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The week started ominously with a French journalist asking me whether the Greeks have turned cold-hearted, alluding to the apparent apathy to the drowning of hundreds of refugees off the coast of the Peloponnese and to the murky role played in this tragedy by our Coastguard. Yes, I replied without a second thought. A population […]

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Humanity has now developed AI algorithms capable of fully decoding a killer bug’s proteins and creating an effective antibiotic. Was there ever any doubt that conglomerates like Amazon would seize upon this opportunity to shrink workplaces along their supply chain where AI predicts a higher probability of unionization? ATHENS – Last week brought a rare good-news […]

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Richard Burgon MP wants MPs to stop taking perks from polluting firms

Doctor Who star Patrick Troughton was awarded a historical blue plaque at last, with former Doctors and companions attending the ceremony.

To keep covering homes amid the ravages of climate change, big insurance companies want California to slash its landmark price-gouging rules.

Economist James K. Galbraith discusses the history of how price controls have successfully addressed inflation.

The MVC team discusses Stanley Kubrick’s timeless Cold War-era satire.

Noticing first one then many parrots, peacocks, owls and more birds in Old Master paintings taught me to truly see the world

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Psychologists are studying a form of meditation known as ‘nirodha-samāpatti’ that reportedly ceases all mental function

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This analysis examines how changes in death rates for different age groups can affect the average age of the U.S. population.

Read our latest update on issues affecting migrants’ digital rights. Surveillance over saving lives Last month, we were struck by the horrific news of hundreds of refugees drowning off the coast of Greece. Under the watch of Greek and other European coastal guards, 750 people lost their lives as their boats sank. It is worth […]

Lydia Henning, Simon Jurkatis, Manesh Powar and Gian Valentini Autumn 2022 saw some of the largest intraday moves in gilt yields in history. It was then that jargon normally confined to financial stability papers entered into mainstream commentary – ‘LDI’, ‘doom loop’, ‘deleveraging’. And it was then that the Bank of England engaged in an … Continue reading Lifting the lid on a liquidity crisis →

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Just asking the important stuff.

Time for another exercise in mythbusting. It turns out it is very difficult for something that cannot move to fly. Who knew?

Many posts I write aren’t intended to be persuasive if you don’t already agree with me on some axes. Take, for example, the post “some acts are always evil.” I chose rape as my example: it is not possible to have a justified rape. If you agree with this, you’ll agree that some acts are always evil. If you don’t think rape is never justified, then my argument won’t work with you, and indeed it didn’t work with all the commenters for just that reason.

There are three primary elements of persuasion.

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I know why: sabotaging the Democratic Party is his raison d’etre This No Labels gambit is such utter bullshit I’m hard pressed not to just start screaming into the void. I’ve been watching Joe Lieberman take a wrecking ball to the Democratic Party for decades now and he’s not done yet. In this article in the Atlantic, he insists that he doesn’t want Trump to be the nominee and that he just wants to provide a “moderate” “centrist” option since that’s what he believes everyone in America really wants. But he’s very hard pressed to answer why he is determined to threaten his old friend Joe Biden: Lieberman is clear about his distaste for Trump, but he’s hazier on the question of why—or even whether—Biden has fallen short. He’s said repeatedly that if the choice came down to Biden or Trump, he’d vote for the Democrat, and he speaks affectionately of a man he first met nearly 40 years ago and with whom he served for 20 years in the Senate. Yet he’s still hunting for a better option.

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The former Vice-President called the chance to see the singer live a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”

I think you know… No surprise here:  A Popular Information analysis of @RobertKennedyJr’s first FEC filing reveals the lion’s share of Kennedy’s biggest donors have PREVIOUSLY DONATED ONLY TO REPUBLICANS Follow along for details.  Through 6/30, Kennedy’s campaign has collected the maximum, $6,600, from 96 individuals. 37 individuals have previously only donated to Republican candidates for federal office. Only 19 have a history of consistently supporting Dem candidates Mark Dickson, a Californian who amassed a fortune in the aerospace industry, has donated more than 450K to federal candidates since 2015 The total includes $400,000 to Trump Victory Dickson has NEVER supported a Democrat running for office Until he maxed out to Kennedy   Keith Sheldon, a retired car dealership executive from Argyle, Texas, has consistently backed Trump, maxing out in 2016 and 2020. He also donated $2.9K to Herschel Walker. And thousands to House GOP candidates. But nothing to Dems. Until he maxed out to Kennedy.  Kennedy has dozens of maxed out donors with similar giving histories. And a much smaller number with a history of donating to Dems.

A local saw Canada's disasters coming. He had seen it before.

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Scientists have learned smell loss can be a diagnostic tool for Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.

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