Melting Ice Reveals a “Lost” Viking-Era Pass in Norway’s Mountains
The mountains northwest of Oslo are some of Europe’s highest, and they are covered with snow throughout the year. Norwegians call them the Jotunheimen, meaning the home of the jötnar—the giants of Norse mythology. But years of warm weather have now melted much of that snow and ice, revealing a…
bubmagApril 16, 2020
Scientists are recommending MDMA for treating mental health after lockdown
Mind Medicine Australia is advocating for the use of MDMA and psilocybin, which is found in magic mushrooms, to treat people struggling with mental health issues after lockdown. Read this next: New research shows MDMA can be comedown-freeThe registered charity, which supports scientific research into psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy, has called on…
bubmagApril 16, 2020
UK Government Urged to Grab ‘Huge Opportunity’ After Integrated Security Review Delayed by COVID-19
In December Boris Johnson promised the “deepest review of Britain’s defence, security and foreign policy since the end of the Cold War” if he won the General Election. But the Integrated Security Review has been delayed by the coronavirus crisis. Rethinking Security, a network of peace and security experts, has welcomed…
bubmagApril 16, 2020
Ethiopia moves to close Eritrean refugee camp despite virus fears
Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopia plans to shutter a camp for Eritrean refugees and resettle thousands of its inhabitants in other camps that the UN considers already full, an official said, despite concerns this could make them more vulnerable to COVID-19.Hitsats camp is one of four in the northern Tigray…
bubmagApril 16, 2020
A genealogy of acceleration – Tracing the academic origins of the accelerated academy
Debates on the subject of the accelerated academy often focus on the contemporary condition of acceleration, or the transfusion of the ideology of acceleration from different domains into an unsuspecting academy. In contrast, Justin Tyler Clark, argues that the intellectual underpinnings of the accelerated academy do not lie in administrative…
bubmagApril 16, 2020
The federal government’s inaction could hamper tech’s response to the pandemic
Most days in this column I try to bring you one big story about the intersection of tech and democracy, but reading the news today I find I can’t draw any real lessons for you. Instead I see a few clusters of stories that feel worth reading and thinking about.…
bubmagApril 16, 2020
Vietnam to Give the U.S. 200,000 Locally Made Medical Masks
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bubmagApril 16, 2020
Conservationist claims gorillas ‘could catch coronavirus from humans’
Conservationist claims gorillas 'could catch coronavirus from humans' and calls for 'ape tourism' to be suspendedBiologist Ian Redmond says apes at risk because they share DNA with humansHe has called for great ape tourism to be suspended and field research reduced So far there haven't been any suspected or confirmed cases…
bubmagApril 16, 2020
The Third Red Scare: Neoliberal’s Effective Framing of 21st Century Populist and Progressive Movements
“ Russians with Austrian military secrets. He also doctored or destroyed the intelligence reports which his own agents were sending in from Russia with the result that the Austrians, at the outbreak of the war, were completely misinformed as to Russia’s mobilization intentions.” U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) spoke these…
bubmagApril 16, 2020