Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even the tiniest detail is litigated in newspaper headlines when it comes to the Israeli government. Many news outlets reported […]
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Six ways to ‘reboot your brain’ after a hard year of COVID-19 – according to science
By Barbara Jacquelyn Sahakian, Christelle Langley and Jianfeng Feng | – There’s no doubt that 2020 was difficult for everyone and tragic for many. But […]
German Researchers develop battery pack for electric cars that is 40% Lighter
By Julian Wettengel | – ( Clean Energy Wire) – Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability (LBF) have developed a […]
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Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – We’re pretty sure that when all is said and done, we made our fundraising goal again this year. We can’t […]
New Year Bliss in Persian Poetry: the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – After the dark year of 2020, I thought it might be nice to talk about poetry and rebirth today. The […]
In Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Palestinian territories: Refugee camps contain the hidden victims of Covid-19
( Middle East Monitor) – With the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in late 2019, interest in the plight of the world’s most vulnerable populations, […]
5 years after the Paris Accord: How countries’ climate policies match up to their promises, and who’s aiming for net zero emissions
By Morgan Bazilian and Dolf Gielen | – December marked the fifth anniversary of the Paris climate agreement – the commitment by almost every country […]
As pandemic surges, health officials call COVID-19 fatigue real and dangerous
By Joycelyn Cabrera | – ( Cronkite News ) – WASHINGTON – The numbers can be numbing. And that’s exactly what health officials fear. More […]
So long, Sucker! Top 6 Reasons we Won’t miss you, 2020, or Trump, either
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – My late friend Fernando Coronil once observed that in order to understand the people of the past we must also […]
‘So Frustrated’: Iranians’ Fears Skyrocket That They Won’t Get Access To COVID-19 Vaccines
( RFE/ RL ) – Amid the launch of mass COVID-19 vaccination drives in the West, there’s growing concern among Iranians that they could be […]
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