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A city in Brazil where covid-19 ran amok may be a ‘sentinel’ for the rest of the world https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/22/1008709/brazil-manaus-covid-coronavirus-herd-immunity-pandemic/

Take a look at this stunning chart, which shows the number of lives that can be saved through equitable distribution of a future COVID-19 vaccine. https://www.facebook.com/melindagates/photos/a.1414215465468713/3056030124620564/?type=3

COVID-19
A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
Co-chairs Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
BILL & MELINDA GATES https://www.gatesfoundation.org/goalkeepers/report/2020-report/#GlobalPerspective

The Era of “Move Fast and Break Things” Is Over https://hbr-org.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/hbr.org/amp/2019/01/the-era-of-move-fast-and-break-things-is-over

O Controle
Controlar a opinião pública já era importante na Roma Republicana https://cultura.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,o-controle,70003448325

An entire village lost its broadband at the same time every day for 18 months. Now we know why https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/22/uk/old-tv-breaks-broadband-village-scli-intl-gbr/index.html

Astronauts take shelter as space station dodges orbital junk https://www.space.com/space-station-dodges-debris-astronauts-soyuz-shelter

Trump’s plan for ‘pro-American’ education would make China’s Communists proud https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/09/22/trumps-plan-pro-american-education-would-make-chinas-communists-proud/

China ‘coercing’ thousands of Tibetans into mass labour camps – report https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-54260732

1,000-Year-Old Precursor to Stainless Steel Found in Iran, Surprising Archaeologists https://gizmodo.com/1-000-year-old-precursor-to-stainless-steel-found-in-ir-1845145184

Madrid Opera Shut Down by Audience Angry at Crowding in Cheap Seats https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/21/arts/music/madrid-opera-protest-crowding-teatro-real.html

Sometimes Food Fights Back https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/18/science/algae-zooplankton-eggs.html

USP conclui maior sequenciamento genético e encontra 2 milhões de novas variantes https://ciencia.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,usp-conclui-maior-sequenciamento-genetico-e-encontra-2-milhoes-de-variantes,70003448707

Câmara aprova PL do novo código de trânsito https://brpolitico.com.br/noticias/camara-aprova-pl-do-novo-codigo-de-transito/

Then They Came for Beethoven https://quillette.com/2020/09/19/then-they-came-for-beethoven/

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Why our understanding of ‘Survival of the Fittest’ is wrong https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p08rvzn8/why-our-understanding-of-survival-of-the-fittest-is-wrong

Robert Gore, Who Kept Us Dry and Cool in the Rain with His Gore-Tex Invention, Has Died https://gizmodo.com/robert-gore-who-kept-us-dry-and-cool-in-the-rain-with-1845128159

Airbus announces concept designs for zero-emission, hydrogen-powered airplanes https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/21/airbus-announces-concept-designs-for-hydrogen-powered-airplanes-.html

Evolution of radio-resistance is more complicated than previously thought https://phys.org/news/2020-09-evolution-radio-resistance-complicated-previously-thought.html

Ford to City: Drop Dead in 1975 https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/president-ford-announces-won-bailout-nyc-1975-article-1.2405985

New York among three ‘anarchist’ cities named by White House to lose funds https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-54238101

Jerry Seinfeld: So You Think New York Is ‘Dead’
(It’s not.) https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/24/opinion/jerry-seinfeld-new-york-coronavirus.html

The Climate Clock https://climateclock.world/

Phosphine and Life on Venus – Periodic Table of Videos https://youtu.be/NKWiOwt7eCo

Twitter investigates racial bias in image previews https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54234822

Scientists Advance on One of Technology’s Holy Grails https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-promise-of-designer-protein-in-the-fight-against-covid-19

Are Humans Still Evolving? Scientists Weigh In https://www.sciencealert.com/are-humans-still-evolving

Did our early ancestors boil their food in hot springs? https://news.mit.edu/2020/early-human-hot-springs-food-0915

Why the Laws of Physics Are Inevitable http://nautil.us/blog/why-the-laws-of-physics-are-inevitable

These 120,000-year-old footprints offer early evidence for humans in Arabia https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/09/these-120000-year-old-footprints-offer-early-evidence-humans-arabia

Oldest footprints in Saudi Arabia reveal intriguing step in early human migration https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/09/ancient-footprints-give-detailed-peek-into-early-humans-migration-from-africa/

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The mysterious Petra of Saudi Arabia https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p08qzrxc/the-mysterious-petra-of-saudi-arabia

In Guatemala, the Maya world untouched for centuries http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200914-in-guatemala-the-maya-world-untouched-for-centuries?referer=https%3A%2F%2Fgetpocket.com%2F

Opinion | Climate change has inflicted more damage on the U.S. military than Iranian missiles https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/u-s-military-terrified-climate-change-it-s-done-more-ncna1240484

Teste seus conhecimentos sobre a Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD) https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/cultura-digital,lei-geral-de-protecao-de-dados-lgpd-teste-seus-conhecimentos,70002980722

A patient has died after ransomware hackers hit a German hospital https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/18/1008582/a-patient-has-died-after-ransomware-hackers-hit-a-german-hospital/#Echobox=1600442104

Stolen books worth £2.5m found under floor of Romanian house https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54209366

How California Became Ground Zero for Climate Disasters https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/climate/california-climate-change-fires.html

Geoengineering Is the Only Solution to Our Climate Calamities https://www.wired.com/story/geoengineering-is-the-only-solution-to-our-climate-calamities/

To Pay Attention, the Brain Uses Filters, Not a Spotlight https://pca.st/xafeoo22

Ocho joyas desconocidas Patrimonio de la Humanidad que han desaparecido (o están en peligro) https://elpais.com/elpais/2020/09/18/icon_design/1600424460_673080.html

FinCEN Files: Sanctioned Putin associate ‘laundered millions’ through Barclays https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54225577

FinCEN Files: HSBC moved Ponzi scheme millions despite warning https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-54225572

Secret Documents Show How Criminals Use Famous Banks To Finance Terror And Death https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/jasonleopold/fincen-files-financial-scandal-criminal-networks

BBC Michael Palin in Wyeth´s World https://youtu.be/jNuGbKIoUds

The mysterious ‘floating cities’ https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p08rg6yc/the-floating-cities-we-might-lose-forever

How many people does it take to oust a political leader? https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-54142487

Edition of Shakespeare’s last play found in Scots college in Spain https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-54209767

Scientists Discover Why We Need Sleep – “Important Work Is Being Done” https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discovers-why-we-need-sleep-important-work-is-being-done/

The Benld meteorite: An ordinary space rock that slammed into a car https://astronomy.com/news/2020/09/the-benld-meteorite

The little-known Petra of Saudi Arabia https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p08qzrxc/the-mysterious-petra-of-saudi-arabia

What If a Solar Flare Actually Sank the Titanic? https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a34078024/did-solar-flare-sink-titanic/

To Pay Attention, the Brain Uses Filters, Not a Spotlight https://pca.st/xafeoo22

Laser-Shooting Planes Uncover the Horror and Humanity of World War I https://www.wired.com/story/lidar-archaeology-world-war-1-ypres-salient-belgium/

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Carl Bergstrom & Jevin West on Calling Bullshit: The Art of Skepticism in a Data-Driven World https://pca.st/noa7sprr

chega de Bullshit https://youtu.be/ElL-A4GIlKs

Coronavirus in Africa: Explaining the bogus ‘viral blockers’ worn by some politicians https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-africa-54087605

“One Trillion Times Age of the Universe” –The Rarest Thing Ever Detected https://dailygalaxy.com/2019/12/one-trillion-times-age-of-the-universe-the-rarest-thing-ever-detected-2019-most-popular/

Why human touch is so hard to replace https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200706-why-human-touch-is-so-hard-to-replace

Dark Cloud to Enshroud Brazil’s Largest City as Amazon Burns https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-17/dark-cloud-to-enshroud-brazil-s-largest-city-as-amazon-burns

“Moon Power”–Subsurface Tides on Jupiter’s Ocean Worlds Create Hotspots for Life https://dailygalaxy.com/2020/09/moon-power-subsurface-tides-on-jupiters-ocean-worlds-create-hotspots-for-life/

Here’s a Close-Up Photo of the Swirling Clouds on Jupiter https://petapixel.com/2018/11/09/heres-a-close-up-photo-of-the-swirling-clouds-on-jupiter/

Pericles https://pca.st/kt0xg0j5

A perda da crença na democracia https://youtu.be/VbonCmoWg7c

Religião #3: Cristianismo | Leandro Karnal https://youtu.be/9cX5rF55-5g

Religião #1: Em busca de sentido | Leandro Karnal https://youtu.be/CztqsoWZOQU

Does Time Really Flow? New Clues Come From a Century-Old Approach to Math. https://www.quantamagazine.org/does-time-really-flow-new-clues-come-from-a-century-old-approach-to-math-20200407/

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