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David Fickling

davidfickling

Here's a story about how a ship-eating clam helped bring about the Industrial Revolution: The naval shipworm Teredo Navalis is an under-appreciated marker of globalization.It's a type of highly adapted

Michael J Bustamante

MJ_Busta

For the past few weeks, Cuban media have closely covered the death of George Floyd, and the Black Lives Matter protests that have emerged around the world in response. As

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

ThreadFor @_LukeCSkywalkerWe're closer to losing everything than we've ever been.It all depends on the upcoming election.WE WON'T LOSE.But let me explain. The Supreme Court ruled that an ILLEGAL order--DACA--must be

Zoe Tillman

ZoeTillman

A detention hearing is about to start in federal court in Arkansas in the case of Richard Barnett, the man photographed sitting in Nancy Pelosi's office (see: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/pelosi-desk-guy-capito

Peter Apps

PeteApps

Just a little thread on how thoroughly the government has been warned about the consequences of the evictions ban lifting which - as it stands - will happen on Monday:

Prof Ellen Townsend #StopMassTesting

ProfETownsend

1/ Updated thread. The impact of lockdown on children/adolescents 2021. Or, why we need to keep schools open. 2/ https://reachwell.org/ ‘.. a group of UK academics who work with children

Adam Attley

AdamAttley

I'm watching Farscape S01E01 for the first time since original UK airdate! Excited about this decision!! This hits the ground *sprinting*, it's very, uh, confident to expect a new audience

Rorschach

EduEngineer

1. This is a thread on the pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use of HCQ to protect from SARS-CoV-2. First, note that if HCQ is antiviral and has a long half-life in

Scott Henderson

scottyhendo

Like all historical accounts, this thread has great points but is missing key parts of the ATL story. Mainly because two West Georgia knuckleheads selling toilets online & a seed

DilaraEsengil 🐇🕊🇺🇸⚖️

DilaraEsengil

1. The #CaliforniaPoppy of all things is the #Watermark for the ballots. Let’s think about that #WatchCalifornia 2. In 1903, the California Poppy became the official state flower.

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

There is no shortage of takes about what's going on with Gamestop (and other surging stocks), Robinhood and Reddit's r/wallstreetbets, many of them contradictory - at least on the face

BuzzFeed News

BuzzFeedNews

Every year, our staff shares the things we’ve tried and liked. In 2020, finding something was...tough, but we’re happy to present this thread of gear and gadgets we genuinely loved

Alasdair Munro

apsmunro

It's time to clarify some things about children, schools and #COVID19 Summary: Young children seem significantly less susceptible, probably less likely to transmit. Less clear for teens. Schools mainly follow

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spinesurgeon

Today's article in @TheKenWeb contemplates "what ails" Indian #ECG Companies and concludes "Plenty as it turns out, starting with #healthcare providers themselves."https://the-ken.com/story/what-ai-apple-watch-with-b

Rebecca Sear

RebeccaSear

So, for anyone who doesn't know what the demographic transition is, a The demographic transition is the shift from high mortality, high fertility to low mortality, low fertility which has

Sugar Grizzly

sugargrizzly

[THREAD] Soybean futures, Solidere shares and the #FourthTurning: Lebanon’s crisis from a historical and demographic perspective 1. In #Lebanon these days, it’s easy to get lost in the minutae of

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