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Darren Orf

New York, Portland, St. Louis

Editor and Writer at Freelance

freelancer/nature guy, formerly @popmech and @gizmodo. he/him

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  • The Computational Limit of Life May Be Much Higher Than We Thought

    4 days ago | prevention.com | Darren Orf

    A new paper written by a theoretical physicist at Howard University claims that aneural eukaryotic cells could process information up to a billion times faster than typical biochemical processes. This idea forms from the emerging evidence that biology and quantum mechanics may not be as mutually exclusive as scientists originally thought.

  • Humanity Could Return to Our Underwater Evolutionary Roots—It Could Happen Sooner Than You Think

    6 days ago | popularmechanics.com | Darren Orf

    Some 370 million years ago, the great-great-great (and on and on and on) vertebrate ancestor of Homo sapiens—a weird-looking salamander creature called a tetrapod—ditched the water for land. In the ensuing geological epochs, humans (or what would eventually become humans) didn’t look back. However, with the rise of modern technology in the last century, our species is eyeing other forms of habitation beyond ground-floor living.

  • China's Next-Gen Fusion Reactor Could Achieve First Plasma in Just 2 Years

    6 days ago | popularmechanics.com | Darren Orf

    China is racing forward in its effort to pave the way in fusion energy science, and state-sponsored media reported earlier this week that one of the country’s next-gen reactors is now under construction. The Burning Plasma Experiment Superconducting Tokamak, or BEST, is an intermediary reactor between China’s first-generation reactor and the Chinese Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR)—a fusion plant demonstrator.

  • China's Next-Gen Fusion Reactor Could Achieve First Plasma in Just 2 Years

    6 days ago | yahoo.com | Darren Orf

    China is racing forward in its effort to pave the way in fusion energy science, and state-sponsored media reported earlier this week that one of the country’s next-gen reactors is now under construction. The Burning Plasma Experiment Superconducting Tokamak, or BEST, is an intermediary reactor between China’s first-generation reactor and the Chinese Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR)—a fusion plant demonstrator.

  • Out-of-Body Experiences Suggest Consciousness May Exist Outside the Brain, Some Scientists Say

    6 days ago | flipboard.com | Darren Orf

    What happens when you take creatine while strength training? Researchers exploreCreatine is one of the most widely studied supplements, and the research is mounting. Studies show that taking creatine can increase muscle mass and …

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Darren Orf
Darren Orf @darrenthewalrus
11 Jul 22

RT @NASA: It's here–the deepest, sharpest infrared view of the universe to date: Webb's First Deep Field. Previewed by @POTUS on July 11,…

Darren Orf
Darren Orf @darrenthewalrus
22 Jun 22

Another fun one for inverse. Planet nine! New cosmic belts! Space!

Inverse
Inverse @inversedotcom

Astronomers believe some of the strange phenomena happening in the outer Solar System could be due to a ninth planet. https://t.co/zJMfIhuui5

Darren Orf
Darren Orf @darrenthewalrus
27 May 22

my first for @inversedotcom. it was a total head trip but a super fun one https://t.co/neygaA48Mg