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Bridgerton’s Black Presence isn’t Total Fantasy, it’s Hidden History | Messy Nessy

BY MARY KAY MCBRAYER FEBRUARY 3, 2021 There’s a reason why Google autofills questions about the authenticity of Black presence in 17th and 18th century Europe – lots of people are asking. The hit Netflix show Bridgerton is Shonda Rimes’ … Continue reading

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How Does China’s Social Credit System Work?

Everyone thinks of China’s social credit system as some sort of Black Mirror episode, while others compare it the the FICO score in the USA. It’s much, much more than that. In fact, I found the documents that highlight how … Continue reading

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How Big Tech Betrayed Us | Rana Foroohar

How did the internet giants come to dominate our world? Big Tech firms are now some of the richest and most powerful entities on the planet – and we’re starting to see the effects of this extreme concentration of power, … Continue reading

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Sleepers’ Beat

‘It pulls you in’: the staff seduced by the rhythms of the Trans-Siberian railway. Directed by Anastasia Kirillova More on this film: psyche.co/films/it-pulls-you-in-the-staff-seduced-by-the-rhythms-of-the-trans-siberian-railway Watch more on Psyche: psyche.co/films

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Carbon Dioxide Reduction. A BIG loophole for business

Carbon Audits and carbon taxes are coming. And big business knows it. Some are responding by investing heavily in genuine reductions to their carbon footprint. Others are banking on throwing money at carbon offset schemes like large scale reforestation to … Continue reading

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I Asked Bill Gates What’s The Next Crisis?

I got the chance to interview Bill Gates so I asked him: Will Covid-19 be the last pandemic? How does he deal with misinformation and conspiracy theories? And what is the next disaster? The Foundation Letter is here: https://ve42.co/BG21​

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Studio Ghibli Theme Park Will Have a Real-Life Howl’s Moving Castle | My Modern Met

By Emma Taggart on February 4, 2021 This is going to be the most epic theme park ever! If you’re a fan of Studio Ghibli, you’re likely eagerly anticipating the long-awaited Ghibli Park. The project was initially intended to open … Continue reading

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Why It Actually Took 50 Years to Make COVID mRNA Vaccines

The FDA recently approved two mRNA vaccines for COVID-19, but it was a challenge to make this type of vaccine work. And it took decades of research to get us to the point where scientists could make those vaccines as … Continue reading

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Square Kilometre Array: ‘Lift-off’ for world’s biggest telescope | BBC News

Jonathan Amos Science correspondent One of the grand scientific projects of the 21st Century is ‘Go!’. The first council meeting of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory has actioned plans that will lead to the biggest telescope on Earth being assembled … Continue reading

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HOW TO LAND ON THE MOON – Smarter Every Day 250

A very special thank you to Wayne Ottinger http://www.aletro.org/​ Check out the AMAZING website by Ben Feist that synchronizes all Apollo data: https://www.apolloinrealtime.org/​ I had to find a lot of archival footage to make this video. Thanks to Devin for … Continue reading

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