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Lukas Norberg

As a science writer, I believe that my primary responsibility is to the reader; not the scientist, lest the piece becomes little more than a press release, and not the media, which can sometimes be hungry for clickbait.

Communication, Education and Outreach
Two Genes Associated With Same Sex Sexual Behavior

by Lukas Norberg August 28, 2021

Moreover, the terms same – sex sexual behavior ( SSB ) and different – sex sexual behavior ( DSB ) more accurately describe the observation of individual sexual interactions, without making assumptions as to how those same individuals may behave…
Communication, Education and Outreach
This Shows The Delta Variant | The Delta Variant Also Persist

by Lukas Norberg August 9, 2021

The Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine, which is used in the UK but not in the US, offered 60 % protection against infection with the Delta variant, compared with 73 % protection against the Alpha variant, the study found. ” VOI can…
Technology and Engineering
The Iphone 11 Pro’S Camera Module Won’T Helping

by Lukas Norberg June 12, 2021

Aperture is an opening in your camera lens that allows light to pass through, affecting the brightness of the photo as well as the depth of field. In a paper published in Nature Communications, researchers from the University of Ottawa…
Communication, Education and Outreach
The Long March 5B Rocket Carrying The Tianhe Space Station

by Lukas Norberg May 6, 2021

A large piece of space debris has crashed into Earth’s atmosphere could crash down. The 46,000 – pound Chinese rocket Long March-5B recently launched the first module for the country’s new space station into orbit. The Long March-5B Y2 rocket,…
Communication, Education and Outreach
Anyone Recently Infected Could Produce A False Negative Result

by Lukas Norberg October 5, 2020

The scientists behind the CRISPR gene editing technology have retooled it for use as a coronavirus test. STOPCovid will be made by a leading Indian conglomerate, Tata, and could be the world’s first paper – based Covid-19 test available in…
Communication, Education and Outreach
The World Health Organization Announced Thursday Declared A Global Emergency

by Lukas Norberg February 26, 2020

“This week we should start to see the effects of the containment strategy”, Ben Cowling, a professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the University of Hong Kong, tells TIME. “Does this virus have pandemic potential? From our assessment, not yet”,…
Communication, Education and Outreach
The Smart Speaker’s Revolution Initiated By Google Assistant

by Lukas Norberg January 8, 2020

Digital assistants like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant are designed to learn more about you as they listen, and part of doing so is to record conversations you ‘ve had with them to learn your tone of voice, prompts, and…
Communication, Education and Outreach
Compared To Intel’s High End Desktop CPUs

by Lukas Norberg January 1, 2020

AMD offered a lot of new products, including the popular 3rd Gen Ryzen & Ryzen Threadripper CPUs, 2nd Generation EPYC Rome server CPU. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X was teased back in November but the 64 core chip monster is…
Communication, Education and Outreach
The Target For The Starliner Was The International Space Station

by Lukas Norberg December 22, 2019

The CST-100 Starliner is a new capsule to transport NASA astronauts to from low Earth orbit. Boeing plans 737 Max airliner. The Atlas V rocket carrying the Starliner capsule lifted off normally from Cape Canaveral, Florida December 20, 2019. we…
Communication, Education and Outreach
Why not gut bacteria?

by Lukas Norberg December 21, 2019

Imagine telling a marathon runner that you could improve their performance by 13 %. Additionally, while scientists agree there is some evidence that certain probiotics can help people with digestive problems like irritable bowel syndrome, many scientists argue that there’s…