. This
publication is Mr. Detwiler’s contribution to bring people together and
share ideas and discoveries with his fellow humans.
I hope you enjoy this publication and that the content challenges and
inspires you!
Steve Detwiler
News Articles *Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies*
In a Lost Baby Tooth, Scientists Find Ancient Denisovan DNA
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/07/science/denisovans-baby-tooth-molar-dna.html?mwrsm=Email
Copper axe owned by Neolithic hunter Ötzi the Iceman came all the way from
Tuscany
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/07/copper-axe-owned-neolithic-hunter-otzi-iceman-came-way-tuscany/
Dead heads: Turkish site reveals more evidence of Neolithic 'skull cult'
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jun/28/turkish-site-evidence-of-neolithic-skull-cult-gobekli-tepe
Alabama's 60,000-year-old underwater forest spills its secrets in new
documentary
http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2017/06/underwater_forest_discovered_alabama.html
*History*
High-Status Indigenous Family Brought Back to Life With Digital
Reconstruction
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/indigenous-family-brought-back-life-digital-reconstruction-180963921/#BXLRPSvAD49DXy4o.01
Have Israel's Religious Authorities 'Blacklisted' 160 Rabbis?
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/09/536270818/have-israels-religious-authorities-blacklisted-160-rabbis?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170709
*Will global warming change Native American religious practices?*
https://theconversation.com/will-global-warming-change-native-american-religious-practices-79894
Are museums still relevant?
http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/are-museums-still-relevant/
New Jersey Museum Holds A Stash Of 221-Year-Old Madeira Wine
http://www.npr.org/2017/07/14/537276241/new-jersey-museum-holds-a-stash-221-year-old-madeira-wine?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170714
Japanese Blogger Points Out Timeline Flaw In Supposed Earhart Photo
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/11/536620463/japanese-blogger-points-out-timeline-flaw-in-supposed-earhart-photo?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170711
Isis persecution of Christians not justified by Prophet Mohammed's
teachings, says study
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/isis-christian-islam-muslim-prophet-mohammed-study-a6932021.html?cmpid=facebook-post&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000090
Online Map Charts Massacres of Indigenous Australians
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/online-map-charts-massacres-indigenous-australians-180963971/#ucUsqC1bry2TbuQ7.01
Pope Francis Announces New Path To Sainthood
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/11/536689074/pope-francis-announces-new-path-to-sainthood?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170711
Senators To Trump: Hands off America’s National Monuments
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/senators-trump-national-monument-review_us_5964d108e4b09b587d62097b?utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_source=main_fb&utm_medium=facebook&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
Berlin’s First ‘Liberal Mosque’ and Its Female Leader Fight for ‘Modern’
Islam Despite Threats
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/berlin-s-first-liberal-mosque-its-female-leader-fight-modern-n781666?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_nw
A new campaign confronts Islamophobia by introducing Oklahoma Muslims to
their neighbors
http://okgazette.com/2017/07/13/a-new-campaign-confronts-islamophobia-by-introducing-oklahoma-muslims-to-their-neighbors/
Muslim Photographer’s Ambitious Project Seeks To Showcase Islam’s Diversity
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/muslims-of-america-carlos-guzman-photo-series_us_5964ee9ee4b09b587d6240cb
New monument to the people of Malaga Island offers ‘healing and closure’
http://www.pressherald.com/2017/07/14/acknowledging-the-scars-of-maines-malaga-island/
Two National Monuments Survive Trump Administration Review
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/craters-of-the-moon-hanford-reach-national-monuments-review_us_5967a1e1e4b0a8d46d12fc8f?ncid=APPLENEWS00001
*Archaeology*
1,500-year-old manuscript by 'father of medicine' Hippocrates unearthed in
ancient Egypt
https://www.nowscience.co.uk/single-post/2017/07/11/1500-year-old-manuscript-by-father-of-medicine-Hippocrates-unearthed-in-ancient-Egypt
Antiques Roadshow expert finds Roman site in his own back garden after
amateur archaeological dig
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/07/07/antiques-roadshow-expert-finds-roman-site-back-garden-amateur/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_fb
Putting the pieces back together after the earthquake
http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2017/07/11/putting-the-pieces-back-together-after-the-earthquake/
UNESCO 2017: Which sites have been added to the World Heritage List?
http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/unesco-2017-world-heritage-sites/index.html
Do We Need to Rebuild Historic Sites Ruined by Terrorism?
http://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/do-we-need-to-rebuild-historic-sites-ruined-by-terrorism
'Incredible' burial mound near Stonehenge to be excavated
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-wiltshire-40567819
Lasers to the rescue! Slime & grime set to be removed from Jefferson
Memorial
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/dc/lasers-to-the-rescue-slime-grime-set-to-be-removed-from-jefferson-memorial/454422888
Cambodia's new World Heritage Site is 25 straight kilometers of ruins
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/asia/2017/07/11/499323/cambodia's-new.htm
Dozens of intact brains discovered in an 80-year-old mass grave
http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/14/health/brains-mass-grave-trnd/index.html?sr=fbCNN071417brains-mass-grave-trnd1028AMStory
EU to crack down on art-funded terrorism
https://euobserver.com/justice/138522
Hundreds of stone tombs discovered in land of "dead fire"
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/hundreds-of-stone-tombs-discovered-in-land-of-dead-fire/?ftag=COS-05-10aaa0h&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=596891e904d3015332352486&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook
Archaeologists Learning More about Pensacola’s Pre-Luna Period
https://creo.uwf.edu/archaeologists-learning-pensacolas-pre-luna-period/
*Egyptology*
Nothing to report
*General Science*
Inside Google’s Internet Justice League and it’s AI powered war on Trolls
*https://www.wired.com/2016/09/inside-googles-internet-justice-league-ai-powered-war-trolls/?mbid=nl_7817_p4&CNDID=41291302
<https://www.wired.com/2016/09/inside-googles-internet-justice-league-ai-powered-war-trolls/?mbid=nl_7817_p4&CNDID=41291302>*
T-pod may be the cargo drone of the highways
*http://newatlas.com/t-pod-driverless-transport-truck/50354/
<http://newatlas.com/t-pod-driverless-transport-truck/50354/>*
Banks Deploy AI to Cut Off Terrorists’ Funding
https://www.wired.com/story/quantaverse-ai-terrorist-funding/?mbid=nl_71017_p6&CNDID=41291302
The Sideways Elevator of the Future Is Here, and It's Wild
https://www.wired.com/story/the-sideways-elevator-of-the-future-is-here?mbid=nl_7917_p1&CNDID=41291302
Glider aims for new heights and rare scientific data
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/07/glider-aims-new-heights-and-rare-scientific-data
This New Ceramic Coating Gets Us Closer to Reliable Hypersonic Air Travel
*http://www.sciencealert.com/this-ceramic-solution-gets-us-closer-to-hypersonic-air-travel
<http://www.sciencealert.com/this-ceramic-solution-gets-us-closer-to-hypersonic-air-travel>*
*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*
Pence cheers space business but offers no policy details
https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/pence-cheers-space-business-but-offers-no-policy-details/
How NASA plans to knock asteroids heading toward Earth off course
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nasa-asteroid-defense-dart-double-asteroid-redirection-test/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab6a&linkId=39546274
Physicists read Maxwell's Demon's mind
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-physicists-maxwell-demon-mind.html
NASA Spacecraft Gets Up Close With Jupiter's Great Red Spot
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/07/10/535977281/nasa-spacecraft-gets-up-close-with-jupiters-great-red-spot?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170710
Here's how we might save fallen astronauts on the moon
https://www.cnet.com/news/astronauts-moon-moonwalker-european-space-agency-rescue-system-esa/#ftag=COS-05-10aaa0i
Trump Wanted NASA to Fly Past the Moon and They Just Said "No"
https://www.yahoo.com/style/trump-wanted-nasa-fly-past-004000845.html
Print, Then Heat for Self-Assembling Space Stations
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/print-then-heat-self-assembling-space-stations-180963997/#yGGy9DmhhwMGb55g.01
Perspectives on the future of space exploration
http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/aerospace-and-defense/our-insights/perspectives-on-the-future-of-space-exploration?cid=soc-web
Strange Noise in Gravitational-Wave Data Sparks Debate
https://www.wired.com/story/strange-noise-in-gravitational-wave-data-sparks-debate/?mbid=nl_71017_p2&CNDID=41291302
Tiny, Laser-Beaming Satellites Could Communicate With Mars
https://www.wired.com/story/tiny-laser-beaming-satellites-could-communicate-with-mars/?mbid=nl_71017_p4&CNDID=41291302
<https://www.fastcompany.com/40432980/forget-starfleet-academy-future-astronauts-will-be-trained-by-these-companies>
Forget Starfleet Academy—Future Astronauts Will Be Trained By These
Companies
<https://www.fastcompany.com/40432980/forget-starfleet-academy-future-astronauts-will-be-trained-by-these-companies>
https://www.fastcompany.com/40432980/forget-starfleet-academy-future-astronauts-will-be-trained-by-these-companies
NASA planning August release of Mars robotic exploration architecture
http://spacenews.com/nasa-planning-august-release-of-mars-robotic-exploration-architecture/
Smallest-ever star discovered by astronomers
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-smallest-ever-star-astronomers.html
As space junk soars, science turns to nature for ideas
https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2017/0703/As-space-junk-soars-science-turns-to-nature-for-ideas?cmpid=TW
We Need to Focus on Space; We Don’t Need a ‘Space Corps’
http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2017/07/we-need-focus-space-we-dont-need-space-corps/139360/?oref=DefenseOneFB
UA Astronomers Track the Birth of a 'Super-Earth'
https://uanews.arizona.edu/story/ua-astronomers-track-birth-superearth
Why Researchers Need Better Space Dirt
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-researchers-need-better-space-dirt/?wt.mc=SA_Facebook-Share
Freight Farms Builds Farms in Shipping Containers, and NASA Wants to Launch
Them to Space
http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/green-tech/a27200/freight-farms-shipping-containers-nasa-launch-space/
Why The First Complete Map of the Ocean Floor Is Stirring Controversial
Waters
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/first-complete-map-ocean-floor-stirring-controversial-waters-180963993/#8uvyD1Qej3rBV7ZW.01
Experience A 'Dark Sky Park' In Florida
http://news.wgcu.org/post/experience-dark-sky-park-florida
*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*
Hot, Dry Madrid Aims For A Cooler, Greener Future
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/07/09/495905421/hot-dry-madrid-aims-for-a-cooler-greener-future?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170709
The World’s First Power Plant To Combine Hydro And Solar Opens In Portugal
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hydro-solar-plant_us_595f96dee4b02e9bdb0c0fa6?utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_source=main_fb&utm_medium=facebook&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
While Corals Die Along The Great Barrier Reef, Humans Struggle To Adjust
http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2017/07/09/535754962/while-corals-die-along-the-great-barrier-reef-humans-struggle-to-adjust?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20170709
'Biological annihilation:' Earth’s 6th mass extinction is underway
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/science/2017/07/10/earth-faces-sixth-mass-extinction/465655001/
*If we stopped emitting greenhouse gases right now, would we stop
climate change?*
https://theconversation.com/if-we-stopped-emitting-greenhouse-gases-right-now-would-we-stop-climate-change-78882
Climate change threatens nomadic life in Morocco
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2017/07/04/morocco-nomadic-life-danger-climate-change/440637001/
Village women transform into clean energy entrepreneurs in Nepal initiative
*http://news.trust.org/item/20170711131505-tuseu/
<http://news.trust.org/item/20170711131505-tuseu/>*
Hunting And Fishing Groups Are Starting To Turn On Trump’s Interior
Secretary
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ryan-zinke-hunting-fishing-groups_us_596685afe4b0a8d46d11cae8?utm_campaign=hp_fb_pages&utm_source=main_fb&utm_medium=facebook&ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063
US Farms Could Suffer as the Arctic Heats Up
https://www.wired.com/story/us-farms-could-suffer-as-the-arctic-heats-up/?mbid=nl_71017_p3&CNDID=41291302
Stalagmites from Iranian Cave Foretell Grim Future for Middle East Climate
http://rsmas.miami.edu/news-events/press-releases/2017/stalagmites-from-iranian-cave-foretell-grim-future-for-middle-east-climate/
Rooftop Solar Dims Under Pressure From Utility Lobbyists
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/08/climate/rooftop-solar-panels-tax-credits-utility-companies-lobbying.html
Republicans reject Trump’s plan to cut $300 million for Great Lakes cleanup
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2017/07/13/republicans-reject-trumps-plan-to-cut-300-million-for-great-lakes-cleanup.html
Could a solution to reducing aviation emissions be found in the Arabian
Desert?
http://edition.cnn.com/2017/07/12/middleeast/iseas-abu-dhabi-aviation-biofuel/index.html?sr=fbCNN071317iseas-abu-dhabi-aviation-biofuel0418PMStory
The rare Trump appointment that is actually making scientists very happy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/07/13/the-rare-trump-appointment-that-is-actually-making-scientists-very-happy/?tid=sm_fb&utm_term=.d971e450a497
Doomsday narratives about climate change don't work. But here's what does
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/12/doomsday-narratives-climate-change-dangerous-wrong
In Poland, a Battle for the Fate of Europe’s Last Ancient Forest
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/11/world/europe/poland-bialowieza-forest-logging.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*
Micromotors are powered by bacteria, controlled by light
https://phys.org/news/2017-07-micromotors-powered-bacteria.html
*Other*
Religious leaders get high on magic mushrooms ingredient – for science
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jul/08/religious-leaders-get-high-on-magic-mushrooms-ingredient-for-science
Watch Hyperloop One ace its first full-system test inside a vacuum tube
http://mashable.com/2017/07/12/hyperloop-one-successful-test/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link#wAqVBLDviiqI
Maths 'genius' Maryam Mirzakhani dies, aged 40
https://www.yahoo.com/news/maths-genius-maryam-mirzakhani-dies-aged-40-132902162.html
Additional Informational
John Anthony West Crowdfund Campaign
https://fundly.com/john-anthony-west-project
7 People Suspected of Being Jack the Ripper
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/who-was-jack-the-ripper-6-tantalizing-theories?cmpid=FACEBOOK_FBPAGE__20170711&linkId=39608465
New World Heritage Sites Already Under Threat From Climate Change
http://blog.ucsusa.org/adam-markham/new-world-heritage-sites-already-under-threat-from-climate-change
The American civil war then and now
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/ng-interactive/2015/jun/22/american-civil-war-photography-interactive
Americans for the Arts Statement on Action by the U.S. House Appropriations
Subcommittee on the Interior
http://www.americansforthearts.org/news-room/press-releases/americans-for-the-arts-statement-on-action-by-the-us-house-appropriations-subcommittee-on-the
National Monuments Under Review: A Look at the Trump Administration’s
Executive Order on the Antiquities Act Webinar Recording
http://forum.savingplaces.org/blogs/janelle-diluccia/2017/07/07/forum-webinar-national-monuments-under-review-a-look-at-the-trump-administrations-executive-order-on-the-antiquities-act#.WV-al4-KGzs.twitter
Dispelling the Myths Around the Hobby Lobby Antiquities Case
https://hyperallergic.com/390355/dispelling-the-myths-around-the-hobby-lobby-antiquities-case/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sw
8 Reasons Julie Payette Is a Badass Global Citizen
https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/julie-payette-governor-general/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_content=global&utm_campaign=general-content&linkId=39736111
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