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Why 536 was ‘the worst year to be alive’ | Ann Gibbons

A 72-meter ice core drilled in the Colle Gnifetti Glacier in the Swiss Alps entombs more than 2000 years of fallout from volcanoes, storms, and human pollution. NICOLE SPAULDING/CCI FROM C. P. LOVELUCK ET AL., ANTIQUITY 10.15184, 4, 2018 Nov. 15, 2018 (Science) -- Ask medieval historian Michael McCormick what year was the worst to be alive, and he's got an answer: "536." Not 1349, when the Black ...

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Is what I see, what I imagine? Study finds neural overlap between vision and imagination | Catherine Bridges

An ibis as "seen" by a machine, 2015. This processed image, which is based on a photograph by Dr. Zachi Evenor, is courtesy of software engineer Guenther Noack, 2015, and is reproduced from Wikimedia ...

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How Conspiracy Theories Emerge... And How Their Storylines Fall Apart

June 26, 2020 (Phys.org) -- A new study by UCLA professors offers a new way to understand how unfounded conspiracy theories emerge online. The research -- which combines sophisticated artificial inte ...

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Theorists Calculate Upper Limit For Quantization Of Time | Bob Yirka

Salvador Dali - Art of Tattoo Series by FailunFailunMefailun. Etsy. "The work of Turkish artist Failun cannot go unnoticed." June 26, 2020 (Phys.org) -- A trio of theoretical physicists at Pennsylvan ...

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Will the ICC Investigation Bring Justice for Palestine? | Ramzy Baroud

Romana Rubeo and Ramzy Baroud Ramzy Baroud and Romana Rubeo -- World News Trust June 25, 2020 In the past, there have been many attempts at holding accused Israeli war criminals accountable. Particul ...

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The Great Reset | World Economic Forum

The Great Reset: A Unique Twin Summit to Begin 2021 “The Great Reset” will be the theme of a unique twin summit in January 2021, convened by the World Economic Forum. “The Great Reset” is a commitmen ...

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Face Masks Critical To Prevent COVID-19 Spread | Texas A&M University

Credit: CC0 Public Domain June 12, 2020 (Phys.org) -- A new study shows that wearing a face mask dramatically decreases a person's chances of being infected by the COVID-19 virus. Renyi Zhang, Texas ...

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COVID-19 Info Links From The National Institutes Of Health

U.S. National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health COVID-19 is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation Get the latest public health information from the Centers for Disease Control: http ...

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Mohamed El-Erian: I’m ‘Uncomfortable’ Betting On Continued ‘Huge Recovery’ In The Stock Market | Matthew J. Belvedere

Mohamed El ErianJune 8, 2020 CNBC KEY POINTS Mohamed El-Erian, who in early March correctly called a coronavirus-driven bear market, told CNBC he’s reluctant to buy the recent reopening rally. “For m ...

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It's Official: U.S. Economy Is In A Recession | NPR

June 8, 2020 (NPR) -- It may seem obvious, with double-digit unemployment and plunging economic output. But if there was any remaining doubt that the United States is in a recession, it's now been re ...

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Political Bias Skews Perceptions Of Verifiable Fact | Christina Pazzanese

Illustration by Mitch BluntWhen we can’t even agree on what is real Study shows bias of left and right extends to perceptions of verifiable fact June 3, 2020 (Harvard Gazette) -- Politics has seeped ...

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