James Healy

Jan 13, 2025 | global.chinadaily.com.cn | James Healy

The recent passing of former United States president Jimmy Carter at the age of 100 was a stark reminder that, despite the myriad changes the world has seen since Carter's term in the White House (1977-81), developments in two key areas — Sino-US ties and the situation in the Middle East — are just as important now as then.

Sep 11, 2024 | chinadaily.com.cn | James Healy

My recent discovery of a tasty, natural Chinese delicacy prompted memories of my late friend Jerry, a true Renaissance man who possessed wide and deep knowledge on topics ranging from organic agriculture to the history of jazz. An extraordinary chef who trained in Switzerland, Jerry once explained to me, in amazing detail, how the flavor and texture of the humble hamburger will vary depending on the order in which you stack the beef patty, cheese, tomato slices, onions and lettuce.

May 16, 2024 | chinadaily.com.cn | James Healy

Tai chi, according to a recent study, is better than aerobic exercise for lowering blood pressure. That's good reason to rejoice, and not just for those dealing with hypertension. After all, it shows that science is confirming the benefits long ascribed to this treasured Chinese art.

Jan 22, 2024 | chinadaily.com.cn | James Healy

Over the recent holidays, my home state of Nebraska in the United States was "blessed" with a blizzard that dumped around 25 centimeters of snow and caused a whiteout, a dangerous condition in which visibility is so hampered, motorists lose all sense of direction. Now that's heavy snow. And even more of it — from 9 to 30 centimeters — menaced the region in recent days as part of a huge storm system that hit huge sections of the US.

Aug 18, 2023 | link.aps.org | James Healy |Carlos O. Lousto

We performed a series of 1381 full numerical simulations of high energy collision of black holes to search for the maximum recoil velocity after their merger. We consider equal mass binaries with opposite spins pointing along their orbital plane and perform a search of spin orientations, impact parameters, and initial linear momenta to find the maximum recoil for a given spin magnitude s.