Elena E. Paskaleva
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Economics Nobel celebrates researchers who showed how science and technology drive growth | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Economics Nobel celebrates researchers who showed how science and technology drive growth
Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion, and Peter Howitt explained why the past 2 centuries have seen sustained economic growth rather than stagnation
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October 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Economics Nobel celebrates researchers who showed how science and technology drive growth | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
With the administration’s offense on universities, this excerpt from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance have been on my mind:
July 31, 2025 at 12:08 AM
With the administration’s offense on universities, this excerpt from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance have been on my mind:
Despite closures being over twice as likely to occur in the Republican-controlled states that did not expand Medicaid, […] rural voters who lost hospitals were roughly 5–10 percentage points more likely to vote Republican in subsequent presidential elections.
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The Politics of Rural Hospital Closures - Political Behavior
Who do citizens hold responsible for outcomes and experiences? Hundreds of rural hospitals have closed or significantly reduced their capacity since just 2010, leaving much of the rural U.S. without a...
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July 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Despite closures being over twice as likely to occur in the Republican-controlled states that did not expand Medicaid, […] rural voters who lost hospitals were roughly 5–10 percentage points more likely to vote Republican in subsequent presidential elections.
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“The data analysis revealed a correlation: municipalities with one more book per capita had 4% fewer care certifications [for need of assisted living-care], and those with 10 more books per capita had 34% fewer certifications.”
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The more library books per capita, the fewer residents require nursing care: Japan study - The Mainichi
TOKYO -- Researchers in Japan have found that the more public library books a municipality has, the fewer residents require long-term nursing care. Wh
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July 1, 2025 at 4:56 PM
“The data analysis revealed a correlation: municipalities with one more book per capita had 4% fewer care certifications [for need of assisted living-care], and those with 10 more books per capita had 34% fewer certifications.”
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At least 1,500 rallies so far expected across the United States. Steal the quoted tweet and spread widely. #3E #NoKingsProtest
Mass protests planned for June 14, everyone hit the streets. Every city, every capital. Resist and defend. #3E #HandsOff #Indivisible #FiftyFiftyOne #StopICE #NoKingsProtest
Find a confirmed location here (more protests exist but are not listed): nokings.org#map
Find a confirmed location here (more protests exist but are not listed): nokings.org#map
June 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
At least 1,500 rallies so far expected across the United States. Steal the quoted tweet and spread widely. #3E #NoKingsProtest
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#OTD in 1921, the Tulsa Race Massacre began. A white mob destroyed the Greenwood District, a thriving Black community in Tulsa, OK. Hundreds killed. Generational wealth lost. Justice still denied. #TheMarchContinues #TulsaRaceMassacre
May 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
#OTD in 1921, the Tulsa Race Massacre began. A white mob destroyed the Greenwood District, a thriving Black community in Tulsa, OK. Hundreds killed. Generational wealth lost. Justice still denied. #TheMarchContinues #TulsaRaceMassacre
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The Trump administration is deporting people in direct violation of court orders, and calling it an “administrative error.” That’s not just unacceptable. It’s unconstitutional.
May 31, 2025 at 2:06 PM
The Trump administration is deporting people in direct violation of court orders, and calling it an “administrative error.” That’s not just unacceptable. It’s unconstitutional.
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Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
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May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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Artificial feeders have allowed the Anna’s hummingbird to expand their range out of Southern California up to the state’s northern end.
They have also driven a transformation of the birds themselves.
They have also driven a transformation of the birds themselves.
Bird feeders have caused a dramatic evolution of California hummingbirds
Beaks have grown longer and larger, and ranges have expanded to follow the feeders
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May 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Artificial feeders have allowed the Anna’s hummingbird to expand their range out of Southern California up to the state’s northern end.
They have also driven a transformation of the birds themselves.
They have also driven a transformation of the birds themselves.
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Gotta meet him with some resistance. 😉 Despite RFK Jr.’s claims, the CDC did not remove COVID vaccines from the childhood immunization schedule.
May 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Gotta meet him with some resistance. 😉 Despite RFK Jr.’s claims, the CDC did not remove COVID vaccines from the childhood immunization schedule.
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"We were born of stars, and in death, we will return to them. Let's not strive to be black holes in the meantime. Let's illuminate the world instead of darkening it, instead of tearing it to pieces. Let's prove we are worthy of being stardust."
Courtney M. Privett
Courtney M. Privett
May 31, 2025 at 2:12 PM
"We were born of stars, and in death, we will return to them. Let's not strive to be black holes in the meantime. Let's illuminate the world instead of darkening it, instead of tearing it to pieces. Let's prove we are worthy of being stardust."
Courtney M. Privett
Courtney M. Privett
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WTF?! The Trump administration is now investigating James Comey over a beach photo on Instagram. The former FBI director posted a picture of seashells arranged to say “8647”.
May 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
WTF?! The Trump administration is now investigating James Comey over a beach photo on Instagram. The former FBI director posted a picture of seashells arranged to say “8647”.
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Returning Jesus Christ Downed By U.S. Missile Defense 30,000 Feet Before Making Landfall
April 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Returning Jesus Christ Downed By U.S. Missile Defense 30,000 Feet Before Making Landfall
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Air alert in Kyiv… Russians…
April 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Air alert in Kyiv… Russians…
Note, they are going after a small journal to test the waters. If they went right away, say, after the Science Mag, everyone would have been up in arms. This way they hope to establish a precedent without alerting the community to the eroding freedom of expression.
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U.S. attorney demands scientific journal explain how it ensures 'viewpoint diversity'
The unusual letter caught the attention of First Amendment groups and some scientists, who raised concerns it was designed to suppress academic and scientific freedom.
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April 20, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Note, they are going after a small journal to test the waters. If they went right away, say, after the Science Mag, everyone would have been up in arms. This way they hope to establish a precedent without alerting the community to the eroding freedom of expression.
www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
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Ukraine has destroyed the Russian missile base that launched the Palm Sunday terrorist attack in Sumy. It will also find who ordered the attack and who carried it out, and if they survived.
April 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Ukraine has destroyed the Russian missile base that launched the Palm Sunday terrorist attack in Sumy. It will also find who ordered the attack and who carried it out, and if they survived.
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Dr. Colleen Shogan, former Archivist of the United States (AOTUS) announced in 2024 that the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment were going to be added to the National Archives Rotunda in Washington, D.C. Dr. Shogan won’t be there to see it because she was fired on February 7th. 2/
April 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Dr. Colleen Shogan, former Archivist of the United States (AOTUS) announced in 2024 that the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment were going to be added to the National Archives Rotunda in Washington, D.C. Dr. Shogan won’t be there to see it because she was fired on February 7th. 2/