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Transphobia | Wikipedia
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Transphobic graffiti in Rome, meaning "trans out" in German, with a swastika. Atreliu, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia CommonsWikipedia May 13, 2023 Transphobia consists of negative attitudes, feelings, or actions towards transgender people or transness in general. Transphobia can include fear, aversion, hatred, violence or anger towards people who do not conform to social gender expectations. It is ...
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The Post-Human Desert | Slavoj Žižek
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Image portraying artificial intelligence. Public domain Unlike past technological innovations, artificial intelligence is not about humanity’s mastery over nature, but rather about relinquishing cont ...
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Lying about Lying: Why We Must Revisit the Definition of ‘Fake News’ | Ramzy Baroud
Read more...Dr. Ramzy BaroudRamzy Baroud -- World News Trust April 3, 2023 The phrase "fake news" continues to be deployed routinely in U.S. politics. In a polarized political atmosphere, both Republicans and De ...
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The death of open access mega-journals? | Justin Jackson
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Justin Jackson -- Phys.org March 29, 2023 The entire scientific publishing world is currently undergoing a massive stress test of quantity vs. quality, open access (free) vs. institutional subscripti ...
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ChatGDP: How We End Poverty | Francis Goodwin
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Francis Goodwin asks ChatGPT: "How do we end poverty?" ChatGPT: As an AI language model, I do not have personal beliefs or opinions. However, according to the United Nations, ending poverty requires ...
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Human gut bacteria have sex to share vitamin B12 | University of California - Riverside
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Illustration of bacteria in the human gut. Credit: Darryl Leja, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health Dec. 1, 2022 (Phys.org) -- Your gut bacteria need vitamin B12 j ...
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Towards Quantum Simulation Of False Vacuum Decay | University of Cambridge
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Measured momentum distribution of the shaken quantum gas during the phase transition. The central peak on the left corresponds to the initial Mott insulator while the two peaks on the right indicate ...
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The Unmanageable Future | John Michael Greer
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Jan. 19, 2022 (EcoSophia.net) -- Explorers into unknown territory face plenty of risks. One that doesn’t always get the attention it deserves is the possibility that they know less about the country ...
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NFTs and Central Bank Digital Currencies | Lamont Black, Ph.D.
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Lamont Black This is module 9 of 10 for the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency course. Module 8 > Module 10 Readings Non-Fungible Tokens ERC-721 Tokens Central Bank Digital Currencies + Self-Directed Lear ...
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On Domed Cities and Doomed Dreams | John Michael Greer
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Dec. 15, 2021 (EcoSophia.net) -- Recently I’ve been reading the writings of the American philosopher William James. You won’t see much discussion of his work among philosophers nowadays, and that’s n ...
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The Cult of Covid (enough to make Goebbels drool) — Mickey Z.
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Mickey Z. — World News Trust December 14, 2021 Take a look at this video. It’s over 10 minutes long so feel free to skim. You’ll quickly get the idea — but I strongly suggest you catch the climactic ...
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