Tag: depends
How effective is ‘precooling’ your home during off-peak hours? It depends
By Ayana Archie Heat waves have swept through much of the U.S. already this summer, breaking temperature records, straining power grids and buckling roads. And a long-lasting heat dome is set to bake much of the country’s midsection in triple-digit temperatures in the coming days, according to AccuWeather. And when the heat is on, so…
Are Saturn’s Rings Vanishing? That Depends on Your Point of View
The UniverseFridays Saturn’s Rings Are Disappearing—But They’ll Be Back This year, from Earth’s perspective, Saturn’s rings will appear nearly edge on, making them almost invisible By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings Saturn’s rings, imaged here by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, are one of the solar system’s most reliably spectacular sights. But sometimes they seem to…
Why Probability Probably Doesn’t Exist (but It’s Useful to Act like It Does)
Probability Probably Doesn’t Exist All of statistics and much of science depends on probability—an astonishing achievement, considering no one’s really sure what it is By David Spiegelhalter & Nature magazine Life is uncertain. None of us know what is going to happen. We know little of what has happened in the past, or is happening…