I’ve Seen a Future Without Cars, and It’s Amazing https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/opinion/ban-cars-manhattan-cities.html

The fear of coronavirus is changing our psychology https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200401-covid-19-how-fear-of-coronavirus-is-changing-our-psychology

Hearing Persists at the End of Life https://neurosciencenews.com/hearing-death-16620/

Intense Arctic Wildfires Set a Pollution Record https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/climate/climate-change-arctic-fires.html?login=smartlock&auth=login-smartlock

The collective power of the solar system’s dark, icy bodies https://phys.org/news/2020-07-power-solar-dark-icy-bodies.html

ONDA RESISTENTE (com a foto do radinho do radinho, o Regency TR-1) https://www.uol.com.br/ecoa/reportagens-especiais/centenario-radio-viabiliza-aulas-onde-conexao-nao-chega-durante-pandemia/

How Science Fiction Influenced Modern Smartwatch Design https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a33221289/how-sci-fi-watches-influenced-smartwatches/

Philippines top broadcaster ABS-CBN denied new licence https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53360925

Albert Einstein the mediocre: Why the h-index is a bogus measure of academic impact https://phys.org/news/2020-07-albert-einstein-mediocre-h-index-bogus.html

A ‘regime shift’ is happening in the Arctic Ocean, scientists say https://phys.org/news/2020-07-regime-shift-arctic-ocean-scientists.html

Yes, Stephen Hawking Lied To Us All About How Black Holes Decay https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/07/09/yes-stephen-hawking-lied-to-us-all-about-how-black-holes-decay/#119270884e63

Spider silk made by photosynthetic bacteria https://phys.org/news/2020-07-spider-silk-photosynthetic-bacteria.html

Boron nitiride catalyst destroys toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” https:...

The people who imagine disasters https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200707-how-we-can-prepare-for-disaster

Mogi Mirim vai restaurar ‘bunker’ paulista da Revolução de 32 https://sao-paulo.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,mogi-mirim-vai-restaurar-bunker-paulista-da-revolucao-de-32,70003358344

How Covid-19 has changed grocery shopping https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200707-how-covid-19-has-changed-grocery-shopping

The internet is changing drastically for Hong Kong’s citizens https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/07/08/1004876/the-internet-is-changing-drastically-for-hong-kongs-citizens/

Evolution makes the world less ragged https://phys.org/news/2020-07-evolution-world-ragged.html

Marvellous mimicry https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/marvellous-mimicry/4012015.article

Love, Lunacy, and a Life Fully Lived: Oliver Sacks, the Science of Seeing, and the Art of Being Seen https://www.brainpickings.org/2015/05/18/oliver-sacks-on-the-move/

Spreading rock dust on the ground could pull carbon from the air, researchers say https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2020/07/08/spreading-rock-dust-ground-could-pull-carbon-air-researchers-say/

Evidence found of epic prehistoric Pacific voyages https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53338203

Some Polynesians Carry DNA of Ancient Native Americans, New Study Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/science/polynesian-ancestry.html

How Celestial Bodies Affect Life in the Ocean https://youtu.be/DdYFTVp5guI

The Link Between Zebra Stripes and Sand Dunes | Natural Patterns https://youtu.be/ItyYS0tbs6g

Facebook ad boycott organizers met with Zuckerberg. It didn’t go well https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/07/tech/facebook-civil-rights-meeting/index.html

In Kenya, colonial statues came down. The problem was what replaced them.

Evento Online Congresso Infovarejo CDL/BH https://youtu.be/5l1ADt-Y3-I

Sweden Has Become the World’s Cautionary Tale https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/business/sweden-economy-coronavirus.html

This Company Wants to Rewrite the Future of Genetic Disease https://www.wired.com/story/this-company-wants-to-rewrite-the-future-of-genetic-disease/

There’s no quick fix for climate change https://www.theverge.com/21315822/climate-change-global-temperature-study-decades-fix

Even if we start to fix climate change, the proof may not show up for 30 years https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2020/07/07/climate-change-expectations/

Brain Structural Elements in Psychiatric Disorders https://neurosciencenews.com/brain-structure-psychiatry-16618/

A group of 239 scientists says there’s growing evidence covid-19 is airborne https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/07/07/1004841/a-group-of-239-scientists-say-theres-growing-evidence-covid-19-is-airborne/

‘More than one million’ died of snake bites in India https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-53331803

Aldous Huxley to George Orwell: My Hellish Vision of the Future is Better Than Yours (1949) http://www.openculture.com/2018/08/aldous-huxley-george-orwell-hellish-vision-future-better-1949.html

How Human Brains Are Different: It Has a Lot to Do with the Connections https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-human-brains-are-different-it-has-a-lot-to-do-with-the-connections/

Patient Is Reported Free of H.I.V., but Scientists Urge Caution https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/health/hiv-remission-brazil.html

Universidade brasileira relata tratamento que elimina HIV de paciente https://saude.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,universidade-brasileira-relata-tratamento-que-elimina-hiv-de-paciente,70003356310

The Zedonk Problem https://pca.st/rf46pyya

These Are Some of the Best Citizen Science Projects You Can Join With Just Your Phone or Laptop https://gizmodo.com/these-are-some-of-the-best-citizen-science-projects-you-1844243370

31 of the Most Beautiful Streets in the World https://www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/most-beautiful-streets-in-the-world

Stingers Have Achieved Optimal Pointiness, Physicists Show https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stingers-have-achieved-optimal-pointiness-physicists-show/

Does Time Exist? https://pca.st/8hk7irch

Colônia bombardeada https://twitter.com/Geopizzza/status/1280173342226550787?s=09

Frederick Douglass statue ripped from base in upstate New York https://www.cbsnews.com/news/frederick-douglass-statue-vandalized-rochester-new-york-maplewood-park/

Astronomers Pinpoint The Center Of Our Solar System And Here’s Where It Lies https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/researchers-pinpoint-the-center-of-our-solar-system

A Bird’s Epic Migration Stuns Scientists and Wins Online Fans https://www.wired.com/story/a-birds-epic-migration-stuns-scientists-and-wins-online-fans/

Universal musical harmony http://news.mit.edu/2020/universal-musical-harmony-0701

Montanha de lixo eletrônico não para de crescer no mundo https://g1.globo.com/mundo/noticia/2020/07/05/montanha-de-lixo-eletronico-nao-para-de-crescer-no-mundo.ghtml

How humans are altering the tides of the oceans https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200703-how-humans-are-altering-the-tides-of-the-oceans

Facebook e WhatsApp param de ceder dados de usuários de Hong Kong ao governo https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/empresas,facebook-e-whatsapp-param-de-ceder-dados-de-usuarios-de-hong-kong-ao-governo,70003355396

TikTok to Withdraw From Hong Kong as Tech Giants Halt Data Requests https://www.nytimes.

The truth about Christopher Columbus https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p08jgfdg/the-truth-about-christopher-columbus

John Cleese vs Extremism https://youtu.be/HLNhPMQnWu4

Some Blind People Can Still See, And Their Brains Could Help Explain Consciousness https://www.sciencealert.com/a-man-who-s-blind-but-can-still-somehow-see-could-help-explain-consciousness

New Research Reveals: How Water in the Deep Earth Triggers Earthquakes and Tsunamis https://scitechdaily.com/new-research-reveals-how-water-in-the-deep-earth-triggers-earthquakes-and-tsunamis/

DNA Linked to Covid-19 Was Inherited From Neanderthals, Study Finds https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/04/health/coronavirus-neanderthals.html

How the Black Death made the rich richer https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200701-how-the-black-death-make-the-rich-richer

I grew up in the slums of India. Now I’m a scientist https://www.sciencemag.org/careers/2020/07/i-grew-slums-india-now-i-m-scientist

India may require online shops to hand over site code https://www.engadget.com/india-e-commerce-policy-would-require-source-code-015532561.html

The Sex Talk You Never Had With Your Parents https://www.wired.com/2015/02/sex-talk-never-parents/

Mystery Solved: Why Food Poisoning Bacteria Are So Good at Swimming Through Your Gut https://scitechdaily.com/mystery-solved-why-food-poisoning-bacteria-are-so-good-at-swimming-through-your-gut/

New Research May Solve a Mystery of Earth’s Magnetic Field That Has Puzzled Scientists for Nearly a Century https://scitechdaily.com/new-research-may-solve-a-mystery-of-earths-magnetic-field-that-has-puzzled-scientists-for-nearly-a-century/

Presidentes de gigantes de tecnologia falarão ao Congresso dos EUA https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/empresas,presidentes-de-gigantes-de-tecnologia-falarao-ao-congresso-dos-eua,70003351701

A Japanese Illustrated History of America (1861): Features...

Why Some Words May Be More Memorable than Others https://neurosciencenews.com/memobrable-words-16603/

I used an algorithm to help me write a story. Here’s what I learned. https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/06/17/1003665/i-used-an-algorithm-to-help-me-write-a-story-heres-what-i-learned/

A ‘Viral’ New Bird Song in Canada Is Causing Sparrows to Change Their Tune https://gizmodo.com/a-viral-new-bird-song-in-canada-is-causing-sparrows-t-1844245103

Zuckerberg: Advertisers will be back to Facebook ‘soon enough’ https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53262860

O boicote vai fazer sucesso? https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/geral,o-boicote-vai-fazer-sucesso,70003352346

Silk routes: 2000 years of trading https://pca.st/sd7gtd3l

Valkyries: Fierce women of war https://pca.st/p0hm0jvw

Blood https://pca.st/t1vvh8cu

404- Return of Oñate’s Foot https://pca.st/lsrnd0op

Botswana: Lab tests to solve mystery of hundreds of dead elephants https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-53273361

Your next BMW might only have heated seats for 3 months https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/bmw-vehicle-as-a-platform/

The young people fighting the worst smog in Europe https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200701-skopje-north-macedonia-the-most-polluted-city-in-europe

Finance https://pca.st/b2evzumm

A 1947 French Film Accurately Predicted Our 21st-Century Addiction to Smartphones http://www.openculture.com/2020/07/a-1947-french-film-accurately-predicted-our-21st-century-addiction-to-smartphones.html

Zuckerberg said to say of Facebook ad boycott: ‘All these advertisers will be back’ soon enough https://www.marketwatch.com/story/zuckerberg-on-facebook-ad-boycott-all-these-advertisers-will-be-back-soon-enough-2020-07-01

Evolution tells us why there are two types of leader in today’s worldRead more: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632891-000-evolution-tells-us-why-there-are-two-types-of-leader-in-todays-world/#ixzz6R2JgW4sb

For The First Time, Scientists Have Captured Video of Brains Clearing Out Dead Neurons https://www.sciencealert.com/for-the-first-time-scientists-capture-video-of-brains-clearing-out-dead-neurons

Russian voters overwhelmingly back a ploy by President Vladimir Putin to rule until 2036 https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/01/europe/russia-referendum-putin-power-2036-intl/index.html

A potentially deadly weather pattern is setting up across the central US https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/01/weather/deadly-heat-forecast-central-us-texas/index.html

The Lie Behind Plastic Pollution Is That We’re Responsible https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-lie-behind-plastic-pollution-is-that-we-re-responsi-1844181198

How does our brain fold? Study reveals new genetic insights https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-07-brain-reveals-genetic-insights.html

Quantum fluctuations can jiggle objects on the human scale http://news.mit.edu/2020/quantum-fluctuations-jiggle-objects-0701

Germany Disbands Special Forces Group Tainted by Far-Right Extremists https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/world/europe/german-special-forces-far-right.html

Auditory hallucinations rooted in aberrant brain connectivityauditory https://neurosciencenews.com/auditory-hallucinations-brain-connectivity-16599/

The salvagers who raise World War Two tanks from the dead https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20180312-the-salvagers-who-raise-world-war-two-tanks-from-the-dead

Captagon: Italy seizes €1bn of amphetamines ‘made to fund IS’ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53254879

Hagia Sophia: Turkey delays decision on turning site into mosque https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53232110?prompt

com a palavra… Frederick Van Amstel: como incorporar o impacto nos processos do Design? https://youtu.be/Hx8bOWQwD14

Boicote de marcas ao Facebook ganha apoio de Adidas e Volkswagen https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/empresas,boicote-de-marcas-ao-facebook-ganha-apoio-de-adidas-e-volkswagen,70003349577

Betelgeuse – a giant with blemishes https://www.mpg.de/en/mpia/2020-08-betelgeuse

CSAIL robot disinfects Greater Boston Food Bank http://news.mit.edu/2020/csail-robot-disinfects-greater-boston-food-bank-covid-19-0629

Business Embraces Hong Kong’s Security Law. The Money Helps. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/business/china-hong-kong-security-law-business.html

‘You Know Your Audience’: Russia’s Internet Stars Turn Away From Putin https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/world/europe/russia-internet-putin-referendum.html

China Announces New Retaliation Against U.S. News Outlets https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/business/china-journalists-crackdown.html

Hong Kong security law: China passes controversial legislation https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53230391

America and Europe Are Split on China. They Must Come Together. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/01/opinion/europe-china-united-states.html

Oklahoma woman shot while trying to remove Nazi flag https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53247757

How Reddit kicked off a day of bans for Trump and the far right https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/06/29/1004622/how-reddit-kicked-off-a-day-of-bans-for-trump-and-the-far-right/

The Rebel Physicist on the Hunt for a Better Story Than Quantum Mechanics https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/25/magazine/angelo-bassi-quantum-mechanic.html

GLADIATOR TYPES & how the movie got it so WRONG! https://youtu.be/Db7JtQ0Iur0

From the Vault: Roman Extinctions https://pca.st/nct2dzs9

Este Artigo é Inútil https://estrategiasquetransformam.com.br/transformacaodigital/este-artigo-e-inutil/

live com Fred van Amstel 30 junho 14h: http://youtube.com/renedepaula

Hong Kong security law: China passes controversial legislation https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-53230391

Supervisor pushes to remove Zuckerberg’s name from SF General Hospital https://www.ktvu.com/news/supervisor-pushes-to-remove-zuckerbergs-name-from-sf-general-hospital

Perda de anunciantes do Facebook chega a Ford e Microsoft e deve afetar imagem da empresa https://link.estadao.com.br/noticias/empresas,perda-de-anunciantes-do-facebook-chega-a-ford-e-microsoft-e-pode-afetar-imagem-da-empresa,70003348542

India has banned TikTok—plus 58 other Chinese apps https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/06/29/1004616/india-bans-tiktok-plus-58-other-chinese-apps/

China researchers discover new swine flu with ‘pandemic potential’ https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/30/asia/china-swine-flu-pandemic-intl-hnk-scli-scn/index.html

A new theory about political polarization https://phys.org/news/2020-06-theory-political-polarization.html

Beavers are gnawing away at the Arctic permafrost, and that’s bad for the planet https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/29/americas/beavers-arctic-scn-climate-change-trnd/index.html

Popular food additive ‘disturbs’ gut bacteria and fuels inflammation https://www.slashgear.com/popular-food-additive-disturbs-gut-bacteria-and-fuels-inflammation-29626788/

No, Science Will Never Make Philosophy Or Religion Obsolete https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/06/30/no-science-will-never-make-philosophy-or-religion-obsolete/#4cfe79b25ef0

Belgium’s King sends ‘regrets’ to Congo for Leopold II atrocities — but doesn’t apologize https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/30/europe/belgium-drc-leopold-ii-regrets-scli-intl/index.html

live com Fred Van Amstel: como incorporar o impacto social e ambiental nos processos de Design – http://vamosfalarsobreimpacto.today

‘Mark Zuckerberg is the biggest oligarch in the history of mankind’ https://www.fastcompany.com/90520284/mark-zuckerberg-is-the-biggest-oligarch-in-the-history-of-mankind

Coca-Cola suspends social media advertising despite Facebook changes https://www.bbc.com/news/business-53204072

Zuckerberg Loses $7 Billion as Firms Boycott Facebook Ads https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-27/mark-zuckerberg-loses-7-billion-as-companies-drop-facebook-ads

Zuckerberg once wanted to sanction Trump. Then Facebook wrote rules that accommodated him. https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2020/06/28/facebook-zuckerberg-trump-hate/

Dieter Rams Lists the 10 Timeless Principles of Good Design–Backed by Music by Brian Eno http://www.openculture.com/2019/02/dieter-rams-lists-the-10-timeless-principles-of-good-design.html

5 Apple Designs That Were Clearly Inspired By Braun Products https://theuijunkie.com/apple-braun-design/

Mickey Mouse In Vietnam https://youtu.be/5uaaO57dTbg

Hannah Arendt https://play.pocketcasts.com/podcasts/5e6125f0-0424-012e-f9a0-00163e1b201c

Decoding the Rosetta Stone https://youtu.be/ax8kM1phJwo

The Fayum Portraits: Funerary Painting of Roman Egypt, 1988 | From the Vaults https://youtu.be/B1NkjU8Xowc

Atomism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomism

Theorists calculate upper limit for possible quantization of time https://phys.org/news/2020-06-theorists-upper-limit-quantization.html

Trump’s freeze on new visas could threaten US dominance in AI https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/06/26/1004520/trump-executive-order-h1b-visa-threatens-us-ai/

The US now has more covid-19 tests than it knows what to do with