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Matters of gravity
From Harper’s Weekly Review: NASA debunked a conspiracy theory purporting the Earth’s gravity would vanish for seven seconds amid an alignment of celestial events. “When I got to the hospital I realized the gravity,” a shark researcher said after being … Continue reading
Posted in Animal news, Science, The Facts of Life
Tagged gravity, NASA, shark bite
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The tale of the voracious star
For all my fearful fellow creatures who see black holes wherever they look, this from Harper’s Weekly Report: A star 1,300 light-years away swallowed a planet in its orbit and may soon devour another celestial object with 22 times Jupiter’s … Continue reading
Posted in Mysteries of Life, Science, The Facts of Life
Tagged black holes, Harper's, Jupiter, planet Jupiter, the planets
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A specific instance of egregious corporate sociopathy in one word: PLASTICS!
Plastics. I don’t remember the character who imparted this career advice — “Plastics” — to Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate. Someone did, though, and here we are, nearly 60 years later, facing the consequences. “Nearly 60 years later”? A speck in … Continue reading
Posted in Capitalism, climate change, Consumer boycott, Journalism, Law, suits and order, Lawyers, Science, Technology, The Facts of Life
Tagged "A Civil Action", "The Graduate", "The Island at the Center of the World", Achilles Hell, Amazon, Dark Waters, dolphins and plastic, Dustin Hoffman, Fairway, Morton Williams, Mother Nature, plastics, ShopRite, The Campbell Company, uranium shelf life, V8 juice
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