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There is often an assumption that operations should be large and centralized in order to be scalable, even thought that thought usually is provably backwards. I suspect a drive to justify such over-centralization is rooted in a cognitive bias, not to m…
Elk tooth pendant unearthed in Siberia is first prehistoric artefact to be linked to specific person using genetic sleuthingScientists have used a new method for extracting ancient DNA to identify the owner of a 20,000-year-old pendant fashioned from a…
In a new WSJ report, a harsh critic of warrentless searches holds the line. “It still adds up to more than 300 warrantless searches for Americans’ phone calls, text messages, and emails every day,” stated NYU’s Elizabeth Goitein [seni…
One particularly memorable conversation at RSA Conference in SF this year was someone who said Satya Nadella is a CEO of two faces, public and private. I was told there is a carefully curated calm public persona of someone who cares about others, a Doc…
A clever historian is behind the drive to significantly upgrade how American history is taught. The group is pushing to change the official designation of Arlington House to drop Robert E. Lee’s name and make it a national historic site that embr…
AN EERIE shipwreck of the Golden Dawn ferry that sank after an explosion disaster leaving 28 dead has been found 40 years later.
The remains of the ship were discovered off the coast of Greece, more than 360ft below the surface level of the Aegean s…
The Nazi war machine was very tightly bound to a long German military tradition of horsemanship (not to mention a post-Versailles regulation), so of course it makes perfect sense Mexican cowboys (the original cowboys) were trained to protect their coun…
A convincing case has been made in a very nice 2019 write-up that the famous 1899 Enigma was supposed to make people think of Pergolesi. …Edward Elgar composed what has become one of the most famous pieces of classical music in the world, the Eni…
Anyone in the world looking to cause some real harm to society, look no further than Texas. The state is proposing a return to immunity from prosecution for anyone who signs up to commit crimes against humanity. In 2021 a National Book Award went to a …
Muslim rulers, deadly riots connected to PM and Gandhi’s dislike of Hindu nationalism taken off curriculumThe Indian government has been accused of rewriting history to fit its Hindu nationalist agenda after school textbooks were edited to remove refer…