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Mice can be trained to drink water
as a way to ‘tell’ researchers they see something
https://theconversation.com/gazing-into-the-minds-eye-with-mice-how-neuroscientists-are-seeing-human-vision-more-clearly-…

Gazing into the mind’s eye with mice – how neuroscientists are seeing human vision more clearly
It was once believed that mice had relatively poor vision. Turns out mice are far from blind – and studying how their vision is shaped by their environment and behavior can clarify the same in people.

🥍 Are high school sports living up to their ideals?
#sports

Are high school sports living up to their ideals?
High school sports associations want to mold better students and citizens through sport, but are coaches well equipped to deliver on that front?

Jeffrey Epstein's Angry Emails to Billionaire Leon Black (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/business/jeffrey-epstein-leon-black.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uU8.V6Yf.CCv3z8VW-TS0&smid=url-share
http://www.memeorandum.com/251018/p31#a251018p31

How slowly ICE is turning into Trump's praetorian force
https://theconversation.com/how-ice-is-becoming-a-secret-police-force-under-the-trump-administration-255019

How ICE is becoming a secret police force under the Trump administration
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement meets most criteria that have defined secret police forces in authoritarian regimes. And the worst may be yet to come.

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Daar tegenover zie je het standaard vlees van de supermarkt.
Alleen de eisen van de supermarkt 'boeien'...

Rund 15 % der britischen Bevölkerung waren laut einer Umfrage bereits von der #Flut eingeschlossen – oft wegen Fehleinschätzungen.
Viele wissen nicht, dass sich #Gezeiten täglich verschieben und sich örtlich stark unterscheiden. Gerade auf

Misunderstanding the tide is putting millions at risk on UK coasts – here’s what you need to know
Four in ten people surveyed were unaware that tides come in twice daily, that they vary in timing each day, and that they differ in height across the country.

"Growing cocktail of medicines in world’s waterways could be fuelling antibiotic resistance"
#Water #Pollution #Environment

Growing cocktail of medicines in world’s waterways could be fuelling antibiotic resistance
Every flush sends traces of our medicines into rivers. When antibiotics mix with common drugs like painkillers or hormones, bacteria can evolve to resist treatment.

OK, boomer.

ICE has used the pretext of combating antisemitism to target dissidents.
A branch of the agency previously used to target drug smugglers and human traffickers has reportedly been directed to scan social media for posts sympathetic to Hamas.
Though ICE is ostensibly still bound by constitutional limits,
the way it has been operating bears the hallmarks of a secret police force in the making.
They typically meet five criteria:
they’re a police force targeting pol…

How ICE is becoming a secret police force under the Trump administration
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement meets most criteria that have defined secret police forces in authoritarian regimes. And the worst may be yet to come.

Länder im Nahen Osten gehören laut Expert:innen zu den am stärksten von #Klimawandel betroffenen Regionen.
Dennoch berichten dortige Medien nur sehr wenig darüber. In #Jordanien etwa verschärfen #Wasserkrise

Middle Eastern countries are among the most exposed to climate change – so why is media coverage so low there?
How does one talk about climate change when armed conflicts are spiralling out of control?