Ecology

Inside the MotoGP helmet: an engineering sandwich that protects the head at 300 km/h

Inside the MotoGP helmet: an engineering sandwich that protects the head at 300 km/h

MotoGP helmets must guarantee maximum protection and stability. Credit: Box Repsol, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons When a driver takes to the track, every gesture is calculated down to the millimetre. But there is one element that must always work, with no margin for error: the helmet. Beneath the graphics and sponsorships, a true engineering masterpiece is hidden. Today ...

Can AI replace the psychologist?

Can AI replace the psychologist?

Can AI chatbots really replace a psychologist? Short answer: no, it’s not a good idea to replace your psychologist with AI. He lacks real empathy, does not pick up on non-verbal cues and does not have the sensitivity necessary to ask the right questions. However, it can act as apsychological first aid” when you don’t have immediate access to a ...

This is not the Campi Flegrei - the M=4.0 earthquake occurred in the Avellino area

This is not the Campi Flegrei – the M=4.0 earthquake occurred in the Avellino area

Often, when a new earthquake occurs in the Campi Flegrei, I don’t find out about it from the seismographs, but from people.“Earthquake.”“Andrei, that was cool.”“Now yes, never felt so strong.”Well, when they tell me that, I immediately take action to understand what it was about.I check the INGV data, compare the locations, look at the depth, and as usual I ...

Dark matter, an experiment reveals new clues, closing the circle on the greatest enigma of the universe

Dark matter, an experiment reveals new clues, closing the circle on the greatest enigma of the universe

Six different galaxy clusters captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The clusters were observed in a study of the behavior of dark matter. Credit: ESA/Hubble, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons There dark matter represents one of the greatest mysteries of modern physics. Although invisibleexercise severity in the Universe, but it does not emit or absorb light. The evolution ...

Who really invented pasta, Italy or Asia?

Who really invented pasta, Italy or Asia?

The October 25th we celebrate the World Pasta Daya food loved all over the world, and for some time it has been discussed whether this specialty, today associated with our culture and the Mediterranean diet, was invented in Italy or in Asia. From the sources at our disposal, we know that pasta was born in China at least 4,000 years ...

At the Mexico City GP F1 races at 2200 meters above sea level: circuit analysis

At the Mexico City GP F1 races at 2200 meters above sea level: circuit analysis

The Mexico City Formula 1 circuit. Credit @F1 via “X” The Mexico City circuitbetter known as “Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez”is the highest track in the entire Formula 1 World Championship with well 2238 meters above sea level. A peculiarity which is no small feat and which brings with it many problems, especially for the mechanical components of the single-seaters. The rarefaction ...