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In a history of the modern world, a sudden burst of glory
I’ve been slowly reading a 1965 edition of “A History of the Modern World,” by R.R. Palmer and Joel Colton, both of whom I’ve come to admire. How can anyone compress a history of the entire world in one volume, … Continue reading
Posted in The Facts of Life, War
Tagged " RR Palmer, "The History of the Modern World, Finland, history of science, Joel Colton, Pomerania, science denial, Sweden
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Weird findings about monkeys and their relations
From Harper’s April 2022 Findings: A pharmacologically administered liver enzyme was found to halve ethanol consumption among alcoholic vervet monkeys, macaques in Virginia failed to wean themselves off heroin and cocaine, and a new population of whitehanded gibbons was discovered … Continue reading
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Tagged A Mighty Wind, cognitive repulsion mechanism, Fairway, Finland, Harper's, macaques, NFL Draft, vervet monkeys, whitehanded gibbons
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Trump and Putin in Finland: is this a warning to Finland?
I was uneasy when the Trump-Putin meeting was announced for Helsinki. Putting aside every reason to look askance at Putin and Trump together, I am worried about Finland. Did you realize that for more than a hundreds years and until … Continue reading
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Tagged Finland, Finland a Russian duchy, Finland as part of Russia, Helsinki, history of Finland, Putin, Putin Trump Helsinki meeting, Trump, Ukraine
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