Each week we share the latest publications coming from the College of the Environment. This week, seven new articles co-authored by members of the College of the Environment were added to the Web of Science or published online. 1. Title: Large-scale splay faults on a strike-slip fault system: The Yakima Folds, Washington State (Abstract only; subscription required for full text) Authors: Pratt, Thomas L.
Read more »Award recognizes UW oceanographer's public engagement - UW News
The American Geophysical Union presented the Spilhaus Award, the organization’s top prize for engaging the public in science, to OCEAN‘s John Delaney during an awards ceremony last Wednesday (Dec. 5) in San Francisco. Delaney is director of the Regional Scale Nodes, a cabled underwater research facility being constructed off Oregon and Washington that’s one component of the Ocean Observatories Initiative. “John’s powerful outreach and innovative activities developed public support for the vision of the powerful and technologically advanced ocean observing system now under construction,” the AGU citation says.
Read more »Rain, freezes, and other "myths" about Seattle - Crosscut
With the darkest days of the year upon us, many start to feel — to insist, even — that rain and cold is all that Seattle ever gets. But of course that’s not true, and scientists like ATMO‘s Cliff Mass are happy to remind us of the brighter side of Seattle. Read more about the myths of Seattle weather here!
Read more »Moths seek out preferred flowers, and also check out other options - Futurity.org
Despite being among the insect world’s most picky eaters, moths are able to enjoy a pollinator’s buffet of flowers because of two distinct “channels” in their brains. Researchers from University of Washington and University of Arizona are studying how this works; learn more here!
Read more »Physicists to test if the universe is a computer simulation - Huffington Post
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!
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