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The Problem With Boycotting Israel

The Atlantic 2024-11-20

photo: Creative Commons / Michael Coghlan https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en

When you hear that thousands of writers have signed a petition, you can already guess what they are calling for: What other than boycotting Israel could generate such enthusiasm among the literati? A staggering 6,000 writers and publishing professionals have signed a letter to address “the most...

In 1177 BCE, Civilizations Fell Apart In A Mysterious Simultaneous Collapse

IFL Science 2024-11-20

photo: Creative Commons / Kadellar

Just over 3,200 years ago, it must have felt as if humanity was reaching never-before-seen heights. Across the Eastern Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Near East, a collection of complex and highly organized civilizations became interconnected through diplomacy, trade, and exchanges. Cultures...

Pressure mounts on Scholz over bid for second term

Khaleejtimes 2024-11-20

photo: European Union

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was under growing pressure Tuesday to step aside as the top candidate of his Social Democrats (SPD) for snap polls in February, as the party heads for a historic drubbing. Senior members of the SPD joined the chorus of voices calling for him to make way for popular...

China's Xi begins state visit to Brazil

Anadolu Agency 2024-11-20

photo: AP / Eraldo Peres

Chinese President Xi Jinping has begun his state visit to Brazil, a senior official said. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Wednesday in a statement...

US embassy in Kyiv shuts down over anticipated air attack

AOL 2024-11-20

photo: AP / Oleg Petrasiuk/Ukrainian 24th Mechanised Brigade via AP

(Reuters) -The U.S. embassy in Kyiv has received information of a potential significant air attack on Wednesday and will be closed, the U.S. Department of State Consular Affairs said in a statement. "Out of an abundance of...

Tug of war between developed and developing nations ratchets up a notch at COP29

Independent online (SA) 2024-11-20

photo: UN Climate Change - Kiara Worth

The COP29 UNFCCC Conference on Climate Change marks its 29th year as the annual global gathering on climate action. This year’s event, a two-week affair, began last week. But what exactly is the UNFCCC Climate Conference? With the theme “Investing in a Livable Planet for All,” the key focus of COP29...

Four ways in which history and religion are being transformed by the metaverse and AI

The Conversation 2024-11-19

photo: AP / John Locher

Imagine getting a live art class from Leonardo da Vinci, or having a fully interactive discussion about the meaning of life with Socrates. You can now do this in your living room with a laptop and headset through startups like Ireland’s Engage XR and Sweden’s Hello History , combining the...

Falling in Love With Reading Will Change Your Life

The Atlantic 2024-11-19

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The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school, Rose Horowitch wrote in the November 2024 issue. I’m an English teacher at a private college-preparatory school, and much of “The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books”...

How realistic is ‘Conclave,’ the movie that lifts the lid on how a pope is elected?

CNN 2024-11-19

photo: AP / Michael Sohn

This has been a blockbuster election year politically, so it’s fitting that a new movie shines a light on an ancient and highly secretive voting process: the selection of a new pope. “Conclave,” directed by Edward Berger (“All Quiet on the Western Front”), and featuring a stellar cast of Ralph...

The Invention of Agriculture

The Atlantic 2024-11-19

photo: Public Domain / Lance Cheung.

Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts After 200,000 years of hunting and gathering, a history-defining decision was made. Starting roughly 12,000 years ago, at least seven different groups of humans independently began to settle down and begin farming. In so...

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