Science
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The Revolt of the Imagination, Part One: Notes on Belbury Syndrome | John Michael Greer
Feb. 2, 2022 (EcoSophia.net) --Maybe it’s true that life really does imitate literature. Over the last week or so, certainly, a detail from one of my favorite works of imaginative fiction played out at least twice in the real world, with microphones live and cameras rolling. I’m thinking here first of German Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach, who promoted vaccine mandates with this bit of fascin ...
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Human gut bacteria have sex to share vitamin B12 | University of California - Riverside
Illustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health Dec. 1, 2022 (Phys.org) -- Your gut bacteria need vitamin B12 j ...
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Towards Quantum Simulation Of False Vacuum Decay | University of Cambridge
Measured momentum distribution of the shaken quantum gas during the phase transition. The central peak on the left corresponds to the initial Mott insulator while the two peaks on the right indicate ...
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Scientists Recommend Checkpoints System To Help Guide Climate Engineering Research | Brookhaven National Laboratory
This graphic describes checkpoints and off ramps to guide research on marine cloud brightening as a proposed strategy for mitigating the impacts of climate change. Credit: NOAA Jan. 20, 2022 (Phys.or ...
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Size-Selective Fishing Can Ruin Chance Of Catching Big Fish In The Future | University of Oslo
Medaka female (Oryzias latipes) carrying eggs. Credit: Eric Edeline/INRAE Jan. 21, 2022 (Phys.org) -- Fishermen have always competed to get the biggest fish. New research show that this has a negativ ...
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The Unmanageable Future | John Michael Greer
Jan. 19, 2022 (EcoSophia.net) -- Explorers into unknown territory face plenty of risks. One that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves is the possibility that they know less about the country ...
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Medicine: From John D. Rockefeller to Bill Gates & Beyond — Mickey Z.
Mickey Z. — World News Trust January 3, 2022 I wrote about this a year ago but take a good look around. Obviously, I need to say it again (and again and again and…) On September 29, 1916, John D. Roc ...
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On Domed Cities and Doomed Dreams | John Michael Greer
Dec. 15, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- Recently I’ve been reading the writings of the American philosopher William James. You won’t see much discussion of his work among philosophers nowadays, and that’s n ...
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The Cult of Covid (enough to make Goebbels drool) — Mickey Z.
Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 14, 2021 Take a look at this video. It’s over 10 minutes long so feel free to skim. You’ll quickly get the idea — but I strongly suggest you catch the climactic ...
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Reminder: The rich are vampires — Mickey Z.
Still image from Mark of the Vampire (1935) with Carroll Borland and Bela Lugosi Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 5, 2021 “Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me ...
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Meet the Godfather of Vaccines — Mickey Z.
Collage: Mickey Z. Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 2, 2021 “A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns.” (Vito Corleone) Vaccinologists consider the Stanley A. Plot ...
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