[Jawlist] Weekly Science Report 10-12-18

Sun Oct 14 18:41:15 PDT 2018

*Weekly Science Report*

*October 12, 2018*

*“Making others happy is not a question of sacrificing our own happiness.
Trying to make others happy, even when we do not always succeed, is a
source of great satisfaction. Anger and hatred are signs of weakness, while
compassion is a sure sign of strength.”*

Dalai Lama

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!

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News Articles   *Paleontology, Evolution and Prehistoric Studies*

Scientists Uncover The Ancient Love Triangle That Made You

https://www.forbes.com/sites/adambarsouk/2018/10/01/scientists-uncover-the-ancient-love-triangle-that-made-you/#4458b4ef1c8f

Humans may have colonized Madagascar later than previously thought

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181010141739.htm

Important new finds discovered at Akrotiri prehistoric settlement on
Santorini island
http://www.tornosnews.gr/en/greek-news/culture/32914-important-new-finds-discovered-at-akrotiri-prehistoric-settlement-on-santorini-island.html

Guess what these young dinosaurs ate when their parents weren't looking

https://phys.org/news/2018-10-young-dinosaurs-ate-parents-werent.html

Quantifying evolutionary impacts of humans on the biosphere is harder than
it seems

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/mu-qei101218.php

Did mosasaurs hunt like killer whales?

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/uoc-dmh101218.php

*History*

Unearthing the vanished

https://newsinteractives.cbc.ca/longform/ukraine-mennonite-kbg-archives

*How the loss of Native American languages affects our understanding of the
natural world*

https://theconversation.com/how-the-loss-of-native-american-languages-affects-our-understanding-of-the-natural-world-103984

A New Law For Scotland: Nobody Puts Shetland In A Box

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/07/655460785/a-new-law-for-scotland-nobody-puts-shetland-in-a-box?sc=tw

Looking for Love in One of the World's Tiniest Religions

https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/06/looking-for-love-at-a-convention/371998/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=cm&utm_term=10-2018Sent

A 'Voice For The Voiceless': Sainthood For El Salvador's Archbishop Óscar
Romero

https://www.npr.org/2018/10/12/639561423/a-voice-for-the-voiceless-sainthood-for-el-salvadors-archbishop-scar-romero?sc=tw

Ancient Maya: Astronomers, Farmers ... And Salt Entrepreneurs?

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/10/08/654872878/ancient-maya-astrologists-farmers-and-salt-entrepreneurs

*Archaeology*

An Unknown Ancient Civilization in India Carved This Rock Art
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/unknown-ancient-civilization-india-carved-strange-hilltop-rock-art-180970441/

'Jewel of Roman Empire' faces Libya dangers

https://www.yahoo.com/news/jewel-roman-empire-faces-libya-dangers-031921439.html

1600s Native American fort is one of the most important Northeast finds

https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2018/0829/1600s-Native-American-fort-is-one-of-the-most-important-Northeast-finds?cmpid=kwpsub&kwp_0=945881&kwp_4=3235310&kwp_1=1359336

Wikipedia Leads Effort to Create a Digital Archive of 20 Million Artifacts
Lost in the Brazilian Museum Fire

http://www.openculture.com/2018/09/wikipedia-leads-effort-create-digital-archive-20-million-artifacts-lost-brazilian-museum-fire.html

British Army starts recruiting for revived Monuments Men unit to protect
art and archaeology in war

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10/11/british-army-starts-recruiting-revived-monuments-men-unit-protect/?WT.mc_id=tmg_share_fb

Underwater Archaeologists May Have Discovered the Oldest Shipwreck in Lake
Erie
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/underwater-archaeologists-may-have-discovered-oldest-shipwreck-lake-erie-180970503/

Ohio’s Serpent Mound, an archaeological mystery, still the focus of
scientific debate

https://www.cleveland.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/10/71b738640b7079/ohios-serpent-mound-an-archaeo.html

City of Koh Ker was occupied for centuries longer than previously thought

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/p-cok100318.php

Easter Island inhabitants collected freshwater from the ocean’s edge in
order to survive

https://popular-archaeology.com/article/easter-island-inhabitants-collected-freshwater-from-the-oceans-edge-in-order-to-survive/

*Egyptology*

Tomb of a Pharaoh's 'Sole Friend' and 'Keeper of the Secret' Found in Egypt

https://www.livescience.com/63781-tomb-of-pharaoh-sole-friend.html

*General Science*

*Could an artificial intelligence be considered a person under the law?*

*https://theconversation.com/could-an-artificial-intelligence-be-considered-a-person-under-the-law-102865
<https://theconversation.com/could-an-artificial-intelligence-be-considered-a-person-under-the-law-102865>*

This is the future of tech in the US

*https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/biggest-selling-consumer-technology-2018
<https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/biggest-selling-consumer-technology-2018>*

*Physics, Earth and Space Sciences*   NASA's Star Trek dreams aren’t so
crazy after all
https://www.cnet.com/au/news/when-nasa-meets-sci-fi-space-adventures-get-real/?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=&utm_term=&utm_content=&utm_campaign
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We're Destroying the Sea—But It Could Save Us From Ourselves

https://www.wired.com/story/the-sea-could-save-us-from-ourselves/?CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_100518_daily_list3_p1

Bizarre Particles Keep Flying Out of Antarctica's Ice, and They Might
Shatter Modern Physics

https://www.space.com/41965-standard-model-broken-supersymmetry-new-physics.html?utm_content=buffer4c5f6&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

Another NASA space telescope shuts down in orbit

https://phys.org/news/2018-10-nasa-space-telescope-orbit.html

*Environment, Climate Change and Alternative Energy Sources*

Fewer biofuels, more green space: Climate action researcher calls for
urgent shift

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-09/uom-fbm092818.php

Now is the time to answer questions about climate engineering disease
impacts

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-climate-disease-impacts.html

Trump administration sees a 7-degree rise in global temperatures by 2100

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/trump-administration-sees-a-7-degree-rise-in-global-temperatures-by-2100/2018/09/27/b9c6fada-bb45-11e8-bdc0-90f81cc58c5d_story.html?utm_term=.81b0b8f80787

Final call to save the world from 'climate catastrophe'

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-45775309

How the gig economy can transform farms in the developing world

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/03/this-is-how-farm-drones-will-transform-the-way-your-food-is-grown

What sacred sites can teach us about conservation

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/05/sacred-sites-have-a-biodiversity-advantage-that-could-help-world-conservation

In 2 years, renewables will be cheaper than fossil fuels

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/renewables-will-be-equal-or-cheaper-than-fossil-fuels-by-2020-according-to-research

This battery is powered by carbon dioxide

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/10/new-mit-made-battery-is-powered-by-co2

Is that a farm on your roof? Agriculture is thriving in some unexpected
places

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/05/farm-agriculture-on-roof-shipping-container/?utm_content=bufferb811f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

*Biological, Genetics and Medical Sciences*

States and CDC probe reports of rare poliolike symptoms in kids

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2018/10/states-and-cdc-probe-reports-rare-poliolike-symptoms-kids
  So, Self-Driving Cars Could Make Humans Unhealthier Than Ever
https://www.wired.com/story/self-driving-cars-obesity-pollution-public-health/?CNDID=41291302&CNDID=41291302&mbid=nl_101118_daily_list3_p3&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIRED%20NL%20101118%20(1)%20A&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl
  FDA approves HPV vaccine for people up to 45
https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/health/2018/10/05/fda-approves-hpv-vaccine-people-up/

A new way to create molecules for drug development

https://phys.org/news/2018-10-molecules-drug.html

Microfluidic molecular exchanger helps control therapeutic cell
manufacturing

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/giot-mme101218.php

Liver-on-a-chip, the ideal test environment for CRISPR

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-10/asu-lti101118.php

*Other*

China is building 19 'supercity clusters'

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/how-cities-are-saving-china

Additional Informational

Final Word: Maziar Bahari

https://www.ushmm.org/information/about-the-museum/museum-publications/memory-and-action/final-word-maziar-bahari?utm_source=mkto&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=1810MKTEM04109-three-col-link-2&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT1RKa09EUm1NelkyWVdRMCIsInQiOiIrVFZqRHBpc1Q5V0M4Wk5mdXRuRTFWeUZyNEdtcjBSQUVvN3FsWWhZdmhKOUorM0c3akVUSVJrXC9iVEhUcHpXeTVqRThxM1wvQzZaU2FQb2ZvdDRMaGR0Z3o2aU5ZeDAxNVNMcStPWUdQTVR1WlkzREdDRkx1Q015TkgzcHJaN1wvbCJ9
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