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Smith</span> – <span class="whitespace-nowrap"> <time class="mr-[2px] inline-block cursor-default" title="2024-11-22T13:40:42-05:00" datetime="2024-11-22T13:40:42-05:00" x-data="{ compact: true, open: false, date: new Date('2024-11-22T13:40:42-05:00'), updatedTimestamp: false, format: function() { let dateFormat = { year: 'numeric', month: 'short', day: 'numeric' }; let timeFormat = { hour: 'numeric', minute: 'numeric' }; let formatted = this.date.toLocaleDateString(undefined, dateFormat) + ' ' + this.date.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, timeFormat); if (this.compact) { if (this.date.toDateString() === new Date().toDateString()) { formatted = this.date.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, timeFormat); if (this.updatedTimestamp) { formatted = 'at ' + formatted; } } else { formatted = this.date.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { year: 'numeric', month: 'numeric', day: 'numeric' }); } } if (this.updatedTimestamp) { formatted = 'Updated ' + formatted; } return formatted; } }" x-text="format()"> 11/22/2024 </time> <span class="text-gray-550">|</span> <a class="view-comments text-gray-300 hover:text-gray-500" href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/11/ancient-fish-trapping-network-supported-the-rise-of-maya-civilization/#comments" title="36 comments"> <svg class="-mt-1 ml-1 mr-[2px] inline-block h-4 w-4" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 80 80"><defs><clipPath id="bubble-zero_svg__a"><path fill="none" stroke-width="0" d="M0 0h80v80H0z"/></clipPath><clipPath id="bubble-zero_svg__b"><path fill="none" stroke-width="0" d="M0 0h80v80H0z"/></clipPath></defs><g clip-path="url(#bubble-zero_svg__a)"><g fill="currentColor" clip-path="url(#bubble-zero_svg__b)"><path d="M80 40c0 22.09-17.91 40-40 40S0 62.09 0 40 17.91 0 40 0s40 17.91 40 40"/><path d="M40 40 .59 76.58C-.67 77.84.22 80 2.01 80H40z"/></g></g></svg> 36 </a> </span></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> <article id="card-2063349" data-id="2063349" class="relative group card-list-square post-2063349 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-science tag-astronomy tag-cosmology tag-dark-energy tag-dark-matter-2 tag-drake-equation tag-star-formation"> <div class="overflow-hidden rounded-sm"> <div class="flex flex-nowrap items-start"> <a class="relative block aspect-square h-auto w-16 overflow-hidden rounded-sm md:w-24" href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/11/our-universe-is-not-fine-tuned-for-life-but-its-still-kind-of-ok/"><img width="300" height="300" src="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-157639696-300x300.jpg" class="group-hover:saturate-150 object-cover h-auto min-w-full min-h-full absolute wp-post-image" alt="Image of a purple nebula speckled with stars against a dark backdrop." loading="lazy" decoding="async" srcset="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-157639696-300x300.jpg 300w, https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-157639696-500x500.jpg 500w, https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/GettyImages-157639696-1000x1000.jpg 1000w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a> <div class="flex flex-1 flex-col justify-between pl-3 sm:pl-5"> <div> <h2 class="-mt-1 font-serif text-xl font-bold leading-none md:text-2xl md:leading-none"> <a class="text-gray-700 visited:text-gray-300 hover:text-orange-400 dark:text-gray-100 dark:visited:text-gray-400 dark:hover:text-orange-400" href="https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/11/our-universe-is-not-fine-tuned-for-life-but-its-still-kind-of-ok/">Our Universe is not fine-tuned for life, but it’s still kind of OK</a> </h2> <p class="leading-tighter dark:text-gray-250 my-1 text-base text-gray-400"> Inspired by the Drake equation, researchers optimize a model universe for life. </p> <div class="font-impact text-xs font-semibold uppercase text-gray-300"><span>Jacek Krywko</span> – <span class="whitespace-nowrap"> <time class="mr-[2px] inline-block cursor-default" title="2024-11-22T13:30:38-05:00" datetime="2024-11-22T13:30:38-05:00" x-data="{ compact: true, open: false, date: new Date('2024-11-22T13:30:38-05:00'), updatedTimestamp: false, format: function() { let dateFormat = { year: 'numeric', month: 'short', day: 'numeric' }; 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