The Dunning-Kruger Effect Is Probably Not Real
She didn’t know her kidnapper. But he was using Google Maps — and that cracked the case.
Israel’s Gantz presides over collapse of Blue and White
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This is a story about the New York Times and a University, not some jerk. He Was Offended By A Private Video She Sent To A Friend. So He Waited A Year To Post It And Ruin Her Life.
Honestly, I am surprised by this. I wonder if it is variant dependent. Asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19 didn’t occur at all, study of 10 million finds
Out producing is easy. But truly with less energy inputs? 2-Acre Vertical Farm Run By AI And Robots Out-Produces 720-Acre Flat Farm
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Edit: This was supposed to have been posted yesterday.
I have heard from some people who had covid that their biggest complaint was that they could not sleep. The Mysterious Link Between COVID-19 and Sleep
New York is doomed. The Democratic Divide in New York State
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U.K. variant puts spotlight on immunocompromised patients’ role in the COVID-19 pandemic
The Coronavirus Bill is Also ‘The Most Significant Climate Legislation’ Ever
How $10 Million for Gender Programs in Pakistan Got Tied to a COVID Relief Bill
I posted on this before but I don’t remember reading so much detail on the extinct animals. Archaeologists have discovered tens of thousands of prehistoric paintings of animals and humans in a remote area of Colombia. Some now-extinct animals are depicted, meaning the art is likely more than 12,500 years old.
Not the fall that killed them
Austerity is the problem here, not bankruptcy.
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Yet even in this cross-eyed analysis a premonition of the obvious presses in:
In that scenario, Americans might not take the Covid-19 vaccine, failing to trust in its efficacy and that it won’t severely harm them or their children. They might not trust their criminal justice system, with no incentive to respect a system that allows elites to break the law with impunity. They might not trust the results of a presidential election, behaving as if they live in a banana republic and not a robust, if flawed, democracy.
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New York Had Largest 2019-20 Population Decline of Any State
Study this chart hard. Basic point is that US death rate was set to soar with or without COVID U.S. Death Rate 1950-2020
This does not even address the aerosol question. Masks not enough to stop COVID-19’s spread without distancing: study
Your Christmas Present: Our Political Leaders Are Killing Off New York City
10 years in prison for illegal streaming? It’s in the Covid-19 relief bill
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The discovery of U.S. spy networks in China fueled a decadelong global war over data between Beijing and Washington. and the second part here though you may need to look at it in a separate browser from the first link.
Winter Solstice edition: new strain in the UK, border closures; deep-dive into vaccines.
Will Iran’s threat to Israel from Iraq increase?
The monster will come for you: Why the Tarlac killings threaten us all
Somalian opposition irked by Turkish support ahead of presidential elections
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Mutant coronavirus in the United Kingdom sets off alarms but its importance remains unclear
The World Turned Upside Down: A History of the Chinese Cultural Revolution
Antibody-Dependent Enhancement
Overdose Deaths Far Exceed COVID-19 Deaths In San Francisco
I expect that they will find that this is only legal if done to Republicans. Tables Turned: Restaurants Organize To Ban Gov. Cuomo From ‘all New York City establishments’
A Shock to the PPE System: New Method for Recharging N95 Masks to Meet COVID Demand
China’s stunning export comeback has factories scrambling for workers
Russia Backs Another 500,000 Bpd Oil Production Increase
Amid Coal Crunch, Cities Limit Power to Businesses, Factories