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Despite common belief‚ English is not the official language of the US. In fact‚ it is one of the exceptional countries on the planet that does not officially recognize any language. To understand why‚ we must travel back to the genesis of the US and the ambitious ideals of the Founding Fathers.Across the world‚ approximately 180 countries have an official language and more than 100 have multiple official languages. The country that currently holds the record for the most is Bolivia‚ which has 37 official languages including Spanish and dozens of Indigenous languages.Countries adopt official languages to establish a universal means of communication in their governance‚ making it easier to outline and define things like laws‚ rights‚ etc. It can also be used as a tool to foster national unity and preserve cultural identity.However‚ when the US came to fruition during the 18th century‚ it had other ideas at the forefront of its mind‚ namely the ideals of individual liberty and equality. While English was establishing itself as the most dominant language in the American colonies throughout the 1700s‚ there were still significant portions of the population who spoke their mother tongue from their homeland: German‚ Dutch‚ Flemish‚ French‚ Danish‚ Norwegian‚ Swedish‚ Polish‚ Gaelic‚ Portuguese‚ Italian‚ and more. As a multicultural country of migrants who spoke an array of different languages‚ it was deemed unfair to pick one language over any other. In 1780‚ John Adams proposed that English should be made the official language of the US to the Continental Congress‚ but it was deemed “undemocratic and a threat to individual liberty.” There is an urban legend that Congress came very close to approving German as the official language‚ but it didn’t pass due to a single vote cast by Frederick Muhlenberg‚ the first-ever Speaker of the US House of Representatives. However‚ this story has been thoroughly debunked as a myth. The US has no official language at the federal level‚ but 32 of the 50 US states and all five US territories have recognized English as an official language at a local level. Furthermore‚ there have been continued attempts to install English as the official language of the US in recent decades. Even recently‚ in 2023‚ Republican Senators JD Vance of Ohio and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota introduced a bill to declare English as the nation’s official language.Many of these attempts have been driven out of fear that the English language is dying‚ but that’s a pretty sensational – and unfounded – claim.The latest census data indicates that 78.3 percent of the nation speaks only English at home. While that is slightly down from the previous dataset (78.7 percent in 2013-2017)‚ it’s evident that English reigns supreme. The second most commonly spoken language in the US is Spanish‚ yet 61 percent of Spanish speakers can additionally speak English “very well.” Languages are constantly evolving – and the US‚ for once‚ is no exception. Linguists have reported several developments in the way people speak in the US compared to decades gone by. For instance‚ researchers have noted how the classic Southern accent is fading away. Conversely‚ new accents are being born in other places as a result of cultural intermingling between Spanish and English speakers. Parts of the English language may be shape-shifting in the US‚ but it’s not going anywhere anytime soon. All “explainer” articles are confirmed by fact checkers to be correct at time of publishing. Text‚ images‚ and links may be edited‚ removed‚ or added to at a later date to keep information current. 

Astronomy is full of puzzling objects‚ and an international team of researchers has just added another juicy one: A dense compact object that has been spotted orbiting a pulsar. This in itself is not that groundbreaking – but the mass of this object is puzzling. It is in the so-called mass gap. Researchers are either observing the heaviest neutron star known or the lightest black hole.When stars much heavier than the Sun go supernova‚ they can form two different types of objects. If they are not too big‚ they will collapse into a neutron star. Neutron stars are stellar objects made of only neutrons (the particles at the center of an atom with zero electric charge) and have an incredible density. A teaspoon of neutron star matter has a weight similar to that of a mountain.Neutron stars can have various properties. Pulsars are a type of neutron star that spin fast around their axis‚ emitting periodic pulsation. Millisecond pulsars such as the object in this study (called PSR J0514−4002E) spin hundreds of times per second. They act like some of the most precise clocks in the universe.The other dense object that a supernova can create is a black hole – an object so dense that nothing‚ not even light‚ can escape. Observations and theories put the heaviest possible neutron star at 2.2 times the mass of the Sun. The lightest black hole is expected to be around five times the mass of the Sun. In between‚ there’s the mass gap‚ where an object is expected to be a black hole unless we are missing something in the physics of neutron stars.The companion of the pulsar in this case has a mass between 2.09 and 2.71 times that of our Sun. It could be a system with a pulsar and a black hole; or one with neutron stars‚ one of which is pulsating. “Either possibility for the nature of the companion is exciting. A pulsar–black hole system will be an important target for testing theories of gravity and a heavy neutron star will provide new insights in nuclear physics at very high densities‚” co-author Professor Ben Stappers‚ from The University of Manchester‚ said in a statement.The pulsar spins (and so pulsates) 170 times every second‚ which has been observed with the MeerKAT radio observatory. By studying tiny variations of this rhythmic signal‚ researchers were able to estimate the properties of the system. The precision reached is incredible given that these two celestial bodies are 40‚000 light-years away.“Think of it like being able to drop an almost perfect stopwatch into orbit around a star almost 40‚000 light years away and then being able to time those orbits with microsecond precision‚” added Ewan Barr from Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy‚ who led the study with his colleague Arunima Dutta.The team believes that the companion is not the direct consequence of a supernova‚ but rather that it was originally two neutron stars‚ merging into this massive object. It might seem peculiar to have three neutron stars in a single system‚ but this object is in a globular cluster. This is a spherical collection of stars with a much higher density than other places in the galaxy‚ like our neighborhood. It’s common for many stars to interact in the globular clusters. Such interactions probably led to the formation of an incredible object. And while we don’t know exactly what it is yet‚ researchers are committed to finding out.“We're not done with this system yet‚” Arunima Dtta concluded. “Uncovering the true nature of the companion will [be] a turning point in our understanding of neutron stars‚ black holes‚ and whatever else might be lurking in the black hole mass gap.”A paper describing this research is published in the journal Science.

The world of robotics is an exciting place‚ especially when it comes to those robots that take inspiration from nature as a means to create something unique and impressive. A self-3D-printing‚ snake-like robot that grows longer as it moves (stop sniggering) in a similar manner to a vine has been created‚ opening up a mind-boggling avenue of possibilities for its use.Named the FiloBot by researchers at Fondazione Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Italy‚ the robot is snake-like with a white head containing 3D printing technology‚ including a feeding mechanism and a plotting unit. As the head spins more mass is created‚ increasing the length of the robot behind. The body also contains a tube containing the 3D printer ink‚ which is a type of plastic. The tail end of the robot contains the inkwell‚ a pump‚ and a power source.    FiloBot can be programmed to grow towards the light or against gravity‚ drawing inspiration from climbing plants. The robot can also adapt its growth depending on the support available; for instance‚ where strong supports are present for the robot to climb up‚ it can develop a lighter body and faster growth. When the supports are weak or missing‚ it can produce a tougher body to allow it to support itself. The team suggests that this ability to use atypical growth can help the robot cross bumpy terrain and even gaps. These skills could be useful in scenarios such as disaster relief or measuring environmental pollution in hazardous areas. The embodied intelligence helps the robot respond to the physical challenges of different environments. The study is published in Science Robotics.

"When I came to you with those calculations‚ we thought we might start a chain reaction that might destroy the entire world‚" J. Robert Oppenheimer says to Albert Einstein at the end of Oppenheimer and the beginning of many Oppenheimer remixes. “What of it?” Einstein asks‚ to which Oppenheimer replies “I believe we did."Oppenheimer is talking metaphorically‚ of course‚ referring to a world beginning to arm itself to the teeth with weapons that could destroy the world many times over. But before the first nuclear bomb was launched‚ as referenced in the film‚ physicists were concerned that the blast could set the atmosphere on fire‚ and literally destroy the world. Key concerns‚ raised by theoretical physicist Edward Teller at a recruitment meeting in California‚ were that a reaction may become sustained‚ as it is in the Sun."The fear of Teller was that a fission bomb's detonation process might involve rapid local heating of the atmosphere in which‚" a new paper on the topic outlines‚ "because of a possible lack of cooling capability‚ the temperature might rise to such a point that the 14N nitrogen nuclei in the atmosphere might fuse with each other or with other light atmospheric isotope components‚ such as 1H hydrogen‚ 12C carbon‚ or 16O oxygen."The Manhattan Project had the foremost physicists of the time to figure it out. In 1942‚ Oppenheimer took a train to see Arthur Compton‚ Nobel Prize winner and expert in radiation physics‚ to try and get some answers. Or at least‚ the best answers available without experimental data (blowing up a big bomb and seeing if the planet sets on fire).Compton remembered the meeting years later‚ and spoke about Oppenheimer's fears."Hydrogen nuclei‚" Arthur Compton explained to American Weekly in 1959‚ "are unstable‚ and they can combine into helium nuclei with a large release of energy‚ as they do on the sun. To set off such a reaction would require a very high temperature‚ but might not the enormously high temperature of the atomic bomb be just what was needed to explode hydrogen?"There was also the possibility that the same thing could happen in the oceans. "And if hydrogen‚ what about hydrogen in sea water? Might not the explosion of the atomic bomb set off an explosion of the ocean itself? Nor was this all that Oppenheimer feared. The nitrogen in the air is also unstable‚ though in less degree. Might not it‚ too‚ be set off by an atomic explosion in the atmosphere?"This‚ of course‚ while ending the war‚ would do so a little too permanently‚ given that man‚ woman‚ and fish would be killed in the resulting reaction."It would be the ultimate catastrophe‚" Compton continued. "Better to accept the slavery of the Nazis than to run the chance of drawing the final curtain on mankind."Compton‚ however‚ told Oppenheimer that it would not occur in atmospheric conditions. Radiation cooling would always be too fast for such a reaction to be sustained‚ as Teller later wrote a report classified until 1979."The energy losses to radiation always overcompensate the gains due to reactions‚" he wrote in the report‚ adding "It is impossible to reach such temperatures unless fission bombs or thermonuclear bombs are used which greatly exceeds the bombs now under consideration."We now know through experimental data‚ including tests that forged "forbidden" quasicrystals‚ that sustained reactions in the oceans and atmosphere are not triggered by nuclear explosions. However‚ as the new paper written by Michael Wiescher and Karlheinz Langanke points out‚ the initial teams missed a key reaction. Though they had been concerned by 14N the most‚ given nitrogen's abundance in the atmosphere‚ they did not consider the 14N(n‚p)14C reaction‚ which produced 14C in abundance."The radiocarbon peak in our atmosphere decreases quickly because this long-lasting carbon isotope gets absorbed by plants through the carbon cycle. As a result‚ it becomes a part of all biological materials for thousands of years‚" the team concludes. "This radiocarbon remains in our bodies‚ serving as a lasting reminder of the human hubris leading to the development of nuclear weapons that Oppenheimer wanted to caution against."The paper is published in Natural Sciences.

Many people claim to have seen the elusive creature in the forests of North America. But what if there is a simpler explanation for these sightings? What if bigfoot is actually a black bear? That is the hypothesis of a new study by Floe Foxon‚ published in the Journal of Zoology. The study is a comprehensive analysis of the factors that influence the frequency of bigfoot sightings across the US and Canada. The study used data from various sources‚ including the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization‚ which maintains a geo-tagged database of reported sightings‚ the Canadian and US governments‚ which provide estimates of the black bear population and the forested area in each state or province‚ and the national census‚ which gives information on the human population density. Researchers found that there is a strong correlation between bigfoot sightings and the local black bear population. For every 1‚000 bears‚ the probability of a bigfoot sighting increases by about 4 percent. This correlation holds even after controlling for other factors‚ such as the amount of forested land and the number of people living in the area. The study also found that bigfoot sightings tend to occur more often in regions where black bears have a wider range of colors‚ from golden brown to deep reddish‚ as well as black. Researchers suggests that many people may mistake black bears for bigfoot‚ as they have similar colors‚ sizes‚ and behaviors. Black bears can weigh up to 600 pounds and stand up to six feet tall on their hind legs. They also frequent the forested areas that are supposedly bigfoot’s favored terrain. They can walk upright for short distances and sometimes make vocalizations that sound like grunts or howls. The study cites an example of a reported bigfoot sighting that said that pictures were obtained but‚ “One of the pictures looks like a bear.” The study concludes that “if bigfoot is there‚ it could be a bear.” The study does not rule out the possibility that bigfoot exists‚ but it casts doubt on the reliability of eyewitness accounts. The post Study finds a link between Bigfoot sightings and bear populations appeared first on Anomalien.com.

Have you ever wondered what happens when you die? Is there an afterlife‚ or do you simply cease to exist? Many people believe that death is the end of everything‚ but some physicists have a different perspective. They argue that death is not only impossible‚ but also illogical‚ based on the principles of quantum physics. Quantum physics is the branch of science that studies the nature of reality at the smallest scales of matter and energy. It reveals that the world is not made of solid objects‚ but of waves and particles that can exist in multiple states at once…. This premium content is for PLUS+ members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read. The post The impossibility of death according to quantum physics appeared first on Anomalien.com.

Have you ever noticed how your dog seems to have a sixth sense when it comes to judging people? It’s a common belief that dogs can sense the true nature of humans. If your furry friend reacts negatively to someone new‚ it’s not unusual for you to feel a bit wary of that person too.... The post Studies show that dogs can tell if someone is a ‘bad’ or ‘untrustworthy’ person appeared first on Animal Channel.

Yesterday‚ I was ready to predict that Joe Scarborough would open today's Morning Joe with the clip of Donald Trump confusing Nikki Haley with Nancy Pelosi‚ saying that on January 6th‚ he had offered Haley 10‚000 troops. But then Ron DeSantis announced his withdrawal from the race. Huge political news! So there went my prediction.  But no! Despite the DeSantis withdrawal‚ Scarborough did indeed open today's Morning Joe with that clip of Trump confusing Haley and Pelosi. It's a sign of just how desperately Scarborough wants to offset Biden's blatant senility by beating the drum‚ as we noted last week‚ of Trump supposedly being "dazed and confused." He's channeling all the hardened Democrats using the Twitter hashtag #DementiaDon.  But in its second half-hour‚ today's show eventually got around to the DeSantis news--and did so with a nasty smirk. Katty Kay kicked things off. You might imagine that BBCer Kay represents the more refined wing of the liberal media. But there she was with a mocking laugh as she suggested to Charlie Sykes that they do a DeSantis post-mortem‚ "before we consign him to oblivion and forget his name." Klassy Katty! Scarborough took it from there. His theme was that Trump is "Fat Elvis‚" the  "sweaty Fat Elvis" of 1977‚ and that's what his fans want. Thus‚ they were not going to switch to a knock-off Fat Elvis in the person of DeSantis. According to Scarborough‚ DeSantis needed to find another lane‚ but never did so. Scarborough was so enthralled with his Fat Elvis analogy that he proclaimed it a "perfect‚ perfect analogy. Because who in the hell is going to go see a knock-off of Donald Trump 2024?"  Trump as Fat Elvis is a classic analogy for liberal snobs like Scarborough who summer on Nantucket. After all‚ in their eyes‚ people who loved past-his-prime Elvis were just those dumb Southerners‚ and bumpkins from across the fruited plain. Here's the transcript. MSNBC Morning Joe 1/22/24 6:37 am ET KATTY KAY: Charlie‚ let's do a little bit of the post-mortem before we consign him to oblivion and forget his name [laughs.] Let's do a bit of a postmortem on Ron DeSantis. . . .  JOE SCARBOROUGH: It seems to me that you‚ you‚ you have a choice. You have to pick a lane. And Donald Trump had the MAGA lane‚ had the extreme MAGA lane. And so‚ here you had Fat Elvis '77‚ and you had Ron DeSantis saying‚ I'm going to go to Vegas‚ and I'm going to fill that lane‚ right? Why‚ why? Like‚ if you can't‚ if that lane's already filled‚ then do the Beatles! If you can't do the Beatles‚ do Dylan. If you can't do the Dylan‚ be the Fifth Dimension. Be anybody‚ but don't try to be Fat Elvis! [Shouts] They got that on the strip! MIKA BRZEZINSKI: A lot of it. SCARBOROUGH: [Still shouting] They got a lot of it‚ right? You're never going to get people -- MIKA: So much. SCARBOROUGH: -- Heilemann‚ if somebody has followed Elvis since '57‚they're not going to drive to Vegas in '77 and say‚ "Hey‚ I'm going to go see the Fat Elvis imitator." No! They're going to see Elvis! And they're going to get the sweaty‚ fat guy with‚ you know‚ pulling off‚ pulling off the -- you know‚ throwing his scarves into the crowd.  And people think‚ like‚ I'm joking. No‚ this is a perfect‚ perfect analogy. Because who in the hell is going to go see a knock-off of Donald Trump 2024?