sunita rajakumar
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"For there is always light, If only we’re brave enough to see it If only we’re brave enough to be it"
Kuala Lumpur
Joined April 2007
RT @zohranmamdani: Settlers attack aid meant for starving Palestinians. If a sick society had a face — this would be it. .
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As of today, we are no longer enemies, by @LettersOfNote
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A soldier’s long journey to forgiveness
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RT @JamesLucasIT: The real size of things - a thread🧵. 1. Baby elephants have no understanding of how absolutely massive they actually are….
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See the First Breathtaking Images Captured by the Powerful New Telescope at the Rubin Observatory - @smithsonianmag.
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Featuring never-before-seen views of galaxies and more than 2,100 newly discovered asteroids, the observations are only a taste of what to expect from the telescope's upcoming decade-long survey
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Could the Semicolon Die Out? Recent Analysis Finds a Decline in Its Usage in British Literature and Confusion Among U.K. Students - @smithsonianmag.
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Not only are semicolons evidently becoming more rare, but young people are less aware of how to use them, according to a survey
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"economists have historically focused on incentivising rules as a primary driver of promoting compliance. this overlooks the fact that many follow rules simply because they believe rules are there to be followed".
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Why do we follow rules? A series of experiments with more than 14,000 people reveals that around a quarter of us will follow rules unconditionally, even if obeying them harms us and there is no...
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meet the former nuclear physicist helping to decide which climate change technologies hold the most promise.
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From geoengineering to anti-methane cow vaccines and green aviation fuel, meet the former nuclear physicist helping to decide which climate change technologies hold the most promise
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See Soaring Sunflowers and Radiant Roses That Bring Vincent van Gogh's Paintings to Life - @smithsonianmag.
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Featuring 18,000 plants and works by three contemporary artists, a new exhibition at the New York Botanical Garden celebrates the Dutch painter's love of nature
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South Korea's Female Free Divers May Have Evolved to Thrive Underwater, Study Finds - @smithsonianmag.
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The Haenyeo, a group of skilled divers on Jeju Island, plunge beneath the ocean’s surface without any breathing equipment, thanks to a combination of their training and genetics
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Fascinating: how we can now "see" much more.
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The globe is criss-crossed by unused fibre-optic cables. Now, researchers are using them to defend against earthquakes and produce an unprecedented map of the underground world
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Hyper-entanglement and what it means for quantum physics.
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By exerting unprecedented control over extremely cold atoms, researchers have put them in a state with several simultaneously quantum-entangled properties
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How Are Tardigrades So 'Indestructible?' Scientists Finally Have an Explanation. @smithsonianmag.
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The tiny animals nicknamed "water bears" can endure extreme conditions by entering a deep hibernation with a switch at the molecular level, a new study finds
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RT @jrockstrom: Here another study confirming our <1.5°C Planetary Boundary. Already at current 1.2°C of global mean temperature rise, we a….
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Rising oceans will force millions away from coasts even if global temperature rise remains below 1.5C, analysis finds
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The Shipwrecks From John Franklin's Doomed Arctic Expedition Were Exactly Where the Inuit Said They Would Be .@smithsonianmag.
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In May 1845, 129 British officers and crew members set out in search of the Northwest Passage on HMS "Erebus" and HMS "Terror." None returned
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