Links for 2021-10-04
How close is nuclear fusion power? http://backreaction.blogspot.com/2021/10/how-close-is-nuclear-fusion-power.html
Is China Ahead in the Quantum Computing Race? An hour-long panel discussion with Scott Aaronson. https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=5854
Elliptic Curves: Simple Equations Still Shrouded in Mystery https://www.simonsfoundation.org/2021/09/27/elliptic-curves-simple-equations-still-shrouded-in-mystery/
Dark energy might be neither particle nor field https://bigthink.com/starts-with-a-bang/dark-energy/
Radiation therapy can rejuvenate heart cells. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-021-25730-0
Researchers claim to have found a way to rejuvenate an important part of the immune system using hormonal signals. https://ashpublications.org/blood/article-abstract/doi/10.1182/blood.2021012428/476454/Peripheral-B-cells-repress-B-cell-regeneration-in?redirectedFrom=fulltext
Large minimum wage increases reduced employment rates among low-skilled individuals by just over 2.5 percentage points. https://www.nber.org/papers/w29264
An Illustrated Guide to Plastic Straws: If you don't know the exact location where your plastic is recycled, throw it in the regular garbage instead. hwfo.substack.com/p/an-illustrated-guide-to-plastic-straws
COVID-19 has caused the biggest decrease in life expectancy since World War II https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-09-27-covid-19-has-caused-biggest-decrease-life-expectancy-world-war-ii
"I can’t quite say I’m shocked that people aren’t more shocked about Harvard and the CDC’s latest misdeeds . . . but I’m disappointed that people aren’t more disappointed." https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2021/10/02/i-cant-quite-say-im-shocked-that-people-arent-more-shocked-about-harvard-and-the-cdcs-latest-misdeeds-but-im-disappointed-that-people-arent-more-disappointed/
Global supply chain on the brink of collapse as cargo ships face 4-WEEK wait at US ports https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10049621/amp/Cargo-ships-anchored-NY-LA-face-4-WEEK-wait-unload-amid-unprecedented-supply-chain-crisis.html