Universe
A Hundred Stars Have Disappeared — and Researchers Aren’t Ruling out Aliens The night sky is changing, and we can’t figure out why Popular Science[image: Member only content]4 min read Scientists have just discovered the biggest Neutron Star ever The measurement stretches the limits of Physics Faisal Khan in Technicity[image: Member only content]2 min read Doubting Dark Matter An alternative to the hidden sector of physics Ella Alderson[image: Member only content]6 min read Neutron Star Collision May Explain Origin of Heavy Elements by Ryan Whitwam ExtremeTech in ExtremeTech Access[i... mais »
Microbiome Algorithm
Microbes are at work in our bodies, and researchers have figured out what they're up to Algorithm deciphers human microbiome's workings [image: Algorithm can find patterns in the genetic code of microbes] Researchers have developed an algorithm that can find patterns in the genetic code of microbes. - Credit and Larger Version December 26, 2019 An algorithm akin to the annoyingly helpful one that attempts to auto-complete text messages and emails is now being harnessed for a better cause. NSF-funded researchers at Drexel University are using its pattern-recognition ability to id... mais »
Books, other 5
5 Books That Changed My Life In 2019 Texts that changed the way I write, run my business and live my life. [image: Megan Holstein] Megan Holstein Follow Dec 22 · 8 min read In 2019, I set a goal to read 100 books — but unfortunately, I fell short. Due to a combination of illness, personal challenges, and plain old lack of motivation, I only read around 77. But 77 books is still enough to feel the books blur together. Rather, to feel most of them blur together. When you read so many books, there’s always a handful that stick out above the rest. Books that not only teach you what you nee... mais »
books (10) for 2020
Studying vs. Reading I’ve already decided this year I’m going to do my best to limit myself to a small number of books to really hone in on. I’m not even using the term “read”. I’ll be studying these books. I’ll be reading them, taking notes, referencing them for information, reviewing them, and re-reading them throughout the year. I’ll be meditating on them and digging deep into them. These days some people use reading books as an opportunity to “flex” over how many books they’ve read. I’d rather read a smaller number of powerful books that I can internalize and apply to my life. Many ... mais »
internal passport system
[image: Joseph Stalin, 1950.] 1932: The internal passport system, previously denounced by Vladimir Ilich Lenin as one of the worst stigmas of tsarist backwardness and despotism, was reinstated in the Soviet Union by Joseph Stalin .
Louis Pasteur
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Johannes Kepler
[image: Kepler, Johannes] 1571: German astronomer Johannes Kepler, who discovered three major laws of planetary motion, was born.
Bible
4 fatos surpreendentes sobre a Bíblia *(enviado por meu amigo Alexandre Gruszynski)* de Gutenberg, o livro que mudou a história[image: A prensa e a Bíblia de Gutenberg de 1450 mudaram a forma como acessamos informação]© Getty Images A prensa e a Bíblia de Gutenberg de 1450 mudaram a forma como acessamos informação Johannes Gutenberg criou uma revolução há quase 600 anos. Com a invenção da prensa de tipos metálicos móveis, na década de 1450, esse ferreiro e editor alemão tornou os textos na Europa mais acessíveis. Muito antes, livros como o *Diamond Sutra*, a mais antiga obra impressa... mais »
Amiloidose
A *Dra. Ândrea Chaves* apresentou as últimas *novidades nodiagnóstico e tratamento da amiloidose. *As formas mais comuns (95% dos casos) de amiloidose são: cadeia leve (ACL) e transtirretina (ATTR). A ACL é primária e ocorre por agregação de imunoglobulina de cadeia leve. Geralmente acomete coração e rins (70%) e tem prognóstico reservado. A revisão com hematologista é necessária visto que há associação com mieloma múltiplo (10-15%) e gamopatia monoclonal (9%). A ATTR pode ser selvagem (não há mutação identificável) ou hereditária. Devemos suspeitar em casos de insuficiência cardíac... mais »
Books for our time
Books for our time: Leading thinkers choose past works illuminating crucial issues today.ISMAIL SERAGELDIN: A mind for radical equality Sketch for a Historical Picture of the Progress of the Human Mind *Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet* (1795) We are challenged today by the results of our past actions and current lifestyles. They are complex and tangled: climate change, biodiversity loss, water shortages and regions beset by both swift population growth and potential famine. We are in a battle to live sustainably. Some might say that this is a moment for English cleric Thomas M... mais »
The Bible (5 Best books)
The best books on The Biblerecommended by Nicholas King The Bible is not always an easy read. Nor is it always obvious how or where to start reading it. Here, Nicholas King, a Jesuit priest and biblical scholar, chooses five books to help you start getting to grips with what is, arguably, the world's all-time bestselling book. Interview by Benedict King [image: A History of the Bible by John Barton] A History of the Bible by John BartonRead - Read [image: The best books on The Bible - A History of the Bible by John Barton] 1 A History of the Bible by John Bar... mais »
The best non-fiction books (2019)
The Best Nonfiction Books of 2019recommended by Stig Abell Every year, the Baillie Gifford Prize judges seek to identify the very best nonfiction books published in the last year. Here, the chair of this year's judging panel Stig Abell talks us through the 2019 shortlist: a thrilling line-up of books that are as notable for their literary prowess as for their weight and significance. Interview by Cal Flyn [image: The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold] WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Ja... mais »
The Best Science Books (2019)
The Best Science Books of 2019recommended by Barbara Kiser It's been another fabulous year for science books that make important scientific developments accessible to a general audience. Barbara Kiser, Books & Arts Editor at *Nature*, talks us through her favourite science books of 2019. Interview by Caspar Henderson - Read [image: The Best Science Books of 2019 - The Moon: A History for the Future by Oliver Morton] 1 The Moon: A History for the Future by Oliver Morton - Read [image: The Best Science Books of 2019 - The Second Kind of Impossible: The... mais »
1917
The Real World War I History Behind the Movie *1917* [image: George MacKay as Schofield in 1917, co-written and directed by Sam Mendes.] George MacKay as Schofield in "1917," co-written and directed by Sam Mendes. François Duhamel—© 2019 Universal Pictures and Storyteller Distribution Co., LLC BY OLIVIA B. WAXMAN UPDATED: DECEMBER 24, 2019 12:35 AM ET | ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED: DECEMBER 23, 2019 The recent run of World War I centennial anniversaries led to a spike in interest in the conflict, which ended in 1918, and Hollywood has been no exception. The few critically acclaimed Great ... mais »
words and feelings
[image: newsletter image] In some languages, love and pity get rolled into the same word Dec 19 2019 2:00 PM By studying semantic ties among words used to describe feelings in over 2,000 languages, researchers turned up cultural differences. READ MORE
Airplane sewage
MICROBES [image: airplane bathroom sign]Airplane sewage may be helping antibiotic-resistant microbes spread By Carolyn WilkeDecember 20, 2019
Homo erectus 117,000 years old
[image: Homo erectus skullcap] A new study finds that the last known appearance of *Homo erectus*, at Java’s Ngandong site, dates to between 117,000 and 108,000 years ago. A *H. erectus* skullcap previously found at the site is shown. THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO Homo erectus' last known appearance dates to roughly 117,000 years ago DEC 18 2019 1:00 PM New evidence helps resolve a debate over how long ago Home erectus survived in what's now Indonesia, a study finds. READ MORE
Mao Tse-tung
*Mao Zedong*, Wade-Giles romanization *Mao Tse-tung*, (born December 26, 1893, Shaoshan, Hunan province, China—died September 9, 1976, Beijing), principal Chinese Marxist theorist, soldier, and statesman who led his country’s communist revolution. Mao was the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from 1935 until his death, and he was chairman (chief of state) of the People’s Republic of China from 1949 to 1959 and chairman of the party also until his death.
Charles Babbage
[image: Charles Babbage, detail of an oil painting by Samuel Lawrence, 1845; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.] 1791: English mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage, who is credited with having conceived the first automatic digital computer , was born.
Intermitent Fasting
Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging, and Disease | NEJM Review Article from The New England Journal of Medicine — Effects of Intermittent Fasting on Health, Aging, and Disease nejm.org
Charlie Chaplin
[image: Chaplin, Charlie] 1977: Charlie Chaplin, the British comedic actor and director who is widely regarded as one of the most important figures in motion-picture history, died in Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland. *[Did you know that Chaplin's body was stolen and held for ransom? Read about seven individuals who were not allowed to rest in peace .]*
5,700-year-old saliva sequenced
DNA from Stone Age ‘chewing gum’ tells an incredible story For the first time, scientists used 5,700-year-old saliva to sequence the complete human genome of an ancient hunter gatherer, as well as the world of microbes that lived inside her.
JAMA Card - The Most Talked (2019)
[image: JAMA Cardiology masthead] *The Most Talked About Articles of 2019* In case you missed it, these are the top articles published in *JAMA Cardiology* in 2019 as measured by Altmetric, which provides a quantitative measure of the attention each scholarly article receives in traditional and social media. Click the article links to read the articles or the badges to learn more about the article's Altmetric performance. 731 Vitamin D Supplementation and Cardiovascular Disease Risks in More Than 83 000 Individuals in 21 Randomized Clinical Trials 577 Association of All-Cause and C... mais »
UNIMED
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Sir Fazle Hasan Abed (1936-2019)
RAC Retweeted Youth Opportunities @YOpportunities · Dec 20 Today, we lost a leader with a vision, a changemaker with a mission, a leader with compassion, an innovator with world-changing ideas. Today, we lost Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, the founder of @BRACworld -world's largest NGO. Today, we mourn his departure. [image: Image] Asif Saleh
History of the Bible
Made with clay, wire, and recycled paper, the characters come to life in frame-by-frame motion. The history of the Bible, animated Time travel in this animation through the history of the Bible. Made with clay, wire, and recycled paper, the characters come to life in frame-by-frame motion.Natgeogr phic.com
2019 Top PH Achievements
Paul Belcher @PaulJBelcher · 4h #Smoking ban tops list of 21st century UK #publichealth achievements Second: #Sugar tax on soft drinks. Third: @MichaelMarmot review into #healthinequalities and #socialdeterminantsofhealth https:// theguardian.com/society/2019/d ec/23/smoking-ban-tops-list-of-21st-century-uk-public-health-achievements
US Concentration Camps
[image: Illustration with Mohamedou Salahi]A Reporter at LargeGuantánamo’s Darkest Secret The U.S. military prison’s leadership considered Mohamedou Salahi to be its highest-value detainee. But his guard suspected otherwise. By Ben Taub [image: Dozens of people in an outdoor enclosure.]Our Columnists The Unimaginable Reality of American Concentration Camps The debate over Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s use of the term “concentration camp” is not about language or facts. It is about how we perceive history, ourselves, and ourselves in history. By Masha Gessen
Time's Photos 2019
[image: The Brief - Special Edition] *A special feature from The Brief* *TIME’s Top 100 Photos of 2019* See the photos
1989 - Brandenburg Gate reopened
[image: The Brandenburg Gate, Berlin.] 1989: The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was reopened, signifying the reunification of East and West Germany. *[ Test your knowledge of capitals and cities .]Nosso filho Luiz Eduardo lá estava e fotografou. Tentarei acrescentar algumas relacionadas com a ocasião*
Frank B. Kellogg
[image: Kellogg, Frank B.] 1856: Frank B. Kellogg, U.S. secretary of state from 1925 to 1929 who negotiated the Kellogg-Briand Pact of 1928—a multilateral agreement designed to prohibit war as an instrument of national policy—and won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1929, was born. Minha Residência em Medicina na Enfermaria 38 da Santa Casa, Serviço da Cátedra de Terapêutica Clínica do Professor Eduardo Faraco, aconteceu em 1960 e 61 através de um convênio da URGS (naquele tempo não tinha F) e a Kellogg Foundation. Vou verificar se tem relação com este Kellogg
Gabriel Victora on Virus
New clues about why a universal flu vaccine is so elusive *Conhecida a fama do Pai (Cesar). Terá transmissão genética?* December 19, 2019 [image: B cells in germinal centers] A mouse lymph node six weeks after influenza infection. Activated B cells are marked with different fluorescent colors and cluster into germinal centers. Every year, we’re reminded to return to the pharmacy for a flu shot. Why can’t we have a flu vaccine that offers long-term protection, like those for measles or polio? That’s because the influenza virus continuously evolves, so the immune response we build up o... mais »
Hot Peppers
Hot Peppers May Be the Spice of (Long) Life and Healthy HeartBenefits independent of the Mediterranean diet, researchers say - by Nicole Lou, Staff Writer, MedPage TodayDecember 16, 2019 Eating more chili peppers is linked to lower risk of dying, researchers found in a Mediterranean cohort study. People who ate chili peppers regularly had less mortality over a median 8.2 years compared to peers who didn't eat them or only rarely did so. This was observed after adjustment for age, sex, and caloric intake:
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