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Friday, April 08, 2022

Niskanen Center

Down to the wire(s): the next generation electricity grid needs next generation technology
Using advanced conductors can reduce costs and land impacts, but existing policies don’t support change The post Down to the wire(s): the next generation electricity grid needs next generation technology appeared first on Niskanen Center...
2 days ago
Lessons from the Pandemic: Why Testing, Tracing, and Isolation Never Got off the Ground
In the United States, efforts to develop and scale-up tests for the new virus stumbled out of the gate and never recovered. Glen Weyl of Microsoft joins Brink Lindsey to discuss this early and decisive failure in the U.S. pandemic response...
2 days ago
Descriptive Representation in Supreme Court Nominations
At her nomination hearings, Judge Jackson faced the usual reception colored by partisanship as well as her race and gender. What did we learn from those hearings? The post Descriptive Representation in Supreme Court Nominations appeared...
2 days ago

The Guardian view on Ukraine: same war, new dilemmas | Editorial
Russia’s retreat from Kyiv marks a change in the dynamics and the military balance, but the conflict is far from overThousands of civilians, including many children, were waiting to be evacuated to safety in the Kramatorsk railway station...
10 hours ago
The Guardian view on learning to socialise: getting to know you | Editorial
The pandemic has underlined the degree to which humans can only develop and thrive in relation to other humans“There’s no art to find the mind’s construction in the face,” says Duncan, about the duplicity of the first Thane of Cawdor...
10 hours ago
Putin still has friends in the west – and they’re gaining ground | Jonathan Freedland
The EU’s united response to the war may not last long with Viktor Orbán around. We must hope he’s not joined by Marine Le PenThat picture of Vladimir Putin, alone at the end of a long Kremlin table, may prove one of the enduring images of this...
11 hours ago

Psychedelics use linked to a lower risk in opioid addiction, study says
Psilocybin, the substance found in magic mushrooms, has been connected to a lower risk in opioid addiction, a recent study conducted in the U.S. suggests.
an hour ago
Concerns grow over sixth COVID-19 wave affecting Ontario school absences
As provinces continue to push toward living with COVID-19, teachers and staff in Ontario are raising concerns over the rise in absentees in schools across Ontario amid a sixth wave.
2 hours ago
Two arrested after Halifax RCMP respond to Preston shootings; N.S. emergency alert cancelled
Two suspects were arrested and police were looking for a third after shootings in the Preston area prompted an emergency alert in Nova Scotia Friday night.
4 hours ago

Government says half of all new UK cars should be electric by 2028
The availability of new hybrids after 2030 is also thrown into question, as the government puts its foot on the climate obsession accelerator. Sales figures of full EVs will now be part of that policy decision. Basically freedom of choice will...
14 hours ago
French winemakers fan flames to save 2022 crop after unexpectedly sharp frosts
‘Climate change’ gets the blame of course, which is code for human activities in the media, politics etc. How trace gases might cause warmth one month and frosts the next in a particular region of the world is not explained. Short video via...
20 hours ago
Simulations explain Greenland’s slower summer warming, say researchers
‘Temperatures and rates of ice sheet melting both peaked in 2012’ – interesting quote from the report. The researchers assume that natural factors are merely impeding the inevitable warming they expect from carbon dioxide emission...
2 days ago

Twitter introduces ALT badge, improved image descriptions globally
Twitter announced the rollout of the ALT badge and improved image descriptions for all users globally.
9 hours ago
‘Twitter’s next board meeting is gonna be lit’, Elon Musk jokes about smoking weed at upcoming meet
Musk shared a photo of him smoking, what appears to be, weed, in a post saying, "Twitter’s next board meeting is gonna be lit."
12 hours ago
Sending late night emails? Microsoft boss Satya Nadella has a special message for you
Microsoft recently conducted a study to understand the impact of remote work on employees.
15 hours ago

SpaceX gives rocket ride to ISS to 3 paying space enthusiasts; Check cost of each seat
Their tickets for the rocket ride include access to all but for the Russian portion of the space station space tourists will need permission from the three cosmonauts on board.
8 hours ago
'Now or never': UN report suggest growing forests, eating less meat to avoid climate extremes
At this point, only severe emissions cuts in this decade across all sectors, from agriculture and transport to energy and buildings, can turn things around, the report says.
4 days ago
NASA breaks record after Hubble discovers farthest individual star ever- Watch
The newly detected farthest star has been nicknamed 'Earendel' which means 'morning star' in old English and it exists at 12.9 billion light-years away from us which means it took 12.9 billion years for the star's light to reach us. However...
7 days ago

Moderna recalls thousands of Covid-19 vaccine doses in Europe, here's why
No safety issues have been identified, Moderna said about the lots that were distributed in Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden in January.
an hour ago
Covid-19 fourth wave: Pandemic far from over, next variant not a question of 'if' but 'when', warns UN
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has cautioned that the Covid-19 pandemic is not over. "We're seeing 1.5 million new cases each day. Large outbreaks are spreading in Asia. A new wave is sweeping across Europe," Guterres said...
an hour ago
Imran Khan praises India in his speech ahead of the no-trust vote - key quotes
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed the nation on Friday a day ahead of the crucial no-trust motion against him.
2 hours ago

Kashmir witness record tourist footfall, highest in 10 years
Kashmir, also called the “Heaven on Earth” has had a record-breaking tourist footfall this year, the highest in 10 years. The valley in this season, received more than 3.5 lac tourist arrivals.
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Jolt to AAP! Himachal Pradesh President Anup Kesari, 2 others join BJP
Himachal Pradesh AAP chief Anup Kesari and two other party workers joined BJP ahead of upcoming state Assembly elections.
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Covid-19 booster dose for all adults from Sunday, check how to book appointment, cost of jab - All you need to know
All those who are more than 18 years of age and have completed nine months after the administration of the second dose, would be eligible for precaution dose, said the Union health ministry.
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Fifty-two dead in station bombing as civilians flee eastern Ukraine
an hour ago
Must watch: Better ‘a beggar here than an emperor there’ — life after Hong Kong, and the struggle to resettle
They left Hong Kong for Britain, a land they had never been to before. The CNA documentary One Way, which made YouTube’s top 10 list in Hong Kong and Singapore, follows the Chow family as they navigate harsh realities as new immigrants...
6 hours ago
Commentary: Why does Turkey want to play mediator between Russia and Ukraine?
Ankara has emerged as the principal mediator in the war between Kyiv and Moscow. This researcher says it is trying to recoup some credibility with NATO partners.
6 hours ago