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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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