Just after ‘conquest of Moon’ in July 1969, Werner von Braun father of V2, announced to press that ‘from this marvellous observation platform we will
V-2 missiles developed by Third Reich were used by US Army in 1946 to measure solar radiation above the ozone layer Bonneuil Fressoz The Shock
So, if you are freaked out by that NASA fire map, as I was, this explainer from 2019 @washingtonpost H/t @DavidNir is helpful. washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro… Still
RT @JuliaLuz98: @berryb4seball Santa Fe, Argentina here (we're very down south, our fires on that map are just a few red spots, so I CAN'T…
The human body as the site for a comprehensive invasion by unnamed powers, as seen by the conspiracy-theoretic take on 2020. Handy graphic for teaching
Wow … this graphic is definitely one for the 2020 scrapbook! twitter.com/Ryujapan2020BR…
Another highly instructive back and forth btw @RobinBrooksIIF & @Brad_Setser 1. US manuf balance =/= trade balance =/= current account 2. $ not far off
RT @StanekLukasz: With the requirement of quarantine in Britain, the time one needs to reserve for traveling to Manchester from much of Eur…
"As for the word ‘crisis’, does it not maintain a deceptive optimism? It suggests a perilous turning-point of modernity, a brief trial, or even an
RT @RoyalNavy: ⚓ The city of #Plymouth will be home to a new #ColdWar naval museum that will give voice to the #SilentService and will
"We should not act as astonished ingénues who suddenly discover they are transforming the planet: the entrepreneurs of the ind rev who brought us into
"We should not act as astonished ingénues who suddenly discover they are transforming the planet: the entrepreneurs of the ind rev who brought us into
"In 1 or 200 years, criss-crossed by railways and steamships, covered with factories & workshops, the world will emit bn of m3 of carbon oxide,
In 2018-2019, c. 8% of the WHO’s totally inadequate budget went to pandemic preparedness. Nearly 3* that amount was budgeted for eradicating polio, a top
2020: earnest discussions of locating homes in the middle of golf course or using goat herds to thin vegetation around sprawling Californian real estate development
“The death of the tank comes round every five years or so. But the tank is more vulnerable now than it has ever been. We’re
The New York recovery from the COVID-shock is dragging. @Investopedia via @SoberLook https://t.co/3JoC1lZrns
RT @FloMartinSec: @adam_tooze Even the Stones have a bigger budget.
RT @statto: The gross underfunding of international orgs is shocking. @tobyordoxford’s book The Precipice contains the stat that the Biolo…
Starting on 27 Feb 2020 around Idlib Turkish drones and artillery delivered devastating strike agains Syrian armor. Highlight HUGE new threats both to tank and
The annual budget of The Who in 2020 —roughly $2.4 billion —is less than a sixth of the Maryland Department of Health’s wsj.com/articles/the-w… https://t.co/lFIdtD1aEq
From drilling rigs to offshore wind: BP plans to achieve zero emissions by 2050. But the dilemma is that “It takes capital to transition and
SharkWatch50: "Activist Surveillance In an exclusive offer to Conference Board members for public companies to stay abreast of shareholder activism, track AGM votes, and compare
Post 2008 the world economy appears to have seen a downshift in labour productivity growth. @Conferenceboard one for @SoberLook https://t.co/pthmc03yle
Whereas fossil energy sector collapsed in March and has stayed down, alternative energy stocks have pulled away. @Gavekal via @SoberLook https://t.co/najC1xHvDX
"To begin with, all the “probablys” in Mr Ball’s chronicle seem a weakness. Soon, though, the conjectures become pointed. All of this happened, whether or
The Party is Over: How did COVID affect drug use? Unsurprisingly cannabis up, ecstasy down! One for @SoberLook economist.com/graphic-detail… https://t.co/7daK5I4jYf
Every facet of the Thai economy was contracting in Q2 2020. @SoberLook https://t.co/k9b1Y2Cpi2
"wouldn’t an America of 1bn people be horribly crowded? No, it would be as sparsely populated as France is now.” @TheEconomist reviews @mattyglesias economist.com/books-and-arts… https://t.co/o2TFmMDUFF
“Extinguish your heart”: What bothered him was that S-21 was meant to be a tool to find out truth. Or so he had convinced himself.
Egypt’s core inflation has seen a remarkable decline from 35% in 2017 to near zero in the summer of 2020. @SoberLook https://t.co/BviiDmhUE0
RT @gunner_schmulke: Armour boneyards https://t.co/JZFExWIeZ1
RT @PaulaSKirby: Life in the #DDR: #Berlin Alexanderplatz, 1989, looking towards the Rathaus © @wilfredlegebeke https://t.co/raLWMh6sYg
RT @jdmccafferty: A broadside with a rebus, satirising in form of a gypsy's prophecy Frederick V's defeat at the White Mountain & subseque…
RT @YesSirHumphrey: Oh, well, Minister, as long as you are not asking me to resort to crude generalisations and vulgar simplifications such…
@davies_will @NewHumanist Seriously, I am going to adopt a suitably adjusted paraphrase as my mantra (with credit to you). It is the bridge Ive been
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