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The Economist Magazine – March 2, 2024 Preview

How high can markets go?

The Economist Magazine (February 22, 2024): The latest issue features ‘How high can markets go?; Le Pen prepares for power; India’s north-south divide; A plan for Russia’s assets…

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Research Preview: Science Magazine – March 1, 2024

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Science Magazine – February 29, 2024: The new issue features ‘Protoplanetary Disk’ – Ultraviolet radiation drives rapid mass loss; What awaits scientist who take the witness stand; Nitrogen sneaks into carbon’s reaction; Endocannabinoids help shape spatial representation…

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    Preview: MIT Technology Review – March/April 2024

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    MIT Technology Review (February 29, 2024): The new issue features ‘The Hidden Worlds Issue’ – Is Anybody Out There? Using technology to explore and expose hidden worlds, from enabling deeper dives into ocean depths to journeying to one of Jupiter’s orbiting bodies to pushing the boundaries of particle physics. Plus: wearables for wildlife, Wi-Fi sensing, and a reconsideration of Luddites.

    The search for extraterrestrial life is targeting Jupiter’s icy moon Europa

    NASA’s Europa Clipper mission will travel to one of Jupiter’s largest moons to look for evidence of conditions that could support life.

    Inside the hunt for new physics at the world’s largest particle collider

    The Large Hadron Collider hasn’t seen any new particles since the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012. Here’s what researchers are trying to do about it.

    Meet the divers trying to figure out how deep humans can go

    Figuring out how the human body can withstand underwater pressure has been a problem for over a century, but a ragtag band of divers is experimenting with hydrogen to find out.

    Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Feb 29, 2024

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    Volume 626 Issue 8001

    Nature Magazine – February 28, 2024: The latest issue cover features ‘Tale of the Tails’ – How a genetic element aided tail loss in humans and apes; RNA-editing therapies for genetic diseases have in the past few months gained approval for clinical trials, raising hopes for safer treatments…

    Move over, CRISPR: RNA-editing therapies pick up steam

    Two RNA-editing therapies for genetic diseases have in the past few months gained approval for clinical trials, raising hopes for safer treatments.

    200 years of naming dinosaurs: scientists call for overhaul of antiquated system

    Some palaeontologists want more rigorous guidelines for naming species, along with action to address problematic historical practices.

    MEGA-CRISPR tool gives a power boost to cancer-fighting cells

    A system that edits RNA rather than DNA can give new life to exhausted CAR T cells.

    Arts/Books: Times Literary Supplement-March 1, 2024

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    Times Literary Supplement (February 28, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Married to Mr. Hardy’ – The writer’s complicated relationships with women; Southern discomfort; a bad deal on Wall Street…

    Previews: Country Life Magazine – Feb 28, 2024

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    Country Life Magazine – February 27, 2024: The latest issue features ‘Britain’s Top Dogs’ – Our favorites, decade by decade

    Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – March 4, 2024

    A group of small children hold hands and cross a street in Manhattan.

    The New Yorker (February 26, 2024): The new issue‘s cover features ‘Victoria Tentler-Krylov’s “All Clear” ‘ – The artist captures New York’s smallest pedestrians as they make their way through the big city.

    INSIDE NORTH KOREA’S FORCED-LABOR PROGRAM

    Workers sent from the country to Chinese factories describe enduring beatings and sexual abuse, having their wages taken by the state, and being told that if they try to escape they will be “killed without a trace.”

    What a Major Solar Storm Could Do to Our Planet

    Electricity shooting from the sun to the earth.

    Disturbances on the sun may have the potential to devastate our power grid and communication systems. When the next big storm arrives, will we be prepared for it?

    By Kathryn Schulz

    The New York Times Book Review – February 25, 2024

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    THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (February 23, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Dawn of Woman’ – Lucy Sante recounts the trials and joys of her gender transition in a memoir, “I Heard Her Call My Name”…

    Lucy Sante Is the Same Writer She Has Always Been

    Lucy Sante poses for a portrait in the basement office of her home in Kingston, N.Y. She’s surrounded by shelves packed with books. There’s an open laptop on her desk.

    In her memoir “I Heard Her Call My Name,” the author reflects on her life and embarking on a gender transition in her late 60s

    The Affair That Split New York High Society

    A black-and-white photograph portrays a New York City street scene. Horse-drawn vehicles, men in boaters and derbies, and women in long dresses and hats walk in front of a statue of George Washington.

    In “Strong Passions,” the historian Barbara Weisberg tells the story of an explosive, lurid 1860s case that still resonates today.

    Opinion & Politics: Reason Magazine – April 2024

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      REASON MAGAZINE (February 23, 2024)The latest issue features ‘Commander In Chains?’ – What if a Presidential Candidate ends up in jail, incapacitated, or worse – in office?…

      Commander in Chains: 7 Scenarios If Trump Is Jailed and Wins the Election

      An illustration of a person wearing handcuffs in an orange prison jumpsuit with a presidential seal | Illustration: Joanna Andreasson; Source image: Peter Dazeley/Getty

      There is nothing in the Constitution that prevents an inmate from winning the presidency.

      KEITH E. WHITTINGTON 

      Don’t Let E.U. Bureaucrats Design Americans’ Tech

      An illustration of the European Union flag mangled by a frayed phone charging cord | Illustration: Joanna Andreasson

      Some Democrats want to mimic the Europe’s policies on phone chargers and more.

      JENNIFER HUDDLESTON

      The Future of Immigration Is Privatization

      featurefionaimmigrants | Illustration: Joanna Andreasson; Source images: Clay Banks/Unsplash, PinkBadger/iStock

      New immigration pathways are letting private citizens welcome refugees and other migrants—and getting the government out of the way.

      FIONA HARRIGAN

      Research Preview: Science Magazine – Feb 23, 2024

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      Science Magazine – February 22, 2024: The new issue features ‘Snake Shift’ – Burst of evolutionary innovation occurred with the origin of snakes….

      Solving the puzzle of Long Covid

      Long Covid provides an opportunity to understand how acute infections cause chronic disease