Physicist George Chapline has a controversial theory that "Dark Energy Stars" exist in places where conventional theories predict black holes.
http://nautil.us/blog/are-black-holes-actually-dark-energy-stars
#physics #astrophysics #astronomy
Tiny fragments of plastic consumed by mosquito larvae are carried into the air when the insect starts to fly – a previously unknown way for the material to contaminate the food chain - https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/microplastics-ocean-plastic-waste-microbeads-contaminate-food-chain-a8562871.html
30% of the earth is covered with land but in movies aliens always attack NYC #Showerthoughts
Nobel Prize in economics awarded to William Nordhaus and Paul Romer "This year's Laureates have designed methods for addressing some of our time's most basic and pressing questions about how we create long-term sustained and sustainable economic growth," - https://edition.cnn.com/2018/10/08/business/nobel-prize-economics/index.html
We are everyday robots on our phones
In the process of getting home Looking like standing stones Out there on our own - “Everyday Robots” Damon Albarn
#applewatchband #cordovan #leathercraft #leatherwork #watchstraps #iwatch #applewatch
Sweden: Girl, 8, pulls a 1,500-year-old sword out of a lake where she and her dad were swimming http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/QoEdEkGRhiU/sweden-sword.html #boingboing #archaeology #picks #sweden #viking #vikings #Weird #wow
Some sentences sound awkward. In order to ensure clarity, writers need to consider more than just grammar: weight is equally important. http://ow.ly/NCO030lx9Tw
@hashtaggrammar "Rocannon's World" by Ursula LeGuin. I've been meaning to read more of her since loving "The Dispossessed" and "Left Hand" years ago. Should have got round to it sooner, as this one is also excellent. #scifi #books
RT @anoop_alc@twitter.com: At this very moment, countless survivors are in courtrooms fighting for their freedom against a DA casting doubt on their trauma. #BelieveSurvivors Donate to @survivepunish@twitter.com https://survivedandpunished.org/donate/
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RT @NairYasmin@twitter.com: Today's DP: "Scabs: Academics and Others Who Write for Free."
"The system of free writing has created a caste system, with those who can afford to work for free doing so while those who can’t struggling to pay the bills and often giving up."
https://tinyurl.com/phfg4b4
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