Chris 
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@lupyuen The black holes merge too.
Possible first sightings of #cosmicstrings leftover from the #bigbang?
Pulsar Data May Point to Cosmic Strings from the Big Bang | Quanta Magazine
https://www.quantamagazine.org/pulsar-data-may-point-to-cosmic-strings-from-the-big-bang-20200929/
@djsumdog LOL indeed! Been there many times.
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The very sad news of the death of John D Barrow
R.I.P. John D Barrow (1952-2020) | In the Dark
https://telescoper.wordpress.com/2020/09/27/r-i-p-john-d-barrow-1952-2020/
Black Holes From the Big Bang Could Be the Dark Matter | Quanta Magazine
https://www.quantamagazine.org/black-holes-from-the-big-bang-could-be-the-dark-matter-20200923/
@lupyuen Interesting!
Of course, I know it as one of the methods we use in Operational Research to simulate a system.
@SEEK Welcome!
I hope you enjoy your time here. You will find Qoto an interesting instance, plenty of good stuff. The moderators are good too with a fair and no nonsense hand.
Enjoy and see you around ...
10 Days to Le Mans!
Normally held in July, this year it is in September due to the pandemic.
The universe looks thiner than first thought ...
A New Cosmic Tension: The Universe Might Be Too Thin | Quanta Magazine
https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-cosmic-tension-the-universe-might-be-too-thin-20200908/
Big Bounce Simulations Challenge the Big Bang | Quanta Magazine
Recent computational gravity simulations show that cyclic universes can have the same features as inflationary models.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/big-bounce-simulations-challenge-the-big-bang-20200804/
Data from Atacama Cosmology Telescope (ACT) in Chile aligns well with Planck data. Papers on Arxiv later today!
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-02126-6
https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-hidden-magnetic-universe-begins-to-come-into-view-20200702/
#magnetism and the #hubbleconstant , how magnetism could explain the Hubble tension.
Earth’s nearest supergiant is cooling down at the end of its life
Scientists now believe the dimming of Betelgeuse was caused by a giant sunspot ...
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Random Search Wired Into Animals May Help Them Hunt | Quanta Magazine
https://www.quantamagazine.org/random-search-wired-into-animals-may-help-them-hunt-20200611/
I can so easily relate to this. I used to enjoy going on random drives to see where it got me. I would like to try a levy-walk but will wait for it to be cooler. Too hot!
But hopefully it will rain soon ... 
