Society and history
- Avi Blizovsky
- June 16, 2023
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A new project called Signal in Space simulates how Earth will respond to a signal from aliens and invites the public to help decode an extraterrestrial message (roughly)
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
- June 10, 2023
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A new study published today (Fri) in the prestigious scientific magazine Nature Scientific Report suggests that tiny flutes made from the wing bones of waterfowl were used to produce sounds imitating the sounds of birds of prey
- Dr. Asaf Rosenthal
- June 5, 2023
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- Science site The Conversation
- June 4, 2023
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In recent years there has been an unprecedented increase in technological disruption. At the same time, a Gallup poll revealed a global increase in unhappiness. Gallup's latest Positive Experiences Index showed a decline in happiness
- Dr. Yahyam whistles
- June 2, 2023
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Compared to the countless sources concerning the music in the temple, there is little information about the sand music, and yet the research brings up interesting things
- Avi Blizovsky
- May 31, 2023
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Altman joins a number of prominent figures, including Elon Musk and Stuart Russell, in emphasizing the need for careful research and caution in the development of artificial intelligence. The letter highlights the importance of ensuring AI systems are designed with safety and security in mind, as well as the need for international cooperation to address the global challenges posed by AI
- Haifa University
- May 18, 2023
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The inscription was written on a small, folded lead tablet, and it was found last year during soil screening works for the excavation of the late Prof. Adam Zartal from the University of Haifa on Mount Ibal
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
- May 5, 2023
A computerized tool quickly links each word in the Torah with the corresponding words in the various translations of the Torah into Aramaic
- Avi Blizovsky
- May 4, 2023
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An article published in Nature details Franklin's part in discovering the "backbone" of the DNA molecule. However due to the competition between the groups she avoided publishing a large part of them herself, also Watson and Crick had access to her experiments
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
- April 25, 2023
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The compass, as well as Bren type machine gun pods, were uncovered in an archaeological study by Dr. Rafi Lewis from Ashkelon Academic College and Haifa University and Il Marco from the Antiquities Authority * According to the researchers, the compass belonged to the platoon commander or one of the two patrols who fought in force * The study may shed light on the battle in which they were killed all warriors
- Science site The Conversation
- April 23, 2023
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There are many topics that science fiction deals with that will undoubtedly feed defense research around warfare and ways to reduce risk. While we can never fully predict the future, we can only hope that our leaders and decision makers learn the lessons hinted at in science fiction so that we can avoid the dystopia that much of science fiction depicts
- Dr. Yahyam whistles
- April 21, 2023
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Reading motivated by the Torah and prayers was an important, immanent element, in imparting the Torah and midrashes and Sages went into the depth of the importance of the Na'ima which served as an important means of sharpening the memory and flourished from the Mishna period onwards
- Avi Blizovsky
- April 17, 2023
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Non-Jewish Ukrainian writers tried to raise awareness of large-scale Ukrainian collaboration with the Nazis, but the Ukrainian public still does not recognize this, mainly due to the Soviet regime and many Ukrainian governments ignoring those who aided the Nazis and focusing on Soviet heroism against the Nazis * Only recently has there been an improvement, but it is still not felt on the ground
- Science site The Conversation
- April 17, 2023
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Every Holocaust survivor had countless moments in which the story could have ended. The mutual aid - starting with food smuggling, and even in successful local resistance events
- Science site The Conversation
- April 17, 2023
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This is what the Polish historian Jan Grabowski writes. The article was published on The Conversation Canada website on February 14, 2023
- Tel Aviv University
- April 17, 2023
The annual report of Tel Aviv University in collaboration with the "Anti-Defamation League" in preparation for Holocaust Day, but according to Prof. Uriah Shavit, head of the Center for the Study of European Jewry at Tel Aviv University: "With all the sadness in this, on the eve of this Holocaust Day it should be remembered that Jewish racism is not Better than any other racism. It must be condemned, confiscated and eradicated."
- The Hebrew University
- April 14, 2023
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A Shebaite inscription was deciphered on a clay urn that contained incense and was discovered less than 300 meters from the site of the temple as part of the Ofel excavations in Jerusalem. The inscription on the urn indicates a connection between King Solomon's Israel and the kingdom of Sheba which was in the territory of today's Yemen
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
- April 14, 2023
What are the sources and patterns of hatred, resentment and bitterness towards political opponents? The study does indeed deal with the USA, which exported this polarization to the whole world during the Trump era
- Prof. Asher Yahlom
- April 13, 2023
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Einstein is considered the greatest theoretician, along with Isaac Newton, the father of classical mechanics. His name became synonymous with genius. He gained worldwide fame in the first quarter of the 20th century thanks to the theory of relativity he developed
- chapter number
- April 3, 2023
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- Avi Blizovsky
- April 2, 2023
- 6 תגובות
Already in 2016, the measurements gave reason to assume the existence of a hidden space near the Chevron stones above the entrance. Now scientists from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have used ultrasound endoscopy to make an important contribution to confirming this assumption.
- Avi Blizovsky
- March 31, 2023
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The signatories of the letter call for a six-month pause in the development of systems more powerful than OpenAI's new GPT-4. "Strong AI systems should only be developed once we are confident that their effects will be positive and their risks will be manageable," the letter said.
- The Voice of Science website - the Israel National Science Foundation
- March 30, 2023
Complete human skeletons may testify to the existence of different human groups in the Land of Israel 100,000 years ago and more
- Israel Antiquities Authority Archeology
- March 30, 2023
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The hook, which appears to have been used for hunting sharks, was discovered in the excavations of the Israel Antiquities Authority before the establishment of the Agami neighborhood in Ashkelon * The unique find will be presented for the first time at the 48th Archaeological Congress, in the organization of the Israel Antiquities Authority, the Society for the Exploration of Israel and its Antiquities, and the Israel Archaeological Society
- chapter number
- March 21, 2023
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By Ilon Gilad, published by Am Oved. The section from the first chapter tells how the religion was founded out of nowhere and wrote the history of two Canaanite kingdoms - Judah and Israel at the hands of the writer Shepan and King Josiah who tried to leave the main god Jehovah out of the circle of his gods and become a single god. How long did it take for this belief to take hold?