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Lithium

Tech Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Lithium Extraction

A research team is close to patenting a new technique to extract lithium from brine that could revolutionize the lithium extraction process and potentially cut the production costs of one of the key components of lithium-ion batteries. A team of researchers from Australia’s Monash University, Australia’s national science agency CSIRO,…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

WEF

What the stock market tells us about the consequences of COVID-19

The novel coronavirus represents a fearsome risk which is stirring feverish behaviour by investors worldwide. This column shows that initially, economic expectations about international trade underlay movements in the stock prices of individual firms; later, concerns about corporate debt began to play a role. The outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) will go…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Nuclear Weapons

Freeman Dyson (1923–2020)

Credit: William E. Sauro/NYT/Redux/eyevine Freeman Dyson’s influence spanned physics, nuclear disarmament, politics, culture and even science fiction. While still a student, he provided the mathematical grounds for quantum electrodynamics, or QED, to explain the interactions of elementary particles. In 1963, as chairman of the Federation of American Scientists, he helped…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Pikachu

‘The Brides’ Pilot Casts Charlie McElveen; Juan Alfonso Joins ‘Ultra Violet & Blue Demon’

Charlie McElveen (The Deuce) is set as a series regular opposite Katherine Reis, Gina Torres and Erin Richards in The Brides, ABC’s Brides of Dracula drama pilot from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Berlanti Productions and Warner Bros Television. Written by Aguirre-Sacasa and directed by Maggie Kiley, The Brides, a sexy contemporary reimagining…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Christianity

Twenty Things That Caught My Eye Today: Coronavirus, Prayer & More (March 11, 2020)

The Trail Leading Back to the Wuhan Labs It is understandable that many would be wary of the notion that the origin of the coronavirus could be discovered by some documentary filmmaker who used to live in China. Matthew Tye, who creates YouTube videos, contends he has identified the source…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Super Heroes

The 10 Best Superhero Movies That Aren’t Marvel Or DC

This is nothing new, but superhero movies are currently the biggest flicks on the planet right now. Disney/Marvel, and to a certain lesser extent, Warner Bros./DC are by far the most dominant companies when it comes to cinema these days, but they’re not the only superheroes in town. Not by…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Nancy Pelosi

Public Tours of U.S. Capitol Suspended Due to COVID-19

Public tours of the U.S. Capitol will be suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic, a person familiar with the plans said Wednesday. The House and Senate sergeants-at-arms are preparing to make the announcement, the person said. Separately, the leaders of the House and Senate have said they have no plans…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Brasilia

UFC ‘Brasilia’ Clash: Moicano Vs. Hadzovic!

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight talents Renato Moicano and Damir Hadzovic will square off this Saturday (March 14, 2020) at UFC Fight Night 170 from inside Ginasio Nilson Nelson in Brasilia, Brazil. After a relatively short but rather successful run at Featherweight that saw Moicano climb into the Top 10…

bubmagMarch 12, 2020

Paris

Roger La Grenouille in Paris, France

“Frog” is a derogatory epithet for a French person, originating in the World War I era and based on the French penchant for eating frog legs. But those who started using the term likely had never eaten frog legs before. Perhaps if they’d tried the dish, they would’ve realized that…

bubmagMarch 11, 2020

Mexico Border Wall

Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Trump Still Won’t Explain His Mystery Hospital Visit

WASHINGTON ― Amid a coronavirus pandemic and a political campaign in which he is questioning the health of his leading opponent, President Donald Trump and the White House continue to withhold details of his hasty hospital visit four months ago. The White House at the time claimed that the president…

bubmagMarch 11, 2020

Tech Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Lithium Extraction

What the stock market tells us about the consequences of COVID-19

Freeman Dyson (1923–2020)

‘The Brides’ Pilot Casts Charlie McElveen; Juan Alfonso Joins ‘Ultra Violet & Blue Demon’

Twenty Things That Caught My Eye Today: Coronavirus, Prayer & More (March 11, 2020)

The 10 Best Superhero Movies That Aren’t Marvel Or DC

Public Tours of U.S. Capitol Suspended Due to COVID-19

UFC ‘Brasilia’ Clash: Moicano Vs. Hadzovic!

Roger La Grenouille in Paris, France

Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Trump Still Won’t Explain His Mystery Hospital Visit

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