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Los Alamos National Laboratory Announces Two New Supercomputers … HPE, NVIDIA To Partner On New Mission And Vision Systems

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Operational in 2027, Mission will allow AI capabilities with a focus on national security science. Courtesy/LANL

LANL News:

  • HPE, NVIDIA to partner on new Mission and Vision systems

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) has selected HPE and NVIDIA as partners on two new supercomputers to be built, delivered and installed in the coming years, with HPE selected as the prime contractor.

The supercomputers, named Mission and Vision, will support the critical modeling and simulation that underpins national security science as well as fundamental science research and artificial intelligence Read More

Neeper: About Those Medical Measurements Pertaining To Political Choices

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By DONALD NEEPER
Los Alamos resident 1968-2014

John Bartlit’s column of Oct. 26 (link) reviewed medical measurements which showed that political choices are set more by brain history than by logical choice. The measurements could support the idea that the desire for group acceptance is an inherited feature that enhanced the survival of early Homo sapiens.

In my recent book on our societal polarization, I reviewed numerical models based on the shifting internal rules of behavior that we each carry. The models, published in 2021, predicted irreversible polarization in America.

On a continental Read More

Los Alamos Concert Association Announces Acclaimed Pianist Avery Gagliano To Perform At Duane Smith Auditorium Nov. 23

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Courtesy/Curtis Institute of Music

LACA News:

Los Alamos Concert Association announces the acclaimed rising young pianist Avery Gagliano will perform an afternoon of music at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 23, in the Duane Smith Auditorium in Los Alamos.

Celebrated as “a distinctive young talent” (International Piano), pianist Avery Gagliano is recognized for interpretations with great emotional depth and a “distinctly narrative approach” (Miami International Piano Festival). Having first risen to international acclaim as the winner of the first prize and best concerto prize at the 2020 National Read More

Inside Michael Ham’s Mind: How AI Could Win Wars – And Kill The Internet By 2030

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Michael Ham

By MARLENE WILDEN
Los Alamos Daily Post
marlene@ladailypost.com

Step into a conversation with Michael Ham, and within minutes you’re ping-ponging between the history of semiconductors, the future of warfare, and the chilling possibility that by 2030, the internet might be more bot than human.

Ham, director of the Mission Data Stewardship Alliance at Los Alamos National Laboratory, was the keynote speaker for the members of the Military Order of the World Wars (MOWW) this month. His presentation, titled “Agentic AI for National Security”, explored the intersection of technological Read More

2025 Los Alamos CROP Hunger Walk & Turkey Trot Nov. 23 – Save the Date!

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COMMUNITY News:

  • Local interfaith event mobilizes to keep food on tables and sustain global lifelines amid deep cuts to SNAP/Medicaid and foreign assistance.

The Los Alamos CROP Hunger Walk & Turkey Trot will take place on Sunday, Nov. 23, this year to help neighbors facing hunger around the block and around the world. With recent cuts to federal nutrition, healthcare, and humanitarian aid programs, organizers say this year’s Walk is more urgent than ever.

The planning team hopes to surpass their goal this year of 100 Walkers and $10,000 raised. A portion of funds will support L.A. Cares Read More

Karen Kincaid Brady Appointed Executive Director Of New Mexico Museum Of Space History

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Karen Kincaid Brady

NMDCA News:

ALAMOGORDO – The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs (NMDCA) and the New Mexico Museum of Space History Commission have appointed Karen Kincaid Brady executive director of the museum, effective Oct. 27, 2025. 

“We are thrilled to welcome Karen to the New Mexico Museum of Space History,” NMDCA Cabinet Secretary Debra Garcia y Griego said. “Her combined expertise in history, preservation, and museum leadership, paired with her lifelong passion for space history, will help inspire future generations through the remarkable story of New Mexico’s role Read More

Los Alamos Daily Post Selected As One Of 15 Newsrooms Worldwide For Trusting News AI Literacy Project

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Teams from 15 newsrooms worldwide will invest in educating their communities in AI. Courtesy image

Staff Report

The Los Alamos Daily Post has been selected as one of 15 newsrooms worldwide to join a new Trusting News initiative aimed at helping journalists and their audiences better understand artificial intelligence and its role in modern journalism.

Five newsrooms received grants to pursue innovative AI literacy projects, and 10 others, including the Los Alamos Daily Post, joined the AI literacy cohort. Both initiatives run from October 2025 through March 2026 and unite local news organizations Read More

Catch Of The Week: Hey, You! Get Off Of My Cloud!

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By REBECCA RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos
For the Los Alamos Daily Post

It started just after midnight Pacific Time on Monday—most of us were likely still half-asleep, relying on devices we trust to wake us, shop for us, secure our homes, keep us connected.

Instead, a massive outage across the internet made it clear just how thin the thread is that holds our digital lives together.

I was trying to check my Ring cam on the front porch about 3 a.m. to check on the pumpkin my kid carved and see if anything was trying to eat it. It wouldn’t connect at all and wouldn’t even display history. I checked downdetector.com Read More

New Mexico And Wyoming Governors Unveil Rocky Mountain Gas Road Map For U.S. And Asia

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From the Office of the Governor:

Plan identifies export pathways for responsibly produced natural gas

SANTA FE — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham and Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon today released a first-of-its-kind infrastructure roadmap at a roundtable with Japanese Ambassador Shigeo Yamada to position responsibly produced Rocky Mountain natural gas as a cost-effective, low-carbon solution for growing U.S. and Asian energy markets.

The “Rocky Mountain Gas Roadmap & Implementation Playbook”, developed under the Western States and Tribal Nations Energy (WSTN) Initiative, Read More

Wernicke: Make A Difference Locally, Globally With Rotary

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Rotary volunteers hard at work. Courtesy photo

By JAMES WERNICKE 
Rotary Club

Humanitarian aid initiatives rely on consistent funding, and recent drawdowns have placed an even greater emphasis on organizations like Rotary to maintain that momentum.

The Rotary Club of Los Alamos is calling on our community to join us in supporting humanitarian efforts, locally and globally. We need your support now more than ever.

Purple Pinky

For decades, Rotary International has Read More