Physicists at University of Washington have devised a new experiment to test if the universe is a computer. Um… what? You read that correctly. A philosophical thought experiment has long held that it is more likely than not that we’re living inside a machine. But how can we test that? Read more here!
Read more »CoEnv Science in Motion - Featuring Hilary Palevsky, Oceanography
“CoEnv Science in Motion” features community-generated stories from our faculty, staff and students, relating to how they share their science–through such means as blog cross-posts or guest posts, science communication through non-science outlets, and stories about engagement offline as well. For this installment of SiM, we’re sharing a blog post from Hilary Palevsky, grad student in Oceanography, about the Graduate Climate Conference, a unique annual conference that she helped organize this year.
Read more »Study tracks history of atmospheric acidity through Greenland ice - Summit County Voice
University of Washington scientists have tracked the long-term rise in atmospheric acidity by examining Greenland’s ice. ATMO‘s Lei Geng presented this research at last week’s fall meeting of the American Geophysicists’ Union; read more here!
Read more »Earliest known dinosaur, maybe, the size of your dog - Science
Last week, researchers published a possible identification of the earliest known dinosaur—a creature no bigger than a Labrador retriever that lived about 243 million years ago. UW’s Sterling Nesbitt is the lead author on this work. Learn more here!
Read more »Moths wired two ways to take advantage of floral potluck - e! Science News
Moths are able to enjoy a pollinator’s buffet of flowers — in spite of being among the insect world’s picky eaters — because of two distinct “channels” in their brains, scientists at the University of Washington and University of Arizona have discovered. Read more about these research findings here.
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