Partition function zeros are a 'shortcut' to thermodynamic calculations on quantum computers | Tracey Peake

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Aug. 19, 2021 (Phys.org) -- A study led by researchers at North Carolina State University developed a new method that enables quantum computers to measure the therm ...

As the Taliban Remind Us, Sex Differences Are Real — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 19, 2021 “Women have had the power of naming stolen from us.” (Mary Daly) The #woke crowd has been trying to convince us for years that biological sex does not mat ...

Potemkin Nation | John Michael Greer

Aug. 18, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- There are advantages to learning about history. One of the big ones is that patterns repeat themselves across historical time, and if you know what happened just befo ...

The Quiet Rebellion: Why US Jews Turning against Israel is Good for Palestinians | Ramzy Baroud

Thousands of New Yorkers protest the Israeli war on Gaza in May 2021. (Photo: via Friends of Palestine Facebook Page) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 18, 2021 A unique but critical conversation ...

Greed and Consumption: Why the World is Burning | Ramzy Baroud

NSW Fire and Rescue officers fight a bushfire encroaching on properties in Australia in December 2019. (Photo: via AJE) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 17, 2021 Rome is scorching hot. This beau ...

'Emotional COVID-19': How the global pandemic affected the mental well-being of Israelis | Weizmann Institute of Science

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Aug. 12, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- The pandemic in Israel hit women, young adults and the unemployed hardest in terms of increased mental distress, a study shows. During the s ...

I’ve been called “negative” for decades. Why? — Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 12, 2021 For as long as I’ve been writing (articles and books) and giving public talks, I’ve aimed to bluntly challenge conventional wisdom. For doing the grunt wo ...

The Murder of the ‘Menacing’ Water Technician: On the Shadow Wars in the West Bank | Ramzy Baroud

Shadi Omar Lotfi Salim, 41, was killed by Israeli forces. (Photo: via Social Media) Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust Aug. 11, 2021 There is an ongoing, but hidden, Israeli war on the Palestinians whi ...

Cigarettes (and snowballs) can be hazardous to your health —Mickey Z.

Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 10, 2021 If you’ve been following any of my stories — from juvenile delinquency to street activism — you know by now that confrontations and interactions with the ...

4 Ways Thinking About Death Will Improve Your Life — Mickey Z.

(Mickey Z.) Mickey Z. — World News Trust August 8, 2021 “The future’s uncertain and the end is always near.” (The Doors) “We’re all going to die, all of us, what a circus! That alone should make us l ...

COVID Cut Average Lifespan Nearly A Decade In Parts Of US | Jessica Wolf

Credit: Oliver Chien/UCLA International Institute Aug. 7, 2021 (MedicalXpress) -- At its peak, COVID-19 drastically reduced the average human lifespan -- by as much as nine years in one U.S. state -- ...