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The weird, colourful garden where CERN's obsolete particle detectors enjoy their quiet retirement
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Scientists may have found the source of the most powerful neutrino ever detected. Via @sciencedaily_official #Science #Physics #ParticlePhysics 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬
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So I finished Tegmark's "Our Mathematical Universe" which was definitely not as annoying as Loeb's book, but I think that's because I kinda expect mathematicians to be total fucking weirdos.
"Our Mathematical Universe" is one of those books that has a few chapters that don't age well. There's bits near the end when Tegmark waxes about how awesome the Singularity will be, and haha oof, that shit probably sounded way more cool and exciting a decade ago.
The rest of it is kinda take it or leave it, like this all feels like semantics and general labelling issues right? Like, what is a particle? What stuff is a particle made of? What if it's ✨ made of math? ✨ Sure, why not? It's about as good as any other guess we have.
The unfortunate thing (for me) is that I've been exposed to stuff like this all my life, this isn't really *new* information for me, I'm familiar with the Copenhagen interpretation of QM, I'm familiar with the different varieties and levels of parallel universes, etc. I want something more.
And that's very much a 'me' issue, because really the only place to go from here is to university to actually learn particle physics or whatever, and I ain't got time for that. Would that I could just learn everything, but I can't, I learned all the superficial stuff, so now documentaries bore me.
Do I recommend "Our Mathematical Universe"? Eh. I guess if you want a discussion into some of the peculiarities of QM and parallel universes, sure? But I'd also read a lot of other books and watch a lot of other documentaries just to round things out, there's a lot of voices in this space.
One thing that I feel "Our Mathematical Universe" covers well is the phenomenon of being "scooped" while doing research, like hey, it happens. You could get palpitations wondering if you're The Very First with an idea, then casually read a 50 year old paper and realize that no, you are not.
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AI-Based Weather Forecasting Has Blind Spots
Traditional weather forecasting models are physics-based and rely on supercomputers. Practically speaking, this means that they start from the basic governing equations (like the Navier-Stokes equations) and use approximations to model aspects of the problem in order to make the physics solvable, given constraints on time, computational power, spatial resolution, and so on.
So-called AI models approach the problem differently, training a model on past weather conditions in order to predict future weather. In some respects, this approach is very successful; AI-based models require less computational infrastructure to run and, in recent years, have greatly improved their predictions of everyday weather.
However, these AI models do poorly when predicting extreme weather events, because their training data contain relatively few examples of these events. They show limited ability to extrapolate their predictions to more extreme events. But these events–like the unprecedented 2021 heatwave in the Pacific Northwest or many of the Category 5 hurricanes we’ve seen in the last decade–are happening increasingly often due to climate change. Those events will keep happening, more frequently, as warming continues. Physics-based models can predict and forecast these events in ways that AI-based models fail to because they are limited by their trained experiences.
Researchers are working to find ways to better equip AI-based models with more physical sense, but, as these models proliferate, it’s important for their users (and those of us using their forecasts) to know what their current weaknesses are. (Image credit: B. McGowan; research credit: Y. Sun et al.; see also S. Nath and T. Palmer; via Gizmodo)
#CFD #computationalFluidDynamics #fluidDynamics #hurricane #hurricanes #meteorology #physics #science #weather -
Gravitational waves reveals new information about how black holes behave and evolve
#physics #gravity #LIGO #science
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-age-of-gravitational-astronomy-is-here/
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🛸🔭 Using #math and #engineering, an #aerospace scientist explains why #interstellar visitors face extreme obstacles like vast distances, staggering fuel requirements, micrometeorite impacts, and conflicting design trade-offs – making an #alien visit to #Earth far less likely than #UFO headlines suggest.
#aliens #ufo #space #astronomy #physics #rockets #nuclear #fusion #antimatter #science #milkyway #pentagon
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🛸🔭 Using #math and #engineering, an #aerospace scientist explains why #interstellar visitors face extreme obstacles like vast distances, staggering fuel requirements, micrometeorite impacts, and conflicting design trade-offs – making an #alien visit to #Earth far less likely than #UFO headlines suggest.
#aliens #ufo #space #astronomy #physics #rockets #nuclear #fusion #antimatter #science #milkyway #pentagon
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🛸🔭 Using #math and #engineering, an #aerospace scientist explains why #interstellar visitors face extreme obstacles like vast distances, staggering fuel requirements, micrometeorite impacts, and conflicting design trade-offs – making an #alien visit to #Earth far less likely than #UFO headlines suggest.
#aliens #ufo #space #astronomy #physics #rockets #nuclear #fusion #antimatter #science #milkyway #pentagon
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🛸🔭 Using #math and #engineering, an #aerospace scientist explains why #interstellar visitors face extreme obstacles like vast distances, staggering fuel requirements, micrometeorite impacts, and conflicting design trade-offs – making an #alien visit to #Earth far less likely than #UFO headlines suggest.
#aliens #ufo #space #astronomy #physics #rockets #nuclear #fusion #antimatter #science #milkyway #pentagon
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🛸🔭 Using #math and #engineering, an #aerospace scientist explains why #interstellar visitors face extreme obstacles like vast distances, staggering fuel requirements, micrometeorite impacts, and conflicting design trade-offs – making an #alien visit to #Earth far less likely than #UFO headlines suggest.
#aliens #ufo #space #astronomy #physics #rockets #nuclear #fusion #antimatter #science #milkyway #pentagon
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🧬⚛️ “Science doesn’t demystify the world—it makes it more mysterious.”
In our new #Zoomposium, we speak with #sciencehistorian and #sciencecommunicator #ErnstPeterFischer.
📎https://philosophies.de/index.php/2026/05/10/romantische-revolution/
🎥 https://youtu.be/PlXoYAQ8xV8
#HistoryOfScience #Philosophy #QuantumPhysics #Romanticism #NaturalScience #QuantumTheory #PhilosophyOfScience #Education #Culture #DescriptionOfNature #Objectivity #ScienceCommunication #Cosmos #Physics #Biology
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🧬⚛️ “Science doesn’t demystify the world—it makes it more mysterious.”
In our new #Zoomposium, we speak with #sciencehistorian and #sciencecommunicator #ErnstPeterFischer.
📎https://philosophies.de/index.php/2026/05/10/romantische-revolution/
🎥 https://youtu.be/PlXoYAQ8xV8
#HistoryOfScience #Philosophy #QuantumPhysics #Romanticism #NaturalScience #QuantumTheory #PhilosophyOfScience #Education #Culture #DescriptionOfNature #Objectivity #ScienceCommunication #Cosmos #Physics #Biology
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🧬⚛️ “Science doesn’t demystify the world—it makes it more mysterious.”
In our new #Zoomposium, we speak with #sciencehistorian and #sciencecommunicator #ErnstPeterFischer.
📎https://philosophies.de/index.php/2026/05/10/romantische-revolution/
🎥 https://youtu.be/PlXoYAQ8xV8
#HistoryOfScience #Philosophy #QuantumPhysics #Romanticism #NaturalScience #QuantumTheory #PhilosophyOfScience #Education #Culture #DescriptionOfNature #Objectivity #ScienceCommunication #Cosmos #Physics #Biology
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🧬⚛️ “Science doesn’t demystify the world—it makes it more mysterious.”
In our new #Zoomposium, we speak with #sciencehistorian and #sciencecommunicator #ErnstPeterFischer.
📎https://philosophies.de/index.php/2026/05/10/romantische-revolution/
🎥 https://youtu.be/PlXoYAQ8xV8
#HistoryOfScience #Philosophy #QuantumPhysics #Romanticism #NaturalScience #QuantumTheory #PhilosophyOfScience #Education #Culture #DescriptionOfNature #Objectivity #ScienceCommunication #Cosmos #Physics #Biology
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US's big bet on quantum computing may not be entirely legal. Via @arstechnica #Science #Physics #QuantumPhysics #QuantumMechanics 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬 #ComputerSciences #QuantumComputers
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US's big bet on quantum computing may not be entirely legal. Via @arstechnica #Science #Physics #QuantumPhysics #QuantumMechanics 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬 #ComputerSciences #QuantumComputers
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US's big bet on quantum computing may not be entirely legal. Via @arstechnica #Science #Physics #QuantumPhysics #QuantumMechanics 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬 #ComputerSciences #QuantumComputers
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US's big bet on quantum computing may not be entirely legal. Via @arstechnica #Science #Physics #QuantumPhysics #QuantumMechanics 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬 #ComputerSciences #QuantumComputers
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US's big bet on quantum computing may not be entirely legal. Via @arstechnica #Science #Physics #QuantumPhysics #QuantumMechanics 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬 #ComputerSciences #QuantumComputers
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My monthly collection of links to items you may have missed is now up on my blog.
https://zenmischief.com/2026/05/mays-monthly-links/
#biology #blog #links #medicine #physics #science #sexuality #zenmischief
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My monthly collection of links to items you may have missed is now up on my blog.
https://zenmischief.com/2026/05/mays-monthly-links/
#biology #blog #links #medicine #physics #science #sexuality #zenmischief
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My monthly collection of links to items you may have missed is now up on my blog.
https://zenmischief.com/2026/05/mays-monthly-links/
#biology #blog #links #medicine #physics #science #sexuality #zenmischief
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My monthly collection of links to items you may have missed is now up on my blog.
https://zenmischief.com/2026/05/mays-monthly-links/
#biology #blog #links #medicine #physics #science #sexuality #zenmischief
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May’s Monthly Links
So now we bring you this month’s selection of links to items you wish you hadn’t missed. And it’s a well packed edition …
Science, Technology, Natural World
Apart from traumatic, what it would have been like to experience the dinosaur‑killing asteroid? [LONG READ]
There’s a huge amount of “space junk” above our heads: almost half of what’s in earth orbit is junk – and that’s only what we know about. [££££]
And while we’re talking of things going round … Astronomers have just found over ten thousand new exoplanet candidates.
Meanwhile there are some pieces of the cosmos being ignored by astronomers. [££££]
It seems that the universe could be any one of 18 possible shapes. [££££]
Let’s come back down to Earth … Researchers are beginning to understand how Egypt’s Great Pyramid has withstood earthquakes etc. for over 4500 years. [££££]
There are new insights into whether plants can hear.
[Illustrations NSFW] “Slow Blink” communication with your cat.
Scientists are developing tiny robots that can learn to navigate like honeybees. [££££]
On birds’ eyes and why their visual perception is almost second to none. [LONG READ]
At the other end of life on earth scientists have found a tiny fish that looks like Mr Snuffleupagus (below). [££££]
And finally in this section New Scientist had a piece on the renowned mathematician who doesn’t exist. [££££]
Health, Medicine
An interview with two scientists who have been working flat out to develop a test for hantavirus. [££££]
An American look at what the response to the hantavirus “scare” has brought to the surface – and a brilliant example of how to do public health leadership. [LONG READ]
So did the Ancient Egyptians invent the pregnancy test?
Along with that women have been using cannabis medicinally for thousands of years.
Twins. Born within minutes of each other. But they have different fathers!
Sexuality & Relationships
Sexual health after 60: aging, hormones & intimacy.
Sex after 35: apparently the female body was not designed for the sex most women are having. [LONG READ]
So what really does happen to a woman’s body during orgasm?
One man’s experience of vasectomy leads him to wonder why the procedure isn’t more common.
History, Archaeology, Anthropology
Were the Neanderthals the first dentists? One article from Scientific American, and a second from The Guardian.
A research team have published a new, online, map of Roman roads across their empire.
It’s long been supposed that after the Romans left Britain the Anglo-Saxons took over and totally replace the indigenous population. But DNA analysis tells us otherwise. [LONG READ]
It seems strange, but early medieval Ireland had laws protecting bees.
So who invented the corridor? [LONG READ]
There are tunnels under Bloxham, Oxfordshire. But what are they for? [LONG READ]
There’s a forgotten cock pit under Whitehall. [Now, now. That’s enough of that!]
London
And finally … Matt Brown has released the latest coloured section of John Rocque’s 1746 map of London. This time it’s Limehouse and Rotherhithe.
#biology #blog #links #medicine #physics #science #sexuality #zenmischief -
👉 Unser Tipp für dieses (und die kommenden) Wochenende(n) in Berlin ✨
„nach unten biegen - eine Ausstellung an den Grenzen von Wissenschaften und Künsten zur Schwerkraft“ in der Ruine der Künste Berlin
🚩 Hittorfstr. 5, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem
📅 Eröffnung der Ausstellung: 31. Mai 15-18 Uhr
📅 danach immer samstags und sonntags bis 26. Juli zwischen 15 und 18 Uhr geöffnet
#Wissenschaft #Physik #Science #Physics #Kunst #Berlin #MastoArt #Gravitationswellen #GravitationalWaves
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👉 Unser Tipp für dieses (und die kommenden) Wochenende(n) in Berlin ✨
„nach unten biegen - eine Ausstellung an den Grenzen von Wissenschaften und Künsten zur Schwerkraft“ in der Ruine der Künste Berlin
🚩 Hittorfstr. 5, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem
📅 Eröffnung der Ausstellung: 31. Mai 15-18 Uhr
📅 danach immer samstags und sonntags bis 26. Juli zwischen 15 und 18 Uhr geöffnet
#Wissenschaft #Physik #Science #Physics #Kunst #Berlin #MastoArt #Gravitationswellen #GravitationalWaves
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👉 Unser Tipp für dieses (und die kommenden) Wochenende(n) in Berlin ✨
„nach unten biegen - eine Ausstellung an den Grenzen von Wissenschaften und Künsten zur Schwerkraft“ in der Ruine der Künste Berlin
🚩 Hittorfstr. 5, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem
📅 Eröffnung der Ausstellung: 31. Mai 15-18 Uhr
📅 danach immer samstags und sonntags bis 26. Juli zwischen 15 und 18 Uhr geöffnet
#Wissenschaft #Physik #Science #Physics #Kunst #Berlin #MastoArt #Gravitationswellen #GravitationalWaves
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👉 Unser Tipp für dieses (und die kommenden) Wochenende(n) in Berlin ✨
„nach unten biegen - eine Ausstellung an den Grenzen von Wissenschaften und Künsten zur Schwerkraft“ in der Ruine der Künste Berlin
🚩 Hittorfstr. 5, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem
📅 Eröffnung der Ausstellung: 31. Mai 15-18 Uhr
📅 danach immer samstags und sonntags bis 26. Juli zwischen 15 und 18 Uhr geöffnet
#Wissenschaft #Physik #Science #Physics #Kunst #Berlin #MastoArt #Gravitationswellen #GravitationalWaves
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👉 Unser Tipp für dieses (und die kommenden) Wochenende(n) in Berlin ✨
„nach unten biegen - eine Ausstellung an den Grenzen von Wissenschaften und Künsten zur Schwerkraft“ in der Ruine der Künste Berlin
🚩 Hittorfstr. 5, 14195 Berlin-Dahlem
📅 Eröffnung der Ausstellung: 31. Mai 15-18 Uhr
📅 danach immer samstags und sonntags bis 26. Juli zwischen 15 und 18 Uhr geöffnet
#Wissenschaft #Physik #Science #Physics #Kunst #Berlin #MastoArt #Gravitationswellen #GravitationalWaves
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Incredible Discovery Changes Over 80 Years Of Thinking About Aerodynamics And Suggests Dramatic Aero Improvements
For modern car design, aerodynamics are important. Incredibly important, even. Why else would carmakers spend so much time…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Physics #aerodynamics #drag #paper #Research #Science #study
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Incredible Discovery Changes Over 80 Years Of Thinking About Aerodynamics And Suggests Dramatic Aero Improvements
For modern car design, aerodynamics are important. Incredibly important, even. Why else would carmakers spend so much time…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Physics #aerodynamics #drag #paper #Research #Science #study
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/669219/ -
Incredible Discovery Changes Over 80 Years Of Thinking About Aerodynamics And Suggests Dramatic Aero Improvements
For modern car design, aerodynamics are important. Incredibly important, even. Why else would carmakers spend so much time…
#NewsBeep #News #Physics #aerodynamics #AU #Australia #drag #Paper #research #Science #study
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Incredible Discovery Changes Over 80 Years Of Thinking About Aerodynamics And Suggests Dramatic Aero Improvements
For modern car design, aerodynamics are important. Incredibly important, even. Why else would carmakers spend so much time…
#NewsBeep #News #Physics #aerodynamics #AU #Australia #drag #Paper #research #Science #study
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Incredible Discovery Changes Over 80 Years Of Thinking About Aerodynamics And Suggests Dramatic Aero Improvements
For modern car design, aerodynamics are important. Incredibly important, even. Why else would carmakers spend so much time…
#NewsBeep #News #Physics #aerodynamics #CA #Canada #drag #paper #research #Science #study
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/989265/ Incredible Discovery Changes Over 80 Years Of Thinking About Aerodynamics And Suggests Dramatic Aero Improvements #aerodynamics #drag #paper #Physics #Research #Science #study #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Incredible Discovery Changes Over 80 Years Of Thinking About Aerodynamics And Suggests Dramatic Aero Improvements
For modern car design, aerodynamics are important. Incredibly important, even. Why else would carmakers spend so much time…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Physics #aerodynamics #drag #paper #Research #Science #study
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/668808/ -
Incredible Discovery Changes Over 80 Years Of Thinking About Aerodynamics And Suggests Dramatic Aero Improvements
For modern car design, aerodynamics are important. Incredibly important, even. Why else would carmakers spend so much time…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Physics #aerodynamics #drag #paper #Research #Science #study
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/668808/ -
Incredible Discovery Changes Over 80 Years Of Thinking About Aerodynamics And Suggests Dramatic Aero Improvements
For modern car design, aerodynamics are important. Incredibly important, even. Why else would carmakers spend so much time…
#NewsBeep #News #Physics #aerodynamics #AU #Australia #drag #Paper #research #Science #study
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/698667/ -
Incredible Discovery Changes Over 80 Years Of Thinking About Aerodynamics And Suggests Dramatic Aero Improvements
For modern car design, aerodynamics are important. Incredibly important, even. Why else would carmakers spend so much time…
#NewsBeep #News #Physics #aerodynamics #AU #Australia #drag #Paper #research #Science #study
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/988698/ Incredible Discovery Changes Over 80 Years Of Thinking About Aerodynamics And Suggests Dramatic Aero Improvements #aerodynamics #drag #paper #Physics #Research #Science #study #UK #UnitedKingdom
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Comet 3I ATLAS Image Gallery stunning photos of this interstellar comet. 💫 Did this one get you? 👉 🚨 Best Telescopes for Beginners! https://telescopeadvisor.com/best-telescopes-for-beginners.php Does this surprise you? #Physics #SpaceFacts
Comet 3I ATLAS Image Gallery s... -
Comet 3I ATLAS Image Gallery stunning photos of this interstellar comet. 💫 Did this one get you? 👉 🚨 Best Telescopes for Beginners! https://telescopeadvisor.com/best-telescopes-for-beginners.php Does this surprise you? #Physics #SpaceFacts
Comet 3I ATLAS Image Gallery s... -
Comet 3I ATLAS Image Gallery stunning photos of this interstellar comet. 💫 Did this one get you? 👉 🚨 Best Telescopes for Beginners! https://telescopeadvisor.com/best-telescopes-for-beginners.php Does this surprise you? #Physics #SpaceFacts
Comet 3I ATLAS Image Gallery s... -
Inside the spacecraft during the epic flyby 🚀 🔭 Mind = blown! 👉 🚨 Best Telescopes for Beginners! https://telescopeadvisor.com/best-telescopes-for-beginners.php Have you heard about this? #Cosmos #Universe #SpaceFacts #NASA #Physics
Inside the spacecraft during t... -
Inside the spacecraft during the epic flyby 🚀 🔭 Mind = blown! 👉 🚨 Best Telescopes for Beginners! https://telescopeadvisor.com/best-telescopes-for-beginners.php Have you heard about this? #Cosmos #Universe #SpaceFacts #NASA #Physics
Inside the spacecraft during t... -
Inside the spacecraft during the epic flyby 🚀 🔭 Mind = blown! 👉 🚨 Best Telescopes for Beginners! https://telescopeadvisor.com/best-telescopes-for-beginners.php Have you heard about this? #Cosmos #Universe #SpaceFacts #NASA #Physics
Inside the spacecraft during t... -
Quantum beats of exciton-polarons in CsPbI3 perovskite nanocrystals
Photon echo and long coherence of zero-phonon exciton The ensemble of CsPbI3 NCs is synthesized in a fluorophosphate…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Physics #HumanitiesandSocialSciences #multidisciplinary #Nanoparticles #Quantumdots #Science #Ultrafastphotonics
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/668461/
