Tag Archives: 538 Significant Digits

Search the heavens! But first you have to search 1.6 petabytes

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Naomi

From 538 Significant Digits: 1.6 petabytes The Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System, a telescope in Maui, has released to the public 1.6 petabytes of data, an amount equal to half a million HD movies, captured with its 1.4-billion-pixel … Continue reading →

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Another piece of intriguing animal news?

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Naomi

Or maybe more mystifying than intriguing. In the sense of: how does anyone come into any contact with a hedgehog, never mind with lips? From 538 Significant Digits: 11 infected Don’t kiss your hedgehog, says the Centers for Disease Control. … Continue reading →

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What does Trump do with his time?

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Naomi

Nothing much, as Ari Melber told us last night on his MSNBC hour. Today’s 538 Significant Digits burrows even deeper (so to speak) into Trump’s activities — most or all of which seem to do with tweeting. For those of … Continue reading →

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