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EHT Images the M87 Black Hole

Today is a big day for science! First ever image of a black hole! https://iopscience.iop.org/journal/2041-8205/page/Focus_on_EHT

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Fitbit (and other optical/LED-based devices’) HR Accuracy

Reposted here from Facebook for reference: Not sure how many out there are Fitbiters but I believe this applies equally to all wrist/LED-based HR monitors (e.g. Apple Watch, Garmin devices, and other trackers). My own anecdotal testing corroborates this study as does DC Rainmaker’s review of the Garmin 235, i.e. they are good at low

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Myth of High-Protein Diets

This is a GREAT read! Many research papers sited. I highly suggest you read the entire article but here’s the key excerpt: What that means in practice is little or no red meat; mostly vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes and soy products in their natural forms; very few simple and refined carbohydrates such as sugar

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Pi Day!!!

As you probably have seen, tomorrow, March 14, 2015, when written using the standard US (short) notation 3/14/15, spells out the first 5 digits of Pi. As it turns out, you can go even further down the Pi “number” hole. Here are a couple of good references: Vox has a good (layperson) explanation of Pi Dayhttp://www.vox.com/2015/3/13/8205807/pi-day

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Vernal Equinox – March 20, 2015

The 2015 Vernal Equinox, which marks the first day of Spring for Northern Hemisphere dwellers, is almost upon us. This is the (one of 2) point(s) in the Earth’s orbit when the tilt of its axis (e.g. the North Pole) is neither pointing toward nor away from the Sun. In this situation, virtually all parts of the

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Climate Change

Sadly, Senator @jiminhofe knows nothing of what he speaks. http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/02/senator-refutes-climate-change-with-snowball.html

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