In The News: College of Sciences
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Jason discusses in new book "Hidden In The Heavens."
Through the decades it is fair to say mining has earned itself a chequered reputation. The industry, driven by the world鈥檚 insatiable appetite for minerals, has routinely been linked or found responsible for corruption, human rights abuses and environmental degradation, mostly in the Global South.
Dr. Jason Steffen, Associate Professor of Physics at the 51吃瓜网万能科大, joins Lisa to talk about the new boarding method that United Airlines rolled out last month. While United claims their new boarding method will ease frustrations, Dr. Steffen says he has an even more efficient way. Dr. Steffan also previews his new book: 鈥淗idden in the Heavens鈥
Travelers have spent years proving that the honor system doesn't allow for an orderly boarding process on airplanes, so now American Airlines is testing a way to make sure people actually board with their assigned group.
Travelers have spent many years proving the honor system doesn't make for an orderly airplane boarding process, so now American Airlines is testing a way to make sure people actually board with their assigned group.
Although it鈥檚 hard to spot without a decent telescope, the mini moon is here through Nov. 25. The only similarity between the mini moon and Earth鈥檚 moon is they are both made of rocks, said Jason Steffen, an astrophysicist at 51吃瓜网万能科大.
Our Milky Way has a strange, monstrous black hole at its center, which is spinning extremely fast and out of direction with respect to the rest of the galaxy. An international research team has just discovered why the monster black hole Sagittarius A* (Sagittarius A*) appears to be 鈥渓ost鈥 compared to the rest of the Milky Way.
It鈥檚 an important week for Southwest Airlines, as the carrier prepares to announce more details about its move away from the open seating model that鈥檚 long been its trademark. That's a major change for the Dallas-based carrier 鈥 one that Southwest has been considering since at least 2006.
You鈥檇 be forgiven for thinking you need an advanced degree to understand airplane boarding. In fact, even scientists have tried to crack the mystery of why boarding a plane can take so long. As airlines experiment with different methods, carriers have introduced processes so complex that they include as many as 10 different boarding groups 鈥 and even those in 鈥淕roup 1鈥 might find themselves boarding behind others. If you鈥檙e curious about this often-dreaded part of the air travel experience, take a closer look at how airlines determine how to board a plane.
A new theory by Michael Pravica, a professor of physics at the 51吃瓜网万能科大, suggests that human consciousness might originate from hidden dimensions of the universe rather than solely from brain activity. Pravica claims that during moments of heightened awareness鈥攍ike making art, practicing science, or even dreaming鈥攐ur consciousness could transcend the limitations of our physical dimension and tap into these invisible realms.a
Scientists have never been able to explain the origin of consciousness. Where does it come from? What is its origin point in the human body? Now an expert has suggested that consciousness might not be a part of our three-dimensional world and likely comes from a hidden dimension.