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This rhyme is thought to relate to Irish beggars who arrived in England during the British genocide which resulted in millions of deaths. … Continue reading‘Britain’s Cover-up of Its 1845-1850 Holocaust in Ireland’
China now produces more than 90% of the world’s photovoltaic-grade polysilicon. Back in 2010, it was a minor player. … Continue readingHow the US Lost the Solar Power Race to China
Today, each one of the assumptions that underpinned western policymaking and journalism for nearly three decades lie shattered. … Continue readingThe Last Days of Mankind
by Lex Fridman at YouTube: The following is a conversation with Yuval Noah Harari, a historian, philosopher, and author of several highly acclaimed, highly influential books, including Sapiens, Homo Deus
Continue readingYuval Noah Harari on Why Christianity Became Popular
Among the topics discussed is the nature of symbolic capital; whether self interest and political idealism are necessarily contradictory… … Continue readingThe Passion of the Elites
Besides storing energy as fat, lipids are best known for encircling and protecting every living cell on Earth. The molecules form an effective barrier… … Continue readingFats Are Actually Quite Useful
What is less well-known is that the point of translating foreign works was not to preserve them but to build on them. … Continue readingOn the Myth that Arabic Translations Merely Preserved Greek Literature
This fall is the first in nearly 20 years that I am not returning to the classroom. For most of my career, I taught writing, literature, and language, primarily to university students. … Continue readingI Quit Teaching Because of ChatGPT
Steve Pyke is a renowned portrait photographer. He has published ten books, including the award-winning I Could Read the Sky. … Continue readingWhat The Photographer Who’s Taken Hundreds Of Philosopher Portraits Really Thinks Of Philosophers
This work could also help researchers understand the mechanisms that link psychological factors with physical health. … Continue readingCan the Brain Help Heal a Broken Heart?
Poet and artist Gozo Yoshimasu defines what poetry is via Basho, Walter Benjamin, Paul Klee, smoke, Zen philosophy, and handwriting. … Continue readingWhat is Poetry?
Borders no longer are mere fixed invisible divisions set under geopolitical rationales whose main objective is defining national territorialities. … Continue readingGlobal Mobility, Bordered Realities, and Ethnocultural Contact Zones