#Fascinating

Absurd to get all panicked about this. 1) Social media didn't exist in 1950. "Speak your mind" meant something very different then.https://twitter.com/Yascha_Mounk/status/1289333770370203650 2) The article is clear that people
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Absolutely spectacular HUGE volcanic dykes in Libya!Thread on the latest awesome geology I’ve stumbled onto in Google Earth - and a rare foray for me into ‘normal’, rather than mud,
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FYI- “atheism” is also a part of Hinduism. There are 6 orthodox and and 5 heterodox schools of Indian Philosophy. Hinduism cannot be compared to montheistic religions.”Samkhya” and “yoga” philosophy
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Another plot-twist storyShe was once a ballerina with the Met Opera company but"considered her work on the Apollo program to be the highlight of her career. When disaster struck the
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If there is something I really love in a story is when its ideas are interwined throughout all its parts giving a sense of whole and consistency.And this is something
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Kanye on Joe Rogan was a fascinating conversation.Here's a thread of the most powerful quotes I took away from it.Warning: If you think Kanye is crazy, don't read this thread.
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Since most people in this world can't imagine their lives without speech/sound & believe they cannot function without it, I want to share something I think is truly remarkable. There
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One of the fascinating aspects of biometrics is liveness detection - the science of checking to make sure that the things using biometrics are alive and not masks or severed
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1) SARS-CoV-2 IS A BIOWEAPON OF FATAL TRANSCRIPTIONAL/TRANSLATIONAL ERROR. THIS EXPLAINS CANCER/CACHEXIA, DIABETES, NEURODEGENERATION AND WHY PRION DISEASE IS ITS ULTIMATE DESTINATIONTranscription errors sensitize cells to genes associated
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Welcome to #AFGPanel! Since our last panel, we’ve seen the signing of a breakthrough political agreement by Afghan leaders @ashrafghani & @DrabdullahCE. 1/nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/17/world/asia/afghanistan-ghani-abdullah.html
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I recently had a fascinating conversation with Slavoj Žižek hosted by @bigthink. The famed cultural critic and philosopher talked about state of emergency, why he ran for the Slovenian presidency,
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In Luke's Gospel, the OT prophets Elijah and Elisha are featured in fascinating ways. THREAD: In Luke 1:17, Zechariah learns that his son John will prepare the way for the
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1/n Recently been thinking about how, in depressed industries, picks-and-shovels co's with stronger models have been beaten just down as much, if not more, as their capital incinerating customers.i.e.AirlinesEnergy For
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Four years ago I did a great big thread of books in the run up to the election to keep me going, and I’m doing it again! (Thanks, @libbyanelson for
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How much water do you think you use a day (across washing, cooking, cleaning etc)? Answer the poll before reading the rest of the thread [1/9] The UK average is,
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Tesla gets a lot of credit today, but this paper shows Edison mastered the psychology of new technology. To get people to use scary electricity he made it feel the
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