Perri Thaler, Author at Scienceline
Dimming the lights in the city that never sleeps| Scienceline
Pollution from nighttime lights has severe impacts on birds and humans alike. What solutions are out there for New York?| Scienceline
I’m a peanut butter fiend. I add it to my smoothies and my granola, top it with some dark chocolate chips for a “healthy” dessert — let me lie to myself, please — and often eat it straight from the jar. But every time I finish a last spoonful, I face a dilemma: how do I recycle the container? As someone who tries to do what I can for the environment, I resort to the extreme. I run my kitchen sink until the water is burning hot (more on that later), let the container fill up and leav...| Scienceline
It sounds like an environmentalist’s dream: a renewable energy source that could generate 10% of the U.S.’s electricity output — and it doesn’t require land. But dig deeper into the climatic and ecological impacts of “floating solar” technology and you’ll find that while it’s still an attractive option, it may not be quite as enticing as it sounds. The problem, explains researcher Nicholas Ray, is that when the floating solar arrays are installed on small bodies of water, they...| Scienceline
Across the country, one in eight adults has taken a medication like Ozempic, according to a KFF poll from last year, and even more people are learning about it. The same poll found that about one-third of all adults have heard “a lot” about these drugs. Recent news about Ozempic seems to include a lot of claims about what it may be able to treat in addition to diabetes and obesity. Some experts are concerned, though, that studies into new applications of the drug may be driven by dishones...| Scienceline
Artificial intelligence may be smart, but trusting your money with AI may not be. AI enthusiasts have proposed that investors might soon rely on stock trading algorithms that could constantly learn from changes in the market to update price predictions. But while they seem a promising use of new technology, new research highlights a feature of AI models that could cost users money. The problem, according to a study out of the University of Alberta, is that as certain types of AI models train ...| Scienceline
Researchers say the health of astronauts' microbiomes should be a concern during spaceflight, according to preliminary research.| Scienceline
Violinists play less smoothly when they're performing emotional pieces, according to new research. A professional violinist disagrees.| Scienceline
(Math + Art) × Fun = Mathemalchemy!| Scienceline
How do researchers study DNA that is more than 1,000 years old?| Scienceline
Over a year after workplace violence bill, are Georgia hospitals safer?| Scienceline
Cows are a big part of the climate problem — but can be part of the solution, too| Scienceline
