The QE quandary—how should central bankers unwind quantitative …
1 day ago … Our podcast on markets, the economy and business explores how quantitativeeasing was pioneered in Japan 20 years ago and is still a black …
How TSMC has mastered the geopolitics of chipmaking | The …
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London’s business courts face growing competition | The Economist
4 days ago … Globalisation is both bringing more business to London, and creating new courts such as that in Nur-Sultan. That means jobs for British lawyers … (Feed generated with FetchRSS)
Researchers are closing in on long covid | The Economist
20 hours ago … But even the official definition of its symptoms is fluid, because knowledge of its details is still evolving. Britain’s National Institute for Health and … (Feed generated with FetchRSS) source https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2021/04/28/researchers-are-closing-in-on-long-covid
Venezuela’s despot touts a herbal quack cure for covid-19 | The …
20 hours ago … Morgues are now full, says Douglas Leon Natera, president of the Venezuelan Medical Federation. Health workers who give out detailed … (Feed generated with FetchRSS) source https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2021/04/28/venezuelas-despot-touts-a-herbal-quack-cure-for-covid-19
After 100 days, Joe Biden is polling better than Donald Trump did …
20 hours ago … The president enjoys broad support for his spending policies, but he will soon have to deal with much thornier issues | Graphic detail. (Feed generated with FetchRSS) source https://www.economist.com/node/21800675?fsrc=gp_en
NPR News: ‘Mom Genes’ Aims To Examine Biological Transformations Of Motherhood
Abigail Tucker’s descriptions of how radically women may change at the time of motherhood — and, as an extension, how this might affect their ability to focus on other things — gets pretty harrowing.
NPR News: ‘The Haunting Of Alma Fielding’ Is A Ghost Story — And A Tale Of Power And Fear
In 1938, a housewife went to the press complaining of a poltergeist in her home — and a ghost hunter investigated. Kate Summerscale’s true tale is about women and power, anxiety, and choices.
NPR News: Money Mark, Beastie Boys Keyboardist, Has A Timeless Reminder
As part of Morning Edition’s Song Project, Mark Ramos Nishita revisited the songwriting routine he implemented at the beginning of lockdown, and which changed dramatically throughout it.
A Branch of Gooseberries with a Dragonfly, an Orange-Tip Butterfly, and a Caterpillar
Bavarian-born Barbara Regina Dietzsch (1706–1783) was one of the finest botanical artists and engravers of her time. Her work was unparalleled for its delicacy of execution and hyperrealistic detail. Her work is a beautiful mixture of gauzy, spiraling formations and precise biological observation that together…
NPR News: Penn Museum Apologizes For ‘Unethical Possession Of Human Remains’
In the early 19th century, hundreds of human skulls — many obtained from grave robbers — were assembled for the Morton Collection and used to lend scientific support to white supremacy.
“The bubble cooling is probably good for the wider market and for …
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