07-14-2016, 06:02 PM
Thank you, Eric1600, I wasn't aware of that site.
Just thinking of the number of peer-reviewed science papers published each year from observations made at the Mauna Kea observatories, there are something like three to five new discoveries made every night. Most will never make it into the mainstream media as they aren't the kind of discoveries that attract public attention. However, they are all new results that ultimately lead to greater discoveries and a better understanding of our universe and what we are a part of.
This is something I feel people in Hawaii should be proud of. I'm only guessing, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if you found that the Big Island has the greatest number of scientific discoveries per resident in the world.
Just thinking of the number of peer-reviewed science papers published each year from observations made at the Mauna Kea observatories, there are something like three to five new discoveries made every night. Most will never make it into the mainstream media as they aren't the kind of discoveries that attract public attention. However, they are all new results that ultimately lead to greater discoveries and a better understanding of our universe and what we are a part of.
This is something I feel people in Hawaii should be proud of. I'm only guessing, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if you found that the Big Island has the greatest number of scientific discoveries per resident in the world.