by | Apr 30, 2020 | Weirdness
from The Guardian Silence is golden for whales as lockdown reduces ocean noise Curtailing of shipping due to coronavirus allows scientists to study effects of quieter oceans on marine wildlife by Karen McVeigh In cities, human lockdowns during the coronavirus pandemic...
by | Apr 29, 2020 | Weirdness
from c|net Scientists pinpoint ‘most dangerous place in the history of planet Earth’ A paleontologist says time travelers would not survive long in this predator-packed area of Africa 100 million years ago. by Amanda Kooser...
by | Apr 28, 2020 | Culture Music Art
from Vanity Fair “SHOTS FIRED. HILTON HOTEL”: HOW CNN’S RAW, UNFOLDING REAGAN COVERAGE HERALDED THE NONSTOP NEWS CYCLE Ted Turner’s upstart cable network beat the Big Three in reporting on the 1981 assassination attempt, though it—along with its broadcast rivals—made...
by | Apr 27, 2020 | Culture Music Art, Weirdness
from The New York Post France limits sales of nicotine products after fewer smokers catch coronavirus By Laura Italiano picture alliance via Getty Images Fearing a run on nicotine gum and patches, France has banned the online sale of the products — a move spurred by...
by | Apr 26, 2020 | Culture Music Art, Literary News
from The Guardian Stoicism in a time of pandemic: how Marcus Aurelius can help by Donald Robertson A bust of Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Photograph: DEA/G DAagli Orti/De Agostini via Getty Images The Meditations, by a Roman emperor who died in a plague named after him,...
