This Is the Fastest Random-Number Generator Ever Built

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March 03, 2021

Physics This Is the Fastest Random-Number Generator Ever Built A laser generates quantum randomness at a rate of 250 trillion bits per second, and could lead to devices small enough to fit on a single chip By Davide Castelvecchi,Nature magazine

Space Stunning Astronomy Photos Look Like They're Shot from Space Astrophotographer Miguel Claro’s portraits capture wonders of the universe By Leslie Nemo

Policy & Ethics Science and Society Are Failing Children in the COVID Era The school reopening debate points toward a broader range of problems facing the young By Nason Maani,Sandro Galea

Conservation An Urgent Call for a New Relationship with Nature “Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and the Planet” is the theme of this year's World Wildlife Day By Elizabeth Bennett

Public Health Teens and Other Volunteers Help Seniors Find Scarce COVID Shots Sign-up systems for vaccines are horribly confusing, so people across the U.S. set up Facebook pages and phone lines with hands-on help By Marla Broadfoot

Energy Energy Companies Reluctantly Embrace Carbon Pricing Established prices would be easier to meet than a patchwork of regulations and mandates By Corbin Hiar,E&E News

Policy & Ethics It's a Myth That Asian-Americans Are Doing Well in the Pandemic Statistics suggest they are—but numbers often don’t include the most vulnerable with limited English By Amy Yee

Policy & Ethics Major Physics Society Will Not Meet in Cities with Racist Policing Records The American Physical Society’s new criteria for conference venues seem to be unique among scientific societies By Nidhi Subbaraman,Nature magazine

Conservation Struggling Koalas Get Help from a Bold Breeding Program Australia’s bushfires devastated koala populations, but a first-ever mix of capture and genetics could aid a marsupial comeback By Gloria Dickie

FROM THE STORE Criminal Psychology and the Roots of Violence   In 2020, mass shootings and hate crimes reached record highs. On January 6, 2021, a deadly mob stormed the US Capitol. In this eBook, we examine the factors that contribute to aggressive and brutal behavior, including its biological and genetic underpinnings, how intimacy and bias can lead to violence, how people become radicalized to commit acts of aggression, as well as certain psychological disorders and their role in violent behavior.

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