Thiago Carvalho @cyrilpedia@qoto.org

We have a new games section at Scientific American, featuring jigsaws, quizzes & spellements (spell all the words you can). If you find a word that ought to be allowed but isn't, especially a science-themed word, email games<at>sciam.com to get a shout-out in the newsletter (I just did for today's) https://www.scientificamerican.com/game/spellements-2024-08-05/

'The Samoa episode fits Kennedy’s M.O. As an anti-vax champion, he has decried vaccinations as unsafe and ineffective—repeating the debunked notion that vaccines cause autism—and he has boosted attempts throughout the world to convince people to eschew vaccines. Yet when he has been questioned critically about these efforts, he has issued false denials and contended that he’s just raising questions and calling for more research.'

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/07/how-rfk-jr-falsely-denied-his-connection-to-a-deadly-measles-outbreak-in-samoa/

'A subset of regulatory T cells expressing the transcription factor RORγ decreased in frequency in the colon and cecum after activation of spinal sensory neurons expressing the pain receptor Trpv1. These neurons communicated with the T cells directly through the calcitonin gene–related peptide.'
#Immunology #MucosalImmunology
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adk1679

“Many airlines still don’t guarantee family seating, which means parents wonder if they’ll have to pay extra just to be seated with their young child,” Mr. Buttigieg said in a statement. “Flying with children is already complicated enough without having to worry about that.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/01/travel/transportation-department-family-seating-rule.html

'How loss of the germline increases longevity in C. elegans has remained unknown. This study shows that germline ablation is sensed by adhesion disruption between germline stem cells (GSCs) and gonadal niche cells, altering stromal expression patterns and cytokine secretion for enhanced longevity signalling in distal tissues.'

https://www.embopress.org/doi/full/10.1038/s44318-024-00185-3

'None of the committee members, Shapiro observes, “had ever seen a Federal Theatre production.” Nor did they have much knowledge of theater more broadly: one of the committee members, Joe Starnes of Alabama, became an object of ridicule when he unwittingly asked if Shakespeare’s contemporary Christopher Marlowe was a communist. The Dies committee wanted to gut a program they knew almost nothing about. It seems telling that the committee’s 124-page report did not mention a single play.'
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/americas-war-on-theater/

'The Americans agreed. But, no less concerned with optics than de Gaulle, they had one condition: the French troops in question had to be white. The US was comfortable with spilling blood and spending treasure to free France, and then choreographing that freedom in a way that gave significant credit to the French for delivering it. What they could not tolerate was the sight of one of Europe’s most symbolic cities being rescued by Black troops.'
https://www.ft.com/content/610e59d8-8aea-41da-856d-29ed31681305

ERC-funded Postdoc Position in Integrative Structural Biology

Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research

Excited about cryo-EM/ET, alphafold, integrating experimental data and revealing the inner secrets of collagen's structure? Join us in Mainz!

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/max-planck-institute-for-polymer-...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/max-planck-institute-for-polymer-research-27778-erc-funded-postdoc-position-in-integrative-structural-biology/?feed_id=79631

The world’s deadliest conflict since World War II took place in Africa between 1998 and 2003. Now, hostilities are reigniting and the international community must prevent an escalation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/08/05/world/congo-uganda-rwanda-clashes-war/ #commentary #worldnews #africa #congo #rwanda #uganda #angola #china #us #war #mining

Stop the Nonsense: Justin Trudeau Is No Marxist (by David Moscrop)

Nice summary of my beef with Trudeau: nice words, little action. Very much aimed at maintaining the status quo. Whether we’re talking Indigenous reconciliation, climate policy, housing, social programs, foreign policy,… it’s all minor tinkering.

Calling him a communist or Marxist is just batshit crazy.

https://jacobin.com/2024/08/trudeau-poilievre-canada-marxism

#CanPoli #Poilievre #Trudeau #DavidMoscrop

Beyond Consciousness - exposition Chiharu Shiota à Aix-en-Provence, 3 lieux à visiter. https://www.biennale-aix.fr/spip.php?page=evenement&id_obj=6792091 #Aixenprovence #Art

Japan is confronting significant challenges in preparing to safeguard the residents of the Sakishima island chain in Okinawa Prefecture amid growing concerns over China possibly invading Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/05/japan/taiwan-contingency-evacuation/ #japan #taiwan #china #okinawa #defense #evacuation

Pogroms in Britain, fascist police in Germany, a Western sponsored genocide in the Middle East. White supremacy having quite a field day lately.

German police brutally handcuffed and arrested a Palestinian child in Berlin today simply for protesting against the Israeli genocide of his people in Gaza.

#Germany #Fascism #Whitesupremacy #Racism #Palestine #Genocide #Protests #Police #Israel

Do you want to build your own supermassive #BlackHole ? My colleague Louisa Spillman, one of our science communication interns here at ESO, has you covered with this handy guide: https://www.eso.org/public/blog/diy-guide-black-holes/

#astrodon #astronomy #space #science

This article by @brianklaas educates, entertains, and in one or two places (for this reader at least) causes one to burst out laughing.

https://www.forkingpaths.co/p/maga-corruptions-of-the-english-language

Antarctic temperatures rise 10C above average in near record heatwave https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/01/antarctic-temperatures-rise-10c-above-average-in-near-record-heatwave

Antarctica’s Record Heat Wave Brings Temps 50°F Above Normal https://www.ecowatch.com/antarctica-heat-wave-record-temperatures-2024.html

#Antarctica #environment #weather #temperature #heatwave #heatwaves