Research Preview: Nature Magazine – July 20, 2023

Volume 619 Issue 7970

nature Magazine -July 20, 2023 issue: Launched in 2018, the Human Biomolecular Atlas Program (HuBMAP) aims to map how cell types are arranged in the human body. The initiative is both developing and then deploying the necessary technology to create maps of organs at single-cell resolution.

This quiet lake could mark the start of a new Anthropocene epoch

An aerial view of Crawford Lake.

The dawn of a new geological epoch is recorded in the contaminated sediment at the bottom of Crawford Lake in Canada.

The official marker for the start of a new Anthropocene epoch should be a small Canadian lake whose sediments capture chemical traces of the fallout from nuclear bombs and other forms of environmental degradation. That’s a proposal out today from researchers who have spent 14 years debating when and how humanity began altering the planet.

How to introduce quantum computers without slowing economic growth

To smooth the path of the quantum revolution, researchers and governments must predict and prepare for the traps ahead.

Travel Tour: The Island Of Mykonos In Greece (2023)

Tourister Films (July 19, 2023) – A walking tour that starts in Mykonos Town, where you’ll see the iconic white buildings with their blue accents and charming alleyways. Then, the famous windmills and Little Venice, two of the island’s most photogenic spots.

Video timeline: 0:00:00 Intro Scenes 0:02:18 Mykonos

From there, we’ll venture out to some of the island’s beautiful beaches, including Psarou, Paradise, and Super Paradise.

Arts/Books: Times Literary Supplement – July 21, 2023

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Times Literary Supplement (July 21, 2023) – Moral catastrophe – The great inflation in Germany in 1923 and the Hitler putsch; Pioneer’s in Women’s Sport; Colson Whitehead’s Harlem; Dangerous children; Dating The Tempest and Shakespreare’s tutor….

Politics: The Guardian Weekly – July 21, 2023

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The Guardian Weekly (July 21, 2023) Hollywood on strike; extreme heat is here. Plus the Women’s World Cup kicks off.

When the result of the Hollywood actors’ strike ballot was announced last Thursday, the big-name stars of Oppenheimer left the film’s London premiere.

This show of solidarity by Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh was a demonstration of the far-reaching effects of creatives taking to the picket lines. For our big story, arts reporter  Vanessa Thorpe looks at what the historic joint walkout by writers and actors means for all of us as movie-goers and TV viewers as well as the stars, lesser-known actors and technicians struggling to make a living.

And we look at what lies behind the dispute with our film editors  Catherine Shoard and Andrew Pulver while Los Angeles reporter Lois Beckett hears from actors finding it ever harder to make a living in the age of streaming and the use of AI in the entertainment industry.

News: U.S. Soldier In North Korea, Nuclear Subs In Busan, Saudi Arabia-Turkey

The Globalist Podcast, Wednesday, July 19, 2023: A US national is detained in North Korea and Washington deploys submarines near Busan, South Korea. Hazel Smith of Soas University of London explains the situation.

Plus: Saudi Arabia signs a major arms deal with Turkey and Germany recommends an unusual solution for extreme heat.

#AI #UN #BBCNews #deepfake #russia #facts #trump #jacksmith

The New York Times — Wednesday, July 19, 2023

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Trump Says He’s Target in Special Counsel’s Investigation Into Jan. 6

Donald J. Trump speaks into a microphone against a dark background.

It would be the second time the special counsel has notified the former president that he is likely to face indictment, this time in connection with the criminal investigation of the Capitol attack.

Michigan Charges 16 in False Elector Scheme to Overturn Trump’s 2020 Loss

Meshawn Maddock, a former co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party, is facing charges related to the 2020 election.

Among those facing felony charges was Meshawn Maddock, a Trump ally and a former co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party.

Phoenix Breaks Heat Record Set in 1974

As much of the South bakes, Phoenix blazed past a milestone set half a century ago for consecutive days with 110-degree or higher temperatures.

A Current War Collides With the Past: Remnants of World War II in Ukraine

World War II has been an ideological battlefield in today’s war in Ukraine, and it is cropping up on the actual battlefield as well.