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Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · Jan 16

Ho scritto una cosa strana su incendi, alluvioni, urbanizzazione, cambiamenti climatici, emergenza e rivoluzione. Grazie a Matteo de Giuli e a Nicolò Porcelluzzi per l'ospitalità su MEDUSA newsletter

di Stefano Dalla Casa. Urbanizzazione selvaggia, privilegio e sfruttamento: cosa raccontano gli incendi di Los Angeles, dove le catastrofi naturali sono ormai frutto di una certezza statistica.

Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · 11h

Shutting down all gain-of-function research is dangerous | STAT

The NIH ordered me to stop my ‘dangerous’ gain-of-function research. It isn’t dangerous at all

Safe gain-of-function research is necessary to identify new treatments for diseases like for tuberculosis — but the NIH has imposed unfounded stops.

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Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · 2d

F-Droid says Google’s new sideloading restrictions will kill the project - Ars Technica

F-Droid says Google’s new sideloading restrictions will kill the project

F-Droid sees Google’s plans as a threat to FOSS apps.

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Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · 3d

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags | Gaza flotilla | The Guardian

Israel accused of detaining Greta Thunberg in infested cell and making her hold flags

Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

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Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · 5d

[2509.02462] Can we cite Wikipedia? What if Wikipedia was more reliable than its detractors ?

Can we cite Wikipedia? What if Wikipedia was more reliable than...

Wikipedia, a widely successful encyclopedia recognized in academic circles and used by both students and professors alike, has led educators to question whether it can be cited as an information source,...

Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · 6d

Israele, l'elenco delle aziende italiane che esportano a Tel Aviv

Israele, l'elenco delle aziende italiane che esportano a Tel Aviv

Mentre Gaza muore, a Tel Aviv si cena con i prodotti italiani: l'elenco delle aziende che esportano in Israele

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Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · 8d

Si vede che sono affezionati agli armaioli, altri Festival sono affezionati agli idrocarburi e altri ancora alle società di consulenza con scandali recenti alle spalle. Sarebbe drammatico per la Cultura rinunciare a questi importanti "contributi", occorre mediare e dare la colpa a chi ha protestato

Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · 8d

Carino il comunicato del Festival della scienza che continua a difendere Leonardo...

Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · 8d

Common hair-loss drug consistently associated with higher rates of psychiatric harm

Common hair-loss drug consistently associated with higher rates of psychiatric harm

For over two decades, finasteride—a popular prescription drug taken by millions of men to treat hair loss—has quietly carried a shadow. Behind its cosmetic promise lay disturbing signs of deeper harm:...

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Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · 9d

Who Will Save the Dictionary? - The Atlantic

Is This the End of the Dictionary?

Obsolete (adj.): no longer in use or no longer useful

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Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · 9d

Anche Poste Italiane verso lo SPID a pagamento: 5 euro all'anno che colpirebbero circa 30 milioni di utenti | DDay.it

Anche Poste Italiane verso lo SPID a pagamento: 5 euro all'anno che colpirebbero circa 30 milioni di utenti

Poste Italiane valuta un canone per Poste ID, che gestisce il 72% delle identità Spid. Dopo Aruba, InfoCert e Register, anche il principale provider potrebbe introdurre un abbonamento annuale per gli...

Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · 10d

Becoming an Ostrich: The Development of Information Avoidance - Radhika Santhanagopalan, Jane L. Risen, Katherine D. Kinzler, 2025

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Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · 14d

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time www.bbc.com/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · 16d

Rare and Elusive Australian Bird, Once Thought Extinct for 100 Years, Discovered by Indigenous Rangers and Scientists

Rare and Elusive Australian Bird, Once Thought Extinct for 100 Years, Discovered by Indigenous Rangers and Scientists

Using sound recordings, the team identified the largest known population of the night parrot, a secretive species known as the "Holy Grail of birdwatching"

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Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · 17d

Navigating workers' data rights in the digital age | International Labour Organization

Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · 28d

Addio Monica Costa vittima della solitudine - Giornalistitalia

Addio Monica Costa vittima della solitudine - Giornalistitalia

Addio Monica Costa vittima della solitudine. Morta da circa due mesi e ritrovata dai vigili del fuoco che hanno forzato la porta di casa

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Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · Sep 5

Exclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows.

Exclusive: RFK Jr. and the White House buried a major study on alcohol and cancer. Here’s what it shows.

Kennedy wants to “Make America Healthy Again” — but doesn’t want you to see a report that could do just that.

Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · Aug 31

Una mappa di lingue e incontri | il manifesto

Una mappa di lingue e incontri | il manifesto

Scienza (Cultura) Quando i popoli si incontrano spesso le loro lingue cominciano a interagire tra loro e a modificarsi. Pensiamo alla parola «pizza»: nonostante sia italiana è usata in moltissime…

Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · Aug 26

Why scientists are rethinking the immune effects of SARS-CoV-2 | The BMJ

https://www.bmj.com/content/390/bmj.r1733

Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · Aug 21

Fermi, le polemiche e la bomba

Fermi, le polemiche e la bomba

L’estate, si sa, è frizzantina.

Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · Aug 20

‘Megalopolis’ and the Second Life of a Box-Office Flop - The Atlantic

A Famed Director Tried to Build a Fan Base for His Movie. It Was Awkward.

Francis Ford Coppola’s recent road show for "Megalopolis" is an attempt to dictate its legacy—and a misunderstanding of how fandom works.

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Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · Aug 20

The wife of Hiroshima pilot

The wife of Hiroshima pilot

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Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · Aug 19

The wife of Hiroshima pilot

The wife of Hiroshima pilot

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Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · Aug 17

La moglie del pilota di Hiroshima

La moglie del pilota di Hiroshima

La moglie di Claude Eatherly — il “pilota di Hiroshima” — era cugina di mio nonno materno. Questa è la sua storia.

Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · Aug 17

Glacier Melt Reveals Remains of Antarctic Meteorologist Lost 66 Years Ago

Glacier Melt Reveals Remains of Antarctic Meteorologist Lost 66 Years Ago

When Dennis Bell’s colleague began pulling him out of an icy hole, the rope around Bell’s belt snapped, and his second fall proved fatal.

Stefano Dalla Casa @radioprozac.bsky.social · Aug 16

Man develops rare condition after ChatGPT query over stopping eating salt | ChatGPT | The Guardian

Man develops rare condition after ChatGPT query over stopping eating salt

US medical journal article about 60-year-old with bromism warns against using AI app for health information

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