Sir Sean Connery 1930-2020 Rest in Peace
"Bond, James Bond." Our first impression (1962) of Sean Connery as Agent 007... "My number's on the card." Sir Sean Connery.. 1930-2020 From another time, another age... "I [...]
October 2020
THE WASHINGTON POST | How young activists helped make climate a campaign issue | Young climate voters made a difference in several Democratic primaries this cycle. Nov. 3 will show if they’ve developed real political muscle.
Concern for the planet is a major motivator for this generation. Millennials and members of Gen Z are more likely than older voters to agree with the scientific consensus that [...]
AuntMinnie | Emerging PET tracer excels at tau pathology, differentiates dementias
October 30, 2020 -- A new PET radiotracer for tau pathologies is showing promise for helping diagnose and differentiate Alzheimer's disease (AD) from a wide range of other dementia disorders. Researchers [...]
J.P. MORGAN | ONYX | A new model for innovation in financial systems from J.P. Morgan, five years in the making
We’re focused on building next-generation platforms that enable clients across industries and geographies better ways of exchanging information and value. — J.P. Morgan (@jpmorgan) October 27, 2020 "Onyx is at [...]
SCIENCE | Important Discoveries | COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 | Humble Curation
https://covid19.ecambiomed.com/top-10-discoveries/
VOX | Geothermal energy is poised for a big breakout “An engineering problem that, when solved, solves energy.”
Geothermal power is the perpetual also-ran of renewable energy, chugging along in the background for decades, never quite breaking out of its little niche, forever causing energy experts to say, [...]
TISE | The International Stock Exchange | SPACs Special Purpose Acquisition Companies
SPACs Special Purpose Acquisition Companies Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have grown again in popularity and The International Stock Exchange has introduced rules which allow them to be listed on [...]
WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM | The Future of Jobs Report 2018
Machines to 'do half of all work tasks by 2025' - BBC News Machines Will Do More Tasks Than Humans by 2025 but Robot Revolution Will Still Create 58 Million [...]
NEJM | Perspective | Accelerating Development of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines | The Role for Controlled Human Infection Models
The third coronavirus outbreak in the past 20 years, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused unprecedented morbidity, mortality, and economic disruption. Safe, effective, and deployable SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are urgently needed to [...]
SOCIAL SCIENCE | The Upswing | How America Came Together a Century Ago and How We Can Do It Again
By Robert D. Putnam With Shaylyn Romney Garrett An eminent political scientist’s brilliant analysis of economic, social, and political trends over the past century demonstrating how we have gone from [...]
