You'll be healthier if you ate as your ancestors did. At least that's the promise of some modern fads such as the "caveman" or paleo diet -- characterized by avoiding processed food and grains and only eating things like meat, fish, and seeds. But a new study suggests the food some early humans in Norway ate may have not only been unhealthy, but downright toxic. read more
The last time periodical cicadas emerged in Washington, blanketing sidewalks and lawns with their large shiny bodies and creating a deafening chorus, John Kerry was running for president, Barack Obama was an obscure state senator, and Donald Trump was praising Democrats on CNN. Now, underfoot, billions of cicada nymphs are once again preparing to emerge from the earth and take to the treetops of D.C., Maryland and Virginia. read more
Chris Sacca: 15 years ago, I co-led a team trying to give 100% free Internet access to all of San Francisco starting with the poorest neighborhoods first. The network would be anonymous, with no ads, no cookies, etc. Approximately a $20-25 million gift. The result? We were chased out of town. read more
A planned Biden administration executive order will require many software vendors to notify their federal government customers when the companies have a cybersecurity breach, according to a draft seen by Reuters. read more
In rapidly gentrifying Austin newly arrived white residents have been calling the cops on Black and Latino car clubs that have gathered in local parks for decades, labeling them a "toxic display of masculinity." read more
Ice cores and ice breakers (who's paths would be refrozen as soon as they passed) aren't going to meaningful impact the ice we're talking about.
Especially in the old arctic sea ice (centuries old ice) and antarctic ice.
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Pssh, the scientists seized the mantra of "drill baby, drill!" and drunk with power, decided to store some of their hoard of polar sediment ice core riches in sunny Florida: www.research.gov
From JPW's lookup of Antarctic salaries, seems like it would be a young person's type of job/career move, and I had to give it a Google search.
What's the dating scene like on the neutral continent?
"The odds are good, but the goods are odd:"
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