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Brain-imaging study shows ‘hot spot’ that may explain why African Americans feel greater pain https://www.statnews.com/2020/02/03/brain-imaging-study-may-explain-why-african-americans-feel-greater-pain/

Japan Races to Build New Coal-Burning Power Plants, Despite the Climate Risks https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/03/climate/japan-coal-fukushima.html

Researchers Link Autism To A System That Insulates Brain Wiring https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/02/03/802215344/researchers-link-autism-to-a-system-that-insulates-brain-wiring

Half of UK 10-year-olds own a smartphone https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-51358192

9 reasons the Indian CEO keeps coming to the rescue https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/02/perspectives/indian-ceo-perspectives/index.html

Zoom Video stock closes up nearly 15% as coronavirus makes ‘face to face’ meetings less attractive https://www.marketwatch.com/story/zoom-video-stock-jumps-more-than-10-as-coronavirus-makes-face-to-face-meetings-less-attractive-2020-02-03

Unexploded World War II bomb found in central London prompts evacuations https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/03/uk/soho-ww2-bomb-gbr-scli-intl/index.html

Australia coronavirus: Hundreds evacuated to Christmas Island https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51352145

Scientists find another threat to Greenland’s glaciers lurking beneath the ice https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/03/world/greenland-glaciers-melting-underwater/index.html

Facebook will now take down posts that spread coronavirus misinformation https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615128/facebook-will-now-take-down-posts-that-spread-coronavirus-misinformation/

Second Mexico monarch butterfly activist found dead https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-51356265

Crise climática afeta agronegócio em Iowa e vira tema de prévias democratas https://internacional.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,crise-climatica-afeta-agronegocio-em-iowa-e-vira-tema-de-previas-democratas,70003184157

How ads follow you around the internet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFyaW50GFOs&feature=youtu.be&ab_channel=Vox

How McKinsey Destroyed the Middle Class https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/02/how-mckinsey-destroyed-middle-class/605878/

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Chinese State Media Spread A False Image Of A Hospital For Coronavirus Patients In Wuhan https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/china-state-media-false-coronavirus-hospital-image

As New Coronavirus Spread, China’s Old Habits Delayed Fight https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/01/world/asia/china-coronavirus.html

Early missteps and state secrecy in China probably allowed the coronavirus to spread farther and faster https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/02/01/early-missteps-state-secrecy-china-likely-allowed-coronavirus-spread-farther-faster/

Meet the Chinese crowdsourcers fighting coronavirus censorship https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615124/coronavirus-china-wuhan-hong-kong-misinformation-censorship/

Wuhan Coronavirus Looks Increasingly Like a Pandemic, Experts Say https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/02/health/coronavirus-pandemic-china.html

Quieter Response to Coronavirus in Countries Where China Holds Sway https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/02/world/asia/china-coronavirus-philippines-thailand.html

Catching frame dragging in action https://cosmosmagazine.com/physics/catching-frame-dragging-in-action

White dwarf causes strange relativity effect called frame dragging https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/white-dwarf-causes-strange-relativity-effect-called-frame-dragging/

Space-time is swirling around a dead star, proving Einstein right again https://www.space.com/einstein-general-relativity-frame-dragging.html

Biology | Basic evolution knowledge could have helped China control coronavirus https://www.dispatch.com/news/20200202/biology–basic-evolution-knowledge-could-have-helped-china-control-coronavirus

Stephen King quits Facebook over concerns of ‘false information’ https://edition.cnn.com/2020/02/02/us/stephen-king-quits-facebook-trnd/index.html

Google Maps ‘hack’ uses 99 smartphones to create virtual traffic jams [Video] https://9to5google.com/2020/02/02/google-maps-hack-virtual-traffic-jam/

How Big Is the Solar System? https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/1164/how-big-is-the-solar-system/

Coronavirus, emotions and guns. https://pca.st/bzozlh3x

#sóquenão: Future sense: defining brands through scent | The Marketing Society https://www.marketingsociety.com/the-library/future-sense-defining-brands-through-scent

#sóquenão: 20 fascinating facts about our sense of smell https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/20-fascinating-facts-sense-smell-1977351

Voyager 2’s Science Instruments Are Back On After Tripping Fault Protection Mode https://www.forbes.com/sites/kionasmith/2020/01/30/voyager-2s-science-instruments-are-back-on-after-tripping-fault-protection-mode/#6d30a19b7b11

RIOS VIGIADOS: Sede, escassez e morte por água no interior do Brasil https://www.estadao.com.br/infograficos/politica,sede-escassez-e-morte-por-agua-no-brasil,1063363

Beauty Laid Bare: The ‘gritty’ truth about your cosmetics https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/41d1b43e-d39b-450e-be74-e37b14a5e265

A Closer Look at the Importance of Gut Mechanisms in Depression https://www.psychiatryadvisor.com/home/depression-advisor/a-closer-look-at-the-importance-of-gut-mechanisms-in-depression/

The Myth Of Whiteness In Classical Sculpture https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/29/the-myth-of-whiteness-in-classical-sculpture

Nefertiti: The beguiling Egyptian Queen https://pca.st/8sob9hus

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Why private micro-networks could be the future of how we connect https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615094/why-private-micro-networks-could-be-the-future-of-how-we-connect/

Gawker’s nemesis is working on a social network offering access to the rich https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615108/column-aron-dsouza-gawker-jake-lodwick-sarah-cone-social-network-peter-thiel/

A zoo’s jungle cats would like your leftover perfume. Preferably Calvin Klein. https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/01/30/zoo-cats-perfume/

Are WeWorks in Revolt Now That the Company Is Taking Away Free Beer? https://slate.com/technology/2020/01/wework-free-beer-tap-phasing-out.html

15 big US companies where most of the workforce say they’re unhappy https://www.businessinsider.com/companies-with-the-least-happy-employees-wework-jp-morgan-2020-1

How climate change poisons our food http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200129-how-climate-change-poisons-our-food

Warming temperatures could mean more heat-related illnesses and new diseases, experts warn https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/29/health/climate-change-temperatures-health/index.html

Why We Should Ban Facial Recognition Technology http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/01/why-we-should-ban-facial-recognition-technology.html

Could the gut microbiome be linked to autism? https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00198-y

Why an internet that never forgets is especially bad for young people https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614941/internet-that-never-forgets-bad-for-young-people-online-permanence/

Exclusive: Brooks’ Hyperion Elite Could Beat Nike’s Vaporflys https://www.wired.com/story/exclusive-brooks-hyperion-elite-could-beat-nike-vaporflys/

Nike Vaporfly: World Athletics set to rule on running shoe range https://www.bbc.com/sport/athletics/51292147

Scientists learn how plants manipulate their soil environment to assure a cheap, steady supply of nutrients https://phys.org/news/2020-01-scientists-soil-environment-cheap-steady.html

Alcuíno https://pca.st/dt62da2w

material sobre Comunidades Online https://www.dropbox.com/s/u73l7frcvtw37nz/comunidades_notas.pdf?dl=0

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Facebook has finally launched its “clear history” button … but it doesn’t delete anything https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615111/facebook-has-finally-launched-its-clear-history-button-but-it-doesnt-delete-anything/#Echobox=1580300233

YouTube’s algorithm seems to be funneling people to alt-right videos https://www.technologyreview.com/f/615114/a-study-of-youtube-comments-shows-how-its-turning-people-onto-the-alt-right/

This Is What We’ll See When Betelgeuse Really Does Go Supernova https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/01/23/this-is-what-well-see-when-betelgeuse-really-does-go-supernova/#7eb1c96e43a2

To Spur Conservation, California Utility Compares Your Energy Use To Your Neighbors https://www.forbes.com/sites/oracle/2020/01/28/to-spur-conservation-california-utility-compares-your-energy-use-to-your-neighbors/#40d1d5df1360

Lungs ‘magically’ heal damage from smoking https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51279355

Isaac Asimov’s Guide to the Bible: A Witty, Erudite Atheist’s Guide to the World’s Most Famous Book http://www.openculture.com/2019/03/isaac-asimovs-guide-to-the-bible.html

The Worst Video Game Ever https://pca.st/euvut2s3

United States Spend Ten Times More On Fossil Fuel Subsidies Than Education https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/06/15/united-states-spend-ten-times-more-on-fossil-fuel-subsidies-than-education/#6325604b4473

Animal DNA is full of viral invaders and now we’ve caught them at it
Read more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2231402-animal-dna-is-full-of-viral-invaders-and-now-weve-caught-them-at-it/#ixzz6CVXjjn00

Why asking an AI to explain itself can make things worse https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615110/why-asking-an-ai-to-explain-itself-can-make-things-worse/

French company to build world’s first factory to produce hydrogen from wind http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/french-company-build-worlds-first-factory-produce-/

2 old satellites will buzz each other over Pittsburgh tonight. Here’s how to see the space junk. https://www.space.com/how-to-see-possible-space-junk-crash-january-2020.html

NASA’s Voyager 2 probe suffers glitch at the edge of the solar system https://www.cnet.com/news/nasas-voyager-2-probe-suffers-glitch-at-the-edge-of-the-solar-system/

Social tipping points are the only hope for the climate https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2020/1/29/21083250/climate-change-social-tipping-points

This is the highest-resolution photo of the sun ever taken https://www.technologyreview.com/s/615113/these-are-the-highest-resolution-photos-of-the-sun-ever-taken/