Matt Willemsen @Nonog@fedibird.com

https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/volcanos/japans-new-volcanic-island-has-erupted-again-and-the-dramatic-explosion-was-caught-on-camera #volcano #island #japan #IwoJima

https://spectrumnews1.com/wi/milwaukee/news/2023/11/28/us-gas-prices-stay-steady-or-drop-since-september #gasolune #prices

Proof that wealth is wasted on the rich

https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/ancient-egyptians/scottish-boy-digging-for-potatoes-found-masterpiece-of-egyptian-sculpture-on-his-school-grounds-how-did-it-end-up-there

FRONTLINE
The Man Who Knew
When the Twin Towers fell, the FBI's top expert on Al Qaeda went with them.
https://www.pbs.org/video/frontline-the-man-who-knew/ #PBS #frontline #FBI #JohnONeill

The Women Who Saw 9/11 Coming
Many of the CIA analysts who spotted the earliest signs of al-Qaeda’s rise were female. They had trouble getting their warnings heard.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/11/cia-women-counterterrorism-9-11-al-qaeda-warnings/676041/
#CIA #women #misogyny #alQaeda #binLaden #books #analysts

@NewtonMark More like scribbled on, like a 4-year-old taking a crayon to your draft notes on a napkin.

@ida Solved it.
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The Tech That’s Radically Reimagining the Public Sphere
In her new book about facial recognition, Kashmir Hill shows how our expectations of privacy have been rewritten over the past few years.
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2023/11/your-face-belongs-to-us-kashmir-hill-facial-recognition-book-review/675843/ #FacialRecognition #AI #surveillance

Scientists 3D print a robotic hand with human-like bones and tendons
As a layer is printed, an optical scan IDs flaws and corrects them in the next layer.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/11/scientists-3d-print-a-robotic-hand-with-human-like-bones-and-tendons/ #ThreeDPrinting #robotic #hand #bones #tendons #ErrorCorrection #polyacrylates #VCJ #VisionControlledJetting

Satellite images bring Serbia’s hidden Bronze Age megastructures to light
Using Google Earth and aircraft reconnaissance, archaeologists identify more than 100 previously unknown sites
https://www.science.org/content/article/satellite-images-bring-serbia-s-hidden-bronze-age-megastructures-light #serbia #BronzeAge #megastructures #satellite #imaging #ThreeWheelinBirds

The Battle of Tongues: When Languages Collide, Which Survives?
The life or death of a language often depends on individual preferences and social prestige.
Researchers from the University of the Balearic Islands have shown through a mathematical model how language preferences and societal interactions affect the coexistence and survival of languages in multilingual societies, with significant implications for language preservation and policy-making.
https://scitechdaily.com/the-battle-of-tongues-when-languages-collide-which-survives/ #languages #linguistics #coexistence #dynamics #mathematics #preservation

‘I was told to return to work as soon as I regained consciousness.’ Why only a third of assaulted nurses report it to police
Violence against nurses is pervasive. They are more likely to experience physical violence than any other health-care professionals. Violence against nurses occurs in the context of violence against women, with 87.5% of Australia’s nursing workforce identifying as women.
https://theconversation.com/i-was-told-to-return-to-work-as-soon-as-i-regained-consciousness-why-only-a-third-of-assaulted-nurses-report-it-to-police-217288 #nurses #assault #police #support #ViolenceAgainstWomen #HealthWorkers #WorkplaceViolence

Fewer Side Effects – A New Treatment Method for Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer, a leading cause of cancer deaths, often goes undiagnosed until it’s too late for effective treatment. A new method using nanoparticles delivers the drug Gemcitabine directly into tumors, improving efficacy and reducing side effects.
https://scitechdaily.com/fewer-side-effects-a-new-treatment-method-for-pancreatic-cancer/ #pancreatic #cancer #treatment #Gemcitabine #nanoparticles