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Research Preview: Science Magazine-October 18, 2024

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Science Magazine – October 17, 2024: The new issue features ‘The Stakes for Science’ – What the next president could mean for research…

Most meteorites traced to three space crackups

Young asteroid families seed more than 70% of extraterrestrial rocks found on the planet

Why does COVID-19 vaccine protection quickly wane?

New insights on cells behind long-lived antibody production could spur better vaccines

Are implantable, living pharmacies within reach?

Cell-based drug factories could produce therapies on demand inside patients

The Economist Magazine – October 19, 2024 Preview

The envy of the world

The Economist Magazine (October 17, 2024): The latest issue features ‘The Envy of the World’ – America’s Economy Special Report..

The envy of the world

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Research Preview: Nature Magazine-October 17, 2024

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Nature Magazine – October 17, 2024: The latest issue features ‘Rock Family Tree’ – The ancestry and origin of the most common meteorites..

Kids in the classroom flow like water vapour

Young children in the playground behave like molecules in a gas, but kids undergo a phase change in a more structured setting.

Evidence of dead people posed on dead horses found in ancient tomb

A royal burial site linked to the fearsome Scythian equestrian culture contains evidence of ‘spectral riders’ described in Classical account.

Sewage lurks in coastal waters — often unnoticed by widely used test

Global survey finds human faecal contamination in at least one sample from all 18 cities tested.

Two comb jellies fuse their bodies and then act as one

The easy synchronization suggests that an individual jelly does not distinguish its tissue

Arts/Books: Times Literary Supplement – Oct. 18, 2024

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Times Literary Supplement (October 16, 2024): The latest issue features ‘A world away from K-pop -The Nobel laureate Han Kang, Sylvia Plath’s final say; Alan Hollinghurst gets Brexit done; The dictotor’s treadmill; Keeping the Warburg weird…

Culture/Politics: Harper’s Magazine – November 2024

HARPER’S MAGAZINE – October 15, 2024: The latest issue features ‘Reunion or Revenge’ – The GOP on the Brink…

Revenge Plot

The GOP’s identity crisis by Lauren Oyler

The Seventy Percent

On minor characters and human possibility by Yiyun Li

The Thing Itself

From Mysticism, which was published last month by New York Review Books. by Simon Critchley

Politics: The Guardian Weekly – October 11, 2024

The Guardian Weekly (October 12, 2024) – The new issue features ‘The Isolation of Israel’ – On a year of the Israel-Gaza War…

Hurricane Milton has left two worlds in its wake. Elon Musk lives in one of them. The other is called reality

Elon Musk at Donald Trump’s campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania on 5 October.

Remember when the existence of natural disasters wasn’t up for ‘debate’? It seems like a long time ago now

Finance Preview: Barron’s Magazine-October 14, 2024

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BARRON’S MAGAZINE (October 12, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Hidden Drug Deals’ –

PBMs’ Backroom Negotiations Revealed in Confidential Files

PBMs are under the microscope for allegedly inflating drug prices. New Barron’s reporting raises broader questions about the industry—and its role in the opioid crisis.

Insurer Stocks Ride Out Hurricanes With Manageable Losses. How to Play Them Now.

Share prices of insurers bounced back when Hurricane Milton caused less damage than forecast. Here’s how to play the sector now.

Berkshire Hathaway and Cathie Wood Own Nu Holdings Stock. Why You Should, Too.

Nubank, Latin America’s largest fintech bank, has the ability to grow globally. A recent pullback in its parent company’s shares offers an attractive entry point.

Tech Investing in Private Markets Takes Guts. Know the Risks.

There are several ways for retail investors to trade shares of hot tech start-ups that don’t trade publicly. But know the potential pitfalls before jumping in.

Oil’s ‘War Premium’ Is Back. Can Prices Top $100?

As violence escalates in the Middle East, traders are scooping up oil-sensitive stocks and options. It’s a risky strategy.

Own ‘Junk’ in Your Retirement Portfolio? It’s Not as Crazy as It Sounds.

Default rates are low and yields top 7%. How to invest in the upper tiers of the high-yield bond world.

Emerging Markets Are Finally Taking Off. Stocks and Funds to Buy.

The recent rally in Chinese stocks gives long-suffering investors in emerging markets reasons to be optimistic.

Preview: The New Atlantis Magazine – Fall 2024

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The New Atlantis Magazine (October 10, 2024) : The latest issue features ‘The Builder Issue’ – Why we don’t build…

Mass. Exodus

Massachusetts is one of the richest states in the country — because it’s pricing out its own middle class. Why did the state stop building enough to house them?

Will Anyone Vote for Abundance?

“Time to build” is a great idea. But it’s not clear that liberals or conservatives really want it.

If We Can Do It In Baltimore…

Why it takes a disaster to build fast

We Don’t Need This Much Permitting

What matters is whether building projects actually follow the law, not whether they promise to in advance.

Research Preview: Science Magazine – Oct. 11, 2024

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Science Magazine – October 10, 2024: The new issue features ‘Graphene at 20’ – New forms, and a brighter future, for the storied material…

El Niño fingered as likely culprit in record 2023 temperatures

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Research suggests swings in Pacific Ocean can account for planet’s sudden and perplexing temperature jump

The Economist Magazine – October 12, 2024 Preview

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The Economist Magazine (October 10, 2024): The latest issue features ‘The Trumpification of American Policy’….

The Trumpification of American policy

No matter who wins in November, Donald Trump has redefined both parties’ agendas

The front line of the tech war is in Asia

The two superpowers are vying for influence. China will not necessarily win

Who will control the next Congress?

The new president is much less likely than usual to see allies take charge on Capitol Hill

Britain should not hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius

Once again, the Chagossians have been denied a say