We are all star stuff
How scientists study the fossils of ancient bacteria to find clues to a 2.6-million-year-old supernovae.
Jennifer Ouellette explains how the the bacteria incorporated elements
from an exploding star into their bodies, and how those elements can
still be found today.
Nevada bans counties from gouging Burning Man
M Otis Beard says, "The Nevada State Assembly has passed a bill that forbids the counties from charging permit fees to Burning Man and other festivals. . . but has anything really changed?"
Richest Americans grow richer (and, spoiler alert: poor grow poorer)
A Pew Research Center study out today shows
that the modest economic growth following the so-called "Great
Recession" has increased wealth inequality in America. The top 7% of
American households enjoyed a 28% increase in net worth; the wealth of
the other 93 percent declined. [Washington Post]
How Are Humans Going To Become Extinct?
What are the greatest global threats to humanity? Are we on the verge of
our own unexpected extinction? An international team of scientists,
mathematicians and philosophers at Oxford University's Future of
Humanity Institute is investigating the biggest dangers. And they argue
in a research paper, 'Existential Risk as a Global Priority', that
international policymakers must pay serious attention to the reality of
species-obliterating risks.
So what are the greatest dangers?
So what are the greatest dangers?
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