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Ted Chiang isn't just a fantastic writer, he's also a fantastic thinker about the world (these don't always go together, surprisingly). Here he is being incredibly smart about this current
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I just extended all deadlines in my Spring courses and wrote to my students: “I know many of you will need some extra time. However, I also want to share
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One of the two massive ships, built by Roman Emperor Caligula, that were uncovered in Lake Nemi in the 1920s.Under orders from Mussolini, the lake was drained and the ships
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The Snoo "smart bassinet" is a $1,300 gadget that allows you to control its rocking motions and send sounds to its speaker over the internet.You. Will. Never. Guess. What. Happened.
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It may come as a surprise that #Wikimedia communities have an opinion on #competition rules. We do! Our contribution focuses on structural issues on the digital market that make it
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THREAD: So, it's that time of the year again when Wikipedia asks people for money. But do they really need it? How much of it is used to keep the
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Hi . I’m the CEO of @Wikimedia Foundation. We operate @Wikipedia and work to keep it available for the world, especially in times of crisis. What happens in the world
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Being on the very bottom of Alabama has its perks, especially if you're into birds. I'm not really a birder, but I run in circles close to some. Right off
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"If ever there was a story to offer a tantalising glimpse into what women might have achieved throughout history had they been freed from expectations about gender, it’s the life
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Jetzt ist die Zeit, über die Corona - Krise hinaus zu denken – mit dem Menschen im Mittelpunkt.Die Corona – Pandemie trifft alle Bereiche der Maritimen Wirtschaft: Die Binnenschifffahrt, die
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Here's what the Earth & Moon look like for a month from eachother This was reconstructed from real images, with night-side Earth made brighter / cloudless so you can see
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The Thinissut Sanctuary in Bir Bouregba (Tunisia) gives us a nice glimpse into Punic religion and provides us with some of the coolest Punic writing. This stele (≈1st C. BC-1st
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The area below NYC's Union Square was once called "Book Row" - a six-block stretch boasting nearly 40 bookstores, many of them used and rare bookdealers. Today, the sole survivor
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Any #BlackCreatives who can recommend Black Visual Art in the public domain? I’m new to this game but eager to experience more @blkcreatives https://twitter.com/whatisoww/status/1259623745150423040 I’ve got this Wikipedia resource so
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Predictive policing tools work really well: they perfectly predict what the police will do. Specifically, they predict whom the police will accuse of crimes, and since only accused people are
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A Historical THREAD on Cholas, the great Tamil Hindu kings:BTW, It was a great article by @saranstm ji on Rajahnate of Cebu & Rajah Humabon regarding Cholas influence in Philippines.I
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