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11 UCLA faculty members elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences | UCLA – UCLA Newsroom

Posted: May 3, 2022 at 9:40 pm

Eleven UCLA faculty members were elected today to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nations most prestigious honorary societies. A total of 261 artists, scholars, scientists and leaders in the public, nonprofit and private sectors were elected, including honorary members from 16 countries.

UCLA had the second most honorees among colleges and universities, preceded only by Harvard. Stanford was third, UC Berkeley fourth, and MIT and Yale tied for fifth.

In February,UCLA was No. 1 in the number ofprofessors selected for2022 Sloan Research Fellowships, an honor widely seen as evidence of the quality of an institutions science, math and economics faculty.

UCLAs 2022 American Academy of Arts and Sciences honorees are:

John AgnewDistinguished professor of geographyAgnews research focuses on political geography, international political economy, European urbanization and modern Italy. Among his many awards is the2019Vautrin Lud Prize, one of the highest honors in the field of geography. In 2017, Agnew was selected to deliver UCLAs Faculty Research Lecture.

Walter AllenDistinguished professor ofeducation, sociology and African American studiesAllen, UCLAs Allan Murray Cartter Professor of Higher Education, is the director of UCLAs Capacity Building Center and the UCLA Choices Project.His expertise includesthe comparative study of race, ethnicity and inequality; diversity in higher education; family studies; and thestatus of Black males in American society.

Patricia GandaraResearch professor of educationGandara is co-director of the Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles at UCLA and chair of the working group on education for the UCMexico Initiative. Her publications include the 2021 books Schools Under Siege:Immigration Enforcement and Educational Equity and The Students We Share: Preparing U.S. and Mexican Teachers for Our Transnational Future.

Wilfrid Gangbo Professor of mathematicsGangbos expertise includes the calculus of variations, nonlinear analysis, partial differential equations and fluid mechanics. He is the founder of EcoAfrica, an association of scientists involved in projects in support of African countries, and is one of the UC and Stanford University faculty members who launched the David Harold Blackwell Summer Research Institute.

Haruzo HidaDistinguished research professor of mathematicsHida is an expert onnumber theory and modular forms. A highly honored mathematician, he has spoken about his research at numerous international conferences and was the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1991 and the Leroy P. Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research from the American Mathematical Society in 2019.

Leonid KruglyakDistinguished professor of human genetics and biological chemistryDavid Geffen School of Medicine at UCLAKruglyak is UCLAs Diller-von Furstenberg Professor of Human Genetics, chair of the department of human genetics and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator. He studies the complex genetic basis of heritable traits, which involves many genes that interact with one another and the environment, and his laboratory conducts experiments using computational analysis and model organisms.He has been the recipient ofmany awards, includingthe Burroughs Wellcome Fund Innovation Award in Functional Genomics, the Curt Stern Award from the American Society of Human Geneticsand the Edward Novitski Prize from the Genetics Society of America.

Peter NarinsDistinguished research professor of integrative biology and physiology, and ofecology and evolutionary biologyNarins research focuses on how animals extract relevant sounds from the often noisy environments in which they live. His numerous honors and awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship, theAcoustical Society of Americas2021 silver medal in animal bioacoustics and election to four scientific societies: the Acoustical Society of America, the Animal Behavior Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the International Society for Neuroethology.

Bradley ShafferDistinguished professor of ecology and evolutionarybiologyShaffer, the director of theUCLA La Kretz CenterforCalifornia ConservationScience, is an expert onevolutionary biology, ecology and the conservation biology of amphibians and reptiles. His recent work has focused on conservation genomics of endangered and ecologically important plants and animals of California, global conservation of freshwater turtles and tortoises, and the application of genomics to the protection of endangered California amphibians and reptiles.

Blaire Van ValkenburghDistinguished research professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biologyVan Valkenburgh, UCLAs Donald R. Dickey Professor of Vertebrate Biology, focuses on the biology and paleontology of carnivorous mammals such as hyenas, wolves, lions and sabertooth cats. She is a leading expert on the evolutionary biology of large carnivores, past and present, and analyzes the fossil record of carnivores from both ecological and evolutionary perspectives.

George VargheseProfessor of computer scienceUCLA Samueli School of EngineeringVarghese, UCLAs Jonathan B. Postel Professor of Networking,devotedthefirst part of his career tomaking the internet fastera field he calls network algorithmics for which he was elected to theNational Academy of Engineeringin 2017, theNational Academy of Inventorsin 2020 and theInternet Hall of Fame in 2021. He is now working to jump-start an area he calls network design automation to provide a set of tools for operating and debugging networks.

Min ZhouDistinguished professor of sociology and Asian American studiesZhou, UCLAs Walter and Shirley Wang Professor of U.S.China Relations and Communications, is director of UCLAs Asia Pacific Center.Her research interests include migration and development,Chinese diasporas,race and ethnicity, and urban sociology.

These individuals excel in ways that excite us and inspire us at a time when recognizing excellence, commending expertise and working toward the common good is absolutely essential to realizing a better future, David Oxtoby, president of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, said of this years honorees.

Membership is an honor, and also an opportunity toshape ideas and influence policy in areas as diverse as the arts, democracy, education, global affairs and science, said Nancy C. Andrews, chair of the academys board of directors.

The American Academy of Arts and Scienceswas founded in 1780 by John Adams, John Hancock and others who believed the new republic should honor exceptionally accomplished individuals. Previous fellows have included George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and UCLA astrophysicistAndrea Ghez.

The academy also serves as an independent policy research center engaged in studies of complex and emerging problems. Its current membership represents some of todays most innovative thinkers across a variety of fields and professions and includes more than 250 Nobel and Pulitzer prize winners.

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Roma ‘gypsy’ people of Europe have long held a fascination for geneticists. Here’s why – Genetic Literacy Project

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The Roma people have long held a special fascination for population geneticists who study the frequencies of genetic diseases. The largest minority in Europe, the Roma number 10 to 12 million and live in scattered groups, mostly in central and southeastern Europe. A recent Comment in Nature, from a team at the University of Freiburg, explores how Europes Roma people are vulnerable to poor practice in genetics.A tragic history

TheRoma, once called gypsies, likely originated in the Punjab region of northwest India about 1,500 years ago. They traveled to Persia (Iran), then through Armenia to the Balkan peninsula, and reached the Iberian peninsula by the 15th century. Their genomes diversified as people joined along the way. After their arrival in Portugal and Spain, persecution began. It was the beginning of extreme discrimination and isolation that would unfold over the years.

The Roma and the Jews became the targets of the Nazi goal of racial hygiene. In1936, investigators at The Race Hygiene and Population Biology Research Centre drew pedigrees of these groups to form the rationale of a scientific basis for the final solution. German geneticists studied the Roma. Ferdinand Sauerbruch, nominated for a Nobel, submitted a grant proposal to conduct genetic and medical research in Auschwitz, which the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft funded. Hundreds of thousands of Roma died in experiments.

The ending of enslavement of the Roma across eastern Europe beginning in the mid nineteenth century and economic and political changes in eastern Europe in the twentieth century also left their marks on gene frequencies.

Discrimination continued. In the 1970s, the Slovakian government began sending Roma children to schools for those with mild mental disabilities due to genetically determined disorders from inbreeding, according to government documents. Not until 2020 did investigation begin. Said one geneticist,

The slip from genetics to eugenics can happen quite easily.

Today in some nations in eastern Europe the Roma still live in ghettos, with low incomes and little access to quality health care and education. Some do not even have electricity or fresh water to drink.

Thetwisted history of the Roma has left marks on their genomes. In the parlance of DNA science, the Roma experienced a series of Founder effects as they migrated west, while their numbers winnowed through population bottlenecks fueled by discrimination. Even with others joining, reproduction stayed mostly among the descendants of those from India.

Over time, due to continual social isolation, the Roma genome came to include sections that were identical in DNA sequence on both chromosomes of a pair. This is a telltale sign, called runs of homozygosity, that shout endogamy relatives having children together, often without knowing it. Roma genomes today are about 80 percent European and 20 percent Indian.

The complex undulations of Roma movements across Europe and ostracism led to variations of single-gene conditions that are more prevalent, or even unique, among them. Nine disorders are caused by novel private Roma mutations, including forms of glaucoma, polycystic kidney disease, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, and a few neuropathies.

The frequency of one disease in particular across Europe, galactokinase deficiency, recapitulates the journey of the Roma. I have a figure of it in my human genetics textbook to illustrate the effects of migration on a gene pool.

Galactokinase deficiency is very rare and causes serious symptoms among people in most of Europe, but a mild form in the Roma causes only cataracts in infants. It affects 1 in 1,600 to 2,500 of the Vlax Roma in Bulgaria, where 5% are carriers. But among all Roma people in Bulgaria, which includes several groups, the incidence is 1 in 52,000. Farther west in Austria, 1 in 153,000 people have it, and in Switzerland, even farther west, it is 1 in more than 2 million.

Carrier rates in some Roma groups for various conditions range from 5% to 15%. Thats high enough to justify newborn screening programs linked to early treatment, or education and carrier testing for conditions with no treatments, so people can lower their risks of having an affected child using prenatal diagnosis or other strategies. But that hasnt happened. By comparison, 4% of northern Europeans carry cystic fibrosis, for which newborn screening is routine.

The Roma have been ignored, marginalized.

A few geneticists have long recognized the plight of the Roma.

As a result of traditionally low socio-economic status and limited access of the Roma to health care, their unique genetic heritage has long escaped the attention of European medicine and is now being randomly discovered,

wrote Luba Kalaydjieva, professor of molecular genetics at the Western Australian Institute of Medical Research, and colleagues in a 2001 paper,Genetic Studies of the Roma (Gypsies): A Review. She is a Roma guru with an MD and PhD with nearly 200 publications. Medical genetics has an important role to play in improving the health of this underprivileged and forgotten people of Europe, she and her co-authors write. Genetic studies should consider cultural anthropology and social organization against the backdrop of population substructure and demographic history of the Roma to develop public health programs.

In BioEssays in2005, Kalaydjieva calls the Roma the invisible minority. Yet their DNA is valuable. Researchers have sampled it since the 1990s, often not informing the people of the purpose.

In many cases, particularly in the late twentieth century, data and samples were collected from people, including prisoners, without adequate consent or record of consent, and then given to research groups or placed in public databases,

said Veronika Lipphardt, from the University of Freiburg.

In 2022, Lipphardt and colleagues analyzed hundreds of published reports of research that used DNA from Roma people. They also probed five public DNA databases. Bioethical breaches were rampant:

DNA samples were collected without adequate or any consent, and the DNA sequence and other personal information deposited in public databases or shared with other researchers.

Some researchers told the people theyd get feedback on whether they were carriers for certain genetic diseases. That didnt happen.

Published papers persisted in using the term gypsies.

Some studies sampled only the most isolated people or the sickest, skewing conclusions about the general health of the Roma people.

Privacy was compromised. It was easy to cross-reference DNA information in public databases with disease-based databases to identify patients.

Roma people are overrepresented in forensic databases. More than half of entries in a Bulgarian database used to hunt criminals are from Roma, yet they are only 5% of the population.

No projects aimed to help the Roma people who gave DNA.

But change is coming.

Journals are retracting papers that used DNA from vulnerable people without consent. Vulnerable populations include Indigenous peoples, migrants, displaced people, and groups that are considered foreign in their home countries, such as the Kurds in Turkey and Uyghurs in China.

Projects using DNA information from vulnerable groups now have international oversight boards that include bioethicists, social scientists, forensic specialists, and most importantly, community members. They consider consent; DNA collection, analysis, and interpretation; sharing findings; benefits or harms to donors; and ability to opt-out.

Several other vulnerable peoples participate in projects that use their DNA.

TheNative BioData Consortium, founded in 2018, is composed of the nations leading Indigenous geneticists, including tribal experts in precision health, technology, law, policy, business, ethics, and cultural matters. DNA sequencer manufacturerIllumina helps build datasets that encompass all aspects of health; not just genes, but social determinants of health too.

The San, one of the oldest Indigenous groups, live in southern Africa. In 2017 they published a detailedcode of ethicssummarized inScience. They ask that respectful researchers engage with us in advance of carrying out research. There should be no assumption that San will automatically approve of any research projects that are brought to us. We have encountered lack of respect in many instances in the past. For example, researchers photographed young children and breastfeeding mothers, without consent.

The San also ask for clear communication of study results. We require an open and clear exchange between the researchers and our leaders. The language must be clear, not academic. Complex issues must be carefully and correctly described, not simply assuming the San cannot understand.

Transparency, of risks and benefits, is key. In the past, researchers have changed the course or goals of an investigation, didnt show the San papers before publication, and the work yielded no benefits to them, they write.

TheAustralia National Centre for Indigenous Genomicssums up their situation, which is universal. Their goal is harnessing the science of DNA to improve the health and well-being of Australias First Peoples.Our DNA. Our people. Our stories. Our way.

Thanks to Diana Fredriksson for the suggestion to write this article.

Ricki Lewis, PH.D is a writer for PLOS and author of the book The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It. Check out Rickiswebsiteand follow Ricki on Twitter@rickilewis

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Scientists Say We May Be Extremely Wrong About the Universe – Futurism

Posted: May 1, 2022 at 11:34 am

Not to alarm anyone, but several scientists are saying we need to revamp our entire understanding of the universe. Instead of a uniformly expanding cosmos that looks more or less the same anywhere you go, some experts are now positing that the whole universe is actually skewed, with profound implications for our understanding of the natural world.

Subir Sarkar, a professor at the University of Oxford, tells New Scientistthat hes discovered evidence suggesting that our current understanding of cosmology is broken. Not everyone, though, is on board.

We are in a very unenviable position in that most of our colleagues dont even want to hear about it, Sarkar told the online science outlet.

The idea that the cosmos looks largely the same no matter where you go is called the cosmological principal, and its been around in some form or another since the 1500s. Now, though, scientists like Sarkar say the way our own Milky Way moves through the universe could be interfering with our understanding of the rest.

Sarkar told New Scientist that our relatively small number of known galaxies and the inability to know exactly how far apart they are leaves room to speculate. When a single animal slows down in a large herd, it looks like all the others are running away from it at a fast pace. In much the same way, its possible that from Earth it only seemsas if it the universe is expanding at a given rate.

Sarkar isnt the first to suggest our current models and rules for the cosmos dont exactly work. In 2020, New Scientist also reported that universe appeared to be expanding so much more quickly than we thought that it was incompatible with accepted models of physics. In 2021, Alexia Lopez of the University of Central Lancashire found a giant line of galaxies that broke rules and theories, too.

Sarkar says accepting that our current theories about the universe might be broken would mean a massive overhaul of existing theory many arent willing to accept right now. But if theres one thing we know for sure, its that our understanding of the natural world frequently looks wrong in retrospect.

More on off-world news: NASA Scientists Thrilled to Spot Wreckage from Mars Helicopter

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Huzzah! The James Webb Is Fully Aligned and Ready to Spy on Deep Space – Futurism

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It's happening!Home Stretch

The stars are officially aligned for NASAs James Webb Space Telescope.

The extremely expensive space observatory has finished its alignment phase, with scientists confirming that its almost ready to kick off official scientific operations later this year.

In other words, the $10 billion telescope is on the home stretch, nearing its biggest milestone yet. NASA also released a slew of stunning new sample images taken by the telescope, showing the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of our Milky Way stunning previews, hopefully, for a slew of imagery well see from the scope.

Scientific operations can kick off after the completion of the next phase, called science instrument commissioning, which will take around two months, according to NASA.

Despite not having been used to its full potential yet, the telescope is already exceeding expectations, with its optical performance besting the teams most optimistic predictions, according to the space agencys update.

Each scientific instrument will have to now be configured and tested to ensure its ready for prime time. Teams of scientists tasked with operating the various instruments are starting to arrive at the Mission Operations Center at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore.

Weve now reached the end of the telescope alignment phase weve delivered perfectly focused images to all of the science instruments, Prof Mark McCaughrean, senior science advisor for the European Space Agency, told the BBC.

Now were ready to check the many complicated ways each of them can catch the telescopes light and do the amazing science we dreamed of more than 20 years ago, he added.

READ MORE: NASAs Webb In Full Focus, Ready for Instrument Commissioning [NASA]

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Man Freaks When Someone Rents His Tesla and Starts Taking It Apart – Futurism

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"Should I be worried? Should I be calling the cops?"Bumper Flip

A Tesla Model 3 owner made a rather odd discovery: after renting his vehicle out on Turo, a popular peer-to-peer car rental app, he discovered that the borrow appeared to be taking it apart and replacing parts.

While we arent 100 percent clear on the borrowers true intentions, its not a stretch to assume they were trying to get away with a bunch of official Tesla parts.

A TikTok video by Tesla owner Frank Valdez, spotted byfan site Tesla Oracle,shows Valdez confronting a man at an autobody shop who appears to be replacing parts on his vehicle.

It seems like youre replacing some stuff, Valdez says. Should I be worried? Should I be calling the cops?

Im just testing some parts, a man at the garage responds, unconvincingly, claiming he only replaced the front bumper.

Its a reminder that renting out your vehicle to strangers comes with some inherent risks, especially if its a buzzy brand like Tesla. Just last month, a driver made a rented Tesla Model S fly by sending it up and then down the crest of a steep hill in Los Angeles.

As it turns out, the shop where Valdezs Tesla was taken runs an online shop that sells aftermarket Tesla car parts.It seems likely, then, that they were swapping out cheaper parts so they could sell Valdezs.

And vehicles rented out through Turo are only covered under the vehicle owners and borrowers own automobile policies, according to the companys terms of service.

The borrower also isnt allowed to use vehicles for any commercial purposes without express permission so even if the body shop were simply testing some parts, it would still be breaking Turos rules.

Turo is aware of a video appearing to show a hosts vehicle being used improperly during a trip, a Turo spokesperson said in a statement to Futurism. Our team is in contact with the host and have taken action to ban the guest from Turo for violating our terms of service, which explicitly prohibit guests from making any unapproved alterations to any vehicle.

Although these incidents are uncommon in our marketplace, we do offer hosts protection plans with varying levels of coverage for damage to vehicles, they added. We are currently gathering facts about the incident and thank you for your patience as we work to resolve this active investigation.

The story fortunately has a happy ending, with Valdez being a returned a largely unscathed vehicle.

In his videos caption, Valdez claims that yes cops were called, and they didnt want to show up. According to him, law enforcement called it a civil matter.

READ MORE: Tesla Model 3 owner catches a body shop replacing his car parts after renting it on Turo (video) [Tesla Oracle]

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Facebook Admits It Doesn’t Know What It Does With Your Private Data – Futurism

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According to a leaked internal document obtained by Motherboard, Facebook is surprisingly hazy on what it does with the data it collects on its users or what its even doing with it.

And thats a big problem. The company, which has earned a reputation for its careless safekeeping of the wealth of data its been hoarding for years, has to abide by a tsunami of new privacy rules being implemented by governments across the globe, according to the memo.

The document, which dates back to last year, was put together by Facebooks Ad and Business Product team. That team,for context, takes care of the social media networks massive ad system, which also happens to be Facebooks largest source of revenue.

But things have become quite the mess,according to the leaked memo.

We do not have an adequate level of control and explainability over how our systems use data, and thus we cant confidently make controlled policy changes or external commitments such as we will not use X data for Y purpose,' the document reads. And yet, this is exactly what regulators expect us to do, increasing our risk of mistakes and misrepresentation.

In short, engineers have no idea where the data goes, which is a problem if they want to make sure they follow the rules set out by regulators.

For instance, Europes Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), one of the most comprehensive attempts by governments to limit Big Techs control over the data it collects on its citizens, stipulates data must be only collected and used for a specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and cannot be repurposed.

But thats something Facebook has been doing for years, for instance using phone numbers it collects for contact information to enable two-factor authentication for security purposes as well.

Predictably, the company denied any wrongdoing.

Considering this document does not describe our extensive processes and controls to comply with privacy regulations, its simply inaccurate to conclude that it demonstrates non-compliance, a spokesperson told Motherboard.

Yet it did seem to strike a nerve. A former Facebook employee told the publication that where [the data] goes part is, broadly speaking, a complete shitshow.

READ MORE: Facebook Doesnt Know What It Does With Your Data, Or Where It Goes: Leaked Document [Motherboard]

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Best 43-Inch TVs of 2022 – Futurism

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The best 43-inch TVs are a good choice for a shared set-up, but are also small enough for private use in the bedroom. You can curl up in bed with your partner to enjoy the newest romantic comedy or retreat to play a favorite video game after a long day at work. Regardless of how you use your TV, its important to learn more about the resolution, refresh rate, panel technology, and dimensions before choosing the best 43- inch TV for your home. Weve picked our favorites and highlighted what you need to know to make an informed decision.

Best Overall: LG 80 Series 43inch Alexa Built-in, 4K UHD Smart TV Best Budget: Amazon Fire TV 43-inch Omni Series 4K UHD smart TV Best QLED: SAMSUNG 43-inch Class Neo QLED Best for Gaming: Sony X85J 43-inch TV Best Smart TV: TCL 43-inch 4K UHD HDR Smart Android TV

To put together a list of the top 43 inch TVs, we drew upon our years of experience with old and new TV technology in order to differentiate between the best products and those that fell short. We also researched multiple brands and over 40 different products, eliminating many good quality products in the process, including a Vizio 43-inch TV, a Hisense 43-inch TV, and an Insignia 43-inch TV. Only the top 43-inch TVs made it to the top of the list.

The dimensions, resolution, refresh rate, and panel technology were the most important factors we used to determine the best 43-inch TVs available. OLED and QLED products are considered to be superior to ULED and standard LED TVs, though it was also important to ensure that the refresh rate could keep up with gamer demands. A refresh rate of about 60Hz (hertz) was acceptable for regular TV use, but for any gamers that are looking to get an edge over their competitors, a 120Hz refresh rate was ideal. Similarly, it was essential to select 43-inch TVs with a resolution that could keep up with the current graphics and display demands in the video game and cinematic industry.

If youre looking to expand your gaming rig without taking up a lot of additional space, consider the LG 80 Series 43-inch 4K UHD Smart TV. It has a slim screen that only measures 2.2 inches thick, though the stand is 8.5 inches thick, so users will either need to mount the TV to the wall or make some space for the narrow stand. This TV can be set up at a computer desk to improve a home office or for PC gaming, but it can also be used in the bedroom, living room, or media room to enjoy the latest series youre streaming.

You can connect a console to the LG 43-inch TV and switch to the Game Optimizer mode for instant access to the specific display settings saved exclusively for gaming. When it gets difficult to focus on your RPG or strategy game, turn off the console or PC. Then you can enjoy the vibrant 4K scenes that use LGs TRUMOTION 120 technology to help boost the 60Hz refresh rate. This boost reduces blur and increases the speed to a maximum of 120 frames per second, which is ideal for watching action movies and sports.

If youre not looking to spend a lot on a TV, you can get one with many of the same features from premium brands while saving money with the Amazon Fire TV. It boasts a 4K UHD (ultra-high-definition) resolution, giving viewers the opportunity to see new series or old favorites in stunning detail. This 43-inch TV also comes with Amazon Alexa built in, which works seamlessly with the Amazon Alexa smart home system, allowing users to wirelessly pair Amazon Echo speakers, start a video call, or show picture-in-picture live camera feeds.

However, if the idea of having a TV with the ability to listen seems concerning, users can rest easy knowing that this Amazon Fire TV has a simple off switch to disconnect the microphone to protect your privacy. Through the Fire TV operating system, users get access to thousands of shows and movies, but it is important to note that if the TV is left on a fixed screen for too long, it could cause the image to burn into the screen. Always turn off the TV or set up a screensaver to prevent this issue.

While many people will be looking for the fastest refresh rate or a high resolution for their gaming or viewing habits, some of the true differences between products can only be seen by comparing the panel technology. This Samsung 43-inch TV is made with QLED panel technology to help ensure that viewers can experience new series or older favorites in crystal-clear detail. The QLED display creates sharp contrasts and brighter colors than even OLED TVs can produce.

The SAMSUNG 43-Inch Class Neo QLED comes equipped with the Samsung Object Tracking Sound+ (OTS+) system that follows the action on screen for a more realistic auditory experience. An anti-reflection screen reduces glare, while the 120Hz refresh rate keeps up with action scenes or live sports to provide viewers with smooth, clear images without worrying about blurry edges or overlapping. Though, as with many QLED TVs, this high-end product comes with a premium price tag.

If youre looking for fast-paced gaming and stunning visuals, the Sony X85J 43 Inch TV is a great option. The 4K resolution improves the detail, clarity, and vividness of each scene. Its also paired with the 4K X-Reality Pro system, which enhances the detail and clarity of older content to almost 4K resolution. The Sony X85J 43 Inch TV can be used with either Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant, giving users the option to control the TV with simple voice commands.

Gamers will want to take a second look at this TV due to the fast 120 Hz refresh rate that can help them gain an edge over competitors. The TV also uses the Motionflow XR system to smooth blurry images and increase image clarity during action-packed scenes or live sporting events. Just make sure to turn off the TV when it isnt being used or set-up a screensaver to prevent screen burn-in.

The TCL 43-inch 4K UHD HDR Smart Android TV takes advantage of smart home technology to offer users the ability to control the TV with simple voice commands. It comes with Google Assistant built in, allowing users to change the temperature in the home, dim the lights, view Google Photos, look up sports scores, and search for movies, shows, and apps. The TV also has Chromecast built in, so users can cast movies, shows, and photos from their Android or iOS device directly to the TV.

This TCL 43-inch TV isnt going to be the best choice for fast-paced gaming because it only has a 60Hz refresh rate, but its more than enough for casual gaming or binge-watching. The 4K TV uses the High Dynamic Range (HDR) system to further improve color accuracy and brightness. However, its important to turn off the TV when its not in use to prevent screen burn-in. Alternately, users could set up a screensaver or set an auto-off timer to protect the TV.

Before deciding on the best 43-inch TV for your home, take a few minutes to think about how you use your current TV and how you plan to use your new smart TV. Gamers may want to prioritize the refresh rate so they arent held back in first-person shooters, while binge watchers should look for a TV with panel technology that wont lead to ongoing eye strain.

TVs are advertised by the screen size, so all 43-inch TVs should have a screen that measures about 43 inches diagonally from the top right corner to the bottom left corner. However, this doesnt mean that every 43-inch TV has the same width, height, or depth. In order to find out if your new 43 inch TV will be able to fit in the planned location, get the exact dimensions of the product and compare them with measurements from your home.

Make sure to plan where you want to set up the TV up, then take measurements and use this information to find a TV that will fit the space. Keep in mind that if you invest in a TV with a curved screen, the depth of the TV will be greater than a product with a flat screen. This also means that the TV should be able to fit more comfortably in a corner, though there arent very many 43-inch TVs with a curved screen.

Any semi-serious gamers know that they need a TV or a computer screen with a good refresh rate if they want to keep up with the competition in fast-paced games, like first-person shooters (FPS). The refresh rate is measured in hertz (Hz) and it is essentially the speed at which the image on the screen is refreshed within one second.

Not only is the refresh rate important for gaming, but if you enjoy any action movies, live sports, or other fast-moving media, then a quick refresh rate can help capture the rapid movement without blurring. A refresh rate of 60Hz is decent for leisurely TV watching, role-playing games, and puzzle games that dont typically require precise timing. But if youre used to playing fast-paced action games, first-person shooters, or watching live sports then you may want to look for a 43-inch TV that can get up to 120HZ.

Resolution used to be more of a factor than it is now because there were more HD options available. However, most 43-inch TVs are now made with 4K resolution, which is currently the most that any console can keep up with. So unless you are trying to find a TV for your PC setup, you wont see any real benefit in paying extra for an 8K device, especially on the smaller 43-inch screen.

A TV that can display images in 3840 x 2160 resolution can be said to be a 4K device with about 8,294,400 individual pixels, while a resolution of 1080 x 1920 falls in the high definition (HD) category with just 2,073,600 individual pixels. Despite having about four times more pixels, the actual difference between HD and 4K on a 43-inch TV isnt significant because the screen is too small for the average viewer to notice a substantial increase in detail, clarity, and vividness.

With this in mind, you can opt for a 43-inch HD TV for a lower price than a 43-inch 4K TV without a significant difference in picture quality.

The technology thats used to create a picture on a gaming TV is called panel technology and it currently consists of LED, OLED, QLED, and ULED options.

LED TVs are LCD TVs. Its important to understand that there is no difference between the two. The only reason why LED and LCD were ever used to differentiate between devices is because there were LCD TVs that used cold-cathode fluorescent lights (CCFLs) for backlighting instead of LEDs, but CCFL TVs have largely been replaced by LED TVs. These TVs use LED backlighting to transmit an image onto the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel, while newer technology, like OLED TVs, have panels that emit their own light. LED TVs are gradually being pushed out of the forefront of the market to make room for the superior OLED and QLED products, but if you dont mind the older tech, then opting for an LED TV is a great way to save some money.

OLED stands for Organic Light-Emitting Diode, which essentially means that the panels in these TVs emit their own light instead of having to be backlit to create pictures. In fact, one of the ways that OLED technology is superior to LED technology is that it controls each LED individually, allowing the TV to simply turn off specific LEDs to create a true-black appearance that cant be matched by LED TVs. However, the drawback of this design is that each pixel is an individual heat source, so to prevent overheating, an OLED display will actually be dimmer than an LED TV when its displaying a large amount of bright colors.

QLED TVs are considered by some to be superior to OLED TVs, though this isnt a definitive judgment. QLED stands for Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diode and these TVs are typically Samsung devices. QLED has been developed almost exclusively by Samsung, though some other companies, including Sony, may also carry a small number of QLED products. This technology uses quantum dots, which are microscopic nanocrystals that react to blue light by emitting red light or green light, depending on the size of the nanocrystals. This allows QLED gaming TVs to create brighter colors than LEDs and stunning contrasts that rival OLED TVs despite being backlit or edge-lit, making them ideal for gaming.

ULED stands for Ultra Light-Emitting Diode and its a term that you need to watch out for when looking for a gaming TV. While it isnt necessarily a bad designation, it also fails to provide any real information because ULED is simply a term used to refer to products that operate using a collection of Hisense hardware and software. This does not mean that these devices are on par with OLED or QLED products, so take the time to ensure that you are getting what you expected when you are considering one of these gaming TVs.

The reason for the enhanced appearance of 4K resolution over HD resolution is due to the number of pixels used to create the image. 3840 x 2160 resolution (4K) results in about 8,294,400 individual pixels, while 1080 x 1920 resolution (HD) results in just 2,073,600 individual pixels. So, it makes sense that 4K is generally considered to be better.

However, using 8,294,400 individual pixels to create a 75-inch TV screen is different from using the same number of pixels for a 43-inch TV screen. While you may see a slight increase in detail, clarity, and vividness, most 43-inch TVs can create a similar image quality with HD resolution, so it may not be worth the upgrade.

Just keep in mind that as technology progresses, most manufacturers will move away from HD resolution entirely, which means that you may need to invest in a 4K TV or devote a substantial amount of time to the search for an HD product.

The exact width of a 43-inch TV depends on the brand and the specific product. While the screen should be about 43 inches diagonally from the top left corner to the bottom right corner, the width of the TV is measured horizontally. On average, the width of a 43-inch TV is about 36 to 40 inches.

Whether the 43-inch TV is big enough for your living room really depends on the size of the room, the placement of the TV, and the position of the furniture. On average, the best seating distance for the picture produced on a 43-inch 4K TV is about 3.5 to 5.5 feet. If you will be sitting at a greater distance than 5.5 feet from the TV, then it may be better to choose a larger size.

As the size of the TV decreases, the price also decreases, so you can expect to pay less for a 43-inch TV than you would for a 50-inch or 75-inch TV. For a basic 43-inch TV, you can pay as little as $200, but a high-quality 43-inch TV can still cost over $1,000, despite the size.

Take advantage of the Game Optimizer mode to quickly switch from binging a series to gaming with the LG 80 Series 43-inch 4K UHD Smart TV. Or if youre looking to save money, you can instead connect an Amazon Fire TV to your smart home system for voice control, video calling, and more.

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"Bigger is always better."Big Find

Scientists have unearthed fossils from three huge new ichthyosaurs including one tooth so big, it outguns other fossilized teeth from the same species of dinosaur and could rewrite what we know about prehistoric evolution.

As detailed in anew studypublished Thursday in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, a team of European researchers recovered the fossils from the Kssen Formation of the Swiss Alps, a geological formation that dates back to the Late Triassic age when some of the earliest dinosaurs were still roaming the Earth.

The recovered tooth, which is missing most of its crown, is about four inches long and has a root twice as wide as any other known aquatic reptile. Scientists suggest the ancient giant it belonged to was around 49 feet in length, roughly half the length of a full-grown blue whale.

The researchers were shocked when they came across the giant dinosaur tooth.

Bigger is always better, said lead author Martin Sander, a paleontologist at the University of Bonn in Germany, in a statement. It amounts to a major embarrassment for paleontology that we know so little about these giant ichthyosaurs despite the extraordinary size of their fossils.

According to the study, the tooth may represent the upper limits of ichthyosaur tooth size and could indicate that late-Triassic ichthyosaurs, like this one who lived about 200 million years ago, were distinctly larger than their more familiar Jurassic relatives.

Yet many questions remain.

It is hard to say if the tooth is from a large ichthyosaur with giant teeth or from a giant ichthyosaur with average-sized teeth, Sander admitted in the statement.

Sander said he hopes that maybe there are more remains of the giant sea creatures hidden beneath the glaciers. Given the current rate of climate change and carbon emissions, he may get his wish.

More on climate change: Humans Causing Worst Ocean Extinction Event Since Asteroid That Killed Dinosaurs, Scientists Say

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Residents Hear Loud Boom That Turns Out to Be a Meteor – Futurism

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"I thought the dinosaurs was coming back for us."Southern Heat

More than 30 people in three Southern states reported seeing a bright fireball shooting through the sky Thursday morning. According to a Facebook post from local emergency management services in Mississippi, it was followed by a loud boom as well.

The Claiborne County EMA post said the fireball was a meteor about a foot in diameter that weighed about 90 lbs.

[It] generated an energy equivalent of three tons of TNT, which created shock waves, the post said.

According to an Associated Press report, one resident said the object was about the size of a basketball in the sky. Under a post about the meteor made on Mississippis statewide emergency management office, residents shared photos of what they saw overhead.

I saw this on my way home, one commenter responded. I thought the dinosaurs was coming back for us.

The timing is striking thats the same day scientists had said last week that a huge asteroid the size of the Empire State Building would narrowly miss hitting Earth. According to a Live Science post about the asteroid that nearly made impact, it only skimmed by our planet at a planetary hairs breadth of 2 million miles away.

The difference between a meteor and an asteroid lies in whether the chunk is orbiting the Sun or streaming towards Earths surface. NASA says car-sized meteor hits Earths atmosphere and burns up pretty much every year, so the one sighted yesterday was certainly smaller and hardly a threat no matter where it came from.

More on dinosaurs coming back for us: Humans Causing Worst Ocean Extinction Event Since Asteroid That Killed Dinosaurs

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Humans Causing Worst Ocean Extinction Event Since Asteroid That Killed Dinosaurs, Scientists Say – Futurism

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Fish are literally suffocating.Under the Sea

Things are definitely not better down where its wetter.

Ocean life are in the most danger theyve experienced since that one asteroid struck Earth around 66 million years ago and killed off the dinosaurs, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science.

The Princeton researchers behind the paper said in a press release that if current carbon emissions levels go unchecked, tropical zones could see biodiversity loss and polar zones could suffer mass extinction as marine life runs out of oxygenand food, cooking in too-warm water.

As greenhouse gas emissions continue to warm the worlds oceans, marine biodiversity could be on track to plummet within the next few centuries to levels not seen since the extinction of the dinosaurs, reads the release.

The findings are dark, and echo the protests other scientists have made over government inaction to stop climate change.

Extreme warming would lead to climate-driven extinctions that, near the end of the century, will rival all current human stressors combined, study co-author Justin Penn said in the press release.

There is some slightly good news, though: theres still time to prevent the worst possible extinction scenarios, the researchers say.

The silver lining is that the future isnt written in stone, Penn said. Theres still enough time to change the trajectory of CO2 emissions and prevent the magnitude of warming that would cause this mass extinction.

We might not be moving fast enough, but efforts at clean energy are picking up. Lets hope we can close the gap before we have to see if this study proves right.

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