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The weird genomes of domesticated fish | Ars Technica

December 24, 2020

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/11/the-weird-genomes-of-domesticated-fish/

Does new physics lurk inside living matter?: Physics Today: Vol 73, No 8

December 24, 2020

https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/10.1063/PT.3.4546

Monosodium glutamate – Wikipedia

December 24, 2020

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

Pollsters disappear in Georgia with Senate on the line – POLITICO

December 22, 2020

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/21/pollsters-disappear-georgia-senate-448854

Monday night

December 21, 2020

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For the past year, Jupiter and Saturn have been dancing ever closer in the night sky. On the evening of Dec. 21, the very nadir of winter, they will be so close — one-tenth of one angular degree — that if your eyes are as bad as mine, they will appear as one blurry, bright planet. With a little optical aid you should be able to discern them as separate orbs, almost kissing, although Jupiter will be 450 million miles in front of the ringed Saturn.
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Go out and look southwest in the hour after sunset. According to astronomers, the two planets have not appeared this close to each other in the sky since 1623 — but the sun’s glare then would have rendered them invisible. To find a conjunction that humans could see, you must skip all the way back to 1226, or ahead to March 15, 2080. You might wonder who will be around to witness that event
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/18/science/christmas-star-jupiter-saturn-conjunction.html This Solstice, Solace for the Darkness
A rare conjunction of planets serves as a reminder that there is more to the universe than just ourselves.

How to watch tonight’s ‘great conjunction’ of Jupiter and Saturn https://www.livescience.com/how-to-watch-great-conjunction-jupiter-saturn.html

visible near the horizon

Torturing Data

December 21, 2020

https://mindmatters.ai/2020/12/torturing-data-can-destroy-a-career-the-case-of-brian-wansink/

The State of the Bagel | The New Yorker

December 21, 2020

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/12/28/the-state-of-the-bagel

This 2020 RX 450h Is The Best RX You Can Buy

December 21, 2020

https://www.motortrend.com/cars/lexus/rx/2020/lexus-rx450h-review/

The Quest for a Pandemic Pill | The New Yorker

December 20, 2020

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/13/the-quest-for-a-pandemic-pill

American promise

December 20, 2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Promise_(film)
Movie about Dalton