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Seven days, lots of science in the news. And many of this week’s most notable and quotable items tie directly to our 2015 festival programs. So we’re linking the two because, well, we’re on the cutting edge of science.
Scientists have identified the first warm-blooded fish. [Related: The Great Fish Count, 5/30]
According to new analysis, most galaxies are strangled to death, as the their fuel supply of hydrogen and helium is slowly choked off. [Related: Astronomer’s Apprentice, 5/30]
Scientists have managed to reverse engineer chicken beaks into dinosaur-like snouts, which could lead to reversing the evolution of birds. [Related: Planet of the Humans, 5/29]
Scientists examined over 300 animal mummies at British museums and found that about a third of them had no body inside. [Related: Museum Scientist’s Apprentice, 5/30]
New underwater robots are able to plan their own missions without human support. [Related: Roboticist’s Apprentice, 5/30]
New research indicates that sea levels have risen faster over the last 20 years. Earlier findings had suggested the rate of increase was slowing. [Related: Scientific Sails: Under the Sun, 5/30]
Robot pets could soon replace Fido and Fluffy, according to an animal welfare researcher. [Related: Dog Behaviorist’s Apprentice, 5/30]
IBM CEO Ginni Rometty predicted that “in the future, every decision that mankind makes is going to be informed by a cognitive system like Watson.” [Related: Caution: Robots at Work, 5/31]
Image: NOAA/Southwest Fisheries Science Center
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