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estoka t1_ir1iskc wrote

Reply to comment by MukdenMan in An obscure family of viruses, already endemic in wild African primates and known to cause fatal Ebola-like symptoms in some monkeys, is “poised for spillover” to humans, according to a new research by giuliomagnifico

Really? I didn't think it was a stretch after everything this woman has found: https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/how-a-sharp-eyed-scientist-became-biologys-image-detective Or this individual : https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-31/on-the-trail-of-dodgy-academic-research/100788052 Or most of psychology: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/08/27/642218377/in-psychology-and-other-social-sciences-many-studies-fail-the-reproducibility-te Edit: This

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AgreeableLime7737 t1_irhbpws wrote

Reply to comment by smack4u in TIL of Joseph Trombino, a security guard who survived the 1981 Brink’s robbery in Nyack, NY. He continued working for the company for the next 20 years, was nearly killed in the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, and was ultimately killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. by schmo_hawk

years later I moved away. If you want to cry your eyes out, read [this](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2002/02/11/september-11th-attacks-world-trade-center-rick-rescorla-the-real-heroes-are-dead) about Rescorla

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AmericanVenus t1_iss2arv wrote

Reply to comment by bokilala in Boston University researchers claim to have developed new, more lethal COVID strain in lab - Researchers at Boston University added a spike protein from the Omicron variant with the original Wuhan strain, which has an 80% kill rate (in certain mice) by izumi3682

February’s New Yorker about it. Scary stuff: it long and dense, but [worth the read.](https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/the-mysterious-case-of-the-covid-19-lab-leak-theory)

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throwy4444 t1_iu0p2u5 wrote

Reply to Any CT teachers in here? by [deleted]

against public education. This was created by a single conservative activist with that goal in mind. https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-inquiry/how-a-conservative-activist-invented-the-conflict-over-critical-race-theory

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Murdercorn t1_ivgh0bf wrote

Reply to comment by user_joined_just_now in Left Unmonitored In His Cell, He Etched His Suicide Note Into a Wall On Rikers Island by hau5keeping

institution of the police department in America is rotten from its [origins as the Slave Patrol](https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/07/20/the-invention-of-the-police) all the way to up to [present day](https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2022/02/09/fatal-police-shootings-record-2021/).

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2crowncar t1_iw5l6dj wrote

Reply to Centennial Park Falun Dafa/Falun Gong by Shento

aliens were attempting to control humans by making us dependent on modern science. [The New Yorker](https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/stepping-into-the-uncanny-unsettling-world-of-shen-yun) Edit

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respondstostupidity t1_iwu2g70 wrote

Reply to comment by CarlosDangerNRP in I called PPD two hours ago for a road rage-related assault and am still waiting for an officer to show up. by [deleted]

that allowed these guys to go around and attack minorities. And [for those that enjoy reading](https://www.newyorker.com/news/us-journal/a-community-organizer-takes-on-white-vigilantism). Edit 2: [7:15AM](https://gfycat.com/tamecoordinatedelectriceel)

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Unique-Public-8594 t1_j18io9p wrote

Reply to PSA: 'Effective Altruism' is a cult targeting high income earning tech nerds. It has all the signs of a cult. The marks don't realize that the non-profits they donate to are run by people who steal the money behind the scenes. by Positive-Material

very well done deep dive but also a relatively long read compared to typical reddit posts): https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/15/the-reluctant-prophet-of-effective-altruism

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ypsm t1_j22lgzb wrote

Reply to comment by Klin24 in TIL the original 1881 "Pinocchio" was a dark story that included the puppet's execution by hanging for his bad behavior (which included murdering Jiminy Cricket) by foodtower

Bambi: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/01/24/bambi-is-even-bleaker-than-you-thought * Hunchback of Notre Dame * Pocohontas Etc. I sometimes tell my friends that if Disney ever made Romeo & Juliet, they’d make the title characters live happily ever after

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resonant_waves t1_j2611k3 wrote

Reply to Anyone seen Shen Yun before? Mom got us 2 tickets for this weekend @ Wang Center and no clue about what to expect! by bostonguy2004

Yorker published a good review of the bizarre experience of attending a Shen Yun performance. https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/stepping-into-the-uncanny-unsettling-world-of-shen-yun They tend to to tailor their message to the political leanings of the local audience

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DanYHKim t1_j4vsery wrote

Reply to Family Dynamics and Doctors' Emotions Drive Useless End-of-Life Care. Surveys repeatedly indicate that nearly all people would rather die peacefully at home, yet painful, long-shot treatments remain common, and efforts to reduce usage have failed by Wagamaga

This article is a very good one https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/08/02/letting-go-2 My father and my mother-in-law both opted for home hospice. My father had made arrangements with my brother in the years before

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hellomondays t1_j52sm1z wrote

Reply to DeSantis administration rejects inclusion of AP African American Studies class in Florida high schools | CNN Politics by Yevon

Friendly reminder that [Chris Rufo](https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-inquiry/how-a-conservative-activist-invented-the-conflict-over-critical-race-theory), the activist that coined the conservative conceptualization of 'CRT', workrd for a creationist think tank who's main goal is the end of secular and public education

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inthepines3000 t1_j7vwsou wrote

Reply to comment by tdoottdoot in Please help support our campus libraries! by prettypeepers

High Ed libraries have been going this way for at least a decade now. From 2010- - [https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-dawn-of-the-bookless-library](https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-dawn-of-the-bookless-library) [https://the-digital-reader.com/why-college-libraries-are-going-bookless/](https://the-digital-reader.com/why-college-libraries-are-going-bookless/) \\[https://www.library.gatech.edu/library-next](https://www.library.gatech.edu/library-next) [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/college-students-arent-checking-out-books/590305/](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/college-students-arent-checking-out-books/590305/)

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inthepines3000 t1_j7vx6ka wrote

Reply to Please help support our campus libraries! by prettypeepers

This isn't new. From 2010- - [https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-dawn-of-the-bookless-library](https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-dawn-of-the-bookless-library) [https://the-digital-reader.com/why-college-libraries-are-going-bookless/](https://the-digital-reader.com/why-college-libraries-are-going-bookless/) \\[https://www.library.gatech.edu/library-next](https://www.library.gatech.edu/library-next) [https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/college-students-arent-checking-out-books/590305/](https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/05/college-students-arent-checking-out-books/590305/)

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