Geologist from Wisconsin living in Japan for some decades. Always in wonder at the way the world is changing!
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Last Notes npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Trump Goons’ Plot to Slap Trump’s Face on $250 Banknote Has a Big New Problem https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goons-plot-to-slap-trumps-face-on-250-banknote-has-a-big-new-problem/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Trump Is Considering More Iran Strikes. No One Knows Precisely Why. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-considering-more-iran-strikes-no-one-knows-precisely-why npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Václav Havel’s 1978 essay The Power of the Powerless is eerily relevant today https://theconversation.com/vaclav-havels-1978-essay-the-power-of-the-powerless-is-eerily-relevant-today-275432 npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen World’s largest nuclear plant restarts 1,356MW reactor after Fukushima shutdown https://interestingengineering.com/energy/japan-restarts-world-largest-nuclear-plant-fukushima npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Russian firm turns pigeons into brain-controlled surveillance drones using GPS https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/moscow-startup-turns-birds-into-drones npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Good news: We saved the bees. Bad news: We saved the wrong ones. https://www.msn.com/en-us/science/ecology/good-news-we-saved-the-bees-bad-news-we-saved-the-wrong-ones/ar-AA1VNCtc npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen 'There's no reason to ban us from playing': Analysis debunks notion that transgender women have inherent physical advantages in sports https://www.livescience.com/health/theres-no-reason-to-ban-us-from-playing-analysis-debunks-notion-that-transgender-women-have-inherent-physical-advantages-in-sports npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Ranked: The Jobs Most Exposed to Generative AI, According to Microsoft https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-jobs-most-exposed-to-generative-ai-according-to-microsoft/ https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/116/035/176/241/902/016/original/367fce6f211fd224.jpeg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Martian meteorite that fell to Earth is full of ancient water, new scans reveal https://www.livescience.com/space/mars/martian-meteorite-that-fell-to-earth-is-full-of-ancient-water-new-scans-reveal npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen A wake-up call for white Americans https://www.salon.com/2026/02/01/a-wake-up-call-for-white-americans/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Ranked: The 35 Countries with the Highest Household Debt https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/35-countries-with-highest-household-debt/ https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/990/338/847/177/744/original/1d6d23f18b6a76e4.jpeg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Some people gain confidence from thinking things through, others lose it – new research https://theconversation.com/some-people-gain-confidence-from-thinking-things-through-others-lose-it-new-research-273625 npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen How Does Aspirin Block Cancer Metastasis? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/how-does-aspirin-block-cancer-metastasis-2026a10002zb?src=rss npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen The end of ‘Pax Americana’ and start of a ‘post-American’ era doesn’t necessarily mean the world will be less safe https://theconversation.com/the-end-of-pax-americana-and-start-of-a-post-american-era-doesnt-necessarily-mean-the-world-will-be-less-safe-274354 npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen This 67,800-year-old hand stencil is the world’s oldest human-made art https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/01/this-67800-year-old-hand-stencil-is-the-worlds-oldest-human-made-art/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Under Musk, the Grok disaster was inevitable https://www.theverge.com/column/863502/grok-deepfake-musk npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Scientists Found a Sugar That's Sweet, Low-Calorie, And Doesn't Spike Insulin https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-found-a-sugar-thats-sweet-low-calorie-and-doesnt-spike-insulin npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen The Free America Walkout: January 20th | What Walkouts Do, Why They Work, and How to Join Safely https://www.the50501movement.org/p/free-america-walkout-jan-20 npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Iran: Protests expand beyond the economy | DW News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOZZLptONMY npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen The ‘sacred’ pledge that will power the relaunch of far-right militia Oath Keepers https://theconversation.com/the-sacred-pledge-that-will-power-the-relaunch-of-far-right-militia-oath-keepers-269775 npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen 2.8 Days to Disaster - Why We Are Running Out of Time in Low Earth Orbit https://www.universetoday.com/articles/28-days-to-disaster-why-we-are-running-out-of-time-in-low-earth-orbit npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Fact Check Fake raccoon liquor store break-in video spreads online. Watch the real footage Rating: Fake https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/drunk-raccoon-liquor-store/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Keystone Kash Earns Humiliating New Nickname From His Own Agents https://www.thedailybeast.com/keystone-kash-earns-humiliating-new-nickname-from-his-own-agents/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen The more that people use AI, the more likely they are to overestimate their own abilities https://www.livescience.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/the-more-that-people-use-ai-the-more-likely-they-are-to-overestimate-their-own-abilities npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen New Study Links Specific Gut Bacteria to Common Heart Disease https://scitechdaily.com/new-study-links-specific-gut-bacteria-to-common-heart-disease/ https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/531/366/915/927/200/original/aacd401e6ab4d81e.jpg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen German scientists plan natural-fiber blades to tackle wind turbine waste https://interestingengineering.com/energy/germany-rotor-blades-natural-fibers npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen 'Oh my god': WaPo analysis shows Trump 'was sleeping for 20 minutes during a live event' https://www.rawstory.com/trump-sleep-20-minutes-wh/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Expert hired by Trump to prove election fraud debunks his “steady diet of lies and innuendo” https://www.salon.com/2024/01/02/expert-hired-by-to-prove-fraud-debunks-his-steady-diet-of-lies-and-innuendo/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen This New Super Earth May Have Liquid Water And It's In Our Neighbourhood https://www.universetoday.com/articles/this-new-super-earth-may-have-liquid-water-and-its-in-our-neighbourhood npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Drugs That Lower Cholesterol May Also Reduce Dementia Risk, Says Huge New Study https://www.sciencealert.com/drugs-that-lower-cholesterol-may-also-reduce-dementia-risk-says-huge-new-study npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Birds all over the world use the same sound to warn of threats https://theconversation.com/birds-all-over-the-world-use-the-same-sound-to-warn-of-threats-266618 npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Perplexing diamonds from South Africa mine contain 'almost impossible' chemistry https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/perplexing-diamonds-from-south-africa-mine-contain-almost-impossible-chemistry npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Ant Queens Produce Offspring of Two Different Species, Stunning Scientists https://www.sciencealert.com/ant-queens-produce-offspring-of-two-different-species-stunning-scientists npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen DemographicsMapped: When Each Country Will Reach Its Population Peak https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-when-each-country-will-reach-its-population-peak/ https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/129/448/320/999/267/original/c05be6fadd9846b8.jpg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen United States Mapped: U.S. Poverty Rates by State https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-u-s-poverty-rates-by-state/ https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/084/204/793/727/206/original/1c2d63e1273b0ab9.jpg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Some Layers of Your Brain Actually Get Stronger as You Age https://www.sciencealert.com/some-layers-of-your-brain-actually-get-stronger-as-you-age npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen FBI raids home of John Bolton, Trump’s ex-national security adviser https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/22/fbi-raids-john-bolton-house npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Mapped: Real GDP Growth by State in Q1 2025 https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-real-gdp-growth-by-state-in-q1-2025/ https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/053/160/232/707/847/original/cc0166bd3d175d18.jpg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Hidden Cost of Smart AI: 50× More CO₂ for a Single Question https://scitechdaily.com/hidden-cost-of-smart-ai-50x-more-co%E2%82%82-for-a-single-question/ https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/052/844/666/409/774/original/b10f1faa968adf24.jpeg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Aging Can Spread Through Your Body Via a Single Protein, Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/aging-can-spread-through-your-body-via-a-single-protein-study-finds npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Floating Babies and Zero-Gravity Birth: What Space Pregnancy Might Actually Involve https://singularityhub.com/2025/08/08/floating-babies-and-zero-gravity-birth-what-space-pregnancy-might-actually-involve/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Get your things in order - The universe may start dying in just 10 billion years, alarming new model predicts https://www.livescience.com/space/cosmology/the-universe-may-start-dying-in-just-10-billion-years-alarming-new-model-predicts npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Scientists Just Admitted Nobody Really Gets Quantum Physics https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-just-admitted-nobody-really-gets-quantum-physics npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Charted: America’s Reliance on Foreign Minerals https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-americas-reliance-on-foreign-minerals/ https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/880/307/896/740/522/original/2bc85adc641ef7e7.jpg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Cancer-Killing Immune Cells Can Now Be Engineered in the Body—With a Vaccine-Like Shot of mRNA https://singularityhub.com/2025/06/24/cancer-killing-immune-cells-can-now-be-engineered-in-the-body-with-a-vaccine-like-shot-of-mrna/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Fact Check What we know about satellite image showing trucks lined up at Iran nuclear facility before US strikes Rating: True https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/iran-us-strikes-satellite-image-trucks/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Close the mathematics gender gap: huge study prompts urgent call to action https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01799-1 https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/725/377/934/586/323/original/af6e896dfd40d337.jpeg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Harbin Fossil Belongs to Denisovan Population, Two New Studies Suggest https://www.sci.news/othersciences/anthropology/denisovan-harbin-cranium-14003.html npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays. Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2506.08872v1 https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/713/405/742/661/222/original/75e6db225143727a.jpeg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen New bladeless wind turbine design could safely generate up to 460 watts of power https://interestingengineering.com/energy/new-bladeless-wind-turbine-design npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Two Anomalous Radio Signals Detected Coming from Antarctic Ice https://www.sci.news/physics/anita-radio-signals-antarctic-ice-13986.html npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Charted: The World’s Most Educated Countries This chart shows the countries with the most educated populations, measured by both the number and share of adults aged 25–64 who have a bachelor’s degree or higher. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-the-worlds-most-educated-countries/ https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/597/067/454/771/837/original/b5801a766b9ebce1.jpg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen ‘Turning point’: claw print fossils found in Australia rewrite story of amniotes by 40 million years The discovery by two local fossil hunters on a river bank in Victoria has ‘potentially far-reaching implications’, scientists say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/14/fossilised-claw-p npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Tourists from countries badly hit by Trump tariffs are staying away from US Data from hotel site Trivago shows fewer US bookings by holidaymakers from Canada, Japan, Mexico and Germany https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/27/tourists-from-countries-badly-hit-by-trump-tariffs-are-staying-aw npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Mississippi officials refused to air 'Sesame Street' in 1970 because of multiracial cast "Sesame Street," which premiered in November 1969, faced a rough road to air in the state of Mississippi. This is that story. https://www.snopes.com/articles/469729/mississippi-sesame-street-multiracial-cast/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Mapped: The Most Taxed States in America https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-the-most-taxed-states-in-america/ 1/2 https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/370/244/926/420/155/original/7350fe393206c27a.jpg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/272/341/858/990/993/original/459a1d67802182d3.jpg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Neandertal-like tools found in China present a mystery A type of tool pioneered by European Neandertals may have traveled a continent away https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neandertal-quina-tools-china-travel npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Hohle Fels water bird: The oldest depiction of a bird in the world This tiny bird sculpture was created 40,000 years ago by early humans in Europe who carved the key animals in their lives. https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/hohle-fels-water-bird-the-oldest-depiction-of-a-bird-in-the-world npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Your Sheriff Might Be Planning to Help ICE Conduct Mass Deportations State-level cooperation agreements and years of targeted messaging are providing the federal agency with eager allies in local law enforcement across the country. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/sheriff-ice-mass-deportations-law-enfor npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Meta stops ex-director from promoting critical memoir Meta has won an emergency ruling in the US to temporarily stop a former director of Facebook from promoting or further distributing copies of her memoir. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq5zyq0250wo npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Anchorage Police Department: AI-Generated Police Reports Don’t Save Time after a three-month trial has decided not to retain the technology. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/03/anchorage-police-department-ai-generated-police-reports-dont-save-time npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen NHS to offer take-at-home tablet for MS Thousands of NHS patients in England with multiple sclerosis (MS) will soon be offered a "take at home" tablet to manage their condition https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxnp0ej81vo npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Mapped: European Fertility Rates by Country There is Only One European Country at Population Replacement Rate https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-european-fertility-rates-by-country/ https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/098/388/473/243/049/original/843b377dd03512d9.jpeg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Mapped: Most Popular Alcoholic Drink Across Europe https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-most-popular-alcoholic-drink-across-europe/ https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/097/353/067/963/028/original/f7385f252e8b93d3.jpg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Funny how when you look at the letters G O P in a mirror they become P O S. https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/091/223/769/592/915/original/a6f3c3e001ad7c31.jpeg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Anti-Surveillance Mapmaker Refuses Flock Safety's Cease and Desist Demand https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/02/anti-surveillance-mapmaker-refuses-flock-safetys-cease-and-desist-demand npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social The Measles #Measles #RFKJr https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/075/236/732/878/699/original/f877e7f1bd7efcf7.jpg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Trump, Putin and Musk all share a leadership style – we’ve figured out what it is https://theconversation.com/trump-putin-and-musk-all-share-a-leadership-style-weve-figured-out-what-it-is-250502 npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Countries across the world use more land for golf courses than wind or solar energy https://phys.org/news/2025-02-countries-world-golf-courses-solar.html npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Tomb of Egyptian pharaoh is first found in Luxor since Tutankhamun – here’s how we know who lay inside https://theconversation.com/tomb-of-egyptian-pharaoh-is-first-found-in-luxor-since-tutankhamun-heres-how-we-know-who-lay-inside-250433 npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Marco Rubio Is Walking into a Trap Ukraine still has an opportunity to win the war—if the Trump administration will let it. https://www.thebulwark.com/p/marco-rubio-is-walking-into-a-trap-ukraine-russia-lavrov npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen How Asian immigrants to the U.S. resisted pressures to assimilate, creating a vibrant American suburbia https://theconversation.com/how-asian-immigrants-to-the-u-s-resisted-pressures-to-assimilate-creating-a-vibrant-american-suburbia-247184 npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Researchers Discover Unusual Accumulation of Cosmogenic Beryllium in Pacific Ocean https://www.sci.news/othersciences/geoscience/cosmogenic-beryllium-anomaly-pacific-ocean-13657.html npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen How Well Is Your Gut Working? There's a Grossly Simple Way to Check. https://www.sciencealert.com/how-well-is-your-gut-working-theres-a-grossly-simple-way-to-check npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Scientists May Have Found Traces of an Extinct Genetic Code That Came Before DNA Scientists have long believed they understood how life’s genetic code evolved, but new research upends that assumption. https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-may-have-found-traces-of-an-extinct-genetic-code-that-came-befo npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Politically connected corporations received more exemptions from US tariffs on Chinese imports, study finds https://phys.org/news/2025-01-politically-corporations-exemptions-tariffs-chinese.html npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Boiling river provides a window into the future of Amazonia https://phys.org/news/2025-01-river-window-future-amazonia.html npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Electric Vehicles Now Rival Traditional Cars in Reliability and Lifespan, Study Finds https://scitechdaily.com/electric-vehicles-now-rival-traditional-cars-in-reliability-and-lifespan-study-finds/ https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/911/865/323/064/969/original/af3eae1a69cc1581.jpeg npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Scandinavians came to Britain long before Vikings and Anglo-Saxons, finds study https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jan/01/scandinavians-came-to-britain-long-before-vikings-and-anglo-saxons-finds-study npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Forget Greenland. Trump and Musk’s real WWIII is an all-out war on the truth. | Will Bunch https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/trump-musk-wikipedia-assault-media-20241229.html npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Elvis Costello - Two Little Hitlers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1trgIWENOdQ&pp=ygUSdHdvIGxpdHRsZSBoaXRsZXJz npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen 'Ridiculous': Doctor charges for surgery after pulling splinter from toddler's hand https://www.rawstory.com/ridiculous-doctor-charges-for-surgery-after-pulling-splinter-from-toddler-s-hand/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Donnie will start out his presidency with America in its strongest position and Russia at its weakest. He could be king of the world. But he will not realize that. Instead he will timorously hand that crown over to Putin. He will trade glory for gold. npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen American private equity firm buys Israeli spyware company Paragon An American private equity firm has closed a deal to acquire the Israeli spyware company Paragon, according to Israeli news outlets. https://therecord.media/paragon-bought-private-equity-american npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Exploring Dani Tribe of Indonesia's Tradition of Grieving Women Amputating Tops of Fingers Rating: True https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/indonesia-dani-tribe-amputation/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen High-Fiber Plant-Based Diet Found To Halt Progression of Incurable Blood Cancer A study by MSK found that a high-fiber, plant-based diet may delay progression to multiple myeloma in at-risk individuals. https://scitechdaily.com/high-fiber-plant-based-diet-found-to-halt-progression-of-incurable-blood npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Joanne Chory obituary: biologist who discovered the genetic origin of light-induced plant growth The pioneering plant scientist engineered roots for carbon sequestration and passionately advocated on behalf of women. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-04166-8 npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Mia Farrow Hits RFK Jr. With 'Terrifying' Memory Of Polio Experience: 'We Cannot Go Back' https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mia-farrow-rfk-jr-polio-vaccine-lawyer-report_n_675e5bece4b0ff74145f7b63 npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Better Than Metformin: New Diabetes Wonder-Drug Slashes Fat and Blood Sugar https://scitechdaily.com/better-than-metformin-new-diabetes-wonder-drug-slashes-fat-and-blood-sugar/ https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/113/655/954/713/719/197/original/f25399f54bf8cac0.webp npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Galactic civilizations may be impossible. Here’s why. https://bigthink.com/13-8/galactic-civilizations-may-be-impossible-heres-why/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Antimatter Propulsion Is Still Far Away, But It Could Change Everything https://www.universetoday.com/170107/antimatter-propulsion-is-still-far-away-but-it-could-change-everything/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Medical misogyny sees women told to 'put up' with pain Women experiencing painful health issues are told to "put up and shut up," a 32-year-old awaiting surgery for a "horrific" gynaecological condition has said. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23v42jdle7o npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen What does “working class” even mean? The criticism that Democrats left America’s working class behind surged after the 2024 election. Here’s why the term is so hard to define — and why that maters. https://www.vox.com/politics/390108/working-class-definition-voters-2024 npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Experts Warn of Epidemic Risks Under RFK Jr.’s Leadership https://www.medscape.com/s/viewarticle/experts-warn-epidemic-risks-under-rfk-jr-s-leadership-2024a1000mma?src=rss&icd=login_success_email_match_norm npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Dog domestication happened many times, but most didn’t pan out Our relationship with wolves, dogs, and even coyotes has always been complicated. https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/12/dog-domestication-happened-many-times-but-most-didnt-pan-out/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen 12 strange reasons humans haven't found alien life yet https://www.livescience.com/space/extraterrestrial-life/12-strange-reasons-humans-havent-found-alien-life-yet npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Noel Skum is first test subject? Please? NASA Is Seeking Ideas for Rescuing an Astronaut from the Moon https://www.universetoday.com/169954/nasa-is-seeking-ideas-for-rescuing-an-astronaut-from-the-moon/ npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Meet 'Blackbird': A flying taxi that spins and moves in any direction thanks to new propulsion system https://www.livescience.com/technology/electric-vehicles/meet-blackbird-a-flying-taxi-that-spins-and-moves-in-any-direction-thanks-to-new-propulsion-system npub193m3yemhhkskh2t2fu9hw8hzf9m2lzhrcqk7ld962qqxfucts3uq7kttcx Matt Willemsen Scientists Uncover Immediate Brain Benefits From Everyday Physical Activity According to a new study, taking a mid-day walk or doing household chores could enhance cognitive processing speed, making it comparable to being four years younger. https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-uncover-immediate-brai