September 02, 2022

Out of Touch

Technocrats, scientists, environmentalists, and other experts and policymakers love Chile’s proposed new constitution. As Nature detailed, the new founding document for the South American nation would “boost science, expand environmental protection and improve the nation’s education system.” Problem is, few Chileans feel the same way. The new...

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September 02, 2022

Some Vindication

The United Nations Human Rights Office released a long-awaited report this week that accused Chinese authorities of being involved in “serious human rights violations” over their crackdown on ethnic minorities in Xinjiang province, the Washington Post reported Thursday. The damning report comes months after UN Human...

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September 02, 2022

A Luddite’s End

Japan will implement measures to get rid of floppy disks and other old-fashioned technology after the country’s digital affairs minister “declared war” on obsolete devices to push the government into the digital age, Sky News reported. Minister Taro Kono said that existing regulations will be updated...

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September 02, 2022

Gesundheit!

In the children’s cartoon “Spongebob Squarepants,” the titular character becomes ill in one episode and starts sneezing bubbles. It turns out that sneezing sea sponges are not fictional, according to Cosmos magazine. In a new study, scientists closely monitored the Caribbean stovepipe sponge to understand why such...

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